Written answers
Thursday, 13 July 2023
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Angling Sector
126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which ongoing restocking of rivers and freshwater lakes continues in respect of trout, salmon or other... - Environmental Policy
128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for the proposed introduction of a levy on disposable cups and on a deposit/return scheme for PET bottles and... - Pension Provisions
130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will give Ministerial approval for the two-phase increase of 6% pensionable pay in addition to the agreed 2% due... - Energy Prices
131. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware that wholesale electricity prices fell by 35% in June 2023 (details supplied); when he expects this will... - Energy Policy
137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the legislation for the cap on market revenues; when he expects it to be published; and if he will... - Energy Prices
141. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to report on the cross-departmental and inter-agency Energy Poverty Steering Group; how many times it has met over the... - Energy Policy
146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to report on the Government's summit on energy independence held on 6 July 2023; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Appointments
148. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of personnel in his Department at principal officer level or above who, on retiring from that position, were... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
149. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the stakeholder engagement with the commercial built environment's working group; how often they... - Energy Conservation
150. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what measures he is taking to reduce energy demand, in particular the demand coming from large energy users; and if he... - Energy Policy
151. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how the CRU will be resourced to carry out its new functions with respect to the cap on market revenues; if new staff... - Energy Prices
155. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to report on the evidence base for Government policy that seeks to address Ireland's high energy prices. [34984/23] - Building Energy Rating
157. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress to date on the work to match Building Energy Rating (BER) data with the Survey on Income and Living... - Renewable Energy Generation
158. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the consultation on private wires/direct line renewables will be released; his plans for the consultation; and if... - Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan
160. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the public consultation document on the design of ORESS auctions in phase two will be published; and if he will... - Energy Prices
161. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 72 of 15 June 2023, regarding his request to the CRU to investigate pricing... - Energy Policy
162. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the Government’s energy security review and the review by a person (details... - State Bodies
164. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the workforce plan for the CRU, which included the approval of 74 new whole-time positions; how... - Broadband Infrastructure
165. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of connections under the national broadband plan in County Mayo; how that compares to revised targets; the... - Gas and Electricity Disconnections
180. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of gas and electricity disconnections in 2022, in Q1 2023 and in Q2 2023, in tabular form; and if he will... - Energy Conservation
182. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he aware of a survey (details supplied) which highlights barriers to achieving retrofit targets; how he plans to... - Motor Fuels
186. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what incentives, if any, are in place to encourage farmers to grow crops that can be used to produce hydrotreated... - Renewable Energy Generation
187. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the plans his Department has to communicate to the public the importance of micro-generation such as solar... - Environmental Schemes
189. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications which are on hand for the warmer homes scheme; whether this list has been divided into the... - Renewable Energy Generation
190. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline the installed capacity of renewable energy under all of the various modes; solar, on shore wind,... - Environmental Schemes
191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a breakdown of the number of oil boilers and the number of gas boilers installed in the warmer homes scheme... - Energy Usage
192. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to report the percentage of demand for gas in all sectors including electricity generation, residential, and industrial... - Climate Action Plan
196. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on Q2 2023 targets in the Climate Action Plan to manage our energy transition; and if he will make a... - Renewable Energy Generation
197. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to report on the number of new grid connections in 2022, in q1 2023 and in q2 2023 for renewable energy per source, in... - Sustainable Energy Communities
198. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the level of funding provided to sustainable energy communities in 2022, in q1 2023 and in q3... - Environmental Schemes
205. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if will provide an update on the commitment in the Energy Poverty Action Plan to introduce a mechanism to ensure... - Environmental Policy
206. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how many rental properties were retrofitting in 2022, q1 2023 and in q2 2023; and if he will make a statement on the... - Environmental Schemes
207. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current average waiting time for the home surveys that are required to access SEAI free energy upgrades. [35448/23] - Renewable Energy Generation
208. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the incentives available for households and businesses to install solar panels; and if he will make a... - Waterways Issues
209. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what engagement his Department has had with the relevant stakeholders with regard to reanimating the River Liffey.... - Environmental Policy
210. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the internships, apprenticeships and graduate schemes run by his Department and public bodies under the...
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