Written answers
Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Angling Sector
106. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for the need for brown tags under the brown tag conservation regulations; if he plans to deal more fairly... - Energy Prices
108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will ensure that there is a system to refund the prepay power metered households allowing them to avail of the... - Inland Fisheries
109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will review the current drop of commission from 10% to 5% by Inland Fisheries Ireland on the fishing... - Departmental Schemes
111. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider introducing a grant scheme in which those within the hospitality sector could purchase food waste... - Waterways Issues
112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the recently announced Annacotty Weir improvement programme; the proposed timeline for completion of the... - Fisheries Protection
113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of fish counters under the management of the ESB; the species recorded as part of this programme; the salmon... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps taken by his Department to address emissions from the domestic burning of wood in open fires or in stoves;... - Energy Policy
115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way he plans to tackle Ireland’s energy needs given the decision to progress the Bill banning offshore... - Proposed Legislation
116. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for excluding natural gas from head 20 of the general scheme of the Circular Economy Bill 2021; and if he... - Departmental Schemes
117. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes retrofitted under each retrofitting scheme in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Energy Production
118. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the risk analysis that has been taken regarding the proposed new gas power plants and the liabilities of the State... - National Broadband Plan
119. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for the timeframe for broadband for a location (details supplied) to be up and running; and if he will make... - Departmental Schemes
120. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps his Department has taken to prepare schools with onsite shops for the introduction of the deposit return... - Environmental Investigations
122. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 16 December 2021, if appropriate financial resources have been allocated... - Environmental Policy
123. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the procedure in circumstances in which it appears that households are burning smoky coal. [63475/21] - National Broadband Plan
124. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been brought to a situation (details supplied); the analysis that has been carried out into the... - Turf Cutting
125. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he plans to compensate turf-cutters who are being prevented from cutting turf on their privately-owned bogs for... - Grant Payments
126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a grant will be paid by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland to a person (details supplied) considering... - National Broadband Plan
127. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the criteria that must be met before a premises is able to pre-order broadband under the National Broadband Plan; and... - Environmental Policy
128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has given consideration to the implementation of a ban on plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables in line with... - Sustainable Energy Communities
129. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of sustainable energy communities supported in 2020 and 2021; the amount of funding and grants provided to... - Mining Industry
130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated financial contribution of zinc and lead ore royalties to the State from a company (details supplied).... - Departmental Schemes
131. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will recommend to the SEAI the need to modify the grant scheme available for the installation of solar panels on... - Waste Management
132. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy; the municipal waste statistics by county in tabular form;... - Air Quality
133. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of prosecutions that have been made by Donegal County Council under the terms of the Air Pollution Act 1987... - Energy Policy
134. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the inclusion of gas and nuclear energy in the European Union taxonomy as being compatible to contributing... - Environmental Policy
136. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he has taken to date to reduce the use of once-off plastics, particularly in packaging; the success of these... - Energy Production
138. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the ESB has cancelled a further three contracts for gas power plants in Dublin (details supplied); the way and the... - Departmental Reviews
140. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current number of live studies, reviews and research undertaken or commissioned by him in tabular form; and the... - Social Media
142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent on social media by his Department and agencies under his remit in 2021; and the platforms the monies... - Departmental Contracts
143. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent on consultancy services by his Department in 2021; the reason for each consultancy; and the name of... - Renewable Energy Generation
144. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he has taken to date to progress the North Seas Offshore Grids development as outlined in the draft European... - Departmental Data
147. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a schedule of all client and or customer facing and or orientated services that his Department... - Energy Policy
148. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has carried out energy transition modelling examining specifically the cost of transitioning to a... - Air Quality
149. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to serious issues with air quality in the Glanmire area of Cork. [1942/22] - Mining Industry
152. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the serious concerns of the local community in the Inishowen peninsula, County... - Bord na Móna
153. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason that 15 Bord na Móna staff at Mount Dillon, County Longford were laid off despite funding being... - Energy Prices
155. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the day ahead market accounts for over 80% of volumes in the single... - Mining Industry
165. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the Government’s position on the environmental damage caused by mining industry; and if he will make a statement... - National Broadband Plan
169. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of connections made in each county and in each month of 2021 under the National Broadband Plan; and if he... - Departmental Bodies
170. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the initial meeting of the newly established Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce; if he will... - National Broadband Plan
172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagements his Department has had with a company (details supplied) following a product becoming commercially... - Departmental Schemes
173. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are plans to reform the better energy warmer homes scheme to enable applicants to access the scheme for... - Public Sector Staff
175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of public sector workers under his remit by sectors (details supplied) in each of the local electoral areas... - Departmental Projects
178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the Avoca mines remediation project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2399/22] - National Broadband Plan
179. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the exchanges enabled in County Clare under the National Broadband Plan to date; the details of... - Special Areas of Conservation
180. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason his Department is supporting the Pike Conservation Bye-Law No. 809 of 2006 and the Coarse Fish Conservation... - Departmental Strategies
182. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the national clean air strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2584/22] - Departmental Schemes
183. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the microgeneration scheme announced by him and due to be facilitated from January 2022; and if he will... - Fuel Poverty
184. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to address fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2587/22]
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