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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (22 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 93 and 100 together. The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract signed on 19 November last 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 nearly 540,000 premises,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (22 Sep 2020)

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: Electricity Supply Board (22 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: While the management of ESB-owned facilities is the responsibility of the Board and management of ESB, discussions are underway with the Company to set up a group to look at the future of the plants, as part of Government’s commitment to delivering a Just Transition for the Midlands region. As the Deputy will be aware the first progress report of the Just Transition...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (22 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 96 and 159 together. Government is fully committed to supporting a significant expansion and modernisation of the electric vehicle charging network over the coming years.   We have committed €10 million from the Climate Action Fund to promote the charging network and this has leveraged a further €10...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (22 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 97 and 99 together. The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract signed in November last 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 nearly 540,000 premises, including...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (22 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Earlier this month I launched a new national waste policy for the period 2020-2025, “A Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy”.  The overarching objective of this plan is to drive the shift away from our current model of production and consumption towards a more sustainable circular economy model where we move beyond merely considering how we manage our waste and give a...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (22 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government and the Climate Action Plan set ambitious targets for the number and depth of residential retrofits to be completed by 2030. The targets are to retrofit 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2 and to install 400,000 heat pumps in existing buildings over the next 10 years.  A Retrofit Taskforce has been developing plans to drive achievement of these...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (22 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Awaiting reply from the Department.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (22 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract signed on 19 November last 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 nearly 540,000 premises, including almost 100,000 businesses and farms along with 695...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (22 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 and 163 together. The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract signed last November. The NBP network will offer users a high speed broadband service with a minimum download speed of 500Mbps from the outset. This represents an increase from the 150Mbps committed to under the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (22 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: A wide range of research, including on the potential job creation impact, has been carried out by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, research institutions and industry representative organisations in relation to the production of biogas from anaerobic digestion. In particular, I would refer the Deputy to the following report, which is published on the website of the Sustainable...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (22 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 143 and 144 together. The National TransFrontier Shipment Office (NTFSO) which operates under the auspices of Dublin City Council, is Ireland's competent authority for the export, import and transit of waste shipments. The NTFSO has determined that used farm plastic for international export falls into two main categories:  1. Green waste - used...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Craoltóirí Seirbhíse Poiblí (22 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Is craoltóir seirbhíse poiblí náisiúnta neamhspleách é RTÉ a bhfuil a shainchúram agus a oibleagáidí leagtha amach san Acht Craolacháin 2009 agus, dá bharr sin, níl aon ról ag an Aire ina chuid oibríochtaí ó lá go lá. Foráiltear in Alt 98 go mbeidh RTÉ neamhspleách i...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Warmer Homes Scheme (22 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Better Energy Warmer Homes Scheme is funded by my Department and administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). To date over 142,000 homes have received free upgrades under the scheme, leaving the occupants better able to afford to heat their homes to an adequate level. In 2019, €39.8 million was allocated to the Scheme with over 3,000 homes upgraded. ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Correspondence (22 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract signed on 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 nearly 540,000 premises, including almost 100,000 businesses and farms along with...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (22 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 148 and 166 together.148 and 166 together. Earlier this month I launched a new national waste policy for the period 2020-2025, “A Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy”. This plan contains a range of measures to reform and strengthen waste management including the provision of an enhanced role to the Local Authority sector and a greater focus...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (22 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Adelaide Street, Dún Laoghaire 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 so. My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (22 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The premises referred to 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 has indicated future plans to do so. My Department defines high...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (22 Sep 2020)

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 at 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, the contract for which was signed in November last with National...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (22 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government and the Climate Action Plan set ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, including our homes, with targets to retrofit 500,000 homes to a Building Energy Rating of B2 and to install 400,000 heat pumps in existing buildings over the next 10 years. The retrofitting of homes delivers a range of important benefits including reductions in...