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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (7 Apr 2022)

Alan Farrell: 187. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the efforts being made at European level to reduce dependency on Russian oil and gas; and the role Ireland is playing in the matter. [16097/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Implementation of the New National Retrofit Plan: Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (5 Apr 2022)

Alan Farrell: I thank Mr. Walsh for his presentation. The retrofit scheme is fantastic, and I think everybody wants it to achieve, but I have some concerns from what I have heard and what I read earlier. I can sum up those concerns with some of the figures the witnesses have just presented. Dr. Byrne mentioned that the SEAI is aiming for 65,000 B2 ratings or thereabouts per annum once this is ramped up,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Alan Farrell: Domestic, sexual and gender-based violence rates have seen a significant increase in recent years, particularly, and regrettably, during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Government is due to publish the third iteration of national policy developed by the Department of Justice shortly. Is the Taoiseach aware of the New Zealand Government's approach to supporting victims of domestic violence by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: New Retrofitting Plan and the Built Environment: Discussion (26 Apr 2022)

Alan Farrell: I thank the witnesses. It is a very interesting discussion. Some of the key points I am taking from it as regards ongoing evaluation of nearly zero energy building standard, NZEB, or retrofitted buildings is crucial for so many different reasons, some of which have been covered. Given our poor record regarding buildings being delivered to the standard set out in regulation, and the lack of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: New Retrofitting Plan and the Built Environment: Discussion (26 Apr 2022)

Alan Farrell: I wish to bolster Dr. Kinnane's call for research. It occurs to me, from listening to this conversation today, that the BER as it currently stands would really benefit from a revamp and a refocus. The idea of a carbon statement for a property, whether it is commercial or residential, would be really beneficial to the sector, because it would re-evaluate what it is we are trying to achieve....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (26 Apr 2022)

Alan Farrell: 678. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of recipients of the local authority home loan scheme for each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20800/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (26 Apr 2022)

Alan Farrell: 1077. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the methods that are at the disposal of applicants for the fuel allowance who are deemed to be fractionally over the income threshold; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20801/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (26 Apr 2022)

Alan Farrell: 1744. To ask the Minister for Health the extent his Department has considered guaranteeing access to personal assistance service for persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20803/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (26 Apr 2022)

Alan Farrell: 1745. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address the need for a single standard assessment of need across the HSE and CHOs for persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20804/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (26 Apr 2022)

Alan Farrell: 1746. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will consider requesting additional funding for personal assistant services for persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20805/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (26 Apr 2022)

Alan Farrell: 1747. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vaccines donated by Ireland through the COVAX programme, by month, since initiation, in tabular form; if he will detail the efforts of the Government to continue assisting nations struggling to contain Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20806/22]

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Alan Farrell: I agree with Deputy Bruton. I am sure it is unlikely to be the intention of the Minister of State to exclude sectors rather than to bring in as many of them as possible but from my reading of it, this line seems to exclude. I am not 100% sure if it is captured elsewhere in the section. I do not believe it is. I think something along the lines of what Deputy Bruton said, namely, being as...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Alan Farrell: I appreciate having engaged with the Minister of State on Second Stage about what the intentions are. However, I can see drawbacks in this particular proposal. The single-use plastic directive, when it comes to cups, is fairly clear. We know that in due course, all plastic contained within disposable cups will be removed and then be replaced with the ones that are available here in the...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Alan Farrell: I support Deputy O'Sullivan's amendment. It was around 18 months ago that we engaged in pre-legislative scrutiny of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill. This committee spent a considerable period of time enhancing and improving that Bill and all of us are very proud of that legislation. Within the debate that occurred, we had a brief discussion about anaerobic...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (3 May 2022)

Alan Farrell: I might suggest that a list might be copied and circulated. I know that it was provided, and I thought it might be on MS Teams, but it is a paper copy.