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Question· writtenPQ 239asked

235 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the national climate change strategy for Ireland 2000 states on page 50 that, in the commercial sector, a mandatory energy rating system will be developed to promote greater awareness of the cost of energy as a portion of the overall costs of building rental and adjustments to the tax treatment of leases will be made if it becomes clear by 2003 that the energy rating system is not providing the necessary incentive on its own to reduce energy use in the sector; the progress that has been made towards meeting this specific target and the goals outlined elsewhere in the strategy. [32851/04]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004

235 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the national climate change strategy for Ireland 2000 states on page 50 that, in the commercial sector, a mandatory energy rating system will be developed to promote greater awareness of the cost of energy as a portion of the overall costs of building rental and adjustments to the tax treatment of leases will be made if it becomes clear by 2003 that the energy rating system is not providing the necessary incentive on its own to reduce energy use in the sector; the progress that has been made towards meeting this specific target and the goals outlined elsewhere in the strategy. [32851/04]

Question· writtenPQ 42asked

88 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the recent comments by a person (details supplied) that alternative measures will have to be introduced to compensate for the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions that would have followed the introduction of a carbon tax; the proposals he is considering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32689/04]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004

88 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the recent comments by a person (details supplied) that alternative measures will have to be introduced to compensate for the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions that would have followed the introduction of a carbon tax; the proposals he is considering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32689/04]

Question· writtenPQ 40asked

28 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the review of the national climate change strategy being undertaken by his Department is re-examining the case for the introduction of carbon taxes. [32746/04]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2004

28 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the review of the national climate change strategy being undertaken by his Department is re-examining the case for the introduction of carbon taxes. [32746/04]

Question· writtenPQ 93asked

129 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the funding which is available for coastal protection in Wicklow; and if he will report on the long-term analysis he has carried out on the implications of global climate change on such coastal areas. [31244/04]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2004

129 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources the funding which is available for coastal protection in Wicklow; and if he will report on the long-term analysis he has carried out on the implications of global climate change on such coastal areas. [31244/04]

Question· writtenPQ 213asked

344 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will take steps strategically as a country to improve fuel security and derive energy from sources which are less harmful in terms of climate change than fossil fuels. [25308/04]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2004

344 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he will take steps strategically as a country to improve fuel security and derive energy from sources which are less harmful in terms of climate change than fossil fuels. [25308/04]

Question· writtenPQ 53asked

50 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance the reason he decided not to proceed with the plan to introduce a carbon tax; and his view on the role taxation should play in the promotion of the climate change strategy. [24671/04]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 October 2004

50 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Finance the reason he decided not to proceed with the plan to introduce a carbon tax; and his view on the role taxation should play in the promotion of the climate change strategy. [24671/04]

Question· writtenPQ 38asked

37 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to ensure that agriculture here adapts to the changing conditions resulting from climate change such as heavier rainfall and, in certain areas, increased drought; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24541/04]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2004

37 Mr. Boyle asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to ensure that agriculture here adapts to the changing conditions resulting from climate change such as heavier rainfall and, in certain areas, increased drought; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24541/04]

Question· writtenPQ 31asked

60 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures he intends to take to enable the State to comply with its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol and to combat climate change in view of the decision not to proceed with the introduction of carbon taxes. [22616/04]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2004

60 Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures he intends to take to enable the State to comply with its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol and to combat climate change in view of the decision not to proceed with the introduction of carbon taxes. [22616/04]

Question· writtenPQ 336asked

336 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has issued a guidance note to planning authorities regarding flooding or climate change in order to assist them in the preparation of statutory development plans. [21184/04]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 July 2004

336 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has issued a guidance note to planning authorities regarding flooding or climate change in order to assist them in the preparation of statutory development plans. [21184/04]

Question· writtenPQ 246asked

244 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he received responses from each coastal local authority to his request in July 2002 for their proposals for coastal protection work for the period 2003-06; the budget that has been allocated to such works; the role his Department is taking in organising coastal protection in view of the concerns regarding climate change and rising sea levels (details supplied). [19553/04]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2004

244 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he received responses from each coastal local authority to his request in July 2002 for their proposals for coastal protection work for the period 2003-06; the budget that has been allocated to such works; the role his Department is taking in organising coastal protection in view of the concerns regarding climate change and rising sea levels (details supplied). [19553/04]

Question· writtenPQ 70asked

65 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he received responses from each coastal local authority to his request in July 2002 for their proposals for coastal protection work for the period 2003-06; the budget which has been allocated to such works; and the role his Department is taking in organising coastal protection in view of the concerns about climate change, rising sea levels and Dublin City Council alone estimates they may need €150 million for coastal defence work. [19305/04]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2004

65 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he received responses from each coastal local authority to his request in July 2002 for their proposals for coastal protection work for the period 2003-06; the budget which has been allocated to such works; and the role his Department is taking in organising coastal protection in view of the concerns about climate change, rising sea levels and Dublin City Council alone estimates they may need €150 million for coastal defence work. [19305/04]

Question· writtenPQ 36asked

30 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed by a person (details supplied) at the implications for coastal erosion of climate change; when he expects to bring forward the proposed coastal zone management legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19217/04]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 June 2004

30 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the concerns expressed by a person (details supplied) at the implications for coastal erosion of climate change; when he expects to bring forward the proposed coastal zone management legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19217/04]

Question· oralPQ 6asked

6 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department is making financial provision for the measures needed to counteract some of the damaging effects of climate change in view of the fact that Dublin City Council alone estimates a need for €150 million for coastal defence work and that the Chartered Insurance Institute world-wide says that with present trends, losses due to climate change will outstrip global GDP in 60 years. [16809/04]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 June 2004

6 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department is making financial provision for the measures needed to counteract some of the damaging effects of climate change in view of the fact that Dublin City Council alone estimates a need for €150 million for coastal defence work and that the Chartered Insurance Institute world-wide says that with present trends, losses due to climate change will outstrip global GDP in 60 years. [16809/04]

Question· writtenPQ 384asked

398 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the proposal for an international agreement on a contraction and convergence response to climate change has been discussed at a Heads of State level during the Irish European Union Presidency; and if he intends to include the issue in the hand-over portfolio he will pass on to the upcoming Dutch Presidency. [13426/04]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 May 2004

398 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if the proposal for an international agreement on a contraction and convergence response to climate change has been discussed at a Heads of State level during the Irish European Union Presidency; and if he intends to include the issue in the hand-over portfolio he will pass on to the upcoming Dutch Presidency. [13426/04]

Question· writtenPQ 192asked

192 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has adopted a position on the contraction and convergence model of response to the threat of climate change; the level of debate at a European level on this proposal; and the role the Government has taken in advancing such a debate. [13066/04]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 May 2004

192 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has adopted a position on the contraction and convergence model of response to the threat of climate change; the level of debate at a European level on this proposal; and the role the Government has taken in advancing such a debate. [13066/04]

Question· writtenPQ 202asked

260 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider giving direction to the National Treasury Management Agency to divest the estimated €47 million shareholding in ExxonMobil corporation which is held within the National Pensions Reserve Fund and to reinvest the same money in renewable energy companies; and if the Government shares the concern of environmental groups about the refusal of the ExxonMobil corporation to accept the science of climate change, their failure to invest in new renewable energy technologies or to pay the €7 billion fines for the Exxon Valdez oil disaster which occurred in 1989. [11177/04]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 April 2004

260 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Finance if he will consider giving direction to the National Treasury Management Agency to divest the estimated €47 million shareholding in ExxonMobil corporation which is held within the National Pensions Reserve Fund and to reinvest the same money in renewable energy companies; and if the Government shares the concern of environmental groups about the refusal of the ExxonMobil corporation to accept the science of climate change, their failure to invest in new renewable energy technologies or to pay the €7 billion fines for the Exxon Valdez oil disaster which occurred in 1989. [11177/04]

Question· writtenPQ 691asked

826 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Transport the details of the letters of comfort which he is issuing to the workers in Aer Rianta; if he will clarify the legal status of these letters, in the event that the commercial climate for the company does not prove as successful as anticipated by the Minister; if he will outline how the letter of comfort compares with a former agreement made between Aer Rianta and the ITGWU representing catering staff in Aer Rianta which is now a matter of dispute between workers and the company after some workers have been made redundant from the airport restaurant company established under the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1864/04]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 January 2004

826 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Transport the details of the letters of comfort which he is issuing to the workers in Aer Rianta; if he will clarify the legal status of these letters, in the event that the commercial climate for the company does not prove as successful as anticipated by the Minister; if he will outline how the letter of comfort compares with a former agreement made between Aer Rianta and the ITGWU representing catering staff in Aer Rianta which is now a matter of dispute between workers and the company after some workers have been made redundant from the airport restaurant company established under the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1864/04]