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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (16 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 71. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which Ireland plans to address the issue of climate change; the main pillars of the proposal, with particular reference to the extent to which the country can become less reliant on fossil fuel energy; the degree to which electricity generation can depend on alternatives such as wind, solar and hydro...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (16 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 188. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which 4,000 acres of forestry of native species can contribute to carbon sequestration annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42558/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (16 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 189. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which 4,000 acres of forestry of coniferous species can contribute to carbon sequestration annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42559/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (16 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 200. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which grant funding remains available for qualified or unqualified farmers for the construction of on-farm underpasses and bridges in cases in which health and safety standards have dropped significantly due to increased vehicular traffic levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42566/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mobile Telephony Services (16 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 212. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the degree to which the quality and availability of mobile telephone services throughout Ireland compare with those of other states throughout the European Union; the extent to which improvements can be achieved with minimal disruption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42561/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mobile Telephony Services (16 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 214. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he will take to improve the availability and quality of mobile telephone services nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42563/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (16 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 208. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he sees Ireland's climate action programme moving closer to international targets in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42555/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (16 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 209. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has measured the extent to which Ireland will reach its targets in respect of climate change in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42556/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (16 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 210. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the degree to which non-fossil fuel generated electricity will become available to the national grid over the next five years; the extent to which this will affect carbon reduction levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42557/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (16 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 215. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of electricity generated from oil, coal, gas, biomass, solar, wind or wave generation; the extent to which this is expected to change within the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42564/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (16 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 211. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the expected progress in the delivery of nationwide high speed, high quality broadband over the next five years; the way in which this will contribute to the creation of job opportunities in all locations nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42560/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (16 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 213. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the electricity requirements at peak times available nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42562/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (16 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 216. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a means can be found to incentivise a reduction in the use of non-biodegradable plastic wrappings and containers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42565/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (16 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: 217. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when broadband facilities will be extended to areas (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42567/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I thank our guests for their presentation. Do the witnesses believe that expenditure throughout the European Union is efficient and effective? What is the most common problem with state aid that turned up in the course of the examination? Where did those deviations occur? On climate change, to what extent has the European Court of Auditors, ECA, compared the performance in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: I ask the witnesses to comment on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP. That is very important as far as this country is concerned.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: On the State aid issue, I am critical of the State aid rules and regulations. For example, in regard to housing in this country we are restricted in the degree to which we can provide local authority housing, which is the traditional method of housing provision in this country. This is part of the taxation policy of this country and adjoining countries. It has always been the case that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: It is about value for money.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: The European Court of Auditors can surely raise concerns in regard to bad value for money.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Court of Auditors Annual Report: Discussion (16 Oct 2019)

Bernard Durkan: Yes, but it is state aid. Under that heading, it is an element of state aid. That is what they say. I say they are wrong.