Results 161-180 of 2,799 for speaker:Patrick Costello

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (5 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 131. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 42 of 22 November 2023, if he can provide an update on new legislation to strengthen the enforcement powers of local authorities to support increased compliance with the air quality regulations, particularly given recent reports that the regulations are being flouted in some...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (5 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the maximum fine administered for breaches under the Air Pollution Act 1987 (Solid Fuels) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 529 of 2022); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10505/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Quality (5 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 127. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of enforcement notices and prosecutions reported by local authorities in each of the years 2019 to 2023, and to date in 2024, under the updated Solid Fuel Regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10506/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (5 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the updated average cost for retrofitting a social housing unit as part of the national retrofitting scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10509/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (5 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 129. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes retrofitted, and heat pumps installed to date as part of the national retrofitting programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10510/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (5 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current status of the public consultation on disposable vaping devices; the timeline for the proposed ban on the manufacture, sale, distribution or free offer of disposable vaping devices under the Waste Management Act, 1996, Section 28(4)(i); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10512/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (5 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total number of electric vehicles in Ireland to date in 2024; the number of electric vehicles registered annually over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10492/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (5 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of cars and percentage of the national vehicle fleet powered by fossil fuels in 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10493/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (5 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of schools enrolled in the safe routes to school in 2023 and to date in 2024; the number of schools waiting to be enrolled; the breakdown of the number of schools enrolled in the programme by each county council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10494/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (5 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of funding that has been allocated to the safe routes to school programme in 2024; the number of schools that are availing of the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10495/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (5 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport which local authorities have drawn down funding to establish active travel teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10496/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (5 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport which local authorities have active travel teams in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10497/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (5 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the 248 new posts for active travel teams in local authorities by county, in tabular form; the number that have been filled to date; the number of vacancies at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10498/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (5 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the amount each county council has drawn down from its allocated active travel funding in 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10499/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (5 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of the €290 million allocated to walking and cycling infrastructure in 2023 that has been spent; if he will provide a breakdown of where the funding has been spent to date in each county council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10500/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Active Travel (5 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for a breakdown of the €290 million assigned to walking and cycling that has been allocated to each county council; if he will provide information on the amount of funding that has been spent to date in 2023 by each county council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10501/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (5 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total cost arising from the reduced 20% public transport fares to the public and the reduced 50% public transport to students and young people under 24 years of age nationwide; if he is considering making the reduction permanent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10502/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Active Travel (5 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 225. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications under the cycle-to-work scheme in 2023 and to date in 2024; if he will provide a breakdown between the number of bicycles, pedelecs, e-bikes and e-cargo bikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10486/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Active Travel (5 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 226. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on expanding the reach of the bike-to-work scheme beyond PAYE workers to everyone, including employers, sole traders, students, jobseekers, disabled, unpaid home-work and the retired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10487/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (5 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 227. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of category A vehicles that were charged with the nitrogen dioxide emissions levy in 2022, 2023, and to date in 2024; the revenue raised each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10488/24]