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Question· writtenPQ 585asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2016
585. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding progress on a biomass briquette; the impact it will have on the briquette factories (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39798/16]
Question· writtenPQ 584asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2016
584. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will confirm that both Bord na Móna briquette factories in Littleton, County Tipperary and Derrinlough, County Offaly will remain in operation in the coming years and continue to supply peat briquettes here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39797/16]
Question· writtenPQ 583asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2016
583. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if contractors (details supplied) will be reimbursed for refitting their machinery if a pay-by-weight waste collection system is not made law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39718/16]
Question· writtenPQ 582asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2016
582. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the proposed outsourcing of children’s programming from RTÉ to private production companies; his views on this decision and the manner in which it was presented to staff members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39711/16]
Question· writtenPQ 581asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2016
581. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to have in place broadband in all parts of the State as part of the national broadband plan by the year 2023 in view of the fact Ireland may be in the position of hosting the Rugby World Cup (details supplied) in that year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39614/16]
Question· writtenPQ 580asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2016
580. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has used any private unsecured e-mail accounts for official business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39580/16]
Question· writtenPQ 579asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2016
579. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when high speed broadband will be fully operational throughout Thomastown, Enfield, County Meath with particular reference to the needs of local residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39542/16]
Question· writtenPQ 578asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2016
578. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding television reception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39533/16]
Question· writtenPQ 577asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2016
577. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding mobile phone coverage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39532/16]
Question· writtenPQ 576asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2016
576. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the use of external public relations firms employed by his Department per annum since March 2011, in tabular form; the list of uses of the external public relations firm; the internal Department policy with regard to employing external groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39498/16]
Question· writtenPQ 575asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2016
575. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the external consultant reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011 per annum, in tabular form; the costs per report; the company involved; the title of the report; and the publication date. [39482/16]
Question· writtenPQ 574asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2016
574. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total photography costs for his Department per annum since March 2011 inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance in tabular form; the occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the breakdown of costs associated with each occasion that a photographer was used; if there is a policy regarding the booking of photographers within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39466/16]
Question· writtenPQ 573asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2016
573. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on and the position taken with regard to commercial waste being accepted and processed in a facility that An Bord Pleanála has adjudicated does not have the benefit of planning permission and requires an environmental impact assessment. [39440/16]
Question· writtenPQ 572asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2016
572. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding waste facilities that continue to receive and process commercial waste after their licence has expired. [39436/16]
Question· writtenPQ 571asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2016
571. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a commitment given at the time of the disputes regarding refuse collection earlier in 2016 by the refuse collection industry that no household would pay more in 2016 than in 2015 is binding; if so, the person or body the companies are answerable to if they are non compliant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39424/16]
Question· writtenPQ 570asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2016
570. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding households paying for recycling material per kg (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39410/16]
Question· writtenPQ 569asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2016
569. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the introduction of the pay by weight system for refuse collection, both in Dublin and the remaining counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39409/16]
Question· writtenPQ 568asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2016
568. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of a compensation scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39394/16]
Question· oralPQ 31asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2016
31. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason soldiers from Finner Camp in County Donegal are being transported to Dublin and soldiers from Galway are being transported to Cork every day to carry out duties; the costs involved of these movements in terms of transport and soldier’s time; his views on whether the reorganisation of the Defence Forces into a two brigade structure has been a success; his views on whether the reorganisation has left Ireland exposed in view of Brexit, should a managed Border become necessary; and his views on whether the reorganisation has been a significant factor in the poor findings from the Defence Forces climate survey 2015. [40201/16]
Question· Written questionUIN 57172answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 12 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what preparations his Department is making for the coordination with EU member states of efforts to tackle climate change after the UK leaves the EU.
Question· Schriftliche Frage18/10596open
Germany · German Bundestag · 9 December 2016
Originaltext der Frage(n):<br />
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Was ist vor dem Hintergrund der Analysen und Ankündigungen, wie etwa des Klimaschutzplanes 2050 "je früher diese Transformation angegangen und je kosteneffizienter sie gestaltet wird, desto geringer werden die sozialen Belastungen und wirtschaftlichen Risiken" oder der Aussagen des Bundesministers für Wirtschaft und Energie Sigmar Gabriel auf dem BDEW-Kongress am 9. Juni 2016 "Lassen Sie uns mal, möglichst schnell, eine Kommission berufen, die sich beschäftigt mit der Frage, wie macht man aus dem Klimaschutz, der steigen muss, auch bei uns, einen Modernisierungsschub für unsere Volkswirtschaft" und der Ankündigung des Bundeswirtschaftsministers Sigmar Gabriel auf der "Handelsblatt"-Tagung am 19. Januar 2016 für einen Runden Tisch "Wir werden in diesem Jahr beginnen, die Beteiligten einzuladen", die sachliche Begründung der Bundesregierung für das zeitliche Verschieben des Arbeitsbeginns der Kommission auf Anfang des Jahres 2018?
Question· Mündliche Frage18/10595open
Germany · German Bundestag · 9 December 2016
Originaltext der Frage(n):<br />
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Welche aus der "Deutschen Anpassungsstrategie an den Klimawandel" formulierten Maßnahmen wird das Bundeslandwirtschaftsministerium hinsichtlich der Klimaanpassung als erstes umsetzen?
Question· Written questionUIN 56785answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 8 December 2016
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the potential effect of climate change on the future contribution of the agriculture industry to the UK economy.
Question· writtenPQ 242asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
242. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if any staff employed in the public and Civil Service are seconded to work with him or any Minister of State in their constituencies; and the number of same and cost to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39564/16]
Question· writtenPQ 241asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
241. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of staff employed by him and each Minister of State, including parliamentary assistants, secretarial assistants, special advisers, press secretaries and other positions, in tabular form; the pay rate for each assistant and the total cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39550/16]
Question· writtenPQ 240asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
240. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies in tabular form; the total number of members of each board; the number of women on each board; and the percentage of each board that is made up of women. [39341/16]
Question· writtenPQ 239asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
239. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide further powers to ComReg to allow the regulator to bring civil as well as criminal cases where necessary. [39309/16]
Question· writtenPQ 238asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
238. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied that the regulatory framework that ComReg oversees is adequate to protect the consumer. [39307/16]
Question· writtenPQ 237asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
237. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the proposals there are to improve broadband telecommunications service in an area (details supplied) in County Cavan; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that households and many small enterprises are concerned regarding the inadequate service that exists at present; if the necessary investment programme will be undertaken without further delay to bring this broadband service up to a proper standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39264/16]
Question· writtenPQ 236asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
236. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of times the expert advisory committee on climate change has met; the date the full committee was appointed; when the first report of the committee on climate change is expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39205/16]
Question· writtenPQ 235asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
235. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress being made to ensure that, in conjunction with commercial investment, 85% of premises here will have access to high speed broadband within two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39202/16]
Question· writtenPQ 234asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
234. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the pay-by-weight waste collection system will commence; if he has satisfied himself that the necessary preparations have been undertaken across the State; and if he is considering scrapping plans for its introduction. [39263/16]
Question· writtenPQ 233asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
233. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the assessment that has been carried out on the impact of EU fines as a result of missing binding renewable targets by 2020; the possible implications for the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39185/16]
Question· oralPQ 2asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
2. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if, in view of the fact that her Department is represented on the national planning framework, NPF, steering committee and participates in discussions at the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure, Environment and Climate Action, and that she also participates on the econometric and demographics working group, she will provide a detailed report on the issues she has raised and an update on the progress made; her Department’s plans in terms of the NPF; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39276/16]
Motion· Motie2016Z23436rejected
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 8 December 2016
Motie van het lid Ouwehand over nakomen van de Europese afspraken over klimaatverandering
Question· Written questionHL HL3917answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what priority the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy places on climate change; how many of its civil servants currently work on climate change in a full- or part-time capacity; and how many civil servan
Question· Written questionHL HL3923answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 7 December 2016
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to meet the requirements set out in the 2030 EU climate and energy framework when the UK leaves the EU.
Question· writtenPQ 264asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
264. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his particular strategy to maximise opportunities in the tourism sector in view of the challenges of Brexit and the changing international climate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39084/16]
Question· writtenPQ 254asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
254. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the options open to a person (details supplied) who has been refused an SEAI grant despite their home having been built in 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39059/16]
Question· writtenPQ 253asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
253. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if investments, either directly or indirectly through pension or other investment funds, are held in tobacco companies by his Department, any agency within the remit of his Department, or any agency or entity in receipt of departmental funding; if his Department has any guideline relating to such investment; if his Department intends to introduce any policies or guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39027/16]
Question· writtenPQ 252asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
252. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the national grants that are available for persons who wish to build either solar farms or wind farms on their property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39056/16]
Question· writtenPQ 71asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
71. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will revise the greater Dublin area transport strategy adopted by his predecessor which plans for an increase in emissions in the greater Dublin area up to 2035 and the transport elements of the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme 2016-2021 adopted by the last Government, which apportions nearly 60% of transport spending to the road network with barely 1% for active travel modes, to bring them into compliance with the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act (details supplied). [38833/16]
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 632 (114th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 December 2016
Expresses support for a national goal of phasing out fossil fuel emissions and, by 2050, generating 100% of the electricity consumed in the United States from clean energy resources. Expresses support for policies to achieve that goal that will: (1) create jobs for all individuals and build a sustainable economy, and (2) ensure universal access to clean energy for all homes and businesses in the United States.
Question· writtenPQ 454asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
454. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the public broadcaster covered the cost of the production and transmission of the Eircode postcode public service advertisement; and if so, if it was requested by him. [38886/16]
Question· writtenPQ 453asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
453. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Eircode has carried out an assessment of the accuracy of the Eircodes assigned to households. [38884/16]
Question· writtenPQ 452asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
452. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he requested the public broadcasting of advertisements on both TV and radio promoting the use of Eircode postcodes during emergency situations; if so, the reason the public advertisements do not carry any endorsement by his Department; and if he did not consider it more appropriate to use public funds to run a public awareness campaign advising persons to assure if their Eircode postcode is correct. [38883/16]
Question· writtenPQ 451asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
451. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures his Department has taken to reduce the carbon footprint in the past year and any discussion he has had with his European colleagues in reducing same on a European level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38875/16]
Question· writtenPQ 450asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
450. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied with the roll-out of charge points for electric cars across the country and his plans for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38874/16]
Question· writtenPQ 449asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
449. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total budget for all environmentally friendly schemes his Department administers in the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38873/16]
Question· writtenPQ 448asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
448. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress on the roll-out of fibre broadband on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38872/16]