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Question· writtenPQ 183asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2018
183. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will raise with Eir and the Commission for Communications Regulation the delays in having repairs and restoration of service on Eir landlines carried out in which difficulties arise; if there is a statutory obligation on telecommunication providers to have service restored or have repairs undertaken within an acceptable timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41734/18]
Question· writtenPQ 182asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2018
182. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the recent decision to enable Ireland to prohibit or restrict the cultivation of genetically modified organisms here in view of the fact that scientific experts have said that the next generation of gene edited crops has the potential to cut climate emissions in agriculture and boost global food security as outlined in an article (details supplied). [41657/18]
Question· writtenPQ 181asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2018
181. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to roll out a programme of state-of-the-art electric vehicle charge points; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41654/18]
Question· writtenPQ 180asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2018
180. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the requirements that are set down in relation to the energy efficiency of boilers that are installed in new homes and new businesses and as replacements in existing homes and businesses. [41637/18]
Question· writtenPQ 179asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2018
179. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to roll out the warmth and wellbeing scheme on a nationwide basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41577/18]
Question· writtenPQ 178asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2018
178. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to a complaint to the European Commission by a group (details supplied); if he has engaged the Commission in respect of this issue; his plans to address the complaint at local level; if he or his officials are in a position to investigate the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41564/18]
Question· writtenPQ 177asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2018
177. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of rivers in State or private ownership in County Donegal; if in State ownership, when they were taken into ownership in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41548/18]
Question· writtenPQ 176asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2018
176. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if comments made by him (details supplied) at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment on 2 October 2018 will be clarified; the schedule of the meetings he has had with the person; the persons representing them and-or a consortium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41544/18]
Question· writtenPQ 159asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2018
159. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions likely to contribute to greenhouse gas reduction throughout the agri-food sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41716/18]
Question· writtenPQ 158asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2018
158. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the agrifood sector can respond positively to climate change requirements such as reduction of greenhouse gases; the measures taken or likely to be taken in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41715/18]
Question· writtenPQ 38asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 October 2018
38. Deputy Pat Deering asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work ongoing in his Department in addressing climate change; the schemes in place to help farmers improve their farms' environmental performance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41295/18]
Question· writtenPQ 211asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
211. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which landfill sites are being replaced with alternative means of waste disposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41511/18]
Question· writtenPQ 210asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
210. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a means can be found to incentivise a reduction in the use of plastic wrappings and containers that are non-biodegradable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41510/18]
Question· writtenPQ 209asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
209. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which the economic benefits accruing to the economy from a switch to home based alternative electricity generation have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41509/18]
Question· writtenPQ 208asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
208. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to ensure security of electricity supply in a switch from fossil fuels to alternative energy without increased dependency on imports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41508/18]
Question· writtenPQ 207asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
207. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the degree to which his Department has evaluated the potential for alternative generating capacity to meet in full or as near as possible thereto to meet the requirements of the grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41507/18]
Question· writtenPQ 206asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
206. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the combined electricity generating capacity of solar energy farms for which planning permission has been granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41506/18]
Question· writtenPQ 205asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
205. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason mobile telephone customers in all areas throughout the country cannot have a service on par to the quality service in Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41505/18]
Question· writtenPQ 204asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
204. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if directly or through the aegis of the regulator he can identify or audit particular areas throughout the country that do not have adequate mobile telephone coverage or quality; his plans to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41504/18]
Question· writtenPQ 203asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
203. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of households provided with adequate broadband facilities throughout the country; his plans to extend services to current or anticipated black spots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41503/18]
Question· writtenPQ 202asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
202. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he remains satisfied in regard to the programme to deliver high quality high-speed broadband on par with the best available internationally through all areas throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41502/18]
Question· writtenPQ 201asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
201. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he has taken or plans to take to address the issues identified by climatologists as being the most relevant and necessary to address in the short to medium term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41501/18]
Question· writtenPQ 200asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
200. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which an economic evaluation has been carried out of a shift away from dependency on fossil fuels here without reliance on imports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41500/18]
Question· writtenPQ 199asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
199. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which dependency on fossil fuels has been reduced in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41499/18]
Question· writtenPQ 198asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
198. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is most likely to undertake to achieve maximum beneficial effect in the context of carbon reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41498/18]
Question· writtenPQ 197asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
197. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when it is expected that wind, hydro or solar alternative energy production methods are likely to reach the required level to ensure grid reliability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41497/18]
Question· writtenPQ 196asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
196. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions he has taken or plans to take to address priorities in regard to climate action; the extent to which such action taken or proposed is likely to impact positively in the context of climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41496/18]
Question· writtenPQ 195asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
195. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the grounds on which the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, will provide free window replacements under the warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41494/18]
Question· writtenPQ 194asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
194. Deputy Shane Cassells asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the course of action he plans to take in respect of the North-South interconnector project having considered the two independent reports; and if he will support an over ground or an underground option of the pylon project. [41486/18]
Question· writtenPQ 193asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
193. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the deadline for the roll-out of broadband to the DARK BLUE areas of the national broadband plan map; if a previous deadline was in place; if this deadline was reviewed; the reason for the review; the changes to each deadline put in place since publication of the map; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41430/18]
Question· writtenPQ 192asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
192. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the monitoring undertaken of the roll-out of broadband in the DARK BLUE areas of the national broadband plan map; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41429/18]
Question· writtenPQ 191asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
191. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce an incentive scheme in budget 2019 to subsidise the cost of connecting agriculture solar energy suppliers to the ESB Networks grid in order to incentivise producers to contribute non-storable surplus to the grid in the absence of export tariffs for the supply of solar energy for same. [41423/18]
Question· writtenPQ 190asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
190. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to increase the level of grant aid in budget 2019 for domestic solar energy systems; and his further plans to reduce the current average nine year wait time for a return on investment to a more attractive five year payback period. [41422/18]
Question· writtenPQ 189asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
189. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will make contact with ESB networks in order to identify a person within the company that Deputies can contact to highlight local issues with regard to upgrade works that need to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41290/18]
Question· writtenPQ 188asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
188. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when high-speed broadband will be installed in the Corrigeenroe, Boyle, County Roscommon; the timeline for same; if the work will involve running broadband boxes on poles from the exchange in Boyle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41268/18]
Question· writtenPQ 187asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
187. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the contingency plans in the event that the remaining bid for the national broadband plan is deemed untenable by the procurement team or otherwise becomes inoperable; the estimated costs of the NBP; the cost to date of the tendering process undertaking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41487/18]
Question· writtenPQ 45asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
45. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a policy review of waste management here will be conducted in view of the publication of the recommendations of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission's report into the operation of household waste collection. [41062/18]
Question· writtenPQ 44asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
44. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to use his powers under the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to issue a policy direction to the Commission for Regulation of Utilities regarding energy supply markets and its resultant effect on prices for householders. [41192/18]
Question· writtenPQ 43asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
43. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the findings of two independent studies in relation to the North-South interconnector project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40942/18]
Question· writtenPQ 42asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
42. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the problems of the current household waste market structure here in view of a report by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, recently. [41138/18]
Question· writtenPQ 41asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
41. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent of the progress to date in the provision of high-quality, high-speed broadband throughout the country; the progress in respect of the linking up of coverage and elimination of black spots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41205/18]
Question· writtenPQ 40asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
40. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to establish a different model of collection for household waste in view of the report from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, on the household waste collection market. [41191/18]
Question· writtenPQ 39asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
39. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the meetings he has had with potential bidders to the National Broadband Plan within the past two months; when the meetings took place; and the topics discussed at the meetings. [41225/18]
Question· writtenPQ 38asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
38. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has reviewed the current unique model of collection here in view of the difficulties outlined in a recent report by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, on household waste collection. [41126/18]
Question· writtenPQ 37asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
37. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the studies his Department has conducted on alternative collection models for household waste here. [41127/18]
Question· writtenPQ 36asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
36. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to increase the speed of the roll-out of brown bins for organic waste in view of a recent Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41207/18]
Question· writtenPQ 35asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
35. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the Citizens' Assembly recommendation that there should be community or public ownership of future renewable energy projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41224/18]
Question· writtenPQ 34asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
34. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the formal or informal discussions he has had with representatives of the remaining consortium competing for the national broadband plan. [41214/18]
Question· writtenPQ 33asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
33. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to publish a task force on digital piracy. [41226/18]
Question· writtenPQ 32asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 October 2018
32. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has considered a different model of household waste collection. [41137/18]
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