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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (1 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The locations referred to in the Question are located in the BLUE area on the NBP High Speed Broadband Map which is available on my Department's website at . BLUE areas are not included in the State intervention area covered by the National Broadband Plan as commercial operators are already providing high speed broadband or have indicated future plans to do so. My Department defines high...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (1 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: In the four years since the Private Members motion referred to was debated, a lot of work has been done to ensure An Post and the post office network remain viable. An Post put in place a Strategic Plan, covering the period 2017 – 2021, in response to the structural challenges faced by the postal sector. In order to implement the Plan, the cost of which was estimated to be in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (1 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract signed last November 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. In...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Tyre Disposal (1 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: At the introduction of the compliance scheme for tyres and waste tyres in 2017 funding of €1,000,000 was provided to support local authorities to deal with the clean-up of existing stockpiles of waste tyres across the country. In 2018 an additional €700,000 was made available to remove waste tyres from farms. The funding was allocated across numerous geographical locations...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waterways Issues (1 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The matter raised by the Deputy relates to the Thonoge River, a tributary of the River Suir in Ballylooby, Co. Tipperary. A small number of stones from a stone wall collapsed into the river, diverting water across to the opposite bank and causing some erosion. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is working with Tipperary County Council on the proposal to use the displaced stones to rebuild the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (1 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 150 and 151 together. The electricity generation market in Ireland, the Integrated Single Electricity Market (I-SEM), is liberalised and open to both state-owned and private enterprises to compete in line with the requirements of the EU internal energy market. As such, while state-owned bodies may own and operate offshore wind developments, these bodies do...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (1 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The information requested by the Deputy is available in the 2019 National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP) which is available on the Gov.ie website under “Ireland’s National Energy and Climate Plan 2021-2030”.It can be located in table 7 on page 42 of the document. In its NECP, Ireland signalled around 3,500MW of offshore wind installed capacity by 2030. The figures set out...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (1 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department funds a number of grant schemes to support homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their properties. These are administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Since 2000, over 440,000 homeowners have upgraded their homes with support from these schemes, representing nearly one home in four across the country. This has resulted in warmer, healthier and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Services (1 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Capita Business Support Services Ireland, trading as Eircode, was awarded a 10 year contract in December 2013 to develop, implement, maintain and promote the National Postcode System "Eircode". Eircodes are assigned to new property addresses using a valid postal address and verified geo-locations. An Post collects information on new and existing buildings, as well as changes to existing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (1 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Telecommunications service providers are regulated by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg), which operates independently of my Department. ComReg currently has a suite of enforcement and sanction powers available to it in regulating the telecommunications sector. Transposition of the European Electronic Communications Code, a new European regulatory framework will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Transmission Network (1 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Celtic Interconnector is a €1 billion electricity interconnector jointly proposed by EirGrid and their French counterparts, the French transmission system operator, RTÉ (Reseau de Transporte d’Électricite). It is proposed as a 575km long (500km subsea), 700MW cable from the north-west coast of France to the south coast of Ireland. At this scale it would be able to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition Fund (1 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Last week provisional offers of funding totalling €27.8 million were made to 47 projects in the Midlands through the Just Transition Fund. This is in addition to the €1.2 million announced for 16 projects in the Midlands in September. These projects will contribute to the economic, social and environmental sustainability of the Midlands region. The funding for these projects...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Contracts (1 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department administers a very diverse and complex brief. Its remit includes oversight of very complex policy areas and direct procurement of major services where protection of the State’s interest must be paramount. This situation necessarily requires my Department to procure specialist external professional advice to enable it to discharge its responsibility to deliver quality...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (1 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Since the introduction of the Anti-Dumping Initiative in 2017, funding of €9.3 million has been provided to local authorities in support of over 1,000 projects, which have resulted in the removal of over 10,000 tonnes of illegally dumped waste from our landscape. €3 million was allocated to local authorities in support of the 2020 Anti-Dumping Initiative, €1 million of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Social Media Regulation (1 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: My Department has not carried out any research or investigation into the alleged use of fake social media accounts or robots by political parties in Ireland. Regulation of the electoral system, is not a matter with respect to which I have a statutory role.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Commission for Regulation of Utilities (1 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Responsibility for the regulation of gas installers is a matter for the Commission for Regulation of Utilities. Under the Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (as amended), the Commission for Regulation of Utilities is responsible for regulating the activities of gas undertakings and gas installers with respect to safety. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities is accountable to a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (1 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The location 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 are already providing high speed broadband or have indicated future plans to do...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Safety (1 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) is the competent authority for aviation safety regulation in Ireland, as provided for under the Irish Aviation Authority Act 1993. The Deputy's question has been referred to the IAA for a direct reply. If the reply is not received within the next 10 days please do not hesitate to contact my office.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (1 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The improvement and maintenance of regional and local roads is the statutory responsibility of each local authority, in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 of the Roads Act 1993. Works on those roads are funded from local authorities' own resources supplemented by State road grants. The initial selection and prioritisation of works to be funded is also a matter for the local...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (1 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As the Deputy may be aware, the Iarnród Éireann-commissioned final report on the Western Rail Corridor was submitted to my Department in July and, in line with commitments made, was subject to a short independent review. I can confirm that I have now received that independent review and am considering the matter prior to bringing it to Government which I intend to do very...