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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (14 Apr 2016)

Alex White: The Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to ensure that every citizen and business, regardless of location, has access to a high quality, high speed broadband service. This is being achieved through a combination of commercial investments and a State led intervention in areas where commercial services will not be provided. The commercial telecommunications sector has...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Telecommunications Infrastructure (14 Apr 2016)

Alex White: I have no role in determining the uses to which international fibre connections can be put, nor do I have any role in the monitoring, or permitting, of data traffic passing over fibre networks transiting the State. I have not had any talks or consultations with any entity about the use of any facility in this State or about the use of telecommunications infrastructure in the State for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Postcode System Implementation (14 Apr 2016)

Alex White: The commercial element of Eircodes, including use by private sector firms, is  managed by Capita the Eircode licence holder as part of a ten year contract to develop, maintain and support the system. In order to encourage usage and take up of Eircodes, over 80 million records across 15 public sector bodies were encoded prior to their launch. This has allowed a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (14 Apr 2016)

Alex White: The Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to ensure that every citizen and business, regardless of location, has access to a high quality, high speed broadband service. This is being achieved through a combination of commercial investments and a State led intervention in areas where commercial services will not be provided. The commercial telecommunications sector has...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (14 Apr 2016)

Alex White: The Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to ensure that every citizen and business, regardless of location, has access to a high quality, high speed broadband service. This is being achieved through a combination of commercial investments and a State led intervention in areas where commercial services will not be provided. The commercial telecommunications sector has...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Infrastructure (14 Apr 2016)

Alex White: In 2015, Phillips 66, the owners of Ireland's only oil refinery, announced their intention to sell the Whitegate refinery as a going concern. The sale process is a private commercial process between the owners and interested parties.  Phillips 66 recently advised my Department that the sale process is ongoing and that the company is engaging with a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Contracts Data (14 Apr 2016)

Alex White: The information which the Deputy requested is outlined in the table below. In procuring any services, my Department always seeks to ensure value for money and to keep expenditure to the minimum necessary. The information sought by the Deputy regarding the agencies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for each Agency. I will request the relevant bodies to reply directly...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Properties (14 Apr 2016)

Alex White: My Department does not own any properties, land or car parks. The Department's accommodation needs are provided for by the Office of Public Works (OPW). The issue as it relates to bodies operating under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for those bodies and one in which I have no function.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Rural Broadband Scheme (14 Apr 2016)

Alex White: The Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to ensure that every citizen and business, regardless of location, has access to a high quality, high speed broadband service. This is being achieved through a combination of commercial investments and a State led intervention in areas where commercial services will not be provided. The commercial telecommunications sector has...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (14 Apr 2016)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 824 to 829, inclusive, together. The Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to ensure that every citizen and business, regardless of location, has access to a high quality, high speed broadband service. This is being achieved through a combination of commercial investments and a State led intervention in areas where commercial services will...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (14 Apr 2016)

Alex White: The Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to ensure that every citizen and business, regardless of location, has access to a high quality, high speed broadband service. This is being achieved through a combination of commercial investments and a State led intervention in areas where commercial services will not be provided. The commercial telecommunications sector has...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (14 Apr 2016)

Alex White: The Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP) aims to ensure that every citizen and business, regardless of location, has access to a high quality, high speed broadband service. This is being achieved through a combination of commercial investments and a State led intervention in areas where commercial services will not be provided. The commercial telecommunications sector has...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (14 Apr 2016)

Alex White: On 22 December 2015, the Department formally launched a major Government procurement process for the State intervention to deliver a high-quality high speed broadband infrastructure to over 750,000 premises in Ireland. The formal procurement commenced with the publication of the Pre-qualification Questionnaire (‘PQQ’) and Project Information Memorandum.  These set...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Postal Codes (14 Apr 2016)

Alex White: The most comprehensive address database available in the country is the postal address database, which is owned by GeoDirectory, a subsidiary company of An Post and Ordnance Survey Ireland. Eircode uses the addresses from this database in the Eircode finder and used the postal address to ensure  delivery of the Eircode letter. Eircode does not have the right to change postal address...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Voluntary Sector Funding (14 Apr 2016)

Alex White: The funding of voluntary organisations to acquire new equipment is not a direct function of my Department. However my Department funds the BenefIT Programme, which is an initiative that supports community, voluntary and not-for-profit organisations to provide basic digital skills training to citizens who have little or no online experience. In 2014, following a call for applications, I...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Policy (6 Apr 2016)

Alex White: The White Paper on Energy Policy, published in December 2015 identifies the potential for solar technology in Ireland, including the development of solar photovoltaic (PV) farms. It is widely recognised that solar PV technology has become more cost competitive for electricity generation, not only compared with other renewables but also compared with conventional forms of generation....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Energy Policy (6 Apr 2016)

Alex White: Ireland has committed to improving energy efficiency by 20% by 2020 as part of our EU climate change obligations. The public sector has been set an even more challenging target of 33%. The strategic importance of public lighting for reaching this target was highlighted in the White Paper on Energy Policy, which I published in December last. Local Authorities are...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (6 Apr 2016)

Alex White: The Energy White Paper 'Ireland's Transition to a Low Carbon Energy Future 2015-2030', published in December last, notes that Moneypoint, Ireland’s only coal burning power station, contributes to diversifying Ireland’s fuel mix and the provision of competitively priced electricity. The station is owned by the ESB and the White Paper recognises that...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge sa Státseirbhís (6 Apr 2016)

Alex White: Seasann líon reatha na mball foirne i mo Roinn-se ar comhionann le 254 duine fostaithe go lán-aimseartha. Níl cumas Gaeilge inmhianaithe go sonrach in aon cheann de na bpoist seo. Mar sin féin, aithníonn mo Roinn an tábhacht a bhaineann le scileanna Gaeilge a bheith ar fáil don Roinn agus ceapadh beirt ball foirne le déanaí toisc Gaeilge a bheith...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge sa Státseirbhís (6 Apr 2016)

Alex White: Tá an Roinn tiomanta chun seirbhís i nGaeilge a sholáthar do chustaiméirí aon am a iarrtar í. Táthar tar éis cur lena hinniúlacht an tseirbhís seo a sholáthar le déanaí agus beirt bhall foirne le cumas Gaeilge acu earcaithe ag an Roinn. Tá sé mar ceann de na dualgais oifigiúla ag na baill foirne seo...