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- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (9 Feb 2022)
Ossian Smyth: While regulation of the scrap metal industry is not a matter within the remit of my Department, the regulation of waste activities is relevant to the industry. In order to improve traceability of waste received and to counter the trade in stolen metal, an amendment to the Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) Regulations was introduced in 2014 to require the following at all...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (9 Feb 2022)
Ossian Smyth: 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 close to a fibre network,...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (9 Feb 2022)
Ossian Smyth: I propose to take Questions Nos. 39 and 46 together. Under the Waste Management (Prohibition of Waste Disposal by Burning) Regulations 2009, the burning of household, garden, commercial or industrial waste is not permitted. Previously, an exemption under the legislation had been provided for the burning of green waste generated by agricultural purposes. The burning of green waste is a matter...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (9 Feb 2022)
Ossian Smyth: The High Speed Broadband Map, which is available at www.broadband.gov.ie, shows the areas which will be included in the National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led intervention as well as areas targeted by commercial operators. The map is colour coded and searchable by address and Eircode. Premises in the AMBER area will be provided with high speed broadband through the State led Intervention,...
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (9 Feb 2022)
Ossian Smyth: 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 close to a fibre network,...
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (8 Feb 2022) Ossian Smyth: I welcome the opportunity to meet with the select committee to discuss the 2022 Estimates for the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. I am accompanied by officials from the Department. The total provision for the Department in 2022 is €858 million, comprising €700 million of capital, excluding capital carryover of €58 million, and €168...
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (8 Feb 2022) Ossian Smyth: I am happy to take it.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (8 Feb 2022) Ossian Smyth: Our investment has to align with our strategy, which is rapidly changing. We have a new climate action plan and rapid development of our policies. We are constantly realigning our expenditure to meet our strategic goals. The Deputy will see that the annexe to our climate action plan has very detailed items and, naturally, our expenditure has to align with those items. Is the Deputy asking...
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (8 Feb 2022) Ossian Smyth: Work was under way, but there is a new layout in the revised Estimates that has to be aligned with the Le Chéile programmes. There has been a change in some of the subheads in the categorisation of where expenditure goes. In some cases, some subheads have been combined, while in others they have been split out. For better transparency, we have tried to make sure that the correct...
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (8 Feb 2022) Ossian Smyth: Was the Deputy's question on whether the public consultation on the just transition fund was over?
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (8 Feb 2022) Ossian Smyth: A public consultation is in train at present, which will go on until 14 February. That will determine what will happen in future. We will have to wait until the middle of February to get the results on that.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (8 Feb 2022) Ossian Smyth: The Deputy's first question was about the reduction in emissions. He is correct that there was a significant reduction in 2020 compared with 2019. The question is to what extent that was caused by the pandemic and the obvious reduction in economic activity across sectors. Clearly, there was a major drop in transport emissions during that year. There was a reduction in 2021, but there was...
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (8 Feb 2022) Ossian Smyth: Does Deputy Bruton mean applications for expenditure for projects under the climate action plan?
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (8 Feb 2022) Ossian Smyth: The latest tranche was launched in November. I understand that applications are still open for that. They will continue on that route every few months. It will be open again for more projects.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (8 Feb 2022) Ossian Smyth: The Deputy's first question was on subhead A1, which relates to administration costs.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (8 Feb 2022) Ossian Smyth: Our Revised Estimate for 2022 is for €39.6 million. I am looking at the same thing as the Deputy. Our 2021 Estimate was for €31.3 million. Am I missing something? There is an overall increase under subhead A1 of €8.3 million. Is the Deputy looking at something slightly different from me?
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (8 Feb 2022) Ossian Smyth: I can see that now. That is a reduction because they have been moved to category C.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (8 Feb 2022) Ossian Smyth: Total staff numbers have increased by approximately 90 from 2021 to 2022.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (8 Feb 2022) Ossian Smyth: Is this subhead A3?
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (8 Feb 2022) Ossian Smyth: Some €10 million of that EPA money will be moved into research. The total expenditure in EPA is increasing from one year to the next, although it appears to be decreasing. However, it is a recategorisation into the research category. Did the Deputy have another question in respect of subhead A8?