194. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is subject to budgetary constraints when engaging in litigation whether as an applicant, defendant or notice party. [22926/18]
193. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to increase the incentive for packaging producers to reduce plastic packaging. [22923/18]
192. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to improve the recycling rate for plastic packaging in view of the fact that the plastic packaging recycling rate correspondingly has decreased from 47% to 34% in the years from 2011 to 2015. [22922/18]
191. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to reduce the amount of plastic packaging generated (details supplied). [22921/18]
190. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of separate collection of compostable litter in place; and the plans in place to collect more compostable litter separately. [22920/18]
189. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the fees a company (details supplied) collects fund litter clean up and litter bin collection in view of the fact that at least 80% of the waste by volume is comprised of packaging. [22919/18]
188. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which a company's (details supplied) charges compare to similar schemes in other EU countries. [22918/18]
187. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of aluminium beverage containers sold here on an annual basis; and the number that are recycled. [22917/18]
186. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of PET beverage containers sold here on an annual basis; and the number that are recycled. [22916/18]
185. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of LDPE or HDPE beverage containers sold here on an annual basis; and the number that are recycled. [22915/18]
176. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quantities of pig, poultry and cattle manure imported and exported between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in each of the past five years in tabular form. [22928/18]
62. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of the Information Commissioner is subject to budgetary constraints when engaging in litigation whether as an applicant, defendant or notice party. [22927/18]
61. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the legal fees incurred to date by the Office of the Information Commissioner in respect of the proceedings in the High Court and Court of Appeal further to the judgment of the Court of Appeal in a case (details supplied). [22924/18]
77. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the ramifications of setting the digital age of consent at 16 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22702/18]
75. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures contained within the national planning framework that will help to avert the impending fines for missing Ireland's 2020 renewable energy targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21980/18]
5. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the role of his Department in drafting the European climate and energy plan for Ireland by the end of 2018. [21979/18]
41. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance the amount the cycle to work scheme costs to run; and if he has carried out a cost-benefit analysis of the scheme. [21478/18]
40. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance his plans to adopt the Sparkassen model of public banking as presented by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21477/18]
104. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the nature of the group emerging on the fringes of the European Council involving the Dutch, Baltic and Irish Governments. [18893/18]
67. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there has been contact between his Department and United States authorities in relation to President Trump's visit to the United Kingdom; and if there are plans in place in the event of a visit here. [19858/18]
29. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent meeting with Mr. Michel Barnier. [19857/18]
261. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his position on EU Directive 2016/1148; his views on whether the implementation of this directive represents an adequate minimum standard for the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure in the State; and his plans to introduce further measures to increase Irish cybersecurity and readiness. [20745/18]
5. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the meetings he has had with European counterparts in respect of PESCO; the timeline for Irish participation in PESCO projects; and the way in which he plans to inform Dáil Éireann on the progress of and details relating to such projects. [20744/18]
246. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department's specific financial codes which are used to monitor expenditure under the heading of land transport. [20341/18]
426. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the latest figures for persons cycling to work; the amount the bike to work scheme costs to run; and if he has carried out a cost-benefit analysis of the scheme. [20112/18]
412. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his Department's planned renewable energy system's capacity estimated to be installed here in percentage of the power mix for the years 2030 and 2035. [20113/18]
411. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the rationale for delaying the ban on sales of non-zero emission vehicles until 2030 in view of the large and accumulating overshoot of carbon dioxide emissions from the transport sector relative to EU targets and the temperature goals for the Paris Agreement; and his costed plans for drawing down the corresponding excess carbon dioxide that will be emitted to the atmosphere and that is directly attributable to this delay. [20111/18]
410. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the term "non-zero emission vehicle" in regard to the commitment in the National Development Plan 2018-2027 encompasses vehicles equipped with a combustion engine regardless of fuel and other propulsion systems which may also be installed, such that no new hybrid propulsion vehicles that include a combustion engine will be sold here after 2030. [20110/18]
37. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the assessment he has made of an estate (details supplied) as a suitable site for the provision of the cost-rental model of public housing; if he has met or will meet the regeneration team for the estate; and if he has studied its proposal for the provision of housing in the area. [19871/18]
33. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will amend the Housing (Standards for Rented Houses) Regulations 2017 to require landlords to test for radon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19872/18]
1. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach the details of the new structure of the communications unit within his Department following the completion of the review. [18891/18]
269. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the amount his Department is projected to spend in each quarter of 2018 in local authority builds, approved housing body builds and acquisitions units under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000, in tabular form. [19326/18]
437. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the administrative cost of means testing each social welfare payment that is subject to means testing in 2016 and 2017; the cost of administering all non means tested social welfare payments in 2016 and 2017, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19117/18]
241. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the details of the streamlined approval process for the approval of local authority housing by his Department; the number of occasions or stages of approval required by his Department's process; and the main stages and length of time it takes from site selection to tenant handover. [18447/18]
228. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the timeframe and process for the introduction of new marine protected areas. [18438/18]
112. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in the roll-out of automatic number plate recognition cameras in Dublin city (details supplied); the timeline for the further roll-out of same; the proposed locations for the cameras; and the number of different types of vehicles found breaking traffic signals in 2017. [18393/18]
5. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will reopen the organic farming scheme; his plans for organic farming here; and the percentage of produce here that is organically grown. [18437/18]
52. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline and nature of the tendering process he plans to introduce for the collection of television licence fees. [18002/18]
35. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will introduce an auction system for the provision of electric vehicle, EV, charging points around the country. [18001/18]
595. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he is satisfied that 67% of all new housing being built has fossil fuel-based heating systems; and the measures he will take to reduce this in view of the Paris climate commitments. [18101/18]
476. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which he plans to respond to the Citizens' Assembly report on climate; and if he will seek to establish a similar committee to the one established in view of the Citizens' Assembly report on the eighth amendment to the Constitution. [18102/18]
475. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason Ireland's third biennial report to the UNFCCC was three months late. [18100/18]
173. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procurement process for arranging flights to transport deportees from Ireland to their country of origin; and the airlines and travel agencies involved in transporting deportees. [17168/18]
242. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the steps he will take in relation to the requests from Dublin City Council following the receiver seeking to reduce the amount of social housing in the Poolbeg SDZ; if all materials, correspondence and records related to the Poolbeg SDZ within his Department will be released; and if he will attend a meeting of Dublin City Council to answer questions from councillors on this issue. [17055/18]
1502. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the way in which it came to his attention that individual planning applications made under Part 3 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, are increasingly being discussed at municipal district area committee and-or council meetings of some local authorities prior to a decision being made on the application concerned, as referred to in circular letter PL 02/20189. [14952/18]
1501. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he or his officials had discussions with the law agents of planning authorities before he issued circular letter PL 02/20189. [14951/18]
1500. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he or his officials had discussions with an association (details supplied) before he issued circular letter PL 02/20189. [14950/18]
1499. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he obtained legal advice before issuing circular letter PL 02/20189. [14949/18]