Written answers

Wednesday, 13 May 2020

Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment

 
  • Warmer Homes Scheme
    960. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider including the blind pension and disability allowance as qualifying payments for entitlement to the...
  • Climate Action Plan
    961. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he will take to implement the Climate Action Plan 2019; if his attention has been drawn to the considerable...
  • Emergency Services
    962. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the availability and current operational status of the 112 SMS service (details supplied); and if he will make a...
  • Air Pollution
    963. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the research undertaken by his Department regarding outdoor air pollution; the main causes affecting Ireland in order...
  • Departmental Expenditure
    965. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount expended on access to online and hard copy media publications in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date...
  • Departmental Data
    966. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the top ten websites visited by officials and political staff annually in each of the years 2017 to 2019 and to date in...
  • Litter Pollution
    967. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on polystyrene packaging that is littered and subsequently eaten by birds; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Departmental Funding
    968. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if funding is available for community-led projects engaging in climate action and protecting biodiversity at a local...
  • Broadband Service Provision
    969. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding fibre broadband provision at a location (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will...
  • National Broadband Plan
    970. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider the need of an area (details supplied) to be promoted from the amber level of the national...
  • Renewable Energy Generation
    971. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the renewable energy support scheme will exclude farm scale projects; if the decision will be re-examined;...
  • Climate Action Plan
    973. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of progress and a projected timeline for implementation of action No. 31 of the Climate Action Plan in...
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    974. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if 6% of hedgerows will be included in calculations relating to carbon sequestration figures; and if he will make a...
  • Broadband Service Provision
    977. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on a matter regarding broadband provision in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
  • Waste Management
    978. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has ceased the policy of introducing waste waivers for families with incontinence and disability issues. [4269/20]
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    979. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a cost-benefit analysis has been undertaken on the estimated cost of net carbon reduction in circumstances in which...
  • National Broadband Plan
    980. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the provision of broadband under the national broadband scheme in respect of Garristown and the...
  • Fishing Licences
    985. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding fishing licences; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Sporting Rights
    986. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the Six Nations Championship will be designated as being of major importance to society that must be screened live...
  • EU Directives
    987. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if it will be ensured that all public bodies prepare for the implementation of the EU web accessibility directive; and...
  • Broadcasting Sector
    989. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider urging the BAI to set homegrown production targets for home produced programmes to be broadcast...
  • National Broadband Plan
    991. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when connections will be made to houses and businesses under the national broadband plan; the number of houses and...
  • Energy Efficiency
    992. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the discussions he has had with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, to ensure that its grants for houses...
  • Departmental Expenditure
    993. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the cost to the Vote of his Department if the rate of employer PRSI was increased to 15.75% for the portion of salaries...
  • National Broadband Plan
    994. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason an address (details supplied) was not included by commercial operators in regard to the roll-out of the...
  • Broadband Service Provision
    996. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when an area (details supplied) will receive broadband. [4831/20]
  • National Broadband Plan
    997. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the national broadband plan; and when the roll out will commence in County Donegal. [4857/20]
  • Just Transition Commissioner
    998. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied with the resourcing of the office of the Just Transition Commissioner and team in terms of finance,...
  • Departmental Expenditure
    999. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of trebling funding for the trading online vouchers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Online Safety
    1000. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated full year cost of the online safety commissioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4929/20]
  • Energy Efficiency
    1001. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated number of family homes likely to be retrofitted on foot of a budget of €160 million fund; and if...
  • Waste Management Expenditure
    1003. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of introducing a deposit and return scheme for plastics; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Waste Disposal
    1004. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of putting waste collection back under the direct control of local authorities; and if he will make...
  • Broadband Service Provision
    1005. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll out of three broadband connection points in County Kildare; when they will be available for...
  • Electric Vehicles
    1006. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of new electric vehicle charging points installed since the announcement of extra funding in 2019 to...
  • Energy Efficiency
    1007. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if funding will be urgently allocated to the SEAI for the better energy community scheme in order to ensure that...
  • Just Transition Commissioner
    1008. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he last met with the Just Transition Commissioner; the funding provided to the Commissioner; if he is satisfied...
  • Just Transition Fund
    1010. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the application to the platform for coal region in transition; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • National Broadband Plan
    1011. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the implementation of the National Broadband Plan in counties Laois and Offaly; and if he will make a...
  • Protected Disclosures
    1012. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of protected disclosures his Department has received since the legislation was introduced; the number of...
  • Communications Masts
    1013. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the procedure for appealing against a decision by the Commission for Communications Regulation endorsed by the local...
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    1014. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of CO2 emitted from Shannonbridge, Lanesborough and Moneypoint power plants. [5451/20]
  • Climate Action Plan
    1015. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on a matter regarding the Climate Action Plan 2019 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
  • Illegal Dumping
    1016. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the additional measures put in place to tackle illegal dumping in view of increased reports in recent weeks. [5468/20]
  • Departmental Offices
    1018. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are vacancies in the offices of his Department at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a...

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