Written answers
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Energy Policy
55. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the new scheme for the installation of photovoltaic panels for households that have a high reliance on... - Data Centres
56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the sector to which the emissions from the backup generation of data centres will be allocated for the purposes of... - Energy Prices
58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline the evaluation process leading to the decision on the solidarity fund announced by the Government... - Energy Policy
60. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the Government's review of energy security; if he will outline any plans and processes in place for the... - Energy Conservation
62. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes retrofitted under each scheme in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Electricity Generation
64. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a universal rate will be decided on for microgeneration customers who have signed up to sell power from solar panels... - Energy Prices
67. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 29 November 2022, when a response will issue in relation to the protections... - Wind Energy Generation
69. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland has a policy on tulip flower wind turbines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63335/22] - Business Supports
70. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he plans to offer supports to SMEs to help deal with the energy crisis and rising costs of commercial tariffs; and if... - EU Directives
71. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if by-law No. 840 of 2008 is compliant with the EU habitats directive and legally admissible for Lough Corrib SAC; and... - Legislative Measures
72. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if all sections of all Acts passed in the past ten years have been commenced; the number of sections that are... - Energy Prices
73. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the daily standing charge on electricity bills from Electric Ireland has increased to 0.9563 cent per day,... - Official Engagements
74. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the Ministers who attended an event (details supplied); the number and the officials who attended; the capacity in which... - Recycling Policy
75. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to polling by an organisation (details supplied) showing that 63% of the public would... - Company Closures
76. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department maintains figures in relation to the number of café and restaurant closures in 2022 in County... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
77. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent that have been used to date out of the 295 Metric CO2 equivalent... - National Broadband Plan
79. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when high-speed broadband will be available in the Mountrice area of County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on... - Energy Prices
82. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions being taken to reduce the profits of Bord Gáis and pass on reductions to customers and consumers; and... - EU Funding
84. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Cloughjordan, County Tipperary is part of the region covered by EU just transition tourism funding of €68... - Energy Prices
85. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the €10 million fund to further support persons in, or at risk of, energy poverty this winter and into 2023... - Public Sector Pensions
87. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he plans to sign off on a pension increase (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63898/22] - Mining Industry
88. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding details of an incident when applying for a prospecting licence;... - Energy Policy
90. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the publication date for the Energy Poverty Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63941/22] - Public Sector Pensions
91. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a person (details supplied) has any entitlement to a public sector pension; the way they can proceed to check any... - Departmental Expenditure
93. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a breakdown of the €287 million capital underspend in his Department in 2022, in tabular form,... - Electricity Generation
95. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the situation with respect to the clean export guarantee tariff for the commercial sector; if and when such businesses... - Energy Prices
96. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether churches should be able to avail of relief for their electricity bills given the current energy... - Energy Conservation
97. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the action his Department is taking to accommodate homeowners in the conversion of existing domestic heating systems,... - National Broadband Plan
98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he expects to see fibre broadband rolled out in Brownstown, Cloughjordan, County Tipperary; and if he will make a... - Departmental Schemes
99. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there will be any scheme to accommodate homes that are rated as D1 or below on the BER scale, making them ineligible... - Waste Management
100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if organic waste that is used to cover landfills will continue to be exempt from the organic fines levy; and if he will... - Banking Sector
104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if consideration will be given to the establishment of a new local community banking system in conjunction with An... - Electricity Generation
108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way a domestic electricity user with solar panels will receive compensation for the excess electricity generated... - Fuel Sales
110. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the enforcement of the prohibition of the sale of turf; if he has engaged with local authorities... - Ministerial Responsibilities
111. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the specific delegated functions that have been transferred to Ministers of State appointed in December 2022, in... - Departmental Data
112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the name of the company, organisation or persons contracted to provide media training to him from 1 January 2021 to... - Data Centres
113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the decision to issue... - Renewable Energy Generation
114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the plans his Department has to support community or co-operative anaerobic digester plants. [1647/23] - Energy Conservation
115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason that the SEAI has removed marine vessels' energy costs from the qualifying criteria for the support scheme... - Electric Vehicles
119. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to concerns with the ESB... - Energy Policy
120. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way he will ensure his ongoing energy security review integrates and respects sectoral emissions ceiling and carbon... - Energy Conservation
124. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a person who is in receipt of an invalidity pension, but is not in receipt of a fuel allowance, can also qualify for... - Communications Masts
125. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role that his Department plays in the regulation of masts in the State. [1769/23] - Departmental Correspondence
126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of letters received from energy investors between 1995 and 2021, including international arbitration that... - Departmental Data
127. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will publish his diary and expenses for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1890/23] - Hedge Cutting
128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason that he has not signed the derogation with regard to the burning of bushes and branches (details supplied);... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
129. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the changes to benefit-in-kind introduced recently in relation to company cars have been assessed in terms of their... - Telecommunications Infrastructure
130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he intends rolling out a programme similar to the national broadband scheme to ensure effective 100% good-quality... - Energy Conservation
132. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the low-interest loans to enable homes to retrofit will be available; and if he will make a statement on the... - Post Office Network
133. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on designating the post office network as the "offline gateway" of choice for persons availing of State... - National Broadband Plan
136. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will ensure the provision of broadband to Brookdale, Riverstick, County Cork. [2423/23] - Waste Management
137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to encourage all local authorities to provide compost facilities at amenity sites to avoid this...
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