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Question· writtenPQ 39asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
39. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the risk analysis that has been taken regarding the proposed new gas power plants and the liabilities of the State under the energy charter treaty investor provisions. [62272/21]
Question· writtenPQ 38asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
38. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of electricity consumed in Dublin and nationally in each of the years 2001 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62268/21]
Question· writtenPQ 37asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
37. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for the Environment; Climate and Communications the proportion of electricity produced nationally by offshore wind turbines in each of the years 2001 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; the amount of electricity produced nationally in each of the years 2001 to 2020 and to date in 2021 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62267/21]
Question· writtenPQ 36asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
36. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for the Environment; Climate and Communications the number of offshore wind turbines currently in operation; the number constructed in each of the years 2001 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62266/21]
Question· writtenPQ 35asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
35. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the main policy achievements and initiatives undertaken by his Department during 2021; and his main priorities for 2022. [62193/21]
Question· writtenPQ 34asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
34. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 192 of 20 June 2018, the status of an annual support towards pay-by-weight bin charges for homes in which a family member is using incontinence pads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62183/21]
Question· writtenPQ 33asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
33. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will review correspondence (details supplied); the reason a property 100 mfrom the fibre cable will have to wait a further four years to receive high-speed broadband; his views on whether this is acceptable; if contact will be made with National Broadband Ireland in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62166/21]
Question· writtenPQ 32asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
32. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he is taking to tackle air pollution, particularly in urban areas and cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62155/21]
Question· writtenPQ 31asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
31. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of residential properties that have been reported to local authorities for the burning of smoky coal in 2020, by the local authority's functional area; the number of alleged offences that were investigated by local authority staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62154/21]
Question· writtenPQ 30asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
30. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of fixed payment notices that were issued in 2020 and to date in 2021 for alleged offences relating to the marketing, sale and distribution of prohibited fuels in low smoke zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62153/21]
Question· writtenPQ 29asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
29. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of prosecutions that were made under the Air Pollution Act 1987 for breaches of the regulations in 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62152/21]
Question· writtenPQ 28asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
28. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of local authority staff who are undertaking inspections of premises and vehicles being used for the sale and distribution of solid fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62151/21]
Question· writtenPQ 27asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
27. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of the level of engagement with local authorities to ensure best practice of enforcement of the smoky coal ban within their functional areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62150/21]
Question· writtenPQ 26asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
26. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way his Department intends to encourage local authorities to enforce the national smoky coal ban that is due to come into effect in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62149/21]
Question· writtenPQ 25asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
25. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has undertaken research regarding the costs of retrofitting a second-hand house up to the A-rated standard that is required for new builds; if he is satisfied that the grant schemes in place are sufficient for householders to carry out these works; his views on whether the required numbers of building contractors will come forward to do retrofitting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62143/21]
Question· writtenPQ 24asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
24. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has met with local authority members regarding concerns relating to national broadband roll-out; and if not, if he will meet with interested delegations in a forum compliant with current restrictions. [62079/21]
Question· writtenPQ 23asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
23. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of a variable rate deposit on return rates in relation to the planned deposit return scheme. [62078/21]
Question· writtenPQ 22asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
22. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has assessed the potential effect of a flat-rate deposit on the levels of product wastage in relation to the planned deposit return scheme. [62077/21]
Question· writtenPQ 21asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
21. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there is a difference in the operating costs and possible unintended consequences of a deposit return scheme depending on whether there is a variable rate deposit or a flat-rate deposit. [62076/21]
Question· writtenPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
20. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the regulations recently published for the deposit return scheme do not stipulate that an approved body, that is, a system administrator must hold separate accounts for each included material type; if he has considered if it would be better if each material to be recycled had its own collection and sorting costs thus preventing cross subsidising between in scope materials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62075/21]
Question· writtenPQ 19asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
19. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has assessed the risk that the stated timescale for setting up and launching the deposit return scheme may not leave those involved in the scheme including agencies and industry with enough time to ensure that they are adequately prepared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62074/21]
Question· writtenPQ 18asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
18. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason the deposit return scheme regulations as published do not stipulate specific collection or recycling targets for aluminium cans beyond the European Union target rate for all aluminium packaging of 50% by 2025 and 60% by 2030; the reason a target of 90% is not being proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62073/21]
Question· writtenPQ 17asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
17. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed flat-rate deposit under the deposit return scheme on the drinks and container materials markets; and the assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a variable rate of deposit under the deposit return scheme. [62072/21]
Question· writtenPQ 16asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
16. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the roll-out of the just transition fund for Lanesboro and the wider area (details supplied). [62064/21]
Question· writtenPQ 15asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
15. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a club (details supplied) in County Kerry will be assigned an Eircode postcode; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62308/21]
Record· Rondvraagpunt procedurevergadering2021Z23501concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 15 December 2021
Verzoek van de leden Bontenbal (CDA) en Erkens (VVD) om het benaming het commissiedebat Systeemtransitie te veranderen in commissiedebat Systeemtransitie & Klimaatbeleid na 2030
Record· Brief regering2021Z23603concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 15 December 2021
Reactie op de motie van de leden Bontenbal en Hagen over bio-LNG laten meetellen bij de doelstellingen voor hernieuwbare brandstoffen (Kamerstuk 21501-08-841)
Record· Verzoek bij commissie-regeling van werkzaamheden2021Z23499concluded
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 15 December 2021
Technische briefing over het Meerjarenprogramma Infrastructuur Energie en Klimaat (MIEK)
Record· Brief regering2021Z23611adopted
Netherlands · House of Representatives · 15 December 2021
Aankondiging verlenging subsidieregelingen m.b.t. energie-innovatie
Question· Written questionUIN 92862answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2021
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department made of the Government funding needed to transform the UK's infrastructure in response to the climate and nature crises when setting the 3 per cent cap on capital investment set out in
Question· Written questionUIN 92971answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy, how his Department selected the user groups chosen to feedback on that Strategy.
Question· Written questionUIN 92970answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2021
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in what ways (a) young people and (b) others in Bristol West constituency are able to engage with his Department on its Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy.
Question· Written questionUIN 92995answered
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 14 December 2021
To ask the President of COP26, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of signing Unicef's Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action.
Question· writtenPQ 243asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021
243. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way budgetary commitments in relation to climate actions fit into his plans for future public expenditure given there is no estimate for the budgetary cost of implementing the climate action plan as indicated by the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61903/21]
Question· writtenPQ 176asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021
176. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the widespread concerns of communities in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath are taken into account in decisions regarding the proposed north-south interconnector project; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that local authorities, reflective of the views of local communities are very strongly of the opinion that undergrounding is the only acceptable way that this project can be delivered as outlined in correspondence to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62009/21]
Question· writtenPQ 175asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021
175. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position regarding the review commissioned by his Department in respect of the proposed north-south interconnector project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62008/21]
Question· writtenPQ 174asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021
174. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the low-cost loan scheme for retrofitting residential homes is open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61978/21]
Question· writtenPQ 173asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021
173. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if clarity will be provided on the National Broadband Plan including investors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61977/21]
Question· writtenPQ 172asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021
172. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the discussions which he has had with the Just Transition Commissioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61967/21]
Question· writtenPQ 171asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021
171. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes that will be retrofitted in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61966/21]
Question· writtenPQ 170asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021
170. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of plans to fast-track the National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61965/21]
Question· writtenPQ 169asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021
169. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the extent to which electricity generation and production costs here are in line with those in other EU member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61958/21]
Question· writtenPQ 168asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021
168. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the extent to which broadband blackspots throughout County Kildare have been identified and remedied over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61957/21]
Question· writtenPQ 167asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021
167. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of broadband connection points installed in County Kildare in the past two years to date; the number of installations planned over the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61956/21]
Question· writtenPQ 166asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021
166. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the efforts being made to ensure the provision of reliable high speed broadband to industrial hubs throughout the country in order to address communication deficiencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61955/21]
Question· writtenPQ 165asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021
165. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the extent to which all areas throughout the country can expect to rely on a modern and or updated mobile telephone service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61954/21]
Question· writtenPQ 164asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021
164. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the extent of wind-driven electricity generation to develop to the level anticipated in the course of the next ten years; if this is to include on or offshore proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61953/21]
Question· writtenPQ 163asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021
163. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the extent to which waste to energy enterprises are currently in operation and are anticipated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61951/21]
Question· writtenPQ 162asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021
162. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the extent to which his Department can look forward to achieving a higher than anticipated carbon reduction measures without negatively impacting on the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61950/21]
Question· writtenPQ 161asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021
161. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the parts of the country that have yet to gain access to modern, updated broadband service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61949/21]