Written answers
Tuesday, 18 April 2023
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- North-South Interconnector
164. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will clarify a matter regarding his Department’s press statement regarding the review of the North South... - Litter Pollution
165. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions his Department has initiated to prevent littering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16065/23] - Energy Conservation
167. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total number of homes that had retrofit work undertaken supported by SEAI grants under the various schemes... - Broadband Infrastructure
168. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the roll-out of high-speed rural broadband in County Galway; and if he will make a... - Energy Conservation
169. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the financial support available for community organisations, such as charities and community centres, to get an energy... - Renewable Energy Generation
170. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware that the report by the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine on Agriculture and the... - Broadband Infrastructure
171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how it is possible for him to lay down, as a condition of providing broadband services, under the EU regulatory regime... - Departmental Schemes
172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has plans to apply the energy credit to gas customers where the full credit amount is not used for electricity;... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
174. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the recently released 2023 report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate... - Inland Fisheries
175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps his Department is taking to stop the decline of trout and other fish stock in the River Inny, which has been... - Energy Policy
176. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the competition that is present in the electricity market in Ireland; the components the ESB still has full control... - Departmental Staff
177. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of staff within his Department who are based and working with the European Union in Brussels; their present... - Waste Management
178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide clarity and a timeframe with respect to when the issue of stabilised residual waste fines, which are going... - Fuel Quality
179. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the action being taken to curtail the importation and distribution of coal that does not meet the State’s... - Departmental Regulations
182. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of breaches of the new solid fuel regulations that have been identified since its commencement last year,... - Renewable Energy Generation
183. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if grants are available for businesses to install solar or PV panels. [16645/23] - Climate Change Policy
184. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide his response to the recommended actions on cutting rates of pollution and reducing energy poverty... - Departmental Schemes
185. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment plans to introduce a non-profit district heating scheme here; and his plans to transition existing schemes to a... - Inland Fisheries
188. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how many of the fisheries claimed by Inland Fisheries Ireland were the subject of the Irish Land Act 1903 and, if not,... - Official Travel
190. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline the final costs incurred for attendance at an event (details supplied); and if he will outline how... - Inland Fisheries
191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of purchase orders generated by Inland Fisheries Ireland in each of the years from 2010 to 2022 and to date... - Waste Management
193. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if any consideration has been given to implementing a deposit return scheme for single-use paper items, similar to the... - Energy Prices
194. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has liaised with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities on the issue of energy companies reducing electricity... - Broadband Infrastructure
195. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 172 of 7 March 2023, if he will provide the details of the main subcontractors... - Departmental Regulations
196. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what measures are in place to regulate the financial technology sector; what regulation is in place to ensure that... - Renewable Energy Generation
197. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the forthcoming introduction of a 0% VAT rate on the supply and installation of solar... - Litter Pollution
200. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on how innovation and digitalisation is being used to tackle littering; if microchipping a... - Energy Prices
202. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide advice to households that have already significantly reduced their energy usage but who are still... - Broadband Infrastructure
204. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will clarify the reason there will be no broadband connection works for an area in County Offaly (details... - Invasive Species Policy
206. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment given that, on 31 March 2023 Galway City Council issued an alert regarding the potential spread of the invasive quagga... - Broadband Infrastructure
207. 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; the number of properties connected... - Postal Services
208. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way a person who wishes to have their address changed or an error corrected that is listed on the Eircode website... - Departmental Staff
209. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of Departmental staff currently on sick or stress leave; and the number who took stress or sick leave in... - Departmental Schemes
212. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the rationale for the exclusion of homes constructed before 1940 from the fully funded energy upgrade scheme; and if he... - State Bodies
218. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment as the line Minister responsible for implementation of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act 1983, the number... - Energy Usage
219. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to develop a portal that enables households to use the information from their smart electricity... - Departmental Schemes
220. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will ensure that an individual (details supplied) receives the electricity account credit. [17955/23] - International Agreements
221. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to ensure that the State leaves the Energy Charter Treaty. [17957/23] - Fuel Poverty
222. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to parliamentary Question No. 69 of 28 February 2023, when the ESRI is due to report on proposing a metric for... - Departmental Schemes
223. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how the Commission for Regulation of Utilities is resourced to monitor, regulate and enforce payments as part of the...
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