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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ukraine War (5 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: Where the Minister of State is looking at State lands for potential modular use, will a material contravention process, which can be lengthy, still be required? How will the Minister of State get temporary use of lands for modular building that would not be too long delayed?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ukraine War (5 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 58. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he proposes to introduce to address the needs of people arriving from Ukraine. [22142/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ukraine War (5 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: I strongly support the Government's policy in accommodating Ukrainian refugees. I am concerned about the continuing use of community halls and Army camps. I have two basic questions. One is to get assurance that the emergency response will have the budget and the authority to quickly change schemes - for example, for holiday homes and vacant properties. Second, I would like an assurance...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (5 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: I understand that part of Croí Cónaithe involves looking at higher-density urban developments and introducing an intervention to make them affordable for first-time buyers. What progress has been made on that scheme? I do not know whether that question was answered in reply to Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan. There is much high-density development. In constituencies such as mine,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Reports (5 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 23. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the proposed approach that Government is taking to the report by the Media Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22144/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (5 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 92. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress that is being made under project Tosaigh to bring sites with outstanding permissions forward to deliver homes at affordable prices. [22141/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (5 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are plans to expand the microgeneration support scheme to make it more accessible for schools, community groups, large housing developments and businesses to partake; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22405/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (5 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the use of micro-generation for domestic use will offset rising energy costs and the increased cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22406/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (5 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 105. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of potential policies and legislation relating to anaerobic digestion plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22407/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (5 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 106. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether large centralised anaerobic digestion is being underutilised as a form of renewable energy as this country has a large number of livestock producers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22408/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (5 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 107. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if anaerobic digestion as a renewable energy will be used as an alternative policy measure to cut emissions from the agricultural sector instead of cutting the herd number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22409/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (5 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to develop potential opportunities for farmers from anaerobic digestion as was outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22410/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (5 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there will be additional supports introduced particularly in the area of the food and beverage production industry to incentivise companies to establish anaerobic digestion plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22411/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (5 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 110. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if time of use tariffs will be made mandatory along with smart meters in order to make use and production cheaper; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22414/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (5 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 111. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is potential to create a carbon credit system for companies here to help lower emissions and to help this country reach its global climate targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22416/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (5 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is a potential market to expand the sale of carbon credits to other industries outside of the agricultural sector such as construction and aviation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22421/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (5 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps that can be taken to prevent companies from using carbon credits to buy themselves out of reducing their emissions; the steps that can be taken to prevent the use of carbon credits as a greenwashing technique; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22417/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (5 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are plans to introduce carbon credit schemes similar to the one introduced by Dublin City Council which would invest in carbon offsetting projects that would result in generating carbon credits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22419/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (5 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of carbon credits this country purchased in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22418/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electricity Generation (5 May 2022)

Richard Bruton: 147. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the changes that can be introduced in order to speed up the planning permission process for other forms of microgeneration aside from solar panels, such as wind turbines and hydropower; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22403/22]