Written answers
Tuesday, 27 July 2021
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Climate Change Policy
51. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the progress being made towards the rewetting of industrial bogs and the restoration of peatlands,... - Departmental Schemes
52. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the recipients of the circular economy innovation grant scheme will be announced; when the grants will be awarded;... - Energy Policy
53. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current status of the energy security review of the State’s electricity and natural gas systems; when the... - Environmental Policy
54. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the proposed introduction of a national ban on smoky coal; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Electricity Generation
55. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of plans to allow homeowners using solar energy to sell any surplus solar energy back to the grid. [39407/21] - Inland Fisheries
56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to a suspected fish killing in Carrigadrohid, County Cork in June 2021. [39487/21] - Departmental Funding
57. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current and capital funding allocation for 2021 for the Environmental Protection Agency. [39541/21] - Inland Fisheries
58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 211 of 13 July 2021, the procedures for reappointment to the board of Inland... - Grant Payments
60. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the actions being taken to address the backlog for SEAI warmer homes grants; and if he will make a... - Waste Management
61. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of contact he has had with the domestic waste industry regarding waivers being available for persons with... - Broadband Infrastructure
62. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 272 of 21 April 2021, if there are timelines in place for the commencement of the... - Citizens' Assembly
63. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the citizens’ assembly for environmental rights will take place; and if he will make a statement on the... - Special Areas of Conservation
64. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason a bye law on the Lough Corrib special area of conservation 000297 uses the term, managed primarily for the... - Departmental Functions
65. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 147 of 15 July 2021, if his Department monitors or collects data on mobile phone... - Broadband Infrastructure
66. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 149 of 15 July 2021, the number of premises connected to date in County Mayo; and... - Environmental Impact Assessments
68. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 36 of 7 July 2021, if no environmental assessments were conducted for any project... - Waste Management
69. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated revenue that could be raised from a waste recovery levy at €5 a tonne to apply to the three key... - Environmental Policy
70. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated revenue that could be raised from raising the landfill levy by €5, €10 and €15 per... - Departmental Bodies
75. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the agencies and State organisations under his Department that are receiving State funding that do not have to declare... - Post Office Network
76. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on introducing a public service obligation of approximately €17 million per annum for the post office... - Electricity Generation
77. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the timeline for issuing of payments to homeowners and or private citizens under the solar PV... - Local Authorities
78. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of funding that was allocated to each local authority to deal with illegal dumping, graffiti and vandalism in... - Environmental Policy
79. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are plans to introduce a deposit and return scheme for beverage containers in County Wicklow; and if he will... - Broadband Infrastructure
80. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when County Cavan will avail of high-speed broadband throughout the entire county. [40357/21] - Environmental Policy
81. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will lift the restrictions on peat harvesting for 2021 to avoid a shortage of supply in 2021 and to reduce the... - Energy Production
82. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether the new fortress energy project in Tarbert and Ballylongford will be important in addressing the... - Energy Conservation
83. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of warmer home scheme applications received, completed and disallowed in the past three years from applicants... - Broadband Infrastructure
84. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason a person (details supplied) cannot get broadband at their home; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Funding
85. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the last occasion on which a Department-wide review of all funding within his Department took place; the frequency of... - Broadband Infrastructure
86. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a review of broadband and internet coverage in Dublin identifying blackspots has been carried out; and if he will... - Data Centres
87. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an assessment of increased demand of data centre on Ireland’s electricity supply has been carried out; and if... - Climate Action Plan
89. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on progress on commitments under the Climate Action Plan 2019 in tabular form if possible;... - Electricity Generation
91. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has examined the impact of delays to the preparation of new planning regulations regarding solar... - Offshore Exploration
92. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide information on licences for prospecting and extraction of offshore gas granted in the past year in... - EU Directives
93. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide details of all current and planned legislative amendments and statutory instruments in order to give... - Departmental Funding
94. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide the breakdown of spending under the Community Benefit Fund in local communities this year; and if he... - Environmental Policy
95. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will clarify the approach he will take to producing regulations in a transparent and consistent manner for... - National Broadband Plan
97. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes that have been connected in County Kerry to date under the national broadband plan; the percentage... - Forestry Sector
98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the impact which the failure to reach an average of 8,000 ha per annum of newly planted forest as outlined in the... - Air Quality
101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will put in place plans to develop a real-time monitoring system for air quality with live alerts to minimise... - National Broadband Plan
105. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out of the national broadband plan in the Naul area of north County Dublin as of July 2021; and... - Telecommunications Infrastructure
130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the outcome of recent discussions he and his Department have had with the Commission for Communications Regulation... - National Broadband Plan
133. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out of the national broadband plan for County Monaghan in 2021; the specific measures that will... - Digital Hubs
134. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if it will be ensured that section 15(6)(c) of the Digital Hub Development Agency Act 2003 be observed and that a... - International Bodies
135. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the percentage of the total EU contribution to the Energy Charter Treaty secretariat Ireland’s contribution... - Cybersecurity Policy
138. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the plans for the National Cyber Security Centre following the completion of the capacity review; the expected... - National Broadband Plan
139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way a company (details supplied) plans to catch up on the Covid-19 related delays to the roll-out of the National... - Horticulture Sector
146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if arrangements will be made without delay to meet with a group (details supplied) due to the serious difficulties that... - Natural Gas Grid
147. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of upgrades to the Moffat pipeline. [41116/21] - Data Centres
149. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a strategic review has been conducted on the impact data centres will have on meeting renewable energy targets or... - Electricity Generation
153. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the microgeneration scheme will be introduced; the reason for the delay in introducing this scheme; and if he will... - Energy Conservation
155. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated number of households that will have their homes retrofitted under the various schemes in 2021 and 2022,... - North-South Interconnector
157. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the findings of the review into the north-south interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41137/21] - Waste Management
158. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of bringing waste collection services back into public ownership. [41191/21] - Departmental Expenditure
159. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost in 2022 of subsidies for fossil fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41192/21] - Cybersecurity Policy
161. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role or responsibility of the National Cyber Security Centre in the context of national defence and security. [41409/21]
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