Written answers
Tuesday, 20 September 2022
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Energy Conservation
64. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the best way communities can be supported by his Department including through the provision of grant aid for energy... - Renewable Energy Generation
68. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of households and businesses that are generating electricity through microgeneration; if all energy suppliers... - Energy Prices
69. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which future supports for people to deal with energy costs will be administered in view of the fact that some... - Renewable Energy Generation
70. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he intends to recoup the excess profits being made by renewable electricity generators contracted under the renewable... - Broadband Infrastructure
71. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has developed a vision for the way in which broadband connectivity can transform lives, particularly... - Energy Policy
72. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he can clarify the policy in relation to building a liquefied natural gas terminal in Ireland; and if he will make a... - National Broadband Plan
75. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan in County Cork from 1 January 2022 to the 31 August 2022; the... - Energy Prices
76. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures that he is proposing to support households struggling to meet rising energy bills. [45551/22] - Energy Conservation
77. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps that he is taking to reduce the cost of insulating homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45548/22] - Renewable Energy Generation
78. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures that he is taking to increase public and community-owned and led renewables projects; and if he will make a... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
79. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which progress is being made towards emission reduction in line with targets while ensuring that food... - Climate Change Policy
80. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding reporting from the Inter-Departmental Working Group to explore the skills deficit and existing... - Renewable Energy Generation
81. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has considered a directive to install PV or solar panels on public buildings; and if he will support community... - Climate Change Policy
83. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 2 June 2022, the details of any engagement he or his Department has had... - Energy Conservation
84. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the progress of the national retrofitting programme. [45689/22] - Energy Prices
85. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will work to ensure that EU plans for decoupling gas from setting the overall price of electricity will not be... - Energy Policy
86. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the support scheme for energy audits; the number of SMEs that have successfully applied for this... - Environmental Policy
87. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the development of a regional approach to noise enforcement as committed to in the Programme for... - Energy Prices
88. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for further electricity costs credits in coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45749/22] - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
89. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the sectoral ceilings for greenhouse gas emissions as announced are compliant with the Climate Act 2021 and with the... - Energy Prices
90. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of his plans to deal with the increase in the cost of energy. [45691/22] - Energy Policy
91. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the provisions in place for Budget 2023 to include a windfall tax on energy providers profiteering from the... - Energy Prices
94. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the feasibility of introducing energy price capping to provide customers with stability of price during the... - Energy Policy
95. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which progress is being made towards alternative energy production in the past year with particular... - Energy Prices
96. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will detail his engagement to date with European leaders on the issue of rising energy prices. [44477/22] - Energy Policy
98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will clarify the policy in relation to building a liquefied national gas terminal here; and if he will make a... - National Broadband Plan
99. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the National Broadband Plan in Cork. [45671/22] - Energy Prices
100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to report on his emergency meeting in Brussels with the 27 Energy Ministers from EU Member States; and if he will make... - Energy Policy
103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on his Department’s policy on supporting the development of anaerobic digestion... - Energy Conservation
105. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland grants ahead of Budget 2023 to support... - Energy Policy
108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider giving schools the option to apply for an energy audit with the SEAI as currently only registered... - Renewable Energy Generation
111. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the outcomes of the recent North Seas Energy Cooperation meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45766/22] - Energy Prices
112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason that he opposed decoupling gas from electricity prices at the European Energy Council in October 2021; if he... - Waste Management
113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will introduce a bin waiver for carers considering the cost-of-living crisis; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Schemes
114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the supports available to encourage the installation of photovoltaic solar panels on houses, schools, business premises... - Energy Policy
115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has examined reports on the use of the current energy crisis by the fossil fuel industry to expand its growth and...
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