Written answers
Thursday, 28 November 2019
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- National Broadband Plan Expenditure
8. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent to date on the national broadband plan; and the cost of external consultants, legal advice, services and... - Air Quality
12. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the implementation of the smoky fuel ban here particularly in County Wexford; when he plans to... - Bord na Móna
14. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has been briefed on the recommendations in the cross-party report on climate change specifically relating to the... - Broadband Service Provision
17. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the 300 broadband connection points are expected to be live; the way in which the points were chosen; and if he... - National Broadband Plan Implementation
18. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the areas which will be targeted first under the national broadband plan; when County Kildare can expect to see premises... - Broadband Service Provision
19. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the type of services that will be available at broadband connection points; and if he will make a statement on the... - Climate Action Plan
20. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the breakdown of the estimated €50 billion cost of retrofitting all homes as announced by An Taoiseach on 21... - Better Energy Homes Scheme
21. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the review into the Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland better energy warmer homes scheme; and if he will... - National Broadband Plan Implementation
22. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the commitment to provide high speed broadband to every house and business in County Donegal; the timeline... - Broadband Service Provision
23. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the impact the roll-out of high speed broadband will have with respect to smart farming methods. [49338/19] - Electricity Grid
24. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the proposal to change the electricity market rules in order to enable micro-generated electricity to be sold to the... - Broadcasting Sector
25. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether potential cost savings at RTÉ will have a negative effect on independent screen producers here... - International Summits
26. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his priorities for the upcoming COP25 discussions in Madrid. [49414/19] - Waste Management
28. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to increase awareness of recycling, general waste and compost for home owners disposing of their waste; and if... - Consultancy Contracts Expenditure
29. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated costs of the external consultant reviews of major infrastructural projects such as the national broadband... - Cybersecurity Protocols
30. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether telecommunications infrastructure here has adequate protections in place to limit the damage of... - National Broadband Plan
32. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which the national broadband plan addresses the requirements nationwide; the extent to which other options... - Air Quality
34. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to ensure safe air quality levels and to introduce a nationwide ban on smoky coal in response to... - North-South Interconnector
35. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the North-South interconnector project. [49417/19] - Broadband Service Provision
36. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the roll-out of the 300 broadband connection points will commence; the role these wi-fi hot spots will play in... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
37. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will implement the recommendation made by the Youth Assembly to implement a tiered tax system on large... - Bord na Móna
38. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the meetings or discussions he has had with both Bord na Móna management and a person (details supplied) on the... - Just Transition Fund
39. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the breakdown of the funds available for just transition; the source of each form of funding; and if he will make a... - Energy Efficiency
40. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding from the SEAI to local authorities in 2020 to help retrofit social housing stock; the projected allocation... - Online Safety
41. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will appoint a digital safety commissioner. [49432/19] - Renewable Energy Generation Targets
42. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost to rapidly transition Ireland to 100% wind, solar, wave and hydro energy by 2030; and his views on... - Natural Gas Imports
43. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to intervene on a project in Cork Harbour pursuing an LNG facility. [49430/19] - National Broadband Plan Expenditure
44. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the expenditure to date on the broadband tendering process; the costs associated with the competitive tendering process... - Climate Change Adaptation Plans
45. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the decision making role that local communities and trade unions will have in the just transition plan; the differences... - Climate Change Policy
46. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he expects to meet the challenges of climate change and reduction of greenhouse gases over the next... - Energy Efficiency
47. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding that will be made available from the SEAI for energy efficiency measures in social housing units in... - National Broadband Plan Administration
48. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if it will be ensured that planned fibre optic broadband proposals agreed to under the national broadband plan will be... - National Broadband Plan Data
49. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of the national broadband plan in excess of the amount allocated in the national development plan in... - National Broadband Plan
50. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied that the national broadband plan is fit for purpose. [49433/19] - Carbon Credits
51. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated amount of carbon credits Ireland will need to purchase in 2020 in order to comply with its international... - Waste Disposal Charges
52. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for the considerable delay in introducing an annual support of €75 for the disposal of medical... - Television Licence Fee
53. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the need for the immediate introduction of the household charge in order to create the conditions required... - Offshore Islands
54. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of his policies on the islands as requested by the interdepartmental committee on the islands; and if he... - Broadband Service Provision
57. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role a company (details supplied) will have in connecting premises and encouraging take up of high speed broadband;... - National Broadband Plan
58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to a legal challenge to the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on... - Ministerial Meetings
59. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has met with representatives from social media companies in the past two months; and if so, the companies he met... - RTÉ Expenditure
60. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to address the ongoing funding crisis at RTÉ; if he has met a person (details supplied) to discuss the...
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