Results 61-80 of 432 for speaker:Ciarán Ahern

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Usage (18 Sep 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 126. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will support legislation to enable the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities to give more specific directions in terms of mandatory emissions reduction and offsetting measures to large energy users like data centres, such as a requirement that they generate and are operated using localised, sustainable and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Renewable Energy Generation (18 Sep 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 134. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a separate renewable heat obligation rate was considered for the liquid fuels sector; the reason this was not advanced given those working in the sector claim they can reach a rate of 20% from year one rather than the current 1.5% rate that applies to all fuels in the home heating sector; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action Plan (18 Sep 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 140. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has carried out a review of the level of performance of all public bodies with regards to their obligations under section 15 of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015; to provide a report on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49308/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Invasive Species Policy (18 Sep 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 264. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1239 of 8 September 2025, the reason a comprehensive review of the entire List of National Concern under the 2024 invasive alien species is required when the purpose of the new list is to give EU Member States the discretion to add species where scientific evidence demands it; the exact...

Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (17 Sep 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: What about the climate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Sep 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: I thank all the witnesses for coming into us today and giving us the benefit of their expertise. I apologise for being late. I will follow up on what Professor McMullin has said and the views he raises. The Minister, Deputy O'Brien, has been in before this committee previously on the topic of the Paris test versus temperature neutrality. The Minister said he has not formed a full view on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Sep 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: I was very taken with what we said about climate justice, the fairness of the new measures and how we are taking a disproportionate share of global emissions and are eating into available carbon budgets for developing countries. We have to see this through the lens of our contribution to international development as well. I do not think we talk about that enough from a climate perspective....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Recycling Policy (17 Sep 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 126. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are requirements for a regular review of the operations or scope of the deposit return scheme; if he plans to review the materials that are within the scope of the deposit return scheme; if so, when will the first review be conducted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48292/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (17 Sep 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of upgrading the TFI Live app so that push notifications could be sent to users who have favourited a route to make them aware of cancellations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49019/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (17 Sep 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 330. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 525 of 8 September 2025, the projected cost in 2026 of extending the tax exemption under Section 216D of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 for profits of up to €400 from micro-generation; the additional cost of increasing this exemption to €500; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48686/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Equipment (8 Sep 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 4. To ask the Taoiseach whether his office has a working voicemail/messaging system to track phone calls it may not pick up; and, if not, when did his Department’s voicemail service discontinue and the reason for this. [44538/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Correspondence (8 Sep 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 20. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of emails his Department has received regarding the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 over the past 12 months; the proportion of the emails received that have been supportive of the Bill; the proportion of emails received that have supported both goods and services being covered by the Bill; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Correspondence (8 Sep 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 21. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of emails his Department has received relating to Israel’s war on Gaza over the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44540/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Correspondence (8 Sep 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 22. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of calls his Department has received relating to Israel’s war on Gaza over the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44541/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Equipment (8 Sep 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 23. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether his Department has a working voicemail/messaging system to track phone calls that are not answered; and, if not, when did his Department’s voicemail service discontinue and the reason for that; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44542/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: EU Directives (8 Sep 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 111. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reasons for the delay in transposing the Renewable Energy Directive III into national law, for which the European Commission has now launched infringement proceedings against Ireland; the steps he is taking to address this failure; if a detailed roadmap or legislative timeline for compliance with the Directive is now...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (8 Sep 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 346. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to confirm that the proposed 81 bus route, which will replace the existing 15A route, will be rolled out in conjunction with the implementation of the A-Spine of the BusConnects network; that the 15A route will remain in-situ until that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46094/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (8 Sep 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 347. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding provided to the NTA for the purchase of new electric buses in 2023, 2024 and 2025; whether he intends on increasing this funding for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46095/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 Sep 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 352. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the nature of the refurbishment works that were carried out at Drumcondra train station in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46226/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 Sep 2025)

Ciarán Ahern: 353. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he is next scheduled to meet with the Chief Executive of Iarnród Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46227/25]