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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (9 Sep 2021)

Ossian Smyth: The telecommunications market is regulated by the Commission for Communications Regulation, including in relation to operational issues such as detecting or monitoring scam calls.  While I understand that it is not possible to identify scam call numbers in advance, which can resemble normal, familiar geographical or international numbers encountered on a daily basis, the Regulator has...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (9 Sep 2021)

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 so close to a fibre...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (9 Sep 2021)

Ossian Smyth: Broadband Connection Points (BCPs) are a key element of the NBP providing high speed broadband in every county in advance of the roll out of the fibre to the home network and currently include primary schools, community centres, sports centres and agricultural marts. To date most of that activity has focussed on community halls, sports centres and schools. While schools are now...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (9 Sep 2021)

Ossian Smyth: Broadband Connection Points (BCPs) are a key element of the NBP providing high speed broadband in every county in advance of the roll out of the fibre to the home network and currently include primary schools, community centres, sports centres and agricultural marts. To date most of that activity has focussed on community halls, sports centres and schools. My Department has...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (9 Sep 2021)

Ossian Smyth: As I outlined in my response to Question Number 202 of 13 July last, the National Broadband Plan (NBP) contract with National Broadband Ireland (NBI) contains a number of targets and milestones to be completed by NBI in order to deliver the rollout of high-speed broadband services to all premises in the Intervention Area by 2026.  NBI is only entitled to claim the payment of relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Government Communications (9 Sep 2021)

Ossian Smyth: The National Cyber Security Centre does not comment on operational matters relating to the security of Government Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The security of the ICT systems of Government Departments is the responsibility of individual Departments.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Government Communications (9 Sep 2021)

Ossian Smyth: The Department has no knowledge of the Minister’s phone being compromised or of any attempt at compromising the phone.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Communications (9 Sep 2021)

Ossian Smyth: Officials in my Department currently use or have used in the past 18 months the software referred to in the Deputies question for official internal communications. I can confirm that accounts with both services were created on my behalf, to facilitate Green Party rather than Departmental business. The use of one of the specified services pre-dates my appointment as Minister, and I have not...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (15 Sep 2021)

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, of course, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (15 Sep 2021)

Ossian Smyth: The Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy sets out a clear roadmap for the introduction of a Deposit and Return Scheme (DRS) for plastic bottles and aluminium cans in the third quarter of 2022. The legislative framework for the scheme will be published in the coming weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (15 Sep 2021)

Ossian Smyth: Broadband Connection Points (BCPs) are a key element of the NBP providing high speed broadband in every county in advance of the roll out of the fibre to the home network. My Department has prioritised primary schools with no high speed broadband and continues to work with the Department of Education in this regard.An acceleration of this aspect of the National Broadband Plan will see...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (15 Sep 2021)

Ossian Smyth: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) State led Intervention will be delivered by National Broadband Ireland (NBI) under a contract 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.There are 84,374 premises in County Tipperary of which 54,564 are in the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (15 Sep 2021)

Ossian Smyth: I refer to the reply to Parlimentary Question number 42498/21 of 9 September 2021 - Order Number 60. The position is unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (15 Sep 2021)

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 . 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 so close to a fibre network but...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Process (15 Sep 2021)

Ossian Smyth: The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (the CRU) has statutory responsibility, under S.I. 60 of 2005, to monitor and take measures necessary to ensure the security of electricity supply in Ireland. It is assisted in its statutory role by EirGrid which is responsible for the day-to-day management of the electricity transmission system. The CRU have advised me that they have identified...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (15 Sep 2021)

Ossian Smyth: The National Cyber Security Strategy published in 2019 provided that the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) will be further developed, particularly with regard to its ability to monitor and respond to cyber security incidents and developing threats in the State. The Programme for Government included a commitment to undertake a capacity review of the NCSC to benchmark the Centre...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (15 Sep 2021)

Ossian Smyth: The telecommunications market is regulated by the Commission for Communications Regulation, including in relation to operational issues such as detecting or monitoring scam calls.While I understand that it is not possible to identify scam call numbers in advance, which can resemble normal, familiar geographical or international numbers encountered on a daily basis, the Regulator has published...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (15 Sep 2021)

Ossian Smyth: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for the collation of national waste data and reports annually on Ireland’s performance against the targets set out in EU and national legislation.  Reports indicate Ireland is achieving or is on course to achieve all our EU waste targets. Further information is available at...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (15 Sep 2021)

Ossian Smyth: I propose to take Questions Nos. 215, 216 and 217 together.I propose taking Question Nos. 215, 216 and 217 together. Most cartons, whether Tetra Pak or similar, are a composite packaging material  compiled of paperboard and small amounts of polyethylene with an aluminium foil lining.  All these cartons are accepted in the household recycling bin or...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (15 Sep 2021)

Ossian Smyth: NBI has not applied for or drawn down any contingency subsidy in respect of encroachment by another operator in the Intervention Area.     The Department has engaged extensively with industry since 2013 through multiple public consultations to determine as accurately as possible where commercial operators have existing high speed...