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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (24 Feb 2022)

Ossian Smyth: The National Broadband Plan (NBP) contract, which was signed with National Broadband Ireland (NBI) in November 2019, is a comprehensive and detailed document. To protect the State’s investment and to ensure that the NBP milestones and deliverables are met, the contract was designed to include extensive protections, quality checks, reporting and monitoring obligations.On the matter of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (24 Feb 2022)

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 554,000 premises, including almost 100,000 businesses and farms along with some 679 schools. Despite the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (24 Feb 2022)

Ossian Smyth: I propose to take Questions Nos. 189 to 193, inclusive, together. 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 554,000 premises, including almost 100,000...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (24 Feb 2022)

Ossian Smyth: Plastic is a valuable material in modern society however when it is not properly managed, it can have serious negative effects on the environment and human health. In 2017, the impact of plastics rose to a new level of prominence following David Attenborough’s “Blue Planet” series. Since then, there have been significant developments in plastics policy both in Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (24 Feb 2022)

Ossian Smyth: In Ireland, the management and treatment of waste is carried out in accordance with national and European legislation, and in line with policy frameworks such as the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy, 2020. These policies and laws set out a hierarchy for the management and treatment of waste generated within the country.  The preferred treatment option for residual municipal...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (23 Feb 2022)

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 close to a fibre...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (23 Feb 2022)

Ossian Smyth: Under State Aid Guidelines, Member States are required to use existing infrastructure to the maximum extent possible when rolling out high speed broadband networks. The NBP network is, therefore, being constructed through the use of existing telecoms infrastructure where possible and the construction of new infrastructure where necessary.National Broadband Ireland is using infrastructure...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (23 Feb 2022)

Ossian Smyth: The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) works to support Government Departments and other public bodies to improve the resilience and security of their IT systems to better protect services that people rely upon, and their data, and the NCSC works very closely with the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) in this regard. However, it should be noted that the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (23 Feb 2022)

Ossian Smyth: I propose to take Questions Nos. 81, 82, 83 and 84 together. The Questions refer to 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (22 Feb 2022)

Ossian Smyth: The Waste Management Act states that a person may not:- Cause or facilitate the abandonment, dumping or unauthorised management or treatment of waste, or - Hold, transport, recover or dispose of waste, or treat waste, in a manner that causes or is likely to cause environmental pollution. The enforcement of waste legislation is a statutory function of local authorities.  Under section...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (22 Feb 2022)

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 close to a fibre...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (22 Feb 2022)

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 554,000 premises, including almost 100,000 businesses and farms along with some 679 schools. I am advised by...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (22 Feb 2022)

Ossian Smyth: 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 do so. My...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (22 Feb 2022)

Ossian Smyth:  The Circular Economy Bill 2022 aims to support Ireland’s transition to a circular economy by providing the necessary legislative basis for several key measures including the Circular Economy Strategy; the Circular Economy Programme; the National Food Loss Prevention Roadmap; and the Circular Economy Fund. As Minister of State for the Environment, Climate and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (22 Feb 2022)

Ossian Smyth: The purpose of the Circular Economy Innovation Grant Scheme (CEIGS) is to provide support to projects which work in the Circular Economy space, with the aim of advancing the Circular Economy in Ireland and raising awareness of the need to transition to a Circular Economy The successful projects allocated funding under the 2021 funding round of the CEIGS are set out in the table below. All...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (22 Feb 2022)

Ossian Smyth: The Anti-Dumping Initiative (ADI) was introduced  in 2017 to encourage a collaborative approach between local authorities, communities, and other State Agencies to tackling the problem of illegal dumping. Funding of over €12 million has been provided by my Department under the Initiative, which has supported the delivery of over 1,250 projects nationwide. Details of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (22 Feb 2022)

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 554,000 premises, including almost 100,000 businesses and farms along with some 679 schools. The NBP roll out is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (22 Feb 2022)

Ossian Smyth: The National Cyber Security Centre, which is located within my Department, was established in 2011 with a broad remit  across the cyber security of Government ICT and critical national infrastructure. The NCSC has three main roles: national incident response; information sharing; and Building Resilience. The NCSC supports Government Departments and other public bodies to...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (22 Feb 2022)

Ossian Smyth: Receipts from the plastic bag levy for each year are published in the Environment Fund Annual Accounts. Full details of the Environment Fund accounts are available at the following link: Environment Fund Accounts. Final accounts for 2020 are not yet available. Environmental enforcement inspections in relation to the plastic bag levy are undertaken by local authorities. In addition to the role...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (22 Feb 2022)

Ossian Smyth: The Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy, published in September 2020, which is being delivered on a phased basis over the 5 year lifetime of the Plan, includes measures to improve household food waste management. Measures include: - Making the provision of an organic waste bin mandatory as part of a waste collection service for all households; - Through changes to waste...