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Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Departmental Staff Data
David Cullinane
614. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of new public sector workers in his Department hired to replace retiring staff and those who left the Department in each of the years 2013 to 2015; the overall percentage of staff turnover this represents; the cost or savings in payroll and pensions accrued, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20147/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Inland Fisheries Regulation
Charlie McConalogue
615. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reasons Inland Fisheries Ireland are seeking to prohibit an angling practice at a location (details supplied); if representatives from Inland Fisheries Ireland will meet with an angling club (details supplied) to consult on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19319/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Energy Production
Seán Sherlock
616. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union within two years will have a particular impact on the continued operation of the single electricity market; if he proposes in current circumstances to proceed with legislation making provision in respect of proposed revised arrangements in this State and in Northern Ireland relating to the single electricity market or if he will await further clarification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20012/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Energy Production
Timmy Dooley
617. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the immediate contingency steps he will take to safeguard security of energy supply here, following the decision by United Kingdom voters to leave the European Union in its recent referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19054/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Energy Production
Timmy Dooley
618. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the likely energy cost implications for the single electricity market, SEM, the integrated single electricity market, I-SEM and the electricity market as well as the existing energy interconnection between the United Kingdom and Ireland following the decision by United Kingdom voters to leave the EU in its recent referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19055/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Renewable Energy Incentives
Seán Sherlock
619. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is expediting the refit for solar energy scheme; the number of beneficiaries; and the funding granted to date. [19140/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Gas Exploration Licences
Mick Wallace
620. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the decision making process with regard to issuing of licences in the Atlantic margin oil and gas exploration licensing round and whether Ireland's commitments to climate change mitigation are factored into these decision making processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19340/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme
Barry Cowen
621. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to provide renewable energy feed-in tariffs to solar energy in 2016; the likely tariff given Ireland’s lower radiation levels which are about half of those experienced in southern Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19453/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Renewable Energy Incentives
Barry Cowen
622. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reasons wind energy currently is given preference over other more non-intrusive technologies, such as solar, in Government renewable energy policy. [19454/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Renewable Energy Generation
Barry Cowen
623. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the proportion of renewable energy that will come from energy sources (details supplied) in the Government’s plan to achieve its 2020 renewables target. [19455/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Broadband Service Provision
Timmy Dooley
624. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if the Government has transposed the European broadband directive, 2014/61/EU, relating to infrastructure sharing, which will reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications networks; if not, when this is envisaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19488/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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National Broadband Plan Implementation
Brian Stanley
625. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will ensure that the infrastructure to facilitate the roll out of the national broadband plan will be kept in State ownership. [19540/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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National Broadband Plan Implementation
Brian Stanley
626. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the date on which he will announce the awarding of the contract for the roll out of the national broadband plan. [19541/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Departmental Records
Niamh Smyth
627. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of staff employed in his Department's archive unit in each of the years 2010 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; his plans to expand this number; if there are protocol changes arising from changes to the National Archives Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19612/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Electricity Transmission Network
Seán Fleming
628. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his role relating to compliance or non-compliance with the strategic environmental impact assessment regarding Gate 3 decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19652/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Departmental Bodies
Seán Fleming
629. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the role of his Department regarding bodies operating under the aegis of his Department, including oversight functions; his role with regard to the Commission for Energy Regulation to ensure that all statutory obligations are being complied with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19653/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Alternative Energy Projects
Éamon Ó Cuív
630. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his policy to ensure that micro-generation by persons is encouraged and that particularly where micro-generation is taking place persons have access to the national grid and get paid a fair amount by way of credit on their bills by their electricity supplier; his plans to introduce legislation to change the regulatory regime as many micro-generators of electricity complain about the terms they are offered and the lack of competition in the market for micro-produced solar and wind energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19709/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Roads Maintenance
Peadar Tóibín
631. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the request made by the Committee of Public Accounts on 21 January 2016 which outlined concerns that up to 300,000 tonnes may have been disposed of illegally in County Meath with regard to the upgrade of the R158 Trim to Summerhill to Kilcock Road; if Meath County Council has been forthcoming with all the necessary information; if the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has fulfilled its duties to the public purse; and if there is a need for an investigation into the upgrade contracts and the disposal of the waste and surplus materials. [19172/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Public Transport
Eugene Murphy
632. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the fact that while over 60% of Bus Éireann coaches, over 200 vehicles, are now wheelchair accessible, it is virtually impossible for wheelchair users to access the coach services in rural Ireland due to a lack of accessible bus stops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19107/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Roads Maintenance
Fergus O'Dowd
633. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is willing to release the funding necessary to expedite the R150 Laytown to Bettystown spine road project due to the very large number of young children in educational campuses in the area and the significant safety concerns that continue due to not having this spine road in place (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19126/16]