Written answers
Thursday, 15 December 2022
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
75. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the strategies in place to mitigate against increased emissions in the event that certain sectors exceed the total... - Air Quality
76. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an overview of locations in which there are publicly-owned air-quality monitoring devices in Ireland;... - Environmental Schemes
79. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the implementation process with regard to the deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - National Broadband Plan
82. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the roll-out of high-speed broadband under the national broadband plan, in the... - Climate Change Policy
83. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way that the projected global population growth outlined in the UN’s recent report, and Ireland’s need... - Energy Infrastructure
84. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the Celtic Interconnector project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62024/22] - Illegal Dumping
85. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps that his Department is taking to tackle the issue of illegal dumping; if CCTV is being used to combat this... - Departmental Data
86. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of one-stop contractors that have been approved in counties Cavan and Monaghan and north County Meath; and... - Cybersecurity Policy
87. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the way he expects Ireland’s cybersecurity infrastructure to change in 2023; and if he will make a... - Renewable Energy Generation
88. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps that he is taking to help build a green hydrogen sector in Ireland; if he will outline the targets for green... - National Broadband Plan
89. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan in County Meath; the target number of homes... - Programme for Government
90. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the Programme for Government commitments that have been achieved to date; the commitments with regards to broadband... - Departmental Schemes
91. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the analysis that his Department has carried out into the operation of the community category in RESS 1 and RESS 2; the... - Grant Payments
92. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of grants allocated under the national retrofitting scheme. [61734/22] - Energy Prices
93. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if mechanisms exist to reimburse residential customers of district heating schemes who pay for domestic energy at a... - Departmental Schemes
94. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way that the plastic bottle scheme will work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62784/22] - National Broadband Plan
95. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which he proposes to augment the provision of high-speed, high-quality broadband in all areas throughout... - Air Quality
96. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the required establishment of dedicated resources within regional lead authorities to... - Environmental Policy
97. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which Ireland continues to make sufficient inroads on emission reduction and the provision of alternative... - National Broadband Plan
98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the roll-out of broadband in counties Cavan and Monaghan and north County Meath. [62559/22] - Climate Action Plan
99. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the Climate Action Plan. [62827/22] - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he can provide any estimates of the added C02 emissions from current and planned data centres with similar or... - Environmental Policy
102. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has a strategy on ammonia fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62340/22] - Energy Policy
103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current work that is being undertaken by his Department on security of energy supply (details supplied); if his... - Energy Prices
104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he and his Department have made any progress with respect to supporting full-time residents in mobile homes by... - Energy Infrastructure
105. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way that the current cold snap informs the Government of energy security and grid capability; and if he will make a... - Exploration Industry
106. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether the exploitation and exploration of new fields of oil or gas in Irish waters from existing... - Public Sector Staff
109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of employees at an organisation (details supplied), including details of full-time and seasonal staff; and... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
110. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has considered the policy implications of the ESRI's assessment of the embodied emissions in Irish imports; and... - Exploration Industry
111. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he would support drilling at a location (details supplied) at no cost or risk to the State; and if he will make a... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has received any early indications of the trend in emissions during 2022 and the factors influencing those... - Renewable Energy Generation
114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of offshore renewable facilities delivered to date in 2022. [62690/22] - Energy Conservation
115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps that he is taking to promote the insulation of homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57926/22] - Renewable Energy Generation
116. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated revenue that would have been generated had the €120/MWh cap on renewable electricity generation... - Energy Infrastructure
117. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the Government supports the siting and building of LNG facilities in this State, specifically in Shannon and Cork in... - EU Meetings
118. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the agenda highlights of the Environment Council to be held in Brussels on 20 December... - National Broadband Plan
119. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 48 of 8 November 2022, the status of the promised statutory guidelines for the... - Departmental Strategies
121. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline a detailed timeline for the delivery of the Digital Connectivity Strategy; if he will provide an... - Energy Conservation
122. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the better energy warmer homes scheme; and if he is considering adding additional measures to the scheme... - Departmental Bodies
123. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the District Heating Steering Group will finalise its first set of recommendations; if he plans to publish those... - State Bodies
124. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline the funding allocated to an organisation (details supplied) in each of the past five years,... - National Broadband Plan
125. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the National Broadband Plan. [62691/22] - Departmental Strategies
126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the national clear air strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62475/22] - Departmental Schemes
127. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the grants that are available to support individuals, businesses, public organisations and community groups to install... - Just Transition
128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the European Commission will formally adopt the Territorial Just Transition Plan and the accompanying programme,... - Energy Infrastructure
129. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when work on the Celtic interconnector cable will commence. [62460/22] - Departmental Consultations
130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the consultation on private wire direct-line renewables will be released; and if he will make a statement on the... - Telecommunications Infrastructure
132. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress that has been made to date to ensure that areas without mobile phone signals get mobile phone coverage;... - National Broadband Plan
134. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the roll-out of high-speed broadband under the National Broadband Plan will reach Kiskeam, County Cork. [62461/22] - Renewable Energy Generation
136. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way that his Department plans to support the development of electricity generation by floating offshore wind... - National Broadband Plan
137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the roll-out of National Broadband Plan connections and service in local schools in counties Laois... - Four Day Week
138. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the success of the four-day week research project carried out by an organisation (details supplied),... - Renewable Energy Generation
139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way that he is supporting the production of renewable fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62790/22] - Grant Payments
140. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will ensure that the timeline in the processing and approval of applications for grant aid for retrofitting of... - Environmental Policy
142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on introducing a moratorium on new data centre connections in the context of energy security and carbon... - Departmental Strategies
144. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the progress of the implementation of the local Digital Strategy in each county as detailed under the...
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