Catherine Connolly

Independent · Galway West

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• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture

  • IFA Budget 2026 Briefing
• 2025-10-21
  PQ
  Asked Climate

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if Budget 2026 makes provision for Ireland’s required national co-financing contribution (estimated at approximately €220 million) to match the €663 million in EU funding available to Ireland under the Social Climate Fund from 2026; under which Vote or Departmental subhead this national contribution will be allocated; if he will report on the way in which this funding will support the implementation of Ireland’s Social Climate Plan and measures targeting vulnerable households and transport users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56751/25]
• 2025-10-21
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  Asked Climate

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which his Department intends to ensure that national co-financing for the EU Social Climate Fund is directed towards new or scaled-up measures targeting energy poverty, building renovation, and clean mobility for low-income households and vulnerable transport users, in line with the Social Climate Fund Regulation; and if he will outline how duplication or double-funding with existing schemes such as the Climate Action Fund and SEAI programmes will be avoided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56752/25]
• 2025-09-21
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  An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland Environment

  • New EU Multi-annual financial framework, MFF for EU 27 Heads of State EU Council Meeting 26-27 June 2025
• 2025-09-19
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  Trócaire EU Affairs

  • Corporate accountability and justice
• 2025-09-19
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  Irish Wildbird Conservancy Environment

  • Important Bird Areas for Seabirds in Ireland
• 2025-09-16
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  Coalition 2030 Environment

  • Letter sent to all Chairs of Oireachtas Committees requesting a time to present to the Committee
• 2025-09-01
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  Stop Climate Chaos coalition Environment

  • Climate Action Plans and Carbon Budgets
• 2025-06-10
  PQ
  Asked Climate

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 10 and 15 of 10 April 2025, when the implementation plans for decarbonisation zones in Galway city and county will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30105/25]
• 2025-06-10
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  Asked Climate

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps being taken to achieve the national target reduction of greenhouse gas emissions of 51% in light of the finding of the EPA that Ireland is projected to achieve only a reduction of up to 23% in total greenhouse gas emissions by 2030; the analysis undertaken to establish the value of potential financial penalties for failing to meet this target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30106/25]
• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland 2 returns Environment

  • To request PQs about the passage of legislation.
  • Request to support concerns on re-opening and weakening of EU Sustainability Legislation via EU Commission's Omnibus Proposal
• 2025-05-20
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  Trócaire EU Affairs

  • Corporate accountability and justice
• 2025-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of a planning application (details supplied); when the planning application will be formally withdrawn following confirmation that the developers will no longer proceed with the project; the status of the marine area consent granted to the company in December 2022; details of the 'performance security' agreement between his Department and the company required by the offshore renewable electricity support scheme 1 contract; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25715/25]
• 2025-04-10
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the extent to which the Oileáin Árann decarbonisation zone in County Galway has achieved the required 7% annual reduction in greenhouse gas emissions; the status of the implementation plan to achieve the reduction; the resources allocated to Galway County Council in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17823/25]
• 2025-04-10
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 20 February 2025, the extent to which the decarbonisation zone in Galway city has achieved the required 7% annual reduction in greenhouse gas emissions; the status of the implementation plan to achieve the reduction; the resources allocated to Galway City Council in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17822/25]
• 2025-04-08
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  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the extent to which planning authorities are required to consider whether a building can satisfy building control regulations before permission is granted for it to be built; if planning authorities are required to provide measurements for access routes; if a building that requires a disability access certificate may be built in advance of an application for such a certificate; if environmental concerns about car usage take precedence over disability access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17548/25]
• 2025-03-25
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the plans for the new Gas Networks Ireland, GNI, LNG gas jetty will be available; the way in which the plans will be subject to public scrutiny and review; if it is intended that GNI will purchase or lease a floating storage and regassification unit, FRSU, to be moored at the jetty in the long term; the way in which his Department will monitor the refilling of the FRSU to cater for boil-off; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13443/25]
• 2025-03-06
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the Statutory Instruments he envisages being brought forward and signed by his Department during the first six months of 2025; to highlight in particular those concerned with the transposition and or implementation of further implementation of EU law requirements; those Statutory Instruments concerned with commencement of existing legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10328/25]
• 2025-03-04
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  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the EU omnibus legislation which severely risks undermining critical sustainability legislation, including the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; if he agrees that the omnibus would undermine the EU’s efforts to tackle corporate impunity and to prevent human rights and environmental abuses that disproportionately affect people in the Global South, particularly in light of government support for the CSDDD last year; his intention to act in Brussels to oppose the changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9566/25]
• 2025-02-20
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the work undertaken by his Department to ensure adequate resourcing of lead Departments for climate adaptation-related activities; his views on the report of the Climate Advisory Council’s Annual Review ‘Preparing for Ireland’s Changing Climate’ 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4898/25]
• 2025-02-20
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on the decarbonisation zone in Galway city; the status of the implementation plan; the resources in place to achieve the required 7% annual reduction in greenhouse gas emissions to 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6437/25]
• 2025-02-11
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications in respect of each Bill for which his Department had responsibility and that was initiated in 2024, or that was enacted in 2024, to specify in which House of the Oireachtas the Bill was initiated; the number of ministerial or Government amendments submitted at each legislative Stage of the Bill; if the guillotine was used on the Bill in either House of the Oireachtas and the time allowed for each Stage; if ministerial or Government amendments to other legislation were only included in the Bill via amendment, after the Bill had been initiated, bypassing earlier Stages; the number of pages in the Bill when initiated and when it completed the legislative process, or as it currently stands amended for any lapsed Bills; if the Minister or the Government changed the scope of the Bill after it was initiated, and at which Stage and in which House this was done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4246/25]
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  SSE plc Energy and Natural Resources

  • Delivery of clean, homegrown, Irish energy
• 2025-01-21
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  Natural Capital Ireland Environment

  • NCI Exec Coordinator Deirdre Lane emailed Galway Mayor FG Cllr Eddie Hoare to invite him to our Galway event for European Sustainable Development Week, also emailed to invite and spoke to Catherine Connolly TD Independent, and Green Party Senator Pauline O'Reilly, who both attended the event highlighting our work
• 2025-01-20
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  An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland Environment

  • Planning and Development Bill 2023
• 2025-01-20
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  Trócaire EU Affairs

  • Corporate accountability, justice and addressing poverty
• 2024-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 23 July 2024, if the final plan has now been submitted to his Department; the steps he is taking on foot of that plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42150/24]
• 2024-10-15
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to detail the consequences of non-compliances with conditions of foreshore licences; how adherence to conditions is monitored and enforced; to provide details of the number of non-compliances, with regard to foreshore licences for offshore wind development survey work, notified in recent years; to detail any actual investigations of or penalties applied to breach of foreshore licence requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41010/24]
• 2024-09-26
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the scope and objective of the INFOMAR hydrographic survey work being carried out under Marine Notice No. 6 of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38232/24]
• 2024-09-09
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of his engagement with the ESB with regard to the establishment of a compensation fund for local communities in La Guajira, Colombia, who have been adversely affected by the exploitation of coal at a mine (details supplied) from which the ESB has purchased coal over the last two decades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35224/24]
• 2024-09-09
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 14 May 2024, the status of the community-led projects that were successful in the renewable energy support scheme 2; the locations of all eight projects; if they are wind or solar projects; the details of the other two projects that are no longer in the process; if they were wind or solar; the reason they did not continue in the scheme; the number of projects that remain in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35267/24]
• 2024-09-09
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 77 of 14 May 2024, when he expects the remaining four community-led projects that were successful in the renewable energy support scheme 1 (RESS 1) auction to energise; the number that will continue in the RESS 1 scheme; the number that will energise via the second renewable energy support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35268/24]
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 77 of 14 May 2024, the locations of all seven community-led projects that were successful in the renewable energy support scheme 1 auction; to clarify which are solar and which are wind; to clarify which of these projects have energised to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35269/24]
• 2024-09-09
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 93 of 27 June 2024, the status of the terms and conditions of the export tariff phase of the second renewable energy support scheme; the timeline for when the scheme will be open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35278/24]
• 2024-07-23
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the review by his Department and Inland Fisheries Ireland of the Conservation of and Prohibition on Sale of Coarse fish Bye-Law No. 806 of 2006 and the Conservation of Pike Bye-Law No. 809 of 2006; when the review was initiated; the terms of reference of the review; the timeline for the completion and publication of the review; if he has received any interim reports in the meantime, and the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33347/24]
• 2024-07-23
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of his engagement with Inland Fisheries Ireland with regard to the long-term management plan for the great western lakes (March 2023) in relation to the high-level objectives set out in the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33348/24]
• 2024-07-23
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of the funding and resources allocated for the implementation of the long-term management plan for the great western lakes (March 2023); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33349/24]
• 2024-07-23
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  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 99 of 23 May 2024, if the decarbonisation roadmaps for Ireland's manufacturing industry and for Ireland's commercial build environment have now been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33108/24]
• 2024-06-27
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 75 of 14 May 2024, the status of the development by his Department of a monitoring and reporting system for the local authority climate action plans; the details of any engagement he or his Department has had to date with Galway City Council or Galway County Council with regard to their local authority climate action plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27151/24]
• 2024-06-27
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 72 of 14 May 2024, if phase two of the small-scale renewable energy support scheme is now open for applications; if not, the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27150/24]
• 2024-05-23
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  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 102 of 18 April 2024, the status of his Department’s decarbonisation Roadmaps for Ireland’s manufacturing industry and for Ireland’s commercial built environment; the timeline for publication of the two roadmaps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23076/24]
• 2024-05-21
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to detail the legal provisions in place to ensure the State is in compliance with Article 3(8) of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters; and if he would make a statement on the issue. [22672/24]
• 2024-05-14
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 16 April 2024, the status of the community-led projects that were successful in RESS 2; the number that remain in the process; if these projects are on track to energise by 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21571/24]
• 2024-05-14
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 146 of 25 January 2024, the status of the review by the CRU of gas and electricity connection policies for new large energy users; the timeline for the completion of the review and publication of the new decisions on the rules for future gas connections of large energy users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21574/24]
• 2024-05-14
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 86 of 7 March 2024, the date on which the export tariff phase of the small-scale renewable energy support scheme will be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21572/24]
• 2024-05-14
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his Department’s role in the monitoring of the implementation of the Local Authority Climate Action Plans; the details of any engagement he or his Department has had to-date with Galway City or County Councils with regard to their LA CAPs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21573/24]
• 2024-05-14
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 176 of 16 April 2024, the status of the community-led projects that were successful in RESS-1 and that remain in the process; the number of these that have energised to-date; the expected timeline for the remaining projects to energise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21570/24]
• 2024-04-16
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of community-led projects successful under RESS 1 which have energised to-date; the number that remain in the process but are still due to energise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16511/24]
• 2024-04-16
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of community-led projects that remain in RESS 2; for a breakdown of the number of these which are wind projects and the number which are solar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16512/24]
• 2024-04-16
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide details of the community-led projects in RESS 1 that have to-date received the enabling grant and the amount of grant funding received by each project, in tabular form; the details of the community-led projects in RESS 2 that have to-date received the enabling grant and the amount of grant funding received by each project, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16513/24]
• 2024-03-07
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 122 of 25 January 2024, the date on which the export tariff phase of the small-scale renewable energy support scheme will be launched; the status of the work by economic consultants for his Department regarding the revision of the levelised cost of energy estimates required for small scale and community based generation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11059/24]
• 2024-03-07
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of local authority climate action plans that have been completed to-date; the details of any engagement his Department has had with Galway City and County Councils in 2024 with regard to the development of their respective local authority climate action plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11058/24]
• 2024-03-06
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No.123 of 25 January 2024, the status of plans for the Government to endorse the call for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11119/24]
• 2024-01-25
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question 10 of 16 November 2023, the details of any engagement his Department, or bodies under the aegis of his Department, has had with Galway City and County Councils to date in 2024 with regard to the development of their local authority climate action plans, and in particular the preparation of their decarbonising zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3399/24]
• 2024-01-25
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the date on which the export tariff phase of the small-scale renewable energy support scheme will be launched; to outline the supports that will be available to community projects under the SRESS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3398/24]
• 2024-01-25
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans for the Government to endorse the call for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3401/24]
• 2024-01-25
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the development of the roadmap by the Regional Assemblies to assist with developing a Regional Renewable Electricity Strategy for each region; the timeline for the publication of the roadmap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3402/24]
• 2024-01-25
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the review by the CRU of gas and electricity connection policies for new large energy users; for details of any engagement he or his Department has had with the CRU in the carrying out of the review; the timeline for the completion of the review and publication of the new decisions on the rules for future gas connections of large energy users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3400/24]
• 2024-01-24
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 28 September 2023, for an update on the work of the Just Transition Taskforce; if he has received any interim reports from the taskforce to-date; if he has received the final report of the taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3319/24]
• 2024-01-24
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 28 September 2023, the status of the development of the updated long-term strategy on greenhouse gas emissions reductions; the timeline for the publication of the updated strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3320/24]
• 2023-11-16
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 72 of 28 September 2023, and subsequent follow-up, the details of the analysis carried out by his Department regarding the operation of the community-led category in RESS 1 and RESS 2, and in particular the challenges faced by community-led energy projects; the details of the analysis behind the decision to discontinue the community-led category in RESS 3 and to provide support instead under the small-scale renewable energy support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50115/23]
• 2023-11-16
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 108 of 15 June 2023 , the details of any engagement his Department, or bodies under the aegis of his Department, has had with Galway City and County Councils in 2023 with regard to the development of their local authority climate action plans, and in particular the preparation of their decarbonising zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50116/23]
• 2023-10-17
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  Asked Education

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the details of any engagement her Department has had with the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications with regard to the promised multi-annual scheme to provide photovoltaic panels in schools; the details of the scheme; the status of the roll-out of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45050/23]
• 2023-09-28
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the work under way by his Department to support community-led renewable energy generation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41917/23]
• 2023-09-28
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what engagement he or his Department have had with a company (details supplied) with regard to plans for the building of three new data centres in Dublin; if he or his Department has raised energy security concerns in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41745/23]
• 2023-09-28
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeline for the establishment of the Just Transition Commission, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2023 Annex of Actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41744/23]
• 2023-09-28
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 46 of 3 May 2023, the status of the development of the updated long-term strategy on greenhouse gas emissions reductions; the timeline for publication of the updated strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41743/23]
• 2023-09-28
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 106 of 15 June 2023, the status of the review of the security of energy supply of Ireland's electricity and natural gas systems for the period to 2030; the timeline for the publication of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41741/23]
• 2023-09-28
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the development of the terms and conditions for the small-scale renewable electricity support scheme; the timeline for the publication of the terms and conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41742/23]
• 2023-09-27
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to clarify how the revenues raised from the temporary solidarity contribution in the energy sector will be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41737/23]
• 2023-09-26
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of Bills prepared by his Department in the 33rd Dáil to date; the number and title of those Bills that included a Regulatory Impact Assessment; the title of the RIAs published by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41588/23]
• 2023-09-11
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications pursuant to a Labour Court Recommendation (details supplied), for a status update on the process to increase pensions in payment to all pensioners in the An Post Superannuation Scheme; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39218/23]
• 2023-07-12
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of the progress made to date on reducing single-use plastics; the details of plans to ban single-use plastics; the timelines for same; the details of any public awareness campaigns undertaken by his Department to raise awareness of obligations to reduce single-use plastics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34525/23]
• 2023-07-06
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline in tabular form, by county the number of completed retrofits to date since the introduction of the grant schemes; the number of grants drawn down to date; the number of grants applied for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33353/23]
• 2023-06-29
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  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a newspaper article (details supplied) warning of a shortage of Irish fruit and vegetables for the rest of the year due to increased costs and unpredictable weather; the details of any engagement he has had with the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications in relation to this matter, particularly with regard to the question of increasing domestic fruit, vegetable and grain supply in the context of the next Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31910/23]
• 2023-06-27
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department holds any information on the number of telecommunications cables that pass through the Irish marine EEZ; if so, to provide that information, including information on the ownership of same, by state and-or by public or private entity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30513/23]
• 2023-06-27
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to detail the definition of critical infrastructure used by his Department in regard to undersea telecommunications cables; if the designation of infrastructure as critical is a reference to its being critical infrastructure for Ireland, or critical infrastructure for another country or countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30514/23]
• 2023-06-27
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of undersea telecommunications cables that connect Ireland to other states and-or networks outside this jurisdiction; to outline the ownership of same, by state and-or by public or private entity, in tabular form; to clarify if these cables are regarded as critical infrastructure per the definition used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30515/23]
• 2023-06-15
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been brought to the recently published EPA report “Ireland’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections 2022-2040: June 2023”, which outlined that Ireland is not on track to meet the 51% emissions reduction target by 2030; his response to the EPA report; what engagement he or his Department has had with other Government departments on foot of the findings of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28818/23]
• 2023-06-15
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 103 of 27 April 2023, the status of the review of the security of energy supply of Ireland’s electricity and natural gas systems for the period to 2030; the timeline for the publication of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28819/23]
• 2023-06-15
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  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 123 of 27 April 2023, the expected timeline for the implementation of local authority decarbonising zones; the details of any engagement he or his Department had with Galway city council or Galway County Council in 2023 with regard to their Local Authority Climate Action plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28820/23]
• 2023-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 28 February 2023, the status of the small-scale generation support scheme; the expected timeline for the launch of the scheme; the details of the community participation element of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28821/23]
• 2023-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the community projects under RESS 1 and RESS 2; his plans to publish any analysis carried out by his Department into the operation of the community category in RESS 1 and RESS 2, particularly in light of the decision to discontinue the community category under RESS 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28822/23]
• 2023-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of undersea cables categorised as 'critical infrastructure' that pass through marine waters in the Irish EEZ; and if he will outline, in tabular form, the ownership of same, by state, and/or by public or private entity. [27995/23]
• 2023-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications why the PSO levy has not been removed from the ESB bills in view of the effectiveness of the wind energy and solar power in recent years; what plans are in place to remove the PSO levy in totality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23158/23]
• 2023-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason for the three-year delay in delivering an up-to-date long-term climate strategy, specifying how the Government aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, as required under domestic and EU climate law; when he expects to be in a position to deliver this plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20355/23]
• 2023-04-27
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the review of the security of energy supply of Ireland's electricity and natural gas systems for the period to 2030; the timeline for the publication of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19864/23]
• 2023-04-27
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what engagement he or his Department has had with Galway City and County Councils to-date in 2023 with regard to the development of their Local Authority Climate Action Plans, and in particular in relation to the development of their decarbonising zones; the expected timeline for the implementation of the decarbonising zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19863/23]
• 2023-04-25
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in any engagement between the Department and the EU Commission or the Directorate-General for Environment, concerns were raised by the Commission in respect of Part 9 of the Draft Planning and Development Bill 2022, including on sections 249 and 250, including in any meetings held to date or in any associated minutes or related correspondence; if so, the nature of those concerns; if copies of related minutes and correspondence will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19043/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions his Department is taking to control the spread in the marine environment of the deadly contagious bacterial disease Salmonid Rickettsial Septicaemia (SRS) that has reappeared in Irish organic salmon farms in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16995/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 119 of 15 December 2022, the status of the promised statutory guidelines for the implementation of local authority climate action plans, which will include the guidelines for the implementation of the local authority decarbonisation zones; the timeline for the publication of the statutory guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9910/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide details of any analysis carried out by his Department with regard to carrying out a pilot project for local authority decarbonisation zones, in advance of the national roll-out of local authority decarbonisations zones, so that the results of the pilot project could feed into the national roll-out; if he will provide details of any engagement he or his Department has had with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9835/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the Government’s review of energy security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9837/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 19 of 8 November 2022, the details of any engagement he has had since November 2022 with Galway City and County Councils with regard to supporting and promoting efforts at local government level on climate action; the details of any engagement he has had since November 2022 with the Atlantic Seaboard North CARO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9836/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 126 of 8 November 2022, the status of the heat and built environment delivery task force; if the task force has met to date; the membership of the task force; the terms of reference of the task force; if minutes are taken in respect of meetings of the task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9838/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 91 of 15 December 2022, if he will clarify if the community category will be continued for RESS 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9839/23]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide details of any engagement that he has had with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities in relation to setting an upper limit on energy standing charges; if he will provide details of his engagement with the Commission with regard to carrying out a review of standing charges, particularly in view of recent price increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1180/23]
• 2022-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the analysis that his Department has carried out into the operation of the community category in RESS 1 and RESS 2; the reason that the discontinuation of the community category is being considered for RESS 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62565/22]
• 2022-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 48 of 8 November 2022, the status of the promised statutory guidelines for the implementation of local authority climate action plans, which will include the guidelines for the implementation of the local authority decarbonisation zones; the timeline for the publication of the statutory guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62564/22]
• 2022-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 45 of 8 November 2022, the details of the community project which was successful under RESS 1 but which has not remained in RESS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62576/22]
• 2022-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 128 of 27 October 2022, if she will provide an update on the development of the pier on Inis Oírr; the expected timeline for the updating of the environmental reports to the standard required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62566/22]
• 2022-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 607 of 15 November 2022, which of the listed non-expiry licence are currently operational; the dates on which the competent authority made its statutory environmental determinations under the provisions of the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive in relation to the listed non-expiry fish culture licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60037/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 20 September 2022, the details of any engagement he has had since September 2022 with Galway City Council and Galway County Council with regard to supporting and promoting efforts at local government level on climate action; the details of any engagement he has had in 2022 with the Atlantic Seaboard North CARO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55010/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 7 April 2022, the details of the RESS 1 community projects which have reached commercial operation to date; the estimated timeline for each of these community projects to be commercially operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55008/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 107 of 20 September 2022, the status of the promised statutory guidelines for local authority climate action plans, which will include the guidelines for the implementation of local authority decarbonising zones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55009/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the engagement his Department has had with the national local authority climate action steering group in 2022; the number of meetings, and dates of same, attended by his Departmental officials in 2022; if minutes are taken and published in respect of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55011/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 20 September 2022, the status of the preparation of the finalised terms of reference for the offshore renewable energy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55007/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 34 of 27 September 2022, the status of the heat and built environment delivery taskforce; if the taskforce has met to date; his plans to publish the minutes of meetings of the taskforce; the membership of the taskforce; the terms of reference of the taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54981/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 34 of 27 September 2022 and a Government press release (details supplied), the status of the cross-departmental national retrofit steering group; the membership of the steering group; the terms of reference of the group; the number of meetings held to date by the group; if minutes are taken in respect of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54982/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the development of the new action plan on energy poverty; the timeline for the publication of the action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54983/22]
• 2022-10-27
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 103 of 15 September 2022, if she will provide an update on the development of the pier on Inis Oírr; the expected timeline for the updating of the environmental reports to the standard required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53793/22]
• 2022-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); if he will provide details of any engagement that he or his Department has had with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities with regard to the classification of customers as urban domestic customers or rural domestic customers; the methodology used in this classification; if he will provide details of any engagement that he or his Department has had with the CRU, or energy providers, concerning the reason that rural domestic customers pay higher standing charges than urban domestic customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48915/22]
• 2022-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the National Retrofit Steering Group, pursuant to the National Retrofit Plan; the membership of the group; the number of times that it has met to date; the dates of the meetings; the terms of reference of the group; if minutes are taken in respect of the meetings of the group; if so, if they are published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46683/22]
• 2022-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide details of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland scheme, of the number of homes upgraded to a B2 BER or better to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46684/22]
• 2022-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide details of the progress to date on achieving the target of 500,000 homes retrofitted to a BER of B2 cost optimal or carbon equivalent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46685/22]
• 2022-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of heat pumps installed in existing premises in each of the years from 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46686/22]
• 2022-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 2 June 2022, the details of any engagement he or his Department has had since May 2022 with Galway City Council and Galway County Council with regard to supporting and promoting efforts at local government level on climate action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45772/22]
• 2022-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 73 of 1 June 2022, the status of the promised statutory guidelines for Local Authority climate action plans, which will include the guidelines for the implementation of Local Authority decarbonising zones; the timeline for the publication of the statutory guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45771/22]
• 2022-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 97 of 2 June 2022, the timeline for the establishment of the promised statutory Just Transition Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45792/22]
• 2022-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the development of the new Energy Poverty Action Plan; the timeline for the completion of the Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45793/22]
• 2022-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 72 of 1 June 2022, the status of the preparation of the finalised terms of reference for the Offshore Renewable Energy Scheme (ORESS 1); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45794/22]
• 2022-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to a survey (details supplied) and in particular the finding that just 17% of firms in Ireland had set climate targets, compared to an European Union average of 42%; the mechanisms that are currently in place to ensure that all Irish firms track and measure their environmental impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45156/22]
• 2022-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 45 of 31 May 2022, the status of the development of the pier on Inis Oírr; the status of works to update the environmental reports to the required standard; the expected timeline for the completion of these works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45152/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the review of the energy security of Ireland’s gas and electricity systems will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43000/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason that a mobile phone service operator might not send a data usage warning to a customer roaming outside the European Union in view of the obligation on mobile phone service operators to send customers a data usage alert when roaming outside the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44198/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been brought to a case (details supplied); the reason for the delays in connecting this premises under a partnership; the details of any engagement that he or his Department has had with National Broadband Ireland in 2021 and 2022 with regard to addressing delays in the roll-out of the plan and bringing forward solutions for affected premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41400/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 106 of 2 June 2022, the status of the development of the statutory guidelines for local authority climate action plans, which will include the guidelines for the implementation of local authority decarbonising zones; the timeline for the publication of the statutory guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41401/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of any analysis his Department has carried out into extending or tailoring the new Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme to offshore islands; the details of any analysis his Department has carried out into creating a similar scheme for offshore islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41424/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 26 of 31 May 2022, the status of the development of the pier on Inis Oírr; the expected timeline for the completion of the updated and additional environmental reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41600/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his Ministerial role in respect of the environment regarding the operations detailed in Marine Notice 43 of 2022 that was issued by the Department of Transport on 1 July 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38220/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will detail the consents that he determined in relation to the offshore activity detailed in Marine Notice 43 of 2022, issued by the Department of Transport on 1 July 2022, in relation to geophysical survey works on a 24 hour basis, seven days a week from 1 July to 15 August 2022 at locations off Dublin and counties Louth and Meath; the application reference number, the environmental assessments that have been conducted; the date of determination; the location in which public access to the consent granted is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38217/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Transport his plans for the urgent expansion of public transport in Galway in view of the recent Environmental Protection Authority report (details supplied) which highlighted that the current rate of implementation of emissions reduction measures will not achieve the change necessary to meet Ireland’s climate action targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30705/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the pre-lay grapnel and route clearance operations along the route of the proposed sub-sea fibre optic cable system (details supplied) that is expected to be carried out from 31 May 2022 until 10 June 2022, as detailed in the Marine Notice 30 of 2022 issued by the Department of Transport; the details of the required statutory consents required prior to the activity commencement in order to ensure environmental protection; the statutory function of his Department relating to environmental protection and the proposed activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28960/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the pre-lay grapnel and route clearance operations along the route of the proposed sub-sea fibre optic cable (details supplied) that is expected to be carried out from 31 May 2022 until 10 June 2022, if the National Parks and Wildlife Service has been consulted in relation to the proposed activities; if so, the observations that the National Parks and Wildlife Service made regarding the proposed activities' environmental impacts and the protection of the area in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28962/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the authority that authorised the pre-lay grapnel and route clearance operations along the proposed route of the sub-sea fibre optic cable system (details supplied) that is expected to be carried out from 31 May 2022 until 10 June 2022; the environmental impact assessments that have been conducted in relation to this activity; the way in which the public can access information regarding the authorisation and environmental assessments conducted; the action that his Department intends to take to ensure that the activity in question has been granted lawful consent before activity commencement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28963/22]
• 2022-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to establish a Just Transition Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28478/22]
• 2022-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 136 of 7 April 2022, the status of the development of guidelines for the implementation of decarbonising zones; the estimated timeline for the publication of these guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28476/22]
• 2022-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 121 of 24 February 2022, the details of any engagement he or his Department has had to date in 2022 with Galway City Council and Galway County Council with regards to supporting and promoting efforts at local government-level on climate action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28477/22]
• 2022-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the final report of the interdepartmental group which was established in 2021 to examine the feasibility of additional Government services being provided through An Post will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28475/22]
• 2022-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the development of the support scheme for small-scale generators above 50kW but smaller than those supported by the renewable electricity support scheme; when the public consultation will be opened; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28479/22]
• 2022-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 28 April 2022, the status of the review of the implementation of the Strategy to Combat Energy Poverty 2016-2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28508/22]
• 2022-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 10 of 6 April 2022, the status of the preparation of the finalised terms of reference for the offshore renewable energy scheme one; the status of his Department’s response to the public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28509/22]
• 2022-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 185 of 1 March 2022, the status of the promised statutory guidelines on the development of local authority climate action plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28510/22]
• 2022-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 5 April 2022, the status of the development of the pier on Inis Oírr; the engagement her Department has had with Galway County Council and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to date in 2022 with regard to the updating of the original environmental reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27785/22]
• 2022-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the relationship between the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland and an organisation (details supplied); the services and all funding that have been exchanged to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27304/22]
• 2022-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will detail the soil, water and gravel samples conducted to date by Geological Survey Ireland in partnership with Joyce Country and Western Lakes Geopark Project in Connemara and Joyce Country; the results of those samples; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27511/22]
• 2022-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated cost of missing Ireland’s target for the roll-out of high-speed rural broadband in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27936/22]
• 2022-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated cost of rolling-out high-speed broadband across Ireland in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27937/22]
• 2022-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is in favour, given the significant extra resources and political support made available to the International Criminal Court, ICC, for its Ukraine investigation, including from countries not previously supportive of the court’s mandate and activities, of extra resources and support also being made available to the ICC for its Israel-Palestine investigation, which is currently operating with limited resources and in an environment of strong political opposition; the steps he will take to ensure the latter investigation will be allocated equal resources and given every opportunity to complete its investigation successfully; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24615/22]
• 2022-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the review of the implementation of the Strategy to Combat Energy Poverty 2016-2019; when the review will be published; his plans for the development of a new energy poverty strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21636/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there is a moratorium on data centre applications in the Dublin region; the position of Eirgrid on new data centre applications in the Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19892/22]
• 2022-04-07
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 185 of 1 March 2022 , and his comments (details supplied), the status of the development of guidelines for the implementation of decarbonising zones; the timeline for the publication of these guidelines; the timeline for the incorporation of these guidelines into the promised statutory guidelines for Local Authority Climate Action Plans; the expected timeline of when the proposed decarbonising zones will be approved for implementation in each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18820/22]
• 2022-04-07
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of the RESS 1 projects which have reached commercial operation to-date; the number of projects which are community-led projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18821/22]
• 2022-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 14 December 2021, the status of the preparation of the finalised terms of reference for the Offshore Renewable Energy Support Scheme (ORESS 1); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18679/22]
• 2022-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 16 February 2022, the engagement he or his Department has had with the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications with regard to the roll-out of decarbonisation zones in each local authority; his Department's role in the development of the promised guidelines for the implementation of the decarbonising plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11950/22]
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Public

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 62 of 23 September 2021, 108 of 16 November 2021 and 210 of 20 January 2022, the expected timeline for stage 2 of Coirib go Cósta, namely the submission of planning documentation to An Bord Pleanála and the completion of all environmental assessments and consents; the status of the Coirib go Cósta flood relief works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11403/22]
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 16 February 2022, and the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021, the status of the promised statutory guidelines on the development of local authority climate action plans; if the guidelines have been finalised to date; when these guidelines will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11661/22]
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his Department’s role in the roll-out of decarbonisation zones in each local authority; the engagement that he or his Department has had with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in 2021 and to date in 2022 in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11662/22]
• 2022-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 42 of 16 September 2021, the engagement he has had over the past six months with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with regard to supporting and promoting efforts at local government level on climate action, particularly in relation to Galway city and county; the engagement he or his Department has had directly with Galway city and county councils in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10252/22]
• 2022-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 72 of 4 November 2021, the status of the deployment through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland of capacity-building supports for community-owned RESS project development and in particular the trusted intermediary and advisor services and financial grant supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10254/22]
• 2022-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 69 of 3 November 2021, the engagement he or his Department has had to date with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment with regard to the review of the Government Statement on the Role of Data Centres in Ireland’s Enterprise Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10255/22]
• 2022-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the analysis that has been carried out into accelerating the roll-out of the national broadband plan in 2022 in order to catch up with the recently missed revised target of 60,000 homes by end-January 2022; the analysis that has been carried out by his Department into the impact of the missing of this revised target on the overall timeline for the roll-out of the plan; the number of homes that have been passed to date in Galway city and county; if the January 2022 target was reached in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10256/22]
• 2022-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has made a request to date to Galway city and county councils for the preparation of their local authority climate action plans pursuant to the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10253/22]
• 2022-02-23
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the finalised terms and conditions for the first offshore wind-specific RESS auction, ORESS 1, will be published; when he expects his Department to complete its review of the submissions received in the public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10283/22]
• 2022-02-23
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 14 December 2021, the status of the review of the security of energy supply of Ireland’s electricity and gas systems; if the technical analysis has been completed and published to-date; the timeline for the public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10284/22]
• 2022-02-23
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the seven renewable electricity community-led projects selected for support under RESS-1; the timeline for when all projects will be up and running; the locations of all seven projects; for details of the milestones which remain for each of the seven projects to meet in order for them to be eligible for support under RESS-1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10285/22]
• 2022-02-23
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of the local authorities to whom he has made a request to-date for the preparation of their local authority climate action plans pursuant to the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10286/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been brought to a situation (details supplied); the analysis that has been carried out into the possibility of installing a black box for the houses concerned; the reason these nine houses have been excluded from the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan to date; the timeline for their connection under the National Broadband Plan; the reason for the delay in carrying out the surveying of this area; when the surveying will be carried out in respect of this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63476/21]
• 2021-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeline for the publication of the finalised terms of reference for the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (ORESS 1); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61485/21]
• 2021-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 4 November 2021, the status of the review of the security of energy supply of Ireland’s electricity and gas systems; the timeline for the public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61486/21]
• 2021-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of community-led renewable energy projects operational in Ireland; the number of community-led renewable energy projects that are planned but not yet operational in Ireland; the number of community-led renewable energy projects whether operational or planned which are included under the renewable energy support scheme; the number which come under any other State-backed scheme broken down by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53508/21]
• 2021-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the review of the security of energy supply of Ireland’s electricity and natural gas systems; when the final report will be published; the details of any interim reports received by his Department to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53505/21]
• 2021-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the RESS-2 scheme; and if there are limitations under the scheme on the number or proportion of renewable energy support scheme projects that can be community-led. [53507/21]
• 2021-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the engagement he has had with National Broadband Ireland with regard to the roll-out of high speed fibre broadband in Galway city, county, the Aran Islands and Inisbofin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53506/21]
• 2021-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the analysis his Department has carried out with regard to international best practice in the area of community-led and community-owned renewable energy projects, particularly in relation to the development of the renewable energy support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53509/21]
• 2021-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the renewable energy support scheme will be extended to include offshore wind projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53510/21]
• 2021-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of the seven representatives from the academic and community sectors who are members of the renewable energy support scheme community steering board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53511/21]
• 2021-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the Climate Action Plan 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53512/21]
• 2021-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of the calculations used by his Department to set the direct annual monetary contribution by the developer into the fund in a renewable energy support scheme at €2MW/h; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53513/21]
• 2021-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the engagement he or his Department has had with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment with regard to the review of the Government Statement on the Role of Data Centres in Ireland’s Enterprise Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53514/21]
• 2021-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the review of data centre connection policy by the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53515/21]
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the revision of the Government Statement on the Role of Data Centres in Ireland’s Enterprise Policy; the engagement his Department has had with the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications with regard to the revision of the statement; when the revised statement will be finalised and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52893/21]
• 2021-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 684 of 15 September 2021, the analysis that his Department has carried out into the delays in recruitment of public health pandemic plan resources in the eastern region, which as of September 2021 was at 48% compared to an average of 68% across all eight departments of public health; the actions his Department is taking to fill the remaining vacancies in view of the stated competitive recruitment environment; when all 171 whole-time equivalent posts will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50222/21]
• 2021-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number and value all procurement contracts that took place by way of negotiated procedure without prior publication in 2020 and to date in 2021; and the date, value and purpose of each negotiated procedure contract in tabular form. [49728/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason that a road (details supplied) has been excluded from the intervention area for the National Broadband Plan, particularly in view of the fact that a number of hospitality businesses are located there and broadband speeds from the private provider are too slow to cater to their needs; when this road will be included in the NBI intervention area; the analysis which has been carried out into the possibility of including this road in the intervention area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46314/21]
• 2021-09-23
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on whether the attacks on education by Israeli forces in the Occupied Palestinian Territory are a deliberate attempt to make the teaching and learning environment unsafe for Palestinian children; his further views on whether the educational process has been severely hampered and disrupted as a result of these attacks and that the dignity and security of Palestinian students and teaching staff have been repeatedly and deliberately violated through the systematic targeting and legal discrimination of the occupying power; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45845/21]
• 2021-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 78 of 1 June 2021, if he will provide an update on the engagement he has had to date with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with regard to supporting and promoting efforts at local government level on climate action, particularly in relation to County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43966/21]
• 2021-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 227 of 3 June 2021, his plans to introduce a minimum requirement in respect of the number of members a renewable energy community can have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43967/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 36 of 7 July 2021, if no environmental assessments were conducted for any project in connection with the SEAI subsea observatory offshore at An Spidéal, Contae na Gaillimhe; the basis on which it is concluded that, there is no requirement to undertake environmental assessments for any projects hosted in the subsea observatory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39855/21]
• 2021-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the energy security review of Ireland’s electricity and natural gas systems; when he expects the review to be completed; his plans to publish the final report and recommendations of the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37990/21]
• 2021-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of all projects, associated funding and environmental assessments since 2016 to date in 2021 in connection with the SEAI subsea observatory offshore at An Spidéal, Contae na Gaillimhe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36744/21]
• 2021-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if any of the four cardinal markers installed at the SEAI Marine Institute’s 1/4 scale renewable energy offshore electricity generating station situated in Galway Bay have been altered and or replaced in the past seven months; the reason for the alteration to the south-east cardinal marker visible at the shoreline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36745/21]
• 2021-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 112 of 8 December 2020, the action taken further to the malfunction of the mooring system of an installation at the quarter scale test site located off the coast of An Spidéal on Galway Bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36746/21]
• 2021-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount, source and purpose of all funding received by the SEAI since March 2016 to date in 2021 which relates to any part of the 1/4 scale offshore energy test site located on the nearshore of An Spidéal, Contae na Gaillimhe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36747/21]
• 2021-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the work currently ongoing on the cardinal markers at the Marine Institute’s offshore energy test site off An Spidéal, Contae na Gaillimhe; the details of the foreshore permit and the environmental assessments for this work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36867/21]
• 2021-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated cost of missing the target for the roll-out of high speed rural broadband in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32366/21]
• 2021-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated cost of rolling-out high speed broadband across Ireland in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32367/21]
• 2021-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if legislation in respect of strategic housing developments will not be reintroduced following the expiration of said legislation on 31 December 2021 as outlined by the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications and Minister for Transport to Dáil Éireann on 20 May 2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31058/21]
• 2021-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 11 May 2021, the details of the requirement that renewable energy communities must be effectively controlled by shareholders or members that are located in the proximity of the project with regard to the renewable electricity support scheme; the distance criteria used to gauge proximity to the project; the proportion of the REC membership must be located in the proximity of the project; if there are any minimum requirements on the number of members an REC can have; if the aforementioned rules and criteria will continue to apply under the revised 100% community-owned arrangement announced by him in February 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30360/21]
• 2021-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan in Galway city and county; the number of premises in Galway city and county that are now connected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29389/21]
• 2021-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the engagement he has had to date with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with regard to supporting and promoting efforts at the local government level on climate action, particularly in relation to County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29388/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1075 of 31 March 2021, if consideration has been given to extend the term of the temporary accommodation scheme as long as Ireland is in a Covid-19 environment as opposed to the current system which requires healthcare workers and their line managers to complete and submit forms on at least a bi-weekly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21989/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Public

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the scheme to alleviate flooding from the Owenglin River in Clifden, County Galway; the details of the analysis carried out or commissioned by his Department into the environmental elements of this flood relief scheme; if he is satisfied that the recent tendering process adequately provided for these environmental issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20509/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason for his view that Ireland should under contribute to the EU Climate Law emissions reduction target for 2030 (details supplied); the reason for his view that the EU 2030 target can be achieved if countries such as Ireland are contributing less; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16780/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) which ranks Ireland last in the environment index and 13th in the climate action index out of 15 high income EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12890/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the analysis his Department or agencies under the aegis of his Department have carried out into the direct and indirect health costs to the State of burning petrol and diesel at ground level across Ireland and in particular in Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12889/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the engagement he has had to date with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with regard to supporting and promoting efforts at the local government level on climate action, particularly in relation to County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1598/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan in County Galway; the number of premises in County Galway that are now connected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1597/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the engagement he has had with other Departments with regard to developing a financial sustainability plan for the post office network; the analysis of international best practice that has been carried out by his Department with regard to the development and sustainability of the post office network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12888/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the role he or his officials or bodies under the aegis of his Department played in the development of the recently published Ag Climatise roadmap; the engagement he has had with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the development of this roadmap; if he is satisfied that this roadmap is in line with the commitments of the Paris Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1596/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the initial report and recommendations of the urban transport-related air pollution group jointly chaired by his Department and the Department of Transport will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1600/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if analysis has been carried out his Department into the impact of artificial light on Ireland’s natural environment and the ecosystems within it; if so, if there are plans for light pollution free areas in cities around Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12899/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the Climate Change Advisory Council; the areas of expertise which will be covered through the appointment of additional members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12900/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the checks and scrutiny processes his Department carried out when it considered and subsequently endorsed a company (details supplied) for prospecting licences in Connemara, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9550/21]
• 2021-02-04
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the 2020 annual transition statement will be published as required by section 14(1) of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6095/21]
• 2021-02-04
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the Climate Action Advisory Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6096/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the engagement she has had with the Minister for the Environment, Climate Action and Communications with regard to providing free postage to DEIS schools to allow them to send educational materials and packages to their students during the current school closures due to Covid-19 restrictions particularly in view of the fact that a departmental report found that children in DEIS schools were the group who engaged the least online; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2260/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of EU and national funding in total received to date by the SEAI relating to all projects connected to the offshore electricity generating station (details supplied) in County Mayo since the test site was granted a foreshore lease in 2015, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44731/20]
• 2020-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of any and all communication from the European Commission in respect of Irish forestry legislation, in particular the Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 and statutory instruments made in 2020 for forestry and their compliance with the Aarhus Convention, the environmental impact assessment directive, including the public participation directive or other EU directives; if he will furnish copies of any such communications; the status of discussions with the European Commission in 2020 on such matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44087/20]
• 2020-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if, in the interest of public health and safety, he will detail the incident which occurred on the foreshore on 22 November 2020 at the Marine Institute and SEAI’s Renewable Energy quarter scale test site in Galway Bay, in which an upright installation at the test site appeared to fall over and required to be recovered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41355/20]
• 2020-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to establish a scheme to compensate micro-generators of electricity that provide electricity to the national grid; his views on the need to prioritise this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40592/20]
• 2020-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Tourism

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the position regarding theatres in the Plan for Living with Covid-19; when she expects theatres to be reopened; the analysis her Department has carried out or commissioned into the risk of contracting Covid-19 in theatres given the unique characteristics of theatres as controlled environments in which audience members all face the same direction and which easily facilitate contact tracing and staggered entry and exit times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40558/20]
• 2020-11-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the incentives his Department provides for riparian planting as recommended in the March 2019 report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action; if he will extend existing riparian planting initiatives given the proven environmental benefits of planting the areas beside waterways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37476/20]
• 2020-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the analysis which has been undertaken in relation to the sustainability of sourcing rare earth materials for electric vehicle battery technology; the way in which resource and environmental implications of the transition to green energy, including electric vehicles, have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35137/20]
• 2020-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications his views on a report (details supplied); when it is intended to implement the recommendations of the report; the engagement he has had with an organisation in relation to the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35138/20]
• 2020-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Justice

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice her plans to establish a new planning and environmental law court managed by specialist judges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35323/20]
• 2020-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  D'fhiafraigh Deputy Catherine Connolly den Aire Comhshaoil, Aeráide agus Cumarsáide cén uair a chuirfear tús leis an Acht Forbartha Mianraí 2017; cén uair a bheidh sé ar fáil i nGaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [30055/20]
• 2020-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the cost to his Department to date of all fines paid by Ireland for non-transposition of EU directives into Irish law; the breakdown, by directive of the lump sum cost and the daily cost of each fine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28610/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 497 of 3 October 2017, the status of the 15 outstanding recommendations of the review of the Environmental Protection Agency 2011; if he will provide an implementation report in respect of the action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26574/20]
• 2020-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the trading online voucher scheme; if the scheme has been oversubscribed; the number of applications received and approved to date in 2020, by month and local authority area; the value of approvals made by local authority area; the number of applications received for a second voucher; the number approved; the value of such approvals made by local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12550/20]
• 2020-06-23
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason a fishery (details supplied) remains closed in view of the fact others have reopened; when it will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12551/20]
• 2020-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to reduce the number of single use wipes ending up in waters; the analysis undertaken by his Department or other agency of the problem in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11427/20]
• 2020-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the grants available for electric cars in view of the fact that some models are excluded from the SEAI grant; the reason for same in further view of the fact that persons are being encouraged to reduce their carbon footprint; and his plans to address the matter. [2727/20]
• 2019-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his policies in regard to the islands as requested by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht with regard to the interdepartmental committee for island development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49601/19]
• 2019-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of his policies on the islands as requested by the interdepartmental committee on the islands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49410/19]
• 2019-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason prospecting licences are being granted in areas of Natura 2000 sites, national heritage areas, special areas of conservation and special protection areas in view of the fact that no mining licences are to be offered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48630/19]
• 2019-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of a prospecting licence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39359/19]
• 2019-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to request that a company (details supplied) surrender a prospecting licence in view of its declaration that it no longer has an interest in a project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39360/19]
• 2019-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the Minerals Development Act 2017 will be commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39361/19]
• 2019-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of times representatives of his Department have met mining companies in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39362/19]
• 2019-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the consideration being given to halting further open sea cage fish farming to protect the marine environment in view of the decision of the Danish Government to halt further open sea cage fish farming in Danish coastal waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37167/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied with the standard of assessment of an ecological impact assessment carried out by a company (details supplied) in connection with the grant of a prospecting licence to a company to prospect for base metals in County Galway in view of the high sensitivity of the surrounding Natura 2000 sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35112/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of an application for a prospecting licence by a company (details supplied) to prospect for base metals in County Galway; his plans to grant the licence; the timeframe for same; the process involved in the grant or refusal of the licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36895/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of an application for a prospecting licence by a company (details supplied) to prospect for base metals in County Galway; his plans to grant the licence; the timeframe for same; the process involved in the granting or refusal of the licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36896/19]
• 2019-09-06
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on whether the system applied here under Directive 2011/92/EU adequately minimises damage to the environment from public and private projects; if he will undertake a review of the system in order to address gaps in the implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35113/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of reviews carried out by his Department pursuant to Standing Order No. 164A of Dáil Éireann; the pieces of legislation to which each review refers; the number and title of each piece of legislation in respect of which a review pursuant to Standing Order 164A has not been undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31625/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated full year cost of recruiting ten extra cyber security responders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32900/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to ensure that plastic sent abroad by waste collectors here is recycled; the locations to which the plastic is being sent; if minimum standards for workers and or the environment at those locations are being met; the way in which the carbon footprint of the transport of materials is being measured; his plans to incentivise local or European plastic recycling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33097/19]
• 2019-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Culture

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way in which environmental awareness and sustainability are taken into account when arts organisations, artists and groups working with the arts are assessed by the Arts Council for funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33133/19]
• 2019-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide details of all entities in which he or his Department hold shares; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30179/19]
• 2019-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the Galway cash for cans initiative; the reason for its suspension; when it will be reinstated; his plans to roll out the initiative nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28579/19]
• 2019-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which marine ecosystems, including the growth and carbon storage capacity of kelp forests, informed the Climate Action Plan 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26315/19]
• 2019-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the strategic environmental assessment under Directive 2001/42/EC, ensuring sustainable development of the Climate Action Plan 2019, has been completed; if so, his views on the outcome of the assessment of the Climate Action Plan 2019; the way in which persons can access the assessment of the action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26652/19]
• 2019-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce a nationwide ban on smoky coal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26738/19]
• 2019-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Culture

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the bodies in the State that have statutory authority to function as the competent authority to make determinations under appropriate assessment legislation for terrestrial and marine environments. [26425/19]
• 2019-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe for implementation of the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Action, Climate Change: A Cross-Party Consensus for Action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21786/19]
• 2019-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he received, as requested, an update by 12 April 2019 on the actions the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is taking to resolve elevated sea lice levels; if he has received the response from the Department in relation to its requirements as set out in the correspondence which relate to its statutory responsibilities for the conservation of salmon and sea trout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21785/19]
• 2019-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the climate mitigation policy developments on foot of the 2019 climate change performance index which ranked Ireland as the worst performing country in Europe for action on climate change for a second consecutive year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3398/19]
• 2019-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the percentage range by sector by which Ireland is likely to miss 2020 greenhouse gas emissions targets to reduce emissions to 20% below 2005 levels; the estimated annual fines Ireland is likely to face as a consequence; the steps being taken to address these shortfalls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3397/19]
• 2018-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost in 2019 if the budget for the electric vehicle home charger grant scheme increased by 20%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53276/18]
• 2018-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost in 2019 if the budget for local authority anti-litter, anti-graffiti awareness grants increased by 20%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53274/18]
• 2018-12-11
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which the national energy and climate plan will be informed by the principles of climate justice and just transition, climate science and the goals of the Paris Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51544/18]
• 2018-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of all costs incurred in the preparation of the foreshore lease application (details supplied) made by SEAI for an offshore site in County Mayo, including the costs of all consultations, studies, assessment documents and reports relating to the entire project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49913/18]
• 2018-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the significant reduction in spend from RTÉ to the Irish independent production sector (details supplied); the steps being taken to ensure that this spend in the sector is increased back to 2007 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48511/18]
• 2018-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the aspects of the television licence fee reform the interdepartmental working group is reviewing; when he expects this report to be published; if there will be engagement by the group with stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48512/18]
• 2018-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on public service broadcasting; his further views on licence fee reform; when he plans to publish his action plan points in these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48513/18]
• 2018-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he will meet with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss the Irish independent production sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48514/18]
• 2018-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on appointing the Revenue Commissioners as the licence fee collection agent to help reduce evasion rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48515/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of funding received to date by all involved in a collaborative ocean energy project (details supplied); the amount of funding received from outside the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44929/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the ESB Westwave project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35813/18]
• 2018-09-07
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding received by the ESB Westwave project to date; the way in which this funding has been used to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35814/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on his visit to New York; the persons who travelled with him from his Department; the meetings he attended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33895/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the discretion he has in the imposition of a levy for a broadcaster whose base year qualifying income is more than €250,000 pursuant to section 33 of the Broadcasting Act 2009 and S.I. No. 7 of 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34636/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on section 33 of the Broadcasting Act 2009 and S.I. No. 7 of 2010, in view of the fact the income on which the levy is calculated is grant income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34638/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the likely penalties that will be paid by Ireland for failure to meet EU 2020 carbon emissions targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24489/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to introduce a single use plastics levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25267/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to ban the use of single use plastics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25276/18]
• 2018-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the responsibility of SEAI for the development and operation of the Galway Bay marine and renewable energy test site at An Spidéal, Contae na Gaillimhe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22982/18]
• 2018-04-25
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress made in implementing the 12 key actions recommended in the national adaptation framework; the measures implemented to ensure the oversight and reporting recommendations (details supplied) at national level are fully functional; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18013/18]
• 2018-04-25
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the publication of the national clean air strategy which was due to be published in the fourth quarter of 2017; the reason for the delay in its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18014/18]
• 2018-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the information and relevant documentation supporting the environmental impact statement screening determination that an EIS is not required for the proposed project in the foreshore lease planning application (details supplied) on Galway Bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11038/18]
• 2018-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the names and relevant expertise of each member of the marine licence vetting committee involved in both the statutory appropriate assessment screening and the statutory environmental impact assessment screening on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3430/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 622 of 21 November 2017, the names and qualifications of all persons involved in the decision making process at the statutory screening stage of the environmental impact assessment relating to the foreshore licence application for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54790/17]
• 2017-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Business

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the extent to which the precautionary principle enshrined in EU law as a cornerstone of its environmental policy has been incorporated in each chapter of the EU-Mercosur deal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53220/17]
• 2017-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the term of office of the director general of the Environmental Protection Agency; the recruitment process when the term of office expires; the length of time the current director general has been in the position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51378/17]
• 2017-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to effect the removal of subsidies on peat extraction in view of the State's emissions reduction targets and the recent vote of the Citizen's Assembly whereby 97% of assembly members voted in favour of the removal of Government subsidies on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49052/17]
• 2017-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the cost-benefit analysis that has been conducted with regard to the cost to the State of not meeting its emissions reduction targets as against the cost of achieving same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49053/17]
• 2017-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will provide a copy of the screening reports for the environmental impact assessment for planning applications (details supplied); the names of the persons involved in the screening assessment for the applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48981/17]
• 2017-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Foreign

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has communicated the Government's view of the position which should be reflected in the mandate being prepared and is due to be given to the European Commission for trade negotiations with UK; if the Government emphasised the importance of ongoing equivalence in equality, employment and environmental standards within such negotiations; if he has expressed a view for or against the inclusion of investor courts in this trade mandate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44261/17]
• 2017-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for the delay in connecting a person (details supplied) to the fibre to the home broadband network as neighbouring properties in the area have been connected under the same scheme; the stage reached by the installation process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43645/17]
• 2017-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the national mitigation plan will be discussed in Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41906/17]
• 2017-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 711 of 11 April 2017, if he will provide a copy of the report on the outstanding recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41531/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the sources of funding, including contributions in kind, for all aspects of the ocean energy programme and the offshore renewable energy development plan, up to the projected end date of these programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36429/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he has satisfied himself that the Government's 35 year foreshore lease planning application to construct an offshore electricity generating station on Galway Bay embeds and fully implements the findings of the strategic environmental assessment and appropriate assessment processes relating to the State's offshore renewable energy development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36430/17]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 7 February 2017, the steps being taken to locate the environmental assessment reports; if a third party investigation will be carried out in respect of the missing reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35160/17]
• 2017-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the research and investigations undertaken which led to the observation submitted by the Geological Survey of Ireland in its role as a named external consultee, advising the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government in respect of the foreshore lease planning application (details supplied) on Galway bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33319/17]
• 2017-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has satisfied himself regarding the submitted observation in respect of the foreshore lease planning application (details supplied) on Galway Bay which stated that the Geological Survey had no observations to make; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33320/17]
• 2017-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has satisfied himself regarding the submitted observation in respect of the foreshore lease planning application (details supplied) on Galway Bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33322/17]
• 2017-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has satisfied himself regarding the submitted observation in respect of the foreshore lease planning application (details supplied) on Galway Bay given that the Commission had no comment to make; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33324/17]
• 2017-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for fibre optic broadband at Tullycross, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30856/17]
• 2017-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps that have been taken or which are in progress to achieve the implementation of the policy to transition to a low-carbon energy system, particularly in view of Bord na Móna’s recent announcement to extend the operation of peat plants beyond 2019 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29475/17]
• 2017-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the examination and action that have been carried out or are in the process of being carried out by his Department with regard to damage to the general environment following the fires which have caused extensive damage in substantial parts of Connemara threatening lives and livestock; the result of that examination; the extent of the damage; the steps necessary to avoid a repeat of this disaster; the extra resources that will be needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29476/17]
• 2017-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the compliance costs that will be incurred for failure to meet the 20% reduction target in view of the projection of the EPA that the likely projected emissions for 2020 indicate that Ireland's emissions will be in the region of 6%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29841/17]
• 2017-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the national mitigation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29840/17]
• 2017-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has satisfied himself with the observations and recommendations of the advisory council in its first report; the number of recommendations that will be implemented in the final report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21559/17]
• 2017-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the national mitigation plan; the timeframe for the publication of the plan; the resources being made available for the implementation of the plan; the reason the draft plan was not published in Irish; if the final plan will be published in Irish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21558/17]
• 2017-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason no environmental impact statement was lodged with a 35-year foreshore lease application (details supplied) on Galway Bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17690/17]
• 2017-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of the 58 recommendations of a review of the Environmental Protection Agency of May 2011 that are fully, partially and yet to be implemented, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17555/17]
• 2017-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to remove or review section 15 of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 related to immunity that the review group set up by his predecessor (details supplied) found in 2011, six years ago, might be unconstitutional; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15354/17]
• 2017-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when it is proposed that this investigation will commence further to the findings of the review group set up by his predecessor (details supplied) in 2011, six years ago, of alleged maladministration at the Environmental Protection Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15355/17]
• 2017-03-28
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to seek legal advice from the Attorney General following the findings by the European Environmental Agency in 2012 that emissions from certain industries, holding IPPC licences granted by the EPA, were causing damage to the environment and to human health in view of the provisions of section 4 of the Criminal Damage Act 1991; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15356/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the mechanisms in place for interdepartmental co-operation to achieve the implementation of the national mitigation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13941/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way Ireland will meet its EU 2020 CO2 emission reduction targets; if it is expected that Ireland will not meet those targets, the amount it is anticipated the shortfall will be; the penalties that will be faced if these targets are not met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13940/17]
• 2017-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Arts

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if she has satisfied herself that the consideration and advice supplied by her Department in respect of foreshore lease application (details supplied) meets the statutory obligations with regard to the implementation of environmental EU and national laws, in view of the serious concerns regarding non-compliance with environmental legislation expressed by 555 public submissions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10761/17]
• 2017-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Arts

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if her Department has been in contact with the Department and Minister of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government regarding concerns conveyed to her Department by the public over the past number of months regarding possible non-compliance with national and EU environmental legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10762/17]
• 2017-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the ESB's WestWave ocean energy project off County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10080/17]
• 2017-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the EU and national funding received by the WestWave ocean energy project off County Clare to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10081/17]
• 2017-02-21
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a business (details supplied) can expect the upgrade works to the broadband line which were promised in September 2016 to be completed in view of the fact that the area in question comprises at least seven businesses employing in the region of 150 persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8342/17]
• 2017-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the national mitigation plan; the timeline for the publication of the plan; the resources being made available for the implementation of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6141/17]
• 2017-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken by his Department to ensure Ireland's commitments under the Paris Agreement are met in view of the fact that 80% of known fossil fuel reserves must be kept in the ground if global warming is to be kept to within 2° Celsius; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5817/17]
• 2017-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to ensure the public sector will meet his Department's commitment per the annual transition statement of reducing energy demand by 33% by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5818/17]
• 2016-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will provide copies of the environmental appropriate assessment and the environmental impact assessment reports for the original ten year foreshore lease granted to the Marine Institute in 2006 for the wave energy test site in Spiddal, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33470/16]
• 2016-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason the UNESCO world heritage Burren and Cliffs of Moher site was excluded from the environmental impact assessment screening process in relation to a foreshore lease application (details supplied) to construct an offshore electricity generating station on Galway Bay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33471/16]
• 2016-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of all existing applications to frack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33343/16]
• 2016-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason the foreshore lease extension of one year has been granted to the Marine Institute for the Galway Bay test site without environmental impact assessments having been conducted for this lease extension, as required under national and EU legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31072/16]
• 2016-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment in view of the importance of the issue of climate change and in view of the commitment in the programme for Government to produce a national low carbon transition and mitigation plan and following the establishment of the Climate Change Advisory Council, if the council will issue a public advisory statement ahead of the publication by his Department of a draft plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29056/16]
• 2016-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment in respect of the national low carbon transition and mitigation plan, the person who will be consulted in its development; the process that will be undertaken to develop the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29057/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the severe problem posed by illegal dumping at a specific site (details supplied). [24929/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide the list of statutory undertakers under the Electricity (Supply) Act 1927 and any statutory instruments subsequent to the stated enactment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24668/16]
• 2016-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to provide a list of statutory undertakers under the Water Services Acts 2007 and 2013, the Planning and Development Act 2000, the Local Government Act 2001 and any statutory instruments subsequent to the stated enactments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21743/16]
• 2016-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applications for foreshore licences received, granted and not granted in each of the years 2006 to 2015, inclusive, and in 2016 to date; the reason for not granting the licences and for the backlog in processing licences; the steps he is taking to eliminate the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21211/16]
• 2016-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will be in a position to designate marine protection areas as required under Article 13.4 of the marine strategy framework directive; if legislation is necessary in the first instance; if so, when that will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18475/16]
• 2016-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the implementation of eight recommendations by the Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht in relation to the Report of the Committee on Developing the Seaweed Industry in Ireland published in May 2015, which specifically considered the commercial aspects of harvesting seaweed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18476/16]
• 2016-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will publish further required amendments in relation to the Foreshore Act 1933 as amended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18542/16]
• 2016-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if and when he established the advisory council pursuant to section 9(1) of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015; the names of its chairperson and members; if and how often it has met; the recommendations it has made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16171/16]
• 2016-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the funds provided to Galway City Council and Galway County Council for the construction and purchase of social housing; the funds returned and unused by each council, and the number of social houses built and purchased in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11692/16]
• 2016-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the situation in relation to Galway County Council and the number of fines issued by it for illegal dumping, in particular for the period 2014 to 2015 when 746 fines were imposed but only approximately 38% of this number of fines were actually paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7665/16]
• 2016-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of residential zoned land transferred from various local authorities under the land aggregation scheme, by local authority; the dates of completion of the transfers; the number of transfers awaiting completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6257/16]