Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

Labour Party · Dublin Bay North

Activity on Environment — 67 events (35 lobbying · 30 questions · 2 votes) full profile →

• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Business for Biodiversity Ireland Environment

  • Text: Series of emails and social media post directed at Irish Ministers and Ministers of State and Irish MEPs urging them to uphold the integrity of the European Union Deforestation Regulation in an upcoming vote.
• 2026-01-21
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  Trócaire Foreign Affairs

  • Corporate accountability, justice and addressing poverty
• 2026-01-21
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  Christian Aid Ireland EU Affairs

  • EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and Omnibus I
• 2026-01-20
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  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA EU Affairs

  • Mercosur Trade Deal
• 2026-01-20
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  Environmental Pillar 2 returns Environment

  • Engaging with key decision makers in respect of the EU Soil Monitoring Law
  • Engaging with key decision makers in respect of CAP simplification
• 2026-01-08
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  Irish Green Building Council Housing

  • On behalf of members to inform on the work of Vacant to Vibrant Building Alliance.
• 2025-09-23
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  Environmental Pillar Environment

  • Engaging with key decision makers in respect of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR),
• 2025-09-19
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  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA EU Affairs

  • COPA MFF/CAP Protests
• 2025-09-19
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  Trócaire EU Affairs

  • Corporate accountability and justice
• 2025-09-18
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  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 3 returns EU Affairs

  • Key Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2027 - Pillar 1 Interventions
  • Key common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Post-2027 - Performance-Based Payments
  • Key Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2027 - Pillar II Interventions
• 2025-09-17
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  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA EU Affairs

  • Key Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Post-2027 - General Principles
• 2025-09-17
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  Irish Green Building Council Environment

  • On behalf of members to inform on the work of The Irish Green Building Council
• 2025-09-16
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  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Environment

  • Water Quality - Ireland's Nitrates Derogation
• 2025-09-15
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA EU Affairs

  • EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF)
• 2025-09-11
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  Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment - ACE Ireland Environment

  • Correspondence with MEPs to highlight ACE Ireland’s work to improve recycling processes and practices to support Ireland in meeting its European recycling targets, and to discuss the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  Red Flag Consulting Limited 2 returns Environment

  • Requesting meeting to discuss the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) as well as the general work of Irish Paper Packaging Circularity Alliance (IPPCA) in relation to recycling initiatives
  • Requesting meeting to discuss the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) as well as the general work of Irish Paper Packaging Circularity Alliance (IPPCA) in relation to recycling initiatives
• 2025-05-20
  LOBBY
  Environmental Pillar Environment

  • Engaging with key decision makers in respect of the protected status of the Wolf within the EU.
• 2025-05-20
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  Trócaire EU Affairs

  • Corporate accountability and justice
• 2025-05-20
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  An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland Environment

  • EU Omnibus Legislation Proposal
• 2025-05-18
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  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 7 returns AgricultureEnvironmentEU Affairs

  • GAEC-2 - IFA Spring Lobbying 2025
  • Water Quality
  • Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) Payments
  • Good Agricultural & Environmental Condition (GAEC) 2
  • Flood Relief at Lough Funshinagh, Co. Roscommon
  • IFA President meets with Newly Appointed Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and the Marine
  • Vision for Agriculture
• 2025-05-17
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Environment

  • Protecting Peat Soil Farmers
• 2025-05-16
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 4 returns EU AffairsAgriculture

  • Tillage Industry Ireland
  • Anti-dumping Measure on Lysine Imports
  • Inclusion of Good Agricultural & Environmental Condition (GAEC-2) in Second Round of CAP Simplification Measures
  • Plant Health & Biosecurity Network
• 2025-05-12
  LOBBY
  Business in the Community Ireland Environment

  • Regulatory changes at EU level, our submission reflects our distilled insights from engaging with corporates in their compliance journey.
• 2025-05-01
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  Irish Wildbird Conservancy 2 returns Environment

  • European Parliament Vote on the removal of strict protection for the Wolf
  • Discussions in European Parliament relating to European Union funding for environment
• 2025-01-21
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  Liquid Gas Ireland Energy and Natural Resources

  • Outreach to arrange meetings with Irish representatives to the European Parliament to discuss LGI's policy priorities for rural consumers.
• 2025-01-20
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  Environmental Pillar 2 returns Environment

  • Concerns regarding the implementation of the EU's Deforestation Regulation
  • EU Mercosur free trade agreement
• 2025-01-20
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  An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland Environment

  • EU Deforestation Regulation
• 2025-01-20
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  Trócaire EU Affairs

  • Corporate accountability, justice and addressing poverty
• 2025-01-20
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  DCC plc Energy and Natural Resources

  • Outreach to arrange meetings with Irish representatives to the European Parliament to discuss key objectives for LGI.
• 2025-01-20
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  Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) Environment

  • Supporting the Living Rivers Europe coalition urging of decision-makers in the European Parliament to mainstream the protection of water and freshwater ecosystems (such as rivers, lakes, wetlands, deltas and estuaries) across the policy spectrum, so that water quality and water availability are factored into the decisions we make concerning Europe’s agriculture, industrial policy, energy and transport.
• 2025-01-17
  LOBBY
  Irish Wildlife Trust CLG. Environment

  • Renewable energy, Marine Protected Areas, Unsustainable fishing in protected areas, key asks for Irish parties ahead of General Election
• 2025-01-16
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  Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment 2 returns Environment

  • VOICE Elections Manifesto
  • Textiles waste and impending EPR on textiles
• 2025-01-15
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  AgTech Ireland Agriculture

  • General Election Manifesto - Understanding the transformative impact of agtech on Irish agriculture
• 2025-01-14
  LOBBY
  Irish Wildbird Conservancy 2 returns Environment

  • EU Environment, Climate, Biodiversity goals
  • General Election 2024
• 2024-10-15
  LOBBY
  Irish Wildbird Conservancy Environment

  • Advocating for Marine Protected Area legislation. Also advocating for better management plans for Natura 2000 sites.
• 2024-02-13
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what changes have been made to the eligibility criteria for the SEAI warmer homes scheme on foot of the issuance of the energy efficiency guidance to support upgrading of older traditional buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6203/24]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are any protections for deposits placed by customers with participants in schemes supported by the SEAI for solar energy projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1029/24]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he proposes to make up the shortfall in the PhD stipend, to ensure that PhD researchers funded by his Department either directly or through bodies such as the EPA, who have been excluded from the planned increase in stipends for PhD students, are treated in an equitable manner with other Government-funded PhD students by being given an increase in the stipend to €22,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47579/23]
• 2023-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice if she will instigate a statutory review of the Prison Service as a safe working environment. [44137/23]
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss potential modification of the operation of the deposit return scheme to ensure it does not have the unintended consequence of providing a competitive advantage to large-scale producers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30834/23]
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the targets set out in appendix 1 of Laying the Foundations: Housing Actions Report, produced in 2016 by the then Department of Environment, Community and Local Government, were met in respect of Dublin City Council; and the final spend on same. [30653/23]
• 2023-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Children

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures that can be taken to ensure that there is adequate provision of a safe and secure environment for young people sentenced or remanded by the Courts, in view of the fact that Oberstown detention centre has been at maximum capacity; the number of children detained in adult facilities; the alternative arrangements, if any, that are being made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25168/23]
• 2023-03-08
  VOTE
  Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–78
• 2023-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the regulatory limitations on the sulphide content of diesel, petrol and aircraft noise, respectively. [2716/23]
• 2023-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has access to any research conducted on the presence of ultrafine particulate pollution from aircraft around any of Ireland's commercial airports. [2717/23]
• 2022-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures that he is taking to resolve the situation where tenants of a social housing trust (details supplied) who are heated by a district heating system are being charged higher than normal energy costs due to their being treated as commercial rather than domestic consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58776/22]
• 2022-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Justice if there will be a separate Bill for the establishment of an environmental and planning division of the High Court; if she intends to hold pre-legislative scrutiny on this Bill and engage with stakeholders; if the proposals will be included in the proposed planning and development Bill from the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55984/22]
• 2022-04-07
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the communication that his Department has had with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications relating to the local government (restoration of town councils) Bill 2018; and his views on the potential of restored town councils to be a driver of economic activity in regional towns. [18631/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fact that residential customers consuming gas through a district heating system such as a person (details supplied) are being charged higher prices for their gas heating on the basis that communal district heating system purchasers have been categorised as commercial customers; the regulation or mechanism that is in place to enforce this; the number of residential consumers that are affected; the measures that can be taken to ensure such customers receive the same price protections as other residential customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14698/22]
• 2022-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of applicants for home energy grants administered by the SEAI in each of the years 2019 to 2021; the number of those applications that resulted in grant payments being made to the applicant as distinct from the applications being initially approved in each of the years 2019 to 2021; and the percentage of the overall budget allocated to the SEAI for administering home energy grants used in each of the years 2019 to 2021. [7317/22]
• 2021-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the attention of his Department has been drawn to the proposals for corporate accountability legislation set out by an organisation (details supplied) in a report; and if his Department will set out a roadmap for introducing a requirement for Irish companies to undertake mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence in line with these proposals. [60576/21]
• 2021-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has drafted documentation or communication to influence the European Union due diligence proposal currently being developed by the European Commission; his views on whether his Department and Ireland will work to ensure a high common standard is set for the European Union supply chains with the objective that the comparable standards of human rights and environmental protection to those expected within the European Union are extended to global suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60577/21]
• 2021-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Health the specific matters of concern or interest that have prolonged matters in view of three years consultation and work with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications and the HSE on finalising arrangements for the commencement of section 19 of the Public Health Alcohol Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55660/21]
• 2021-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has adopted the Workplace Relations Commission Code of Conduct on the Right to Disconnect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53812/21]
• 2021-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the work that is being done by his Department to identify technical and regulatory solutions to the problem of scam calling. [44501/21]
• 2021-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on whether there has been a large increase in scam calling recently; if work has been undertaken to identify the extent of this increase that is as a result of the hacking of the HSE and the resulting loss of data. [44502/21]
• 2021-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the work that is being carried out by his Department to identify technical and regulatory solutions to the problem of neighbour spoofing (details supplied). [44503/21]
• 2021-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the adequacy of consumer protection and security for consumers in the mobile phone industry; and his views on whether security solutions are outdated and inadequate to protect customers from scam calling. [44504/21]
• 2021-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has carried out investigations of measures being taken to protect citizens from scam calling in other jurisdictions, such as the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act in the US; and if he has legal and regulatory powers to legislate against such scam calls here. [44505/21]
• 2021-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if any work is being carried out at European level to prevent citizens from scam calling and other unethical phone practices. [44506/21]
• 2021-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has carried out any investigation of robust call authentication SHAKEN and STIR protocols to verify caller identification; and if he has had any communication with the Commission for Communications Regulation on technological solutions to neighbourhood spoofing and other unethical practices. [44507/21]
• 2021-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the adoption of call authentication technologies to verify that incoming calls are legitimate before ever reaching consumers; if he has had any discussions with the regulator, industry bodies, the Department of Justice, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment or any other bodies regarding the adoption of authentication technologies for the telephone industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44508/21]
• 2021-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the increase in scam phone calls being received and reported by members of the public; and the role he sees for his Department under the consumer protection remit in building a picture of the nature and quantity of scam calls. [44515/21]
• 2021-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the role his Department has in protecting consumers from automated scam calls. [44516/21]
• 2021-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the action his Department has taken to investigate the impact of scam calls based on age; if his Department has data on whether reliance on telephony makes older persons more susceptible to scam calls; the action being taken by his Department to protect older persons from scam calls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44517/21]
• 2021-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will establish a joint working group on scam calling with the relevant Departments and regulatory and industry bodies to identify legal, technological and regulatory solutions to the related issues of autodialling commercial calls, telephony fraud, number spoofing and leaking of customer data which leaves vulnerable consumers open to targeting for commercial exploitation, excessive contact, sharp practice and fraud over the telephone. [44518/21]
• 2015-12-01
  VOTE
  Protection of the Environment (Criminal Activity) Bill 2015

  A bill to provide for the amendment of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 in order to establish a cross-border statutory agency to investigate and report on fuel smuggling and other criminal activity in counties adjacent to the border between Northern Ireland and this jurisdiction

  • ✗ voted against the motion motion failed · 38–59