Written answers

Wednesday, 10 March 2021

Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment

 
  • Natural Gas Imports
    149. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to legislate for a ban on the importation of fracked gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Broadband Infrastructure
    150. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a property (details supplied) will be able to avail of broadband. [12496/21]
  • Energy Efficiency
    151. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the forthcoming SEAI deep retrofit grant schemes for private individual homeowners; and when he expects...
  • Illegal Dumping
    152. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to combat fly tipping and illegal dumping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12598/21]
  • Local Authority Staff
    153. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of litter wardens employed by each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12599/21]
  • Programme for Government
    156. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the commitment in the Programme for Government to reduce polluting emissions by an average of 7% a year and by 51%...
  • Broadband Infrastructure
    157. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a property (details supplied) will be able to avail of e-fibre broadband. [12666/21]
  • Energy Efficiency
    158. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the pilot scheme to test key elements of the national retrofitting plan; the expected composition of the...
  • Warmer Homes Scheme
    163. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the average cost for shallow works, deep works and deep works with heating upgrades under the warmer homes scheme....
  • Better Energy Communities Programme
    165. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated total scheme spend in relation to the better energy communities scheme for 2020; the energy poverty...
  • Climate Action Plan
    166. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the discussions he has had with member states or the European Commission with regard to an EU trading system for...
  • Waste Management
    167. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce a subvention for waste collection charges for families with medical conditions that lead to a...
  • Renewable Energy Generation
    168. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress of the renewable electricity support scheme involving 82 solar and wind projects, seven of which are...
  • Energy Resources
    169. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the review by his Department of the security of supply of Ireland’s natural gas and electricity...
  • Climate Change Policy
    170. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role he or his officials or bodies under the aegis of his Department played in the development of the recently...
  • Air Pollution
    171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the initial report and recommendations of the urban transport-related air pollution group jointly chaired by his...
  • Renewable Energy Generation
    172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to reduce dependence on fossil fuel usage and to increase usage of renewable energy sources for heating and...
  • Climate Change Policy
    173. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the volume of feedback received to date by his Department regarding the reviews of the implementation of...
  • Renewable Energy Generation
    175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress towards achieving development of the various forms of renewable energy with a view to achieving carbon...
  • Air Pollution
    176. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of inspections that have been carried out in 2019 and 2020 regarding compliance with the Air Pollution Act...
  • Environmental Policy
    177. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if analysis has been carried out his Department into the impact of artificial light on Ireland’s natural...
  • Climate Change Advisory Council
    178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the Climate Change Advisory Council; the areas of expertise which will be covered through the appointment...
  • Departmental Internships
    179. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of students who undertook work experience or internships with State and semi-State agencies under his aegis...
  • Energy Efficiency
    180. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress to date on the national retrofitting programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1580/21]
  • Local Authority Staff
    181. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress made in ensuring that all local authorities have a sufficient number of biodiversity and heritage officers...
  • Energy Production
    183. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to develop geothermal energy in Ireland given its potential to provide a significant proportion of the...
  • Renewable Energy Generation
    184. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the process for the setting up and distribution of community dividend and benefit funds associated with wind and solar...
  • Legislative Measures
    185. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the geothermal energy development Bill; when it is likely to be advanced further; the reason for the...
  • Broadband Infrastructure
    186. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out of fibre broadband at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Air Quality
    191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which air quality is being protected; the degree to which the measures in place are achieving the desired...
  • Climate Change Policy
    193. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which the international community continues to ameliorate or exacerbate climate change trends; the...
  • Climate Action Plan
    195. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress to date in achieving targets as set out in the Climate Action Plan 2019 with particular reference to the...
  • Climate Change Policy
    196. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which progress is being made towards the reduction of emissions in line with EU and international targets...
  • National Broadband Plan
    197. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress to date in the development of a new national digital strategy with particular reference to national...
  • Climate Change Policy
    198. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress to date in achieving targets as set out in the waste action plan for a circular economy with particular...
  • Broadband Infrastructure
    199. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of broadband connection points installed in County Kildare in the past three years to date; the number of...
  • Climate Change Policy
    200. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied that carbon emissions throughout the EU are measured equally with a view to ensuring that the more...
  • Electricity Generation
    201. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which the cost of producing electricity here compares with other countries throughout Europe with particular...
  • Inland Fisheries
    202. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the recent national efforts on assessing and improving quality of inland waters particularly in...
  • Local Authority Housing
    203. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to a recently built local authority housing estate (details provided) with no provision...
  • Energy Efficiency
    204. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason low-income pensioners who own their own homes are precluded from availing of SEAI home energy grants for...
  • Broadband Infrastructure
    205. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when fibre broadband will be available to a household (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a...
  • Departmental Advertising
    206. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent across his Department on advertising with regard to Covid-19 by month and by media outlet (details...

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