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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: National Broadband Ireland (NBI) commenced delivering the network required to deploy the high speed broadband within the intervention area targeted by the National Broadband Plan earlier this year. The Covid 19 pandemic has further highlighted the need for this vital infrastructure which will provide connectivity to those working from home in rural areas.The NBP...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Services (8 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Eircodes are assigned to new property addresses using a valid postal address and verified geo-locations. All postal addresses, geographical addresses and geo-locations are provided to Eircode from authoritative sources, namely An Post and Ordnance Survey Ireland through their subsidiary company An Post GeoDirectory. An Post collects information on all new and existing buildings, as well as...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Correspondence (8 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145 and 146 together.109,110,111,112,113,114,115,117,118,119,120,121,122 ,123,124,131,122,133,134,135,136,137,139,140,141,142,143,144 ,145 and 146 together. The Deputy submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Correspondence (8 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 116, 125, 138 and 147 together. The Deputy submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to my Department on 15 June 2020 which encompassed the records referred to in the Questions. In accordance with the provisions of the FOI Act 2014, access to relevant records was partly granted in a response to the Deputy on 11 August 2020.  I have asked my...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Proposed Legislation (8 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: As set out under the Programme for Government, the Climate Action (Amendment) Bill is being drafted as a priority, and will be published within the first 100 days of this Government. The Bill will significantly strengthen the statutory framework for governance of the climate challenge in Ireland and will establish a 2050 target into law. The Bill  willintroduce a legal requirement...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Services (8 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 127 and 160 together. 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 addresses, and Ordnance Survey Ireland provides the geo-locations for these buildings. An Post GeoDirectory issue a new release of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (8 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Bye-laws referred to by the Deputy relate to fisheries conservation and concern the catching and retaining of non salmonid species.  Both are in force since 2006 and apply on a national basis.  The conservation objectives of both Bye-laws remain relevant and, accordingly, I currently have no plans to revoke them.  However, in the context of developing a policy...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (8 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Support Scheme for Renewable Heat was developed to financially support the adoption of renewable heating systems by commercial, industrial, agricultural, district heating and other non-domestic heat users. The Scheme, which is operated by the SEAI, is comprised of two elements, an installation grant of up to 30% for heat pumps and an operational support for biomass...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (8 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: Clonoghill, Birr, Co. Offaly contains both BLUE and AMBER areas on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map, which is available on my Department's website at - AMBER areas represent 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 Broadband Ireland (NBI). - BLUE...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (8 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Question refers to the townland of Ballyroan, which contains both BLUE and AMBER areas on the National Broadband Plan (NBP) High Speed Broadband Map, which is available on my Department's website at . This map can be searched using eircodes to determine whether the area in question is BLUE or AMBER.- AMBER areas represent the area to be served by the network to be deployed under the NBP...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Services (8 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government recognises that a modernised post office network will provide a better range of financial services and e-commerce services for citizens and enterprise, as part of our commitment to a sustainable nationwide post office network.  An Post's social value has been particularly evident during the current Covid crisis. In November 2019, the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (8 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Programme for Government commits to prioritising the development of micro-generation, letting people sell excess power back to the grid by June 2021. The measures set out below will assist in delivering this commitment. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) published a Roadmap for the Clean Energy Package’s Electricity and Renewables Directives in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Postal Services (8 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I have not met with An Post regarding the sorting office in Cobh, County Cork.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (8 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The 11% “dispatch down” referred to by the Deputy comes from an operational report on renewables produced by EirGrid on a quarterly basis. The “dispatch down” is split into two categories, constraints and curtailment. Constraints relate to insufficient grid network and curtailment to a surplus of non-synchronous technologies, such as wind, on the system.The 11% is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The staff and management of An Post are to be commended for their swift and sustained response to the pandemic which saw the introduction of a number of initiatives, implemented with good will and efficiency the length and breadth of the country. An Post has played a particularly valuable role in its commitment to rural communities and to the elderly and vulnerable in our society.Post Offices...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bituminous Fuel Ban (8 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: From 1 September 2020, I added thirteen new Low Smoke Zones (LSZs) to the existing LSZs, the first of which were introduced in 1990. The effect of this latest important step is that all Irish towns with populations in excess of 10,000  are now LSZs within which the marketing, sale and distribution of certain fuels is prohibited. This will have a positive impact in terms of reducing...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (8 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) is a policy initiative that covers commercial deployments and also a State led intervention in areas where it was not viable for commercial operators to deploy high speed broadband networks. The premises 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (8 Sep 2020)

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

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (8 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 157 and 158 together. The Programme for Government commits to ensuring that the energy efficiency potential of smart meters starts to be deployed in 2021 and that all mechanical electricity meters are replaced by 2024. The Smart Meter Upgrade is a meter replacement programme to modern, smart-ready technology. New generation electricity meters are...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (8 Sep 2020)

Eamon Ryan: The Government’s Strategy to Combat Energy Poverty was accompanied by a report on the level and extent of energy poverty in Ireland. This study looked at what the typical household has to spend on energy to keep their home heated and compared that to household income. This report found that in 2016, 28% of households in Ireland could be in or at risk of energy poverty.  The...