Written answers
Tuesday, 14 May 2024
Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Grant Payments
101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when clarity will be provide to the SEAI by his Department and the Department of Environment, Climate and... - Recycling Policy
102. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of tax collected on plastic bottles and cans since the deposit return scheme was introduced, and the amount... - National Broadband Plan
104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the roll out of the national broadband plan specifically in relation to counties Cavan and Monaghan;... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
105. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline the implications at household level as a result of the extension of the ETS to cover domestic... - Waste Management
107. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21230/24] - Recycling Policy
108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that disabled people in rural areas cannot avail of the deposit return... - Energy Policy
109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland has purchased the gas storage ship it announced in 2023 which customers were told that they would be paying... - Emergency Planning
110. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the 'public warning system' which enables mobile phone operators in Ireland to send warnings to the... - European Union
111. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 166 of 30 April 2024, to list all Acts sponsored by his Department, or Statutory... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what penalties Ireland will accrue if it does not meet its 2030 targets of a reduction of 50% on emissions and the 2050... - Electricity Grid
113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware that there were two orange alerts on the grid in recent months as high energy demand units continue to... - Data Centres
114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware of the recent planning permission granted for a data centre in Ennis; if he is concerned by the... - Renewable Energy Generation
115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he accepts that there is an urgent need to accelerate our offshore wind projects to allow for economic development... - Data Centres
116. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider freezing data centre projects until we have sufficient renewables to supply the energy required;... - Energy Policy
117. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department will review the need to classify batteries as dangerous substances when it comes to the building of... - Broadband Infrastructure
119. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the rollout of high-speed broadband in Cavan and Monaghan. [21323/24] - Grant Payments
120. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware of the reason a person (details supplied) did not qualify for a home heating upgrade as part of the... - Energy Conservation
121. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether BER assessors are more than qualified to provide the home energy assessment required for the home... - Illegal Dumping
123. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment whether consideration has been given to the establishment of a dumping taskforce in Cork city. [21616/24] - National Broadband Plan
124. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the National Broadband Plan in Cork. [21617/24] - Telecommunications Infrastructure
125. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the role he has in ensuring with ComReg that phone signal is delivered across the State and addressing black... - Electricity Grid
126. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the role he has in ensuring with Eirgrid that grid infrastructure investment is sufficient to support a... - Departmental Schemes
127. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications received under the warmer homes scheme since its announcement; the number of homes completed... - Employment Rights
129. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if any State, semi-State or commercial semi-State agency under the aegis of their Department is aware of any cases of... - Renewable Energy Generation
130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason homes built before 2021 are eligible to apply for a rooftop solar panel grant but not homes constructed... - Broadband Infrastructure
131. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he can take to speed up the provision of broadband services through the medium of fibre-optics throughout... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
132. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which each sector in the economy can contribute to greenhouse gas reduction over the next five years... - Environmental Policy
133. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which his Department has examined the fullest possible extent to which all measures to offset the impact... - Renewable Energy Generation
134. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which his Department continues to explore electricity generation from non-fossil fuels by way of wind,... - Telecommunications Services
135. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which mobile telephone services remain good when compared with other European Union or adjoining... - Broadband Infrastructure
136. 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... - Waste Management
137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which the national waste management plan continues to address the relevant issues, with particular... - Electricity Generation
139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which electricity generation and production costs here are in line with those in other EU member states;... - Departmental Advertising
140. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total costs incurred by his Department from 2019 to date relating to the placing of advertisements in print media;... - Air Quality
141. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the Government’s clean air strategy. [21908/24] - Environmental Policy
142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will make a statement on the waste and circular economy action plan. [21909/24]
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