Written answers
Thursday, 9 September 2021
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Data Centres
40. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to assess the water and energy requirements for data centres; his views on the impact on water... - Departmental Staff
41. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current policy regarding the employment of persons with disabilities in his Department and in each State and... - Energy Conservation
42. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps his Department is taking to ensure that social housing funded under section 38 of the Health Act 2004 can... - Electricity Generation
43. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the microgeneration scheme will be opened for households to allow them to share excess energy to the national grid;... - Energy Conservation
44. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the qualifying grant year of 2006 for insulation and heating control grants in houses will be extended to houses... - Renewable Energy Generation
46. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the person or body that are the beneficiaries for the new solar farm (details supplied) in Cork; and if he will make a... - Flexible Work Practices
47. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he is taking to promote or facilitate remote working for staff in his Department or bodies under the aegis... - Energy Policy
48. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of work into developing a policy statement on the importation of fracked gas; and if he will make a statement... - Electricity Grid
49. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding electricity outages; and if he will make a statement on the... - National Broadband Plan
52. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will take steps in order that two properties (details supplied) in Clonegal, County Carlow that are in the process... - Climate Action Plan
53. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 176 of 15 June 2021, the status of his plans to provide the National Dialogue on... - Telecommunications Services
54. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will respond to concerns and proposals (details supplied) in relation to a possible deterrent for scam calls which... - National Broadband Plan
55. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he has taken to date to accelerate the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan; the emission reduction impact... - Energy Conservation
56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the independent analysis of the warmth and wellbeing scheme first commenced by an organisation (details supplied)... - Telecommunications Services
57. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he or his Department have engaged with communications and telecom providers regarding the increase in the amount of... - National Broadband Plan
58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when high-speed fibreoptic broadband is expected to be available in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Electricity Generation
59. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the changes that have taken place to the electricity market rules in order to enable micro-generated electricity to be... - Waste Management
60. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had with the Minister for Social Protection with regard to the Joint Oireachtas Committees... - Environmental Schemes
61. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 43 of 16 June 2021, the progress to date of the National Parks and Wildlife... - National Broadband Plan
63. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to upgrade broadband services at livestock marts; the timeline for each mart concerned; and if he will make a... - Waste Management
65. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current status of the working group established to examine the national end-of-waste applications backlog; the... - Environmental Policy
66. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current status of the carbon capture and storage feasibility study being conducted on behalf of his Department; the... - Climate Change Policy
68. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if, as part of the target of reducing 51% of emissions over 12 years includes specific annual targets; and if he will... - Flexible Work Practices
73. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to facilitate remote working within his Department in particular to encourage remote working for... - Recycling Policy
74. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the plans in place to tackle the plastic crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42727/21] - Flexible Work Practices
75. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which his Department and public bodies and agencies under his remit are accommodating requests for persons to... - Climate Change Policy
76. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the 2020 annual transition statement will be published as required by section 14(1) of the Climate Action and Low... - National Broadband Plan
77. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of missing the target for the roll-out of high speed rural broadband in 2021; and if he will make a... - Air Quality
78. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress being made on the development of a national clean air strategy; when he will publish this strategy; and if... - Data Centres
80. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the progress being made to develop efficiency standards for equipment and processes for data centres as... - Government Communications
81. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of correspondence with the Department of Foreign Affairs following the hacking of the phone of the Minister,... - Freedom of Information
84. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of freedom of information requests responded to by his Department in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to... - Ministerial Appointments
85. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of formal and informal roles held by a person (details supplied) in the name of his Department or associated... - Departmental Communications
86. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he and or his special advisers and or officials use or have used services (details supplied) to communicate in the...
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