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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As previously stated in my reply of 13 January to a Parliamentary Question on this matter, the premises referred to in the Question is located in the BLUE area on the NBP High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website at www.broadband.gov.ie. BLUE areas are not included in the State intervention area covered by the National Broadband Plan as commercial operators...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As previously stated in my reply of 10 March  to a Parliamentary Question on this matter, the premises referred to in the Question is located in the BLUE area on the NBP High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website at www.broadband.gov.ie. BLUE areas are not included in the State intervention area covered by the National Broadband Plan as commercial...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy, published in September 2020, contained a range of additional actions designed to enhance existing waste enforcement activity. These include: - an enhanced role for the Waste Enforcement Regional Lead Authorities (WERLAs); - the development of an Anti-Dumping Toolkit for Local Authorities; - the development of an illegal/unauthorised sites...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Legal Cases (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department  has had no instances of litigation or the threat of litigation arising from the inclusion of social clauses in public procurement contracts in the period referenced.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I recognise how vital telecommunications services are to citizens for so many aspects of their daily lives, including remote working, studying and staying in touch with family members particularly during the Covid-19 crisis. While my Department has not commissioned any reports of the nature described in the question, the Government, through the National Broadband Plan in particular, is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 219 and 229 together. The Programme for Government and the Climate Action Plan set ambitious targets to retrofit 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2/cost optimal and to install 400,000 heat pumps in existing buildings over the next 10 years. A total of €221.5 million in capital funding has been provided for SEAI residential and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government commits to an average 7% per annum reduction in overall greenhouse gas emissions from 2021 to 2030 - a 51% reduction over the decade - and to achieving net zero emissions by 2050. On 23 March 2021, the Government approved the final text of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill. Under this legislation, the first two carbon...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: In accordance with statutory requirements, the progress on implementation of the Eastern-Midlands Region Waste Management Plan 2015-2021 is currently being evaluated, along with the Southern Region & Connacht Ulster Region Waste Management Plans, with the evaluation report expected to be available in April. There have been some significant achievements by the three Regions over the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: A report prepared for my Department concluded that a Deposit and Return Scheme (DRS) for plastic bottles is considered to be the only feasible way to achieve the required levels of performance under the Single Use Plastics Directive- due to be transposed by 3 July 2021.The report estimates that the introduction of a DRS might result in a small increase in the costs of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: FreeTrade Ireland is an initiative supported by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and thus its operation is a matter for the EPA, which is itself an independent statutory body. I have no function in relation to the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Enforcement actions against illegal waste activity are a matter for local authorities and the Office of Environmental Enforcement within the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA compiles comparative statistics on local authority performance relating to its waste enforcement activity under the Recommended Criteria for Environmental Inspection (RMCEI) process. Its most recent report...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Litter Pollution Acts, 1997 to 2009, provide the statutory framework to combat littering and include provisions relating to dog fouling. Under the Acts, the primary management and enforcement response to littering (including dog fouling) rests with Local Authorities. It is a matter for each Local Authority to determine the most appropriate course of action to tackle litter pollution...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Tyre Disposal (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Tyres held on farms for silage storage purposes are considered historic and predate the introduction of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme for tyres. The visible Environmental Management Cost (vEMC) would not therefore have been applied to them. Recognising this issue, and in advance of the introduction of the scheme, my Department provided €700,000...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 230, 231 and 233 together. The objective of the Just Transition Fund is to support innovative projects that contribute to the economic, social and environmental sustainability of the Wider Midlands region, and which have employment and enterprise potential. The Fund has three priorities: 1. Employment and enterprise supports: to support innovation and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 232, 234, 235, 237 and 238 together. My Department will be able to provide details on jobs supported by strand 1 and strand 2 projects once funding agreements are in place under both strands. Project proposals were evaluated by a number of evaluation teams established by my Department, with relevant expertise provided by other Government Departments and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The PSO levy has been in place since 2001 and is a charge on all electricity customers without exception. The legal basis for the PSO levy and its method of calculation are set out in regulations made under the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 and the Public Service Obligations Order 2002 (S.I. 217 of 2002). Under this legislation, the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU), the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government and the Climate Action Plan set ambitious targets to retrofit 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2/cost optimal and to install 400,000 heat pumps in existing buildings over the next 10 years. €221.5 million in capital funding has been provided this year for SEAI residential and community retrofit programmes. This represents an 82% increase...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Irish Sign Language (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Irish Sign Language Act 2017, which recognises the right of Irish Sign Language (ISL) users to use ISL as their native language, was commenced on 23 December 2020. My Department is engaging with the National Disability Authority to ensure obligations under the Act are met. The information requested in relation to the bodies under the aegis of my Department is an operational...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Measures (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Since 2014, there have been two Acts for which all sections have yet to be formally commenced by my Department. The details are set out in the following table. Title of Act Section(s) not yet commenced Purpose of section(s) Reason for delay in commencement Telecommunications Services (Ducting and Cables) Act 2018 All To provide...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (31 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy published in September 2020 contains a range of actions designed to enhance existing waste enforcement activity. These include: - an enhanced role for the Waste Enforcement Regional Lead Authorities (WERLAs), - the development of an anti-dumping toolkit for use by local authorities, - the development of an illegal and unauthorised sites...