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Question· writtenPQ 848asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2016
848. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to reopen the hardship scheme in view of recorded salmon and eel stock levels; his further plans to investigate avenues of support to help young salmon and eel fishermen affected by the closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26538/16]
Question· writtenPQ 847asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2016
847. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress in meeting the overall renewables targets by 2020 under the renewable energy directive, 2009/28/EC, including the progress on meeting the targets for the contribution of renewables and biofuels to gross electricity consumption, transport energy and heat since this Government came to office. [26445/16]
Question· writtenPQ 846asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2016
846. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of premises forecasted to be covered by the national broadband plan and by commercial high-speed broadband services, by county, in tabular form, inclusive of the further 170,000 premises which are currently marked BLUE on the high-speed broadband map and which are unlikely to get access to services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26444/16]
Question· oralPQ 31asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2016
31. Deputy Lisa Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide a report on the Defence Forces climate survey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27129/16]
Bill· HRH.R. 6121 (114th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 2016
Climate Resiliency, Security, and Source Water Protection Act This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring each community water system to submit to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) source water and distribution system vulnerability assessments that identify threats from: industrial activity, pipelines and storage tanks, contaminated sites, agricultural activity, and oil and gas exploration; climate change, extreme weather, drought, and temperature changes; and intentional acts, including intentional contamination, sabotage, and theft of any chemical of interest. Each community water system must also submit to the EPA protection plans that mitigate the threats to source water and distribution systems. The EPA must establish a grant program for increasing the resiliency or adaptability of the community water systems to threats.
Bill· HRH.R. 6116 (114th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 September 2016
Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 2016 This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to revise regulations for drinking water contaminants, including by: requiring the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine whether or not to regulate no fewer than 10 contaminants every 3 years (current law requires 5 contaminants every 5 years); revising the process and requirements for setting maximum containment levels in national primary drinking water regulations; directing the EPA to revise national primary drinking water regulations for lead and copper; setting deadlines for the EPA to publish maximum contaminant level goals and promulgate national drinking water regulations for perchlorate, perfluorinated compounds, and microcystin (algal) toxin; establishing grant programs for reducing lead in drinking water in schools; requiring community water systems to assess their vulnerabilities to contamination, including vulnerabilities from climate change or sabotage, and develop plans for addressing those vulnerabilities; establishing the Drinking Water Infrastructure Resiliency and Sustainability Program, under which the EPA may award grants for community water systems to increase their resiliency to those threats; removing a regulatory exemption for hydraulic fracturing; requiring the EPA to develop a strategic plan for assessing and managing the risks of drought to drinking water provided by public water systems; revising requirements for the drinking water state revolving fund (SRF); creating a process for consolidating water systems that repeatedly fail to comply with drinking water standards; requiring the EPA to create an inventory of data about drinking water violations; directing the EPA to revise regulations for consumer confidence reports; establishing research grants for monitoring technology; and requiring the EPA to study the presence of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in drinking water sources. The bill reauthorizes specified programs under the Act, including reauthorizing through FY2021 the SRF.
Record· Brief regering2016Z17174concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 22 September 2016
Reactie op vragen en verzoek inzake de Urgenda-zaak en CBS-cijfers over broeikasgasuitstoot
Report· HearingH.Hrg.114published
United States · United States House of Representatives · 21 September 2016
Record· debate2016-09-21published
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 September 2016
Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources
Question· writtenPQ 1713asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1713. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline Ireland’s obligations under EU 2030 energy targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26436/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1712asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1712. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a breakdown in €/MWh of the current cost of renewable energy support in each such renewable area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26435/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1711asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1711. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total amount of Department funding allocated to the better energy homes scheme, better energy communities scheme and better energy warmer homes scheme in 2016,; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26434/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1710asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1710. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of increasing grant aid for every measure available under the better energy homes scheme divided between each individual energy efficiency measure to households in 2017 based on current participation levels and by percentage increases (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26433/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1709asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1709. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of projects approved per county under the better energy communities scheme in each of the years 2014 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; the total funds drawn down in each year; the total budget allocation in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26432/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1708asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1708. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the State engages in the procurement of carbon credits from private forestries; if so, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26359/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1707asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1707. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will publish the analysis of the consultation on minimum thermal efficiency standards in rental properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26338/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1706asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1706. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the proposals he has to ensure investment in the fish farms operated by Inland Fisheries Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26288/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1705asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1705. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will ensure that Inland Fisheries Ireland continues to operate fish farms and trout hatcheries in view of the importance of these facilities for the angling sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26287/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1704asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1704. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied that all householders with a television set are paying the licence fee; if not, the steps he is taking to ensure that the fee is being collected to the maximum potential; the amount of money foregone to the Exchequer from non-payment; and the cost of pursuing non-payment. [26234/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1703asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1703. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the projects his Department is prioritising in Budget 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26112/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1702asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1702. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department is making an examination on placing waste collection and disposal back in the remit of the local authorities; the estimated cost of such a move; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26111/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1701asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1701. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated annual costs to the Exchequer to implement the changes needed across all Departments to ensure that Ireland hits its carbon emissions targets up to 2021; the moneys being allocated to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26110/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1700asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1700. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the list of all vacancies that existed on 26 February 2016 and all positions that have arisen since, including the date they became vacant, for State Boards or governing bodies under his control; the names of those appointed since the Government was formed; if the position was advertised and a short-list provided to him by the Public Appointments Service; if the appointments were approved by the Cabinet; the positions under his control which are not subject to the PAS system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26079/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1699asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1699. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he has taken with the Department of Social Protection and the Department of Finance to ensure that repayments from the Revenue Commissioners and the Department of Social Protection enable funds to be transferred to An Post accounts. [26050/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1698asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1698. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the proposed purchase of a company (details supplied) has been referred to the Competition Authority for review; if not, his plans to refer the proposal; the reason for any such decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25967/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1697asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1697. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the efforts his Department and agencies under its remit have made to use Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25867/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1696asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1696. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the State agencies, if any, which are using Eircode when communicating with households via An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25861/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1695asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1695. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the proposal by the European Commission, upon the abolition of roaming charges across the European Union in 2017, to allow for free roaming only for a consecutive period of 30 days and for no more than 90 days in a year; his views on whether, given citizens have the free right of movement, this should not be impeded by unnecessary costs such as roaming charges; his further views on whether the implementation of these conditions would amount to the indirect retention of roaming charges; if he will raise this issue with his counterparts from other EU Member States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25829/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1694asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1694. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the Government intends to ratify the Paris climate change agreement; if the matter will be debated in Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25720/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1693asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1693. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of high speed broadband in an area (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25632/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1692asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1692. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if grant aid is available from his Department to assist in the purchase of specific equipment (details supplied). [25626/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1691asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1691. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to correspondence (details supplied) when a final reply will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25566/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1690asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1690. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will address a matter regarding e-fibre broadband in an area (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25426/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1689asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1689. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the landlords that his Department or bodies under his aegis paid rent to in each of the past three years; and the sums paid in each case. [25413/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1688asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1688. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when high speed broadband will be extended to Bracken Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18; the length of time this will take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25394/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1687asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1687. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason an exchange (details supplied) does not qualify for an upgrade which would improve the broadband speed in that area. [25319/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1686asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1686. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the areas of County Waterford that will be gaining investment from the national broadband scheme which is currently being undertaken. [25318/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1685asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1685. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the broadband speed that qualifies as acceptable in the 21st Century. [25316/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1684asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1684. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the previous broadband plan became re-mapped. [25315/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1683asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1683. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when work is due to start on the national broadband scheme. [25314/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1682asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1682. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the work is due to be completed in relation to the national broadband scheme. [25313/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1681asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1681. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will intervene with Inland Fisheries Ireland to ensure that it continues with its fish farming operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25282/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1680asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1680. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of fibre broadband in the Tralee area, County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25278/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1679asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1679. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the HSE and other Government bodies are using telephone numbers which are not free phone or low call that is 0818 or 1890 numbers for public queries; the reason they are not instead supplying local call numbers for the public; his views on whether it is unfair to place these high phone call costs on members of the public who could already be under financial strain; and the companies employed by these Government bodies to administer these calls. [25268/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1678asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1678. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of broadband in areas (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25237/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1677asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1677. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will liaise with Inland Fisheries Ireland to prevent the closure of the commercial trout farms examined in the 2015 expert analysis to support optimised production of freshwater trout report by Canadian Aquaculture Systems; his Department's position in relation to these purposed closures; his views on the impact that these closures will have on recreational angling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25183/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1676asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1676. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider the installation of counters to measure the volume of salmon in the rivers Barrow, Nore and Suir; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25154/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1675asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1675. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current systems in place to measure the volume of salmon in the rivers Barrow, Nore and Suir; if the most recently recorded levels are above or below average in comparison to preceding years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25153/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1674asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1674. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding a new application to mine coal (details supplied); when this matter will be dealt with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25124/16]
Question· writtenPQ 1673asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2016
1673. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding wind farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25042/16]
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