Written answers
Tuesday, 28 February 2023
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Energy Conservation
68. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the roll-out of loan schemes for deep retrofitting; and if the backlog previously... - Fuel Poverty
69. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has considered the use of additional methodologies to measure energy deprivation and vulnerability to... - Environmental Policy
70. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will indicate the processes that he has put in place to set sectoral targets under the Circular Economy and... - Departmental Data
71. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will clarify the total amount of carbon credits purchased by the State since 2019 to date; the planned purchase... - Energy Conservation
72. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to improve the average wait time for the better energy warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on... - Data Centres
73. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has any concerns about the impact on the State’s climate targets from the recently announced plans by a... - Gorse Burning
74. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the current status of farmers being permitted to burn bushes on their land; and if he... - Energy Conservation
75. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his Department's projected number of deep retrofits and heat pump installations that will be required each year to meet... - Environmental Policy
76. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his proposals to reduce the amount of polyethylene terephthalate, PET, plastic exported from Ireland; if he has... - Wind Energy Generation
77. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has a forecast for wind energy production in 2023, and for how far it will go in terms of meeting... - Water Pollution
78. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of pollution caused in ground water by wastewater systems from single house treatment systems; the steps he is... - Fuel Oil Specifications
79. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware of the benefits of HVO biofuels in its use as a very low emission home-heating source; and if he will... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
80. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the degree to which he continues to ensure the meeting of emission targets, while protecting the agri-food industry,... - Air Quality
81. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to tackle the high air pollution levels recently recorded in towns across the country. [9856/23] - Departmental Reviews
82. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the Government’s review of energy security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9837/23] - Energy Prices
83. 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... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
84. 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 if... - Air Quality
86. 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 Schemes
87. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the action his Department is taking to assist SMEs to reduce carbon emissions in 2023; if further financial supports to... - Tax Code
88. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the rate of taxation the Government plans to set above the minimum rate of 33% outlined in the Council Regulation (EU)... - Climate Change Policy
89. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 19 of 8 November 2022, the details of any engagement he has had since November... - Energy Conservation
90. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the number of retrofits in 2022; the measures being taken to ensure an increase in take-up in 2023; and if... - State Bodies
92. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has concerns surrounding the ability of an organisation (details supplied) to carry out its functions effectively... - Departmental Bodies
93. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline the work carried out by the District Heating Steering Group to date; the number of times it has met;... - Wind Energy Generation
94. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline the way his Department is supporting the development of offshore floating wind power generation; his... - State Bodies
95. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to reports that the 2021 annual accounts of an organisation (details supplied) has not... - Electricity Generation
96. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on measures he is taking to ensure sufficient electricity generation capacity for the... - North-South Interconnector
97. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has received a review of the North-South Interconnector; when it will be published; and if he will commission a... - Fuel Quality
98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to tackle the use of the so-called dirty fuels across the country. [9945/23] - National Broadband Plan
99. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan is on track to reach the forecast of 95% of premises having access to... - Energy Conservation
100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 126 of 8 November 2022, the status of the heat and built environment delivery... - National Broadband Plan
103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a progress report on the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan in Cork from 1 January 2022 to 31... - Recycling Policy
104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of businesses that have registered with Re-Turn, as part of the national deposit return scheme, since... - National Broadband Plan
105. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which the provision of broadband continues to meet targets; and if he will make a statement on the... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
106. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if, in light of a recent report (details supplied) on global methane emissions, he has any plans to seek to reduce the... - Wind Energy Generation
107. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to ensure floating offshore wind energy projects off the west coast are treated as a priority under phase 2... - Departmental Projects
108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the geothermal study conducted at Carlinn Hall, Dundalk, County Louth in 2022 will be completed; the plan when the... - Departmental Schemes
110. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 91 of 15 December 2022, if he will clarify if the community category will be... - Fuel Poverty
112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the commitment in the Energy Poverty Action Plan to introduce a mechanism to ensure... - Bord na Móna
113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he intends to amend the legal mandate of Bord na Móna to ensure that the protection and restoration of the... - National Broadband Plan
114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the roll-out of high-speed broadband in counties Cavan and Monaghan. [9858/23] - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to recent Teagasc research (details supplied) into the sequestering of carbon on Irish... - Food Waste
116. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has begun implementing the measures relating to food donation and distribution laid out in the Waste... - Departmental Projects
117. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on investigations into the potential of geothermal energy in the State; if it presents a... - Wastewater Treatment
119. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the discussions he has had with Teagasc, the EPA, and third level institutions, in relation to developing improved...
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