Written answers

Monday, 9 September 2024

Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment

 
  • Job Creation
    73.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he can provide figures for direct and indirect jobs potential if Ireland's targets are met in solar energy, onshore...
  • Departmental Schemes
    74.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current wait time for the SEAI better energy warmer homes scheme first stage and the BER assessment stage, in 2024;...
  • Telecommunications Services
    75.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he aware of a recent upsurge in scam calls and texts to Irish phone numbers; if the regulator has control over this;...
  • Public Sector Pensions
    76.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a matter regarding pensions will be addressed (details supplied); the reason they are being decreased unfairly; and if...
  • Departmental Correspondence
    77.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to review correspondence (details supplied); if the matter will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Recycling Policy
    78.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to list the number of recycling initiatives that have commenced since he became minister, in tabular form.[33979/24]
  • Programme for Government
    79.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the implementation of the programme for Government commitments under the remit of his...
  • Broadband Infrastructure
    80.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to review the situation in respect of broadband quality in Drogheda town centre, considering the serious impact it is...
  • Energy Infrastructure
    81.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to alleviate and respond to concerns about battery energy storage systems and the long term safety...
  • Environmental Policy
    85.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what Ireland’s responsibilities are concerning noise pollution, specifically motorway noise pollution, and more...
  • Recycling Policy
    86.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a copy of the findings of the interim review of H1 2023 of the IFFPG renewal of approved body status, as per...
  • Departmental Reports
    88.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a copy of a report (details supplied) commissioned by his Department; if he will detail the provision...
  • Energy Infrastructure
    89.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide details of the procedures in place to ensure the safe decommissioning of battery energy storage systems in...
  • EU Agreements
    90.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment whether his Department has sought agreement to terminate the memorandum of understanding on gas between the European...
  • Renewable Energy Generation
    91.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the breakdown of the percentage of renewable electricity that was generated from renewable fuel sources; the percentage...
  • Broadband Infrastructure
    103.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if broadband will be installed in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34684/24]
  • Departmental Schemes
    105.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment regarding the medically vulnerable scheme, if the scheme is operational since Q3 2023, the energy suppliers that are...
  • Energy Policy
    106.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the situation of residents who use a coin meter for electricity, given that these residents are not...
  • Official Travel
    108.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of flights he has taken to or from Shannon Airport, Cork Airport and Knock Airport since assuming...
  • Departmental Expenditure
    109.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the shared island dimension to the Community Climate Action Programme; to provide the total allocation;...
  • Fisheries Protection
    110.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason there is such a long delay in revoking Bye-Law No. C.S.336, 2024, that closed the Ballisodare, County Sligo...
  • Recycling Policy
    111.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of unclaimed refunds in regard to the deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Departmental Staff
    114.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of political staff employed in his Department, including parliamentary assistants, secretarial assistants,...
  • Ministerial Staff
    116.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the expenses paid to ministerial advisers in his Department in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023...
  • Departmental Schemes
    117.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total estimated spending on retrofitting homes for improved energy use over the past three years; and the total...
  • Building Regulations
    118.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the guidance that is given to the SEAI in relation to building guidelines; if the SEAI has a complaints process to...
  • Electricity Supply Board
    119.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of his engagement with the ESB with regard to the establishment of a compensation fund for local communities...
  • Illegal Dumping
    120.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is a process in place to support, encourage and monitor use by local authorities of CCTV and mobile recording...
  • Litter Pollution
    121.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on two studies used to evaluate national litter levels (details supplied) which have yielded differing...
  • Renewable Energy Generation
    123.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 14 May 2024, the status of the community-led projects that were successful...
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    127.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the working group established to assist in the review of the emissions reduction target for land use, land...
  • Telecommunications Infrastructure
    129.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the efforts currently in hand to ensure much improved mobile phone coverage in an area (details supplied), given neither...
  • Departmental Schemes
    130.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if assistance will be provided to a family (details supplied) for an SEAI appeal; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Post Office Network
    132.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are proposals to expand the range of services available through the post office network; and if he will make a...
  • Broadband Infrastructure
    133.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when fully operative fibre broadband will be made available to a residence (details supplied); and if he will make a...
  • Building Energy Rating
    134.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the pre-and post-BER ratings of all deep retrofits completed in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 to date under all SEAI...
  • Waste Management
    138.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the public funding provided to private operators of public refuse collection, disposal and recycling, broken down by...
  • Departmental Schemes
    142.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which real estate investment trust (REIT)-owned residences have availed of the SEAI’s retrofitting...

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