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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Network (4 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: This may seem peculiar at this particular time. There will be and is a necessity to ensure that all regions throughout the country have access to a reasonable road structure, with particular reference to those areas that have not experienced particular development but which will in the future.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Network (4 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I thank the Minister of State for the reply. Might it be possible to identify a national minimum standard for quality of roads to facilitate those parts of the country that will require access to markets for heavy transport vehicles and access to investment in their respective areas, having particular regard to the fact that in a line from Belfast to Cork, and to an extent to Limerick and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Network (4 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Would it be possible to make contact with the respective local authorities with a view to identifying the precise requirements in that area? I am thinking in particular of the increased employment prospects, which we are trying to encourage outside the immediate Dublin area to alleviate traffic congestion and to encourage industrial investment and employment throughout the country on a more...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rail Network (4 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: Mine too.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (4 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 17. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor progress towards meeting carbon emission requirements with a view to, in the first instance, providing for alternative electricity generation by way of wind, solar, wave or other alternatives or the most likely options to make a serious impact on providing...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Change Policy (4 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: This question seeks to raise the importance of the options that are most likely and readily available to deal with the pressing issue of climate change and the urgent necessity to respond.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (4 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 23. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he expects the national energy grid to become carbon free through the utilisation of non-fossil fuel electricity generation; the extent of investment in on and offshore wind energy, solar and or biomass; the number of on or offshore or solar energy generation projects currently in hand and capable...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (4 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date towards the extension of DART services to Maynooth, County Kildare and further afield in north County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53902/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (4 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the degree to which the relevant authority is willing to accept the concerns expressed at various stakeholder discussions with the public and public representatives with particular reference to the need to avail of the opportunity to extend electric rail services beyond Maynooth to Kilcock in addition to Hazelhatch and Sallins, County...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (4 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which it is anticipated the commuter rail network serving north County Kildare can be enhanced to meet the demand in the short to medium-term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53908/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (4 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the preferred options for the upgrading of the rail network serving north County Kildare in the short to medium-term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53909/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (4 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 190. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will ensure the maximisation of efforts to facilitate the elimination of fossil fuels from the generation of electricity thereby ensuring that no part of the economy such as the transport sector is damaged while en route to decarbonisation of the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52881/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (4 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 210. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which his Department continues to explore electricity generation from non-fossil fuels by way of wind, wave or solar; the full extent of the investment to date in each element of the sector; the degree to which he expects such investment to materialise on an annual basis over the next five years; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Measures (4 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 198. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the upper rate of the plastics tax levy is set at a max of €1 in the heads of the circular economy Bill; the basis for setting this rate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53883/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Measures (4 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 199. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he proposes to engage with stakeholders likely to be affected by the proposed legislation in respect of the circular economy Bill; if there will be consultation with industry, academics and civil society groups built into the decision-making process; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Measures (4 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 200. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the procedure for the removal of a product from the market under the circular economy Bill for environmental reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53885/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (4 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 201. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which his Department has examined the fullest possible extent to which all measures to offset the impact of meeting such targets on industry, sector by sector with particular reference to the need to avoid permanent damage to the economy while at the same time meeting carbon reduction targets; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (4 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 202. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures intended to be taken by the agri-food sector, the transport sector, the manufacturing sector and the services sector in terms of meeting carbon reduction targets set; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53891/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (4 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 203. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which his Department has evaluated the potential negative impact of meeting carbon reduction targets; the degree to which amelioration measures can be utilised to assist in meeting such targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53892/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (4 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 204. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he and his Department continue to consult with his Ministerial colleagues with a view to meeting carbon reduction targets while avoiding potentially permanent damage to the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53893/21]