Results 321-340 of 3,028 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke in 'Written Answers'
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: 60. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the average energy uplift per SEAI scheme in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56317/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: 72. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of retrofits completed broken down, by SEAI scheme and the pre-BER, post-BER of completed projects in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56578/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: 61. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how many sold fuel homes were retrofitted as part of the national retrofit programme broken down, by scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56318/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (17 Jan 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: 62. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of additional workers required to reach the Government's national retrofitting targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56324/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (17 Jan 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: 73. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a breakdown of retailers who have signed up for the deposit return scheme to date; how many retails have yet to sign up; what major retailers have signed up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56603/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (17 Jan 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: 100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware of concerns (details supplied) that particulars of the re-turn scheme will render it anti-competitive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57325/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (17 Jan 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: 101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how the re-turn scheme will process imported drinks containers from EU Member States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57326/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (17 Jan 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: 77. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost to double the domestic solar PV scheme by 50% over the next five years. [56818/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (17 Jan 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: 80. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the Youth Assembly on Climate; and how he plans to respond to the report’s recommendations. [55772/23]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (17 Jan 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: 108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what, if any, additional funding has been provided to increase grid capacity and-or to prepare the grid for renewable energy projects; if there are plans to increase this; what, if any, requests for additional funding have been made to Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1100/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (17 Jan 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: 111. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the WTE staff by job title working in the geological survey division of his Department as of 3 January 2024; the number of vacancies currently in this division; and when he expects these vacancies be filled, in tabular form. [1171/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (17 Jan 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: 112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the Celtic Interconnector; and if the project is on track to meet the target of a 2026 completion date. [1209/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (17 Jan 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: 118. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the process for a firm to register on the SEAI website; what checks are performed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1593/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (17 Jan 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: 119. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on concerns (details supplied) that insufficient oversight is performed on firms registered on the SEAI website; the measures he is taking to address these concerns and to provide adequate protection to people pursuing energy upgrades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1594/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (17 Jan 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: 120. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware of recent reports (details supplied) that due to firms going into liquidation, would be customers have lost significant investment into home energy upgrades; what measures he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1595/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (17 Jan 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: 122. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he expects to fill the vacancies on the board of Inland Fisheries Ireland. [1629/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Supply Board (17 Jan 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: 123. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he last met the CEO of the ESB. [1630/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Sales (17 Jan 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: 134. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the supply of HVO fuel to Ireland; if the supply is sufficient to meet current demand in all relevant sectors; if there are plans to increase supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1902/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Sales (17 Jan 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: 135. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the supply of biofuels to Ireland; if the supply is sufficient to meet current demand in all relevant sectors; if there are plans to increase supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1903/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Sales (17 Jan 2024)
Darren O'Rourke: 136. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how much HVO fuel Ireland produced in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; how much, if any, was exported in each of the aforementioned years; what proportion can be considered sustainable versus land destruction, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1904/24]