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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy, which I launched last September, sets out the ambition to realise the composting potential of the food waste resource. The Plan commits to a number of specific measures which will support the expansion of the brown bin service to all households in the State, including: - Continuing to commit resources nationally to the prevention of food waste...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has spent approximately €4.4 million since 2016 on awareness raising measures on various aspects of better waste management, through campaigns organised directly by my Department and also through supporting the Regional Waste Management Offices in their ongoing efforts through mywaste.ie, with the amounts spent annually shown below: 2020€707,757...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 39 and 51 together. The objective of the Just Transition Fund is to fund innovative projects that contribute to the economic, social and environmental sustainability of the Midlands region and which have employment and enterprise potential. My Department held a competitive call for applications to this Fund, which closed on 17 July 2020, in response to which...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Under the National Broadband Plan (NBP), the State has stepped in to ensure homes and businesses that do not have access to high speed broadband will be assured of such a service. My Department defines high speed broadband as a connection with minimum speeds of 30Mbps download and 6Mbps upload. A combination of commercial investment and the State led intervention will ensure access to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme, funded by my Department, delivers a range of energy efficiency measures free of charge to low income households vulnerable to energy poverty. To date over 142,000 households have received free upgrades leaving them better able to afford to heat their homes to an adequate level.The 2021 budget for SEAI energy poverty retrofit...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract to roll out a high speed and future proofed broadband network within the Intervention Area which covers 1.1 million people living and working in the over 544,000 premises, including almost 100,000 businesses and farms along with 695 schools. eir’s rural...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 43, 68 and 74 together.43, 68 and 74 together. The premises referred to in the Question is located in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website www.broadband.gov.ie. The AMBER area represents the area to be served by the network to be deployed under the NBP...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 44 and 66 together. The Questions refer to premises located in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website www.broadband.gov.ie. The AMBER area represents the area to be served by the network to be deployed under the NBP State led intervention. I appreciate people's...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Question refers to a premises which is located in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website www.broadband.gov.ie. The AMBER area represents the area to be served by the network to be deployed under the NBP State led intervention.   I appreciate people's frustration when they are living so...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Covid 19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of good reliable broadband to ensure that citizens across Ireland can avail of remote working, education and other essential online facilities. This is reflected in the commitments in the Programme for Government where delivery of the National Broadband Plan will be a key enabler to many of the policies envisaged particularly around...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Question refers to a premises which is located in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website www.broadband.gov.ie. The AMBER area represents the area to be served by the network to be deployed under the NBP State led intervention.  I appreciate people's frustration when they are living so...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Environmental Protections Agency's National Inventory Report 2020 sets out emissions from different land use sectors. While wetlands, which covers areas used for peat production, was a net emitter of approximately 1.5 Mt CO2 equivalent in 2018, bog rehabilitation and restoration will play key role in tackling our climate and biodiversity challenges in the coming...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: As Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications I have no remit in relation to the horticulture sector or the export of horticultural peat or root stock. However I understand that the information sought by the Deputy is provided by the Central Statistics Office and can be found at www.cso.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Ireland made a commitment at the Paris Climate Change Conference in November 2015 to provide at least €175 million in public funding in support of climate action in developing countries between 2016 and 2020. Ireland successfully met this commitment by 2018. Ireland focuses most of its international development cooperation and climate action in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Local Authority Funding (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: My Department provides funding across a range of programmes to local authorities, details of which are set out in the table below. - Amount of funding provided (€ inc. VAT) Amount of funding provided (€ inc. VAT) Amount of funding provided (€ inc. VAT) Amount of funding provided (€ inc. VAT) ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Question refers to a premises located in the AMBER area on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website www.broadband.gov.ie. The AMBER area represents the area to be served by the network to be deployed under the NBP State led intervention. I appreciate people's frustration when they are living so close to a fibre...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The North-South Interconnector is critical to improving the efficient operation of the all-island single electricity market and increasing security of electricity supply in Ireland and Northern Ireland. It will also help Ireland to move towards 70% renewable electricity, a commitment made in the Programme for Government. A resilient and well-connected energy infrastructure...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: Broadband Connection Points (BCPs) are a key element of the NBP providing high speed broadband in every county in advance of the roll out of the fibre to the home network. As of January 15th, some 243 BCP sites have been installed by NBI and will be connected with high speed publicly accessible broadband through a service provider contract managed by the Department of Rural and Community...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 57 and 59 together. The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract to roll out a high speed and future proofed broadband network within the Intervention Area which covers 1.1 million people living and working in the over 544,000 premises, including almost 100,000 businesses and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (27 Jan 2021)

Eamon Ryan: The Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for monitoring ambient air quality in Ireland via the national Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme 2017 to 2022, and my Department does not compile statistics from individual monitoring stations. Real-time and other data from these monitoring stations is available online at www.airquality.ie, and the most recent report on...