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Programme for Government Implementation

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 June 2018

Tuesday, 12 June 2018

Ceisteanna (1017)

Micheál Martin

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1017. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the implementation of the Programme for Partnership Government as it applies to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24572/18]

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The Government recently approved the second Programme for a Partnership Government annual report which provides a comprehensive update on progress since May 2017. I provided input to the Department of the Taoiseach setting out the progress over the last 12 months on the extensive number of commitments relating to my Department.  I understand that the annual report will be published shortly and will be available on the website of the Department of the Taoiseach. The commitments for my Department are being progressed according to plan, many of which are critical to the economic and social well-being of citizens and businesses across the State. Some of the main highlights in the 2017 report are as follows: Ireland's first statutory National Mitigation Plan was published in July 2017 and the first statutory National Adaptation Framework published in January 2018. 

In 2017 €68.15m was invested in the Better Energy Programme providing energy efficiency upgrades to over 25,000 buildings. An additional €35m was announced in Budget 2018 for the expansion of energy efficiency programmes across the public, commercial and residential sectors, bringing the total investment for the sector to €117m for 2018.

  The procurement process to engage a company to build and maintain a future proofed high speed broadband network to 542,000 premises in Ireland is in its final stages.

The stated timelines of reaching preferred bidder stage by September 2018 is still on target.

Funding of €1.3m was provided for the 2017 Anti-Dumping Initiative which saw the successful delivery of over 200 projects across all 31 local authority areas. This supports projects tackling illegal dumping, which incorporates the use of SMART enforcement tools and empowering people to help the environment.

More detailed information on all of my Department’s commitments will be available in the published annual report.

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