Written answers
Thursday, 16 September 2021
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Wind Energy Generation
8. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on windfarms; and if he will consider transitioning to off-shore windfarm developments from now on as is being... - Climate Change Policy
13. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the involvement his Department will have in future developments across Ireland to ensure they are sustainable and... - Electricity Generation
15. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on expected electricity demand and supply for winter 2021 following recent Eirgrid amber... - National Broadband Plan
17. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the implementation of the National Broadband Plan in Dún Laoghaire; the delays that are... - National Economic and Social Council
18. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the publication of the NESC Report No. 154 Digital Inclusion in Ireland: Connectivity, Devices and... - Natural Gas Imports
19. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he intends to take to ensure that no proposal for a LNG terminal will be developed in the State; and if he... - Electricity Generation
20. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the commencement date of the feed-in tariff scheme for the national grid. [43479/21] - Natural Gas Imports
21. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he requested the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to issue a Ministerial policy directive as per... - Waste Management
23. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will place a levy on construction and demolition waste under the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy; and if... - Data Centres
24. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated total energy use in 2021 for all operational data centres in Ireland; the estimated amount by which it is... - National Broadband Plan
25. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the work underway in his Department to support the speed up the implementation of the National... - Energy Policy
26. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the policy of his Department with regard to the production and use of green hydrogen in Ireland; and if he will make a... - Data Centres
27. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will investigate the role played by data centres in relation to recent shortfalls in electricity availability; the... - Energy Conservation
28. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the shortfall to some homes on scope of works being provided under the warmer homes... - North-South Interconnector
29. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of a review into the north-south interconnector. [43527/21] - Climate Change Policy
30. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current status of the working group established to examine national end-of-waste applications backlog; and if he... - Broadband Infrastructure
32. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the latest date by which it is expected that all premises private and business will have a fibre telecommunications... - Telecommunications Services
33. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the unprecedented number of scam phone calls and texts that are being received by persons at present; the... - Litter Pollution
34. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the supports for local authorities in terms of litter awareness and anti-dumping; and if he will make a statement on the... - Renewable Energy Generation
36. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress made to date with the roll-out of offshore wind, wave and tidal renewable energy harnessing; the amount of... - Fuel Quality
37. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which he plans to enforce the new standards for all domestic solid fuels which he plans to introduce across... - Climate Change Policy
38. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the changes he plans to make to current Government policy on climate action in light of the recent IPCC report; and if... - Fuel Poverty
39. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the anticipated impact of the upcoming new solid fuel standards on persons on lower incomes; and if he will make a... - National Broadband Plan
40. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes and businesses connected to high-speed broadband in 2021 under the National Broadband Plan; the... - Climate Change Policy
42. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 78 of 1 June 2021, if he will provide an update on the engagement he has had to... - National Broadband Plan
44. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the implementation of the National Broadband Plan is on schedule for 2021; if not, the measures which can be taken in... - Energy Conservation
46. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for future iterations of the warmer homes, better energy communities and SEAI schemes due to the need to ramp... - Post Office Network
49. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the action he has taken in response to the findings of a report (details supplied) published in 2020 regarding the... - Energy Conservation
50. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the take-up of retrofitting grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44145/21] - Renewable Energy Generation
52. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 227 of 3 June 2021, his plans to introduce a minimum requirement in respect of the... - Bord na Móna
54. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress to date of Bord na Móna’s large-scale peatlands restoration project; and if he will make a... - Data Centres
55. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has considered regulations on the usage of energy by data centres in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on... - Electricity Generation
56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the feed-in tariff legislation will be in place to allow homes with micro-generation to sell excess electricity... - Waste Management
57. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way his Department will support persons with long-term incontinence with respect to the disposal of medical... - Climate Change Policy
58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on Ireland’s contributions to the international preparation for COP26 in November...
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