Written answers

Wednesday, 15 October 2025

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

 
  • Inland Fisheries
    13. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the fact that Inland Fisheries Ireland operates a facility (details supplied) in County Galway under licence...
  • EU Regulations
    14. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the recreational fisheries which will be subject to fishing authorisations and catch declarations in the future as per...
  • State Bodies
    15. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the specific responsibilities and powers of Coimisiún na Meán in relation to the enforcement of take-back...
  • Inland Fisheries
    17. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there have been any resignations from the Board of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) this calendar year considering that...
  • Legislative Measures
    19. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will issue a Section 14 Authorisation under the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959, for the operation of a facility...
  • Angling Sector
    20. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a Departmental policy has been agreed to impose a total catch and release model for recreational salmon angling in the...
  • Legislative Measures
    21. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if it is the intention of his Departmental officials to legislatively take control of stock management (invasive pike...
  • Energy Infrastructure
    23. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify the intended scope and purpose of the newly announced National Biomethane Market; if this initiative...
  • Budget 2026
    29. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the specific measures and initiatives to which the additional €157 million dedicated to circular economy measures in...
  • Artificial Intelligence
    34. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department is using agentic AI in the delivery of its services or operations; if it is considering the use of...
  • Departmental Schemes
    35. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the average cost to retrofit a home to a BER cost optimum standard under the better energy warmer homes scheme in the years...
  • Departmental Funding
    37. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide a breakdown of the budget allocations for each programme under the subhead B4 of the revised estimate in each of...
  • Departmental Schemes
    39. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide a breakdown of the average cost to install domestic solar PV under the solar PV scheme; and the average size of...
  • Departmental Funding
    42. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding provided for community energy grants in 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Departmental Schemes
    43. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to report on SRESS 1; the number of projects which were successful in their applications; to report on their progress; when...
  • Budget 2026
    44. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an update on the expansion of district heating; the funding that was allocated for 2026 as part of Budget 2026;...
  • Energy Production
    45. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the proportion of the target of 5.7TWh indigenously produced by 2030 that has been achieved to date; and if he will make a...
  • Wind Energy Generation
    46. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the proportion of the 2030 target for onshore wind that has been achieved (energised) to date; and if he will make a...
  • Energy Production
    48. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the proportion of the 2030 target for solar PV that has been achieved (energised) to date; and if he will make a statement...
  • Wind Energy Generation
    49. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the proportion of the 2030 target for offshore wind capacity, specifically for renewable hydrogen, which has been achieved...
  • Legislative Measures
    50. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the rationale for the threshold in the Renewable Heat Obligation Bill 2025 that states the Act will not apply to suppliers...
  • Budget 2026
    52. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide a breakdown of the funding ringfenced for Just Transition as part of Budget 2026; under which subheads these...
  • Ministerial Communications
    55. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government Communications the reason the figures for the Ministerial Vote Group Gross Voted Capital Expenditure were based on the...

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