Written answers
Tuesday, 2 July 2019
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Departmental Reviews
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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564. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him; and the date by which each study, review and research is scheduled to be completed. [27877/19]
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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My Department administers a very diverse, complex and technical brief across critical and strategic sectors of the Irish economy.
Studies, reviews and research are currently being undertaken by my Department which contribute to project delivery and informed, robust and evidence based policy making. Details of these are set out in the following table.
Details of Study/Review/Research | Scheduled date of completion |
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National study into how Ireland can achieve 90% collection rate for single use beverage containers (PET and aluminium) | Q3 2019 |
Research survey on consumer attitudes to waste | July 2019 |
Review of Year 1 of Operation of Compliance Scheme for tyres | Q3 2019 |
An independent analysis of the Warmth and Wellbeing Scheme carried out by the London School of Tropical Medicine | 2021 |
Tsunami inundation mapping pilot study (Geological Survey Ireland) | August 2019 |
Geological Survey Ireland funded research reports | Ongoing up to end 2020 |
Pilot Study on Landslide Hazard mapping | October 2019 |
Review by ComReg of aspects of Analysys Mason Report on “Pricing and Access Arrangements for the MANs” | The ComReg review is expected to be completed in September, 2019. |
A social, environmental and economic analysis of the effects of Galmoy and Lisheen Mines on their respective communities | October 2019 |
Report of the Interdepartmental Group on the Delivery of "Offline" Government Services | H2 2019 |
BAI 5 Year Review of Public Service Broadcasters | Completed 2018 (not yet published) |
Working Group on the Future Funding of Public Service Broadcasting | Completed 2019 |
Research in relation to Online Safety commissioned by the National Advisory Council for Online Safety | End 2019 |
Last month, I published the Government's Climate Action Plan To Tackle Climate Breakdown which is available on my Department's website.
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