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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre Review: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Ossian Smyth: The €7 million is split differently from the way the Chair said. It is €5 million for capital spending and €2 million for current.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Expenditure (28 Sep 2023)

Ossian Smyth: I thank the Deputy. He referred to a sum of €150 million being transferred. The total amount of money transferred over three years was just over €5 million. I am not sure where the figure of €150 million is coming from. I wonder if he is looking at a different table. We are talking about-----

Seanad: Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Mar 2023)

Ossian Smyth: I do not want to misquote the Senator, but what we do in Ireland is important for the planet.It is not that I think this but that I know it. There are only 5 million of us in Ireland, but we have a much higher usage per capitathan the average use in the world. If every community of 5 million people globally took this attitude, if every city in China of 5 million people said "we are just 5...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Environment, Climate and Communications - Vote 29 (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

Ossian Smyth: That is to transfer €10 million from savings under the national broadband plan to increase the climate financing allocation from €5 million to €15 million in 2021. This arises from a commitment made by the Minister, Deputy Ryan, at COP26 in Glasgow to increase the contribution from Ireland by €10 million a year. It is in the budget for next year but we wanted to...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023)

Ossian Smyth: There is an allocation of €550,000 for the remediation of legacy mines, which are listed as Avoca silver mines and others. A feasibility study for the management and remediation of the Avoca mines site was completed in 2008. It costed two options for the long-term remediation of the mine, with capital costs of €58.5 million and €46 million, respectively. Both have...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (13 Jul 2021)

Ossian Smyth: Of the €5 million announced on 5 May 2021, €4 million has been directly allocated to local authorities under the Litter Infrastructure Support Grant Scheme as set out in the table below, in order to assist with the provision of new litter infrastructure, the replacement of existing litter infrastructure and the servicing of infrastructure in their functional areas....

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Change Negotiations (14 Dec 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...the Deputy's comments and his passion. I commit that I will take his comments to the Minister and that he may contact my office or the Minister's office and I will reply. The ESB provided a €5 million contribution to the just transition fund in 2020 to support a just transition in the midlands. I understand that the ESB continues to explore the development of infrastructure in...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Environment, Climate and Communications - Vote 29 (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ..., Climate and Communications - Vote 29. The Supplementary Estimate for the Department is a technical Estimate regarding the reallocation of savings within the Department subhead. A sum of €28 million is being reallocated from the communications programme to the energy programme and will be added to a €132 million forecasted capital underspend on the sustainable energy...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Recycling Policy (7 Mar 2024)

Ossian Smyth: As regards the number of cans and bottles that have been brought back, it is 1.8 million plastic bottles and 2 million cans. That is double what it was a few days ago, which shows the rate of increase. The Deputy asked how it works for people who are already putting bottles and cans into the recycle bin in their kitchen and the objective of the whole plan. The problem is that although...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Community Development Projects (28 Feb 2023)

Ossian Smyth: I thank the Deputy. The community climate action programme will see more than €60 million from the climate action fund invested in supporting communities to run direct climate action projects and initiatives under strand 1 as well as capacity building under strand 2 of the programme. The 18 projects selected for funding under strand 2 of the programme are currently moving to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (15 Jun 2021)

Ossian Smyth: A circular issued to local authorities on 5 May 2021 informing them of an additional €5 million to be provided in support of their anti-litter efforts in the context of the easing of Covid 19 restrictions and the consequent need to provide additional anti-litter facilities in support of a predominantly outdoor summer season. The circular set out the broad range of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Climate Change Policy (7 Dec 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...Climate Change Advisory Council, on how Government policy can further a just transition. I will develop proposals on the mandate for this in 2022 in advance of drafting legislation. The ESB provided €5 million to the just transition fund in 2020 to support the just transition in the midlands, and I understand it is continuing to explore the development of infrastructure in the...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Revised) (21 Feb 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ..., were considered by the Select Committee on Transport and Communications on 8 February 2023. The total provision for the Department this year is €1.066 billion, comprising just under €194.2 million in current expenditure and €871.8 million in capital expenditure. This represents a 59% increase over last year's allocation when funding for the electricity credit and...

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 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 million for current spending. This represents a 19% increase over...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Just Transition Fund (23 Jun 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...we copper-fastened support targeted towards the midlands to support a just transition. There is a major amount of money involved in funding that, but as in any project which involves hundreds of millions in funding over a decade there is a ramp-up period, a period of time when projects have to be examined and approved before the funding starts to flow. I acknowledge the frustration with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cybersecurity: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...teams, each of which could be larger than the NCSC itself. Bodies such as Irish Water also have their own cybersecurity teams. It is not the case that, as described in the media, there is €5 million for all of Ireland's cybersecurity and 29 people are doing it. This is simply not the situation.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (7 Apr 2022)

Ossian Smyth: .... ComReg advises that the current minimum coverage obligations in those licences are being considerably exceeded by all operators.Capital investment by telecommunications operators over the last 5 years was in the order of €3.3 billion for both fixed and mobile services. This has significantly enhanced the availability of services, both voice and data, throughout Ireland, including...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Bord na Móna (11 May 2021)

Ossian Smyth: ...package of supports has been put in place in the midlands to ensure the transition away from peat-fuelled power is indeed just. This includes the midlands retrofitting project at a cost of €20 million, €108 million for the Bord na Móna peatlands restoration project, €30 million being made available through the just transition fund for approved projects, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: The Circular Economy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Ossian Smyth: ...whether it could be involved in a centre of excellence. I have dealt with SETU in a very positive way. Its representatives came to me with a proposal for funding for quantum computing. It got €5 million from Europe and we matched that with another €5 million. SETU is now a centre of excellence for quantum computing and networking in Ireland. I was very impressed by the...