Eamon Ryan

Green Party · Dublin Bay South

Activity on Environment — 207 events (20 lobbying · 185 questions · 2 votes) full profile →

• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  Amnesty International Ireland Environment

  • Letter in advance of Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers’ decision on the need for, and feasibility of, a further instrument or instruments in the field of human rights and the environment
• 2025-01-29
  LOBBY
  Tiber Island Advisory Ltd Environment

  • The Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation and proposed Renewable Heat Obligation are not functioning due to lack of supervision of certification scheme ISCC. Instead of genuine sustainable biofuels - with benefits for Ireland such as farm incomes, agri-food sustainability and energy independence - the majority of biofuels are from palm oil falsely labelled as palm oil mill effluent and used cooking oil. Ireland's Biomethane Strategy ambitions have no hope in the face of such unfair competition.
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Huhtamaki Cup Print Ltd. Environment

  • Highlighting the key positions and views of IPPCA
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Stop Climate Chaos coalition Environment

  • The outcome of the UN COP29 climate negotiations in Baku in November
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Irish Environmental Network Environment

  • Secure funding for the environmental NGO sector for 2025
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland 2 returns Environment

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

  • Corporate accountability, justice and addressing poverty
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Cork Chamber Environment

  • Meeting of the National Mirror Group for EU Mission Cities
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC Environment

  • EU legislation covering heat pumps, waste heat recovery, electrification of transport refrigeration; current policy and improved framework to meet climate law targets.
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Instinctif Partners Public Affairs Ireland Environment

  • Correspondence with relevant Oireachtas members sharing ACE Ireland's General Election manifesto with key policy asks for their consideration.
• 2025-01-18
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture

  • Non-Domestic Water Tariff
• 2025-01-17
  LOBBY
  Christian Aid Ireland Environment

  • COP29
• 2025-01-17
  LOBBY
  Fair Seas Ireland Environment

  • Request to receive letters from schoolchildren as part of demonstration outside Dáil Eireann
• 2025-01-16
  LOBBY
  Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment Environment

  • Global plastics treaty
• 2025-01-15
  LOBBY
  Chambers Ireland Environment

  • Desireable outcomes for COP29 Conference in November
• 2025-01-15
  LOBBY
  AgTech Ireland Agriculture

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

  • General Election 2024
• 2025-01-14
  LOBBY
  MABS Support Company Limited by Guarantee Social Protection

  • MABS submission to Department of Environment, Climate and Communication re: the the new EU Market Design Directive
• 2024-12-18
  LOBBY
  Social Justice Ireland Environment

  • Email to Minister Eamon Ryan regarding Sustainable Progress Index 2024
• 2024-10-07
  LOBBY
  Sisters of Mercy Environment

  • Our future gas supply needs to be in line with the climate law and carbon budget.
• 2023-03-08
  VOTE
  Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–78
• 2019-12-18
  VOTE
  Environmental Policy

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 38–76
• 2019-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his priorities for the upcoming COP25 discussions in Madrid. [49414/19]
• 2019-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether the evidence that fracked gas is significantly worse for the environment, particularly in respect of methane emissions and other types of fossil fuels, and that actions or decisions by the Government that would allow the use of fracked gas here directly contravenes and undermines meaningful action on climate change. [42275/19]
• 2019-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the mechanisms he is considering to develop private finance models in support of the deep retrofit of residential buildings; and the way in which such financing might be expected to operate with respect to the length of loans, interest rates and so on. [42276/19]
• 2019-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on the environment last met. [38503/19]
• 2019-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the options proposed by Eir will be considered for the roll-out of fibre to the national broadband area by means other than the draft concession agreement. [28479/19]
• 2019-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the expected timeline for the development of the north-South interconnector; and the expected progress of the project. [28480/19]
• 2019-07-04
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to implement the governance structures recommended in the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Action report. [25210/19]
• 2019-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the importation of fracked gas from the United States of America; and if measures will be taken to have liquified natural gas, LNG, from fracked sources removed from the EU projects of common interest list in view of climate change commitments and in view of the commitment to ban fracking. [26918/19]
• 2019-06-11
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his position on a company (details supplied); and his views on the use of hardware and software built by the company here. [24335/19]
• 2019-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the conditions for inclusion in REFIT 3 require the existence of full planning permission for the form of electricity generation to be subsidised. [17689/19]
• 2019-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if REFIT 3 approval has been granted for the co-firing of biomass and peat at the west Offaly power plant; and if all of the conditions of the REFIT 3 scheme, including the holding of planning permission, have been met. [17690/19]
• 2019-04-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if REFIT 3 approval has been granted for the co-firing of biomass and peat at the Lough Ree power plant; and if all of the conditions of the REFIT 3 scheme, including the holding of planning permission, have been met. [17691/19]
• 2019-03-13
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of houses that availed of the deep retrofit grant assistance as managed by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland in 2018; and the overall budget spend in grant support for such projects. [12545/19]
• 2019-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the tendering process for the national broadband plan. [3265/19]
• 2019-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied); if he is considering a similar policy approach as part of the national mitigation plan, national energy and climate plan and the all of Government plan for climate disruption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3264/19]
• 2019-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the recent decision by the European Court of Justice that upheld the ability of the German Government to make a household media charge non-device dependent; if this ruling has been discussed by the television licence fee reform working group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2461/19]
• 2019-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Culture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline the reason she opened a public consultation on draft regulations allowing burning in March of uncultivated land at 5.30 p.m. on the Friday before Christmas to close on 16 January 2019; her views on whether timing public consultations to run over the Christmas period represents good practice; and if she will extend the consultation period to allow for effective engagement by the public and environmental organisations. [1755/19]
• 2019-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the Solidarity and Just Transition Silesia Declaration was not signed; the reasons for signing or not signing respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1816/19]
• 2018-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the percentage of the heat available from a planned €40 million district heating system utilising heat from the Poolbeg incinerator that will be utilised; and the purposes for which this resource could be utilised for. [53168/18]
• 2018-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which he plans to meet, by 2021, the target of 45,000 deep retrofits per annum. [53167/18]
• 2018-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the ban on smoky fuels promised by his predecessor and the Taoiseach on a number of occasions in Dáil Éireann will be implemented; and the reason for the delay from the original timescale. [49613/18]
• 2018-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for the delay in finalising the clean air strategy in view of the fact that it is now a year since his predecessor informed Dáil Éireann that he hoped to finalise the clean air strategy within the coming weeks; and when he expects to finalise it. [49614/18]
• 2018-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the advisory board for the climate action fund has been established; and if so, the members of same. [41957/18]
• 2018-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications received to the climate action fund by the deadline of 1 October 2018. [41958/18]
• 2018-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if State-owned companies such as Bord na Móna and Coillte which hold large landbanks of degraded peatland from which emissions could be cost effectively abated are eligible to apply to the climate action fund; and if so, if they were notified of the fund. [41959/18]
• 2018-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the organisations which were notified of the climate action fund by letter or email. [41960/18]
• 2018-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if public health benefits are one of the criteria to be used in assessing applications under the climate action fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41961/18]
• 2018-10-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the cost of an NC5 non-batch application will be removed; if the requirement for a planning application in order to make the application will be removed; and the guidelines and guidance on the costs of making the connection. [41963/18]
• 2018-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland is supporting proposals for the EU to commit, in the context of forthcoming COP24 in Katowice, to increasing the commitments in its nationally determined contribution to bring it in line with the 1.5°C target in the Paris Agreement. [41106/18]
• 2018-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a 3% annual rate of renovation for Government-owned and occupied buildings as required by Article 5 of the Energy Efficiency Directive 2012/27/EU and Article 4 of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2010/31/EU has been achieved for each of the years from 2014 to 2017, respectively; if the 3% target has been achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39293/18]
• 2018-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the percentage of houses and apartments that have a municipal compost bin. [37583/18]
• 2018-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which and the point at which he came to the conclusion that the national mitigation plan is not working. [37582/18]
• 2018-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role his Department has in the formulation of the climate and energy plan. [26893/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the ways in which he will ensure that the next CAP rural development programme will have a much more ambitious agri-environment scheme that delivers worthwhile benefit to farmers that go the extra mile for the environment and climate change, such as is the case with the rural environment protection scheme, REPS. [35199/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the negative effects of the transition from REPS to GLAS, especially on low-income cattle and sheep farmers, and to the fact that GLAS, as currently configured, does not perform well in rewarding more environmentally focused farmers. [35200/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he will be proposing or making legislative changes to achieve full compliance of Irish law with the obligations of the Aarhus convention; and the form he expects those changes to take. [35192/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans for the introduction of a carbon floor price for electric sales similar to the one introduced in the United Kingdom; and if so, the price at which he plans to set same. [32415/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he has taken or proposes to take to assist the EPA and local authorities in being more effective in taking enforcement action against illegal waste handling and dumping in view of the situations revealed by a documentary (details supplied) recently; and his plans to propose legislative changes in that regard. [35187/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on progress on developing a programme for wetland management to give effect to Ireland's obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement. [35194/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the increase in greenhouse gas emissions expected for each of the years from 2021 to 2030 should the subsidy for co-firing biomass with peat be operated in each of those years in the three peat-fired power plants compared with a situation in which no subsidy is made available. [35195/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the cost expected in each year between 2021 and 2030 should the subsidy for co-firing biomass with peat be operated in each of those years in the three peat fired power plants compared with a situation in which no subsidy is made available. [35196/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extra greenhouse gas emissions for each year up to 2030 predicted by the EPA and SEAI to result from the continuation of the existing biomass co-firing subsidy at Edenderry and the proposed extension of this subsidy to the other two peat-fired power plants, which subsidy would have the effect of keeping these three uneconomic peat plants in operation. [35197/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of times he or the Minister of State with responsibility for rural affairs and natural resources has met oil companies since taking office; and the locations in which and when those meetings took place. [35207/18]
• 2018-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions that are calculated to result from the arterial drainage of high carbon soils; and the policy measures under consideration to address these emissions. [32176/18]
• 2018-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the specific provisions of the Radiological Protection (Amendment) Act 2002 which prevent him implementing elements of the National Radon Control Strategy; and the actions in the strategy which are impeded in this manner. [32179/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is a service level agreement, in number of days, for the planning process for renewable energy projects from design through to operation (details supplied); and the way in which these service level agreements compare with the UK and Germany. [31050/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider using the Kilbarry project in Waterford city as a pilot scheme to reassess planning restrictions regarding the ESB grid access. [31052/18]
• 2018-07-10
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline for the roll-out of the renewable energy support scheme. [31053/18]
• 2018-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he is considering a land use plan to assist in the development of environmental, housing, transport and regional development goals. [26891/18]
• 2018-06-19
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role his Department had in relation to the special Project Ireland 2040 forum on empowering communities for climate action which he will attend on 20 June 2018. [25685/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number and type of licences and seismic survey activities for which he has exercised his power under the European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Petroleum Exploration) Regulations 2013 to request an environmental impact assessment, EIA, or a stage 2 appropriate assessment, AA, for exploration activities; the number of seismic surveys and licences that have been determined as requiring an EIA or stage 2 AA by month, year and area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25689/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number and type of exploration activities for which he has exercised his power under the European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Petroleum Exploration) Regulations 2013 to request an Environmental Impact Assessment, EIA, or stage 2 appropriate assessment, AA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25690/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has conducted a cumulative analysis of seismic impacts on Irish sea life from 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018. [25691/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of seismic surveys that have been conducted in Irish waters since 2011; the level of environmental assessment each received; if powers under European Union (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Petroleum Exploration) Regulations 2013 to request an EIA or stage 2 AA for exploration activities were exercised; if these assessments included a cumulative assessment of seismic activity over a number of years by year, month, area and licence or permission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25692/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of seismic surveys that will be conducted in 2018 in Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25693/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the commitments his Department has made on work programmes for exploration licences and their extensions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25694/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department will be making changes to guidelines for ocean seismic testing in view of new evidence published in 2017 and 2018 on the deadly impacts it can have on krill and zooplankton populations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25695/18]
• 2018-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1146 of 21 March 2017 and 215 of 13 December 2017, when the strategic environmental assessment of the national bioenergy plan, which was drafted in 2014 and has remained in draft form since, will be published and put to public consultation; the reason for the disruption to the timeframe stated in the March 2017 reply; and the reason for the disruption to the timeframe stated in the December 2017 reply. [25697/18]
• 2018-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he plans to take to achieve the measure that 100% of plastics are recyclable and that 50% of such materials are recycled by 2030 as per the EU plastics strategy; and the timeframe for the introduction of such measures. [24175/18]
• 2018-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has had discussions with the ESB regarding the potential use of the electrical grid network to deliver fibre broadband to homes as part of the national broadband plan; and the way in which the process would cater for such a possibility. [23964/18]
• 2018-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which he plans to meet the objective of 45,000 houses retrofitted in 2021 as outlined in the National Development Plan 2018-2020; the number of those 45,000 that will be classified as deep retrofits; and the plans or schemes he is putting in place to achieve this deep retrofitting. [23965/18]
• 2018-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role of his Department in relation to the development of the European climate and energy plan. [23788/18]
• 2018-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of LDPE or HDPE beverage containers sold here on an annual basis; and the number that are recycled. [22915/18]
• 2018-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of PET beverage containers sold here on an annual basis; and the number that are recycled. [22916/18]
• 2018-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of aluminium beverage containers sold here on an annual basis; and the number that are recycled. [22917/18]
• 2018-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which a company's (details supplied) charges compare to similar schemes in other EU countries. [22918/18]
• 2018-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the fees a company (details supplied) collects fund litter clean up and litter bin collection in view of the fact that at least 80% of the waste by volume is comprised of packaging. [22919/18]
• 2018-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of separate collection of compostable litter in place; and the plans in place to collect more compostable litter separately. [22920/18]
• 2018-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to reduce the amount of plastic packaging generated (details supplied). [22921/18]
• 2018-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to improve the recycling rate for plastic packaging in view of the fact that the plastic packaging recycling rate correspondingly has decreased from 47% to 34% in the years from 2011 to 2015. [22922/18]
• 2018-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to increase the incentive for packaging producers to reduce plastic packaging. [22923/18]
• 2018-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is subject to budgetary constraints when engaging in litigation whether as an applicant, defendant or notice party. [22926/18]
• 2018-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department carries out screening for environmental impact assessment for applications to explore for oil or gas in waters which include the use of seismic testing; if so, the procedures by which this screening is carried out; and if not, the reason therefor. [22932/18]
• 2018-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has carried out an environmental impact assessment for applications to explore for oil or gas in Irish waters which include the use of seismic testing. [22933/18]
• 2018-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the quantity of ammonia that was emitted to the atmosphere in each of the past five years here as a result of the importation and spreading of animal manure from Northern Ireland. [22934/18]
• 2018-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the screening procedures undertaken and communicated to the public here to determine whether a transboundary impact on the environment and-or human health is likely from an application in Northern Ireland for an installation for the intensive rearing of pigs and poultry, further to Ireland’s and the UK's obligations under the environmental impact assessment directive. [22929/18]
• 2018-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when Ireland plans to ratify the second amendment to the Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context published in 2004 which came into force on 23 October 2017 and which has been ratified by 32 nations; and if Ireland is committed to this international convention and will ratify the second amendment without further delay. [22930/18]
• 2018-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if Ireland has undertaken the legislative changes necessary to comply fully with transboundary obligations under the environmental impact assessment directive and the Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context. [22931/18]
• 2018-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his position on EU Directive 2016/1148; his views on whether the implementation of this directive represents an adequate minimum standard for the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure in the State; and his plans to introduce further measures to increase Irish cybersecurity and readiness. [20745/18]
• 2018-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the term "non-zero emission vehicle" in regard to the commitment in the National Development Plan 2018-2027 encompasses vehicles equipped with a combustion engine regardless of fuel and other propulsion systems which may also be installed, such that no new hybrid propulsion vehicles that include a combustion engine will be sold here after 2030. [20110/18]
• 2018-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the rationale for delaying the ban on sales of non-zero emission vehicles until 2030 in view of the large and accumulating overshoot of carbon dioxide emissions from the transport sector relative to EU targets and the temperature goals for the Paris Agreement; and his costed plans for drawing down the corresponding excess carbon dioxide that will be emitted to the atmosphere and that is directly attributable to this delay. [20111/18]
• 2018-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his Department's planned renewable energy system's capacity estimated to be installed here in percentage of the power mix for the years 2030 and 2035. [20113/18]
• 2018-04-25
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will introduce an auction system for the provision of electric vehicle, EV, charging points around the country. [18001/18]
• 2018-04-25
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline and nature of the tendering process he plans to introduce for the collection of television licence fees. [18002/18]
• 2018-04-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason Ireland's third biennial report to the UNFCCC was three months late. [18100/18]
• 2018-04-24
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which he plans to respond to the Citizens' Assembly report on climate; and if he will seek to establish a similar committee to the one established in view of the Citizens' Assembly report on the eighth amendment to the Constitution. [18102/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if An Bord Pleanála is required to assess potential breaches of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants when considering a company's (details supplied) application to burn waste at its plant in County Limerick. [16639/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the consequences if industrial plants are found to be in breach of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. [16640/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the EPA is compelled to monitor and assess risks to health from carcinogenic dioxins that may be emitted from industrial plants. [16641/18]
• 2018-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether it is appropriate to support new investment in natural gas pipelines, fuelling facilities, liquified natural gas terminals, power stations and so on here to facilitate the use of natural gas as a bridge fuel towards full energy system decarbonisation; the scientific advice sought as to the bridging process; and if no advice has been sought, the reason therefor. [12313/18]
• 2018-02-20
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department is considering carrying out an overall assessment of the environmental impacts of importing LNG gas; if so, the details of the consultation process; and the mechanisms that members of the public can utilise to appeal such a process. [8618/18]
• 2018-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the management and maintenance of the electric vehicle charging network. [4915/18]
• 2018-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the roles the three regional spatial economic strategies under the national planning framework will play in mitigating climate change; and the relationship that will be established with the regional climate change adaptation plans which are to be co-ordinated under different geographical regions of local authorities. [3267/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the outcome for the majority of licensing options which will be concluding between the end of February and the end of June 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1812/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of extracting oil from Irish marine waters that his Department is using as a basis for the national energy projections. [1813/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if offshore oil and gas exploration and exploitation including particular fields have been afforded the status of national strategic importance; and the reasons for designating or not designating the sector as such. [1814/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated yield from oil and gas deposits by barrel and price; and the likelihood of finding deposits in each field in terms of a ratio, for example, a 30 to 1 chance and so on. [1815/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which Ireland’s EU and UN commitments to mitigate climate change are considered as part of his Department’s efforts to promote exploitation of offshore hydrocarbon resources, including the commitment under the Paris Agreement to engage in global efforts to keep a global temperature rise this century below 2° Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1816/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of consents to drill his Department will issue in 2018, by month, day, name of licence, name of company and contractor, name of field and the stated likelihood of finding oil or gas deposits, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1817/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of consents to drill his Department issued in 2015, 2016 and 2017, by month, year, name of licence, name of company and contractor, name of field; if oil or gas was found in each well; if appropriate assessments or environmental impact assessments were conducted for that particular licence; and the consents which resulted in findings of a commercially viable deposit, in tabular form. [1818/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of seismic acquisitions conducted by the State and others from 2010, by month, year, survey area name, project code, name of relevant licence, survey identification, company and contractor conducting the survey, in tabular form. [1819/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the process by which his Department considers if an environmental impact assessment or appropriate assessment is required for offshore oil and gas exploration and exploitation; if impacts on carbon emissions are considered (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1820/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of the 28 granted licensing options that are progressing to frontier exploration licences, in tabular form. [1821/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the processes in place to independently monitor the environmental and climate impacts of the offshore oil and gas industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1822/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if companies engaging in offshore oil and gas exploration and exploitation are required to guarantee supply to the State or sell resources at a reduced rate to the State or Irish companies. [1823/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of tax revenue the State has collected from the Corrib gas project by tax on labour, tax on profits and tax on resources; the amount of tax that has been written off against company costs related to the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1824/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated price of oil on which his Department is basing its future energy projections in terms of energy security. [1825/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of extracting oil from the Kish basin and the Porcupine basin. [1826/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which oil deposits from the Kish basin will be processed, if onshore or offshore; and the details of his discussions with the industry, including a company (details supplied) on this matter. [1827/18]
• 2018-01-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the process by which his Department assesses if a company granted a licence to explore or exploit offshore hydrocarbon resources under the petroleum affairs division is in keeping with its work programme commitments; and if there are penalties for falling behind in those commitments. [1998/18]
• 2017-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 1146 of 21 March 2017, when the strategic environmental assessment of the draft national bioenergy plan, which was drafted in 2014 and has remained in draft form since, will be published and put to public consultation; and the reason for the disruption to the timeframe stated in the reply. [53480/17]
• 2017-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the scale of offshore wind energy he expects could be developed in the Irish Sea by 2030; and the role his Department has in co-ordinating such developments. [49093/17]
• 2017-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department must approve the proposed purchase of a wood pellet plant in the US state of Georgia by Bord na Móna (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49092/17]
• 2017-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the role his Department has in the implementation of the sustainable development goals. [43768/17]
• 2017-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the calls for higher European renewable energy targets and higher efficiency targets in the new clean energy package being negotiated in the EU. [49173/17]
• 2017-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to develop offshore wind energy in Irish waters; and the way in which he plans to integrate the transmission of connectors to such wind farms with additional electricity interconnectors to other electricity markets. [41905/17]
• 2017-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he is taking to support the roll out of rapid charge points for electric vehicles. [41904/17]
• 2017-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he expects to conclude negotiations with the EU on Ireland's 2030 climate targets; and the starting point that Ireland will be set in 2020 in having to reach the latter targets. [29792/17]
• 2017-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the information he received regarding the incident at the Poolbeg incinerator run by a company (details supplied) at which 11 persons were hospitalised; and the powers he has to ensure the real-time display of key operational data from the incinerator. [29793/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if any former Deputies have been appointed to State boards under his remit by the Public Appointments Service; if so, the names and positions of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28211/17]
• 2017-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach when the next meeting of the Cabinet committee on infrastructure, environment and climate action will take place. [20727/17]
• 2017-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the nature of the expertise in carbon sequestration in peatlands he is able to rely on within his Department or by means of consultancy contracts when considering whether actions relating to peatland carbon sequestration should be included in the national mitigation plan and whether to support the mandatory inclusion of wetland management in the proposed 2030 targets for the non-traded emissions from EU member states. [22346/17]
• 2017-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the analysis he has carried out or has access to regarding the cost effectiveness of greenhouse gas mitigation by means of storing and sequestering carbon in peatlands. [22347/17]
• 2017-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to detail the Departments and agencies that will be represented at the UNFCCC meetings of the SBI and SBSTA in Bonn in May 2017; and the Department that will be attending the side events on global peatlands initiative and rediscovering the magnificent carbon storage potential of wetlands and peatlands. [22348/17]
• 2017-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the Government is on track to meet the objective in policy 4.1 of the national cycle policy framework that by 2020 the environment in the immediate vicinity of schools will be a safe and attractive low speed environment with speed limits strictly enforced and drop off by car within a given distance restricted. [22353/17]
• 2017-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the modelling which underpins the national mitigation plan; the key assumptions regarding the use of biomass in power generation; and his views on the future of carbon capture and storage. [21887/17]
• 2017-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on Germany's request that accounting for managed wetlands be obligatory for EU member states for their 2030 greenhouse gas emissions targets. [20858/17]
• 2017-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current primary and secondary legislation dealing with contaminated soil, including soil contaminated by hydrocarbons; his plans to revise existing legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17287/17]
• 2017-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the facilities licensed to be used for the disposal of contaminated soil, including soil contaminated by hydrocarbons; the location of these facilities; the current status of the licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17288/17]
• 2017-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the consideration given to peatland rewetting and restoration as a means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the context of drafting the national mitigation plan; and the reason no measures for peatland rewetting, rehabilitation or restoration were included in the draft plan. [17290/17]
• 2017-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures being taken to improve segregation of domestic green waste and to prevent contamination of waste being exported from the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17291/17]
• 2017-04-04
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the correspondence he has received from the United Kingdom on the proposed nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point C; and the response he has made. [16481/17]
• 2017-04-04
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the correspondence he has received from the United Kingdom on the proposed nuclear power plant at Wylfa; and the response he has made. [16482/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the additional measures he has taken to increase the proportion of electric vehicles here; and the measures taken to expedite the roll-out of on street charging infrastructure. [13939/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the forecast level for renewable energy generation in the heat, transport and power sectors by 2020; and the additional measures he is introducing to prevent future fines for failure to comply with the EU Renewable Energy Directive. [13938/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the strategic environmental assessment of the draft national bioenergy plan, which was drafted in 2014 and has remained in draft form ever since, will be published and put to public consultation; the reason this information was not available before the recent consultation on a renewable heat incentive, which is one of the proposals in the draft plan; and the analysis which has been carried out of the sustainability of large-scale importation of biofuels and solid biomass, which seems to be envisaged by the draft plan. [14172/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the roles he envisages in national climate policy for a number of provisions (details supplied); and his plans to redirect the resources currently being used to support peat-fired electricity to achieve a just transition for sustainable employment in the midlands. [14173/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will implement the Maastricht recommendations on promoting effective public participation in decision-making in environmental matters prepared under the Aarhus Convention in any new regulatory regime for aviation noise. [14161/17]
• 2017-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason fossil fuel heating systems are continuing to be promoted with grants of up to 50% by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland through their home and community energy efficiency grant programmes, Better Energy Homes and Better Energy Communities, while there is no additional support or incentive to install renewable heat or renewable electricity alternatives. [10352/17]
• 2017-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach when the next meeting of the Cabinet committee on infrastructure, environment and climate action will take place. [4168/17]
• 2017-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if, in addition to advertising scholarships for students undertaking taught MSc degrees commencing in the academic year 2017-2018 on topics of direct relevance to the development of Ireland’s petroleum resources, he will consider offering similar scholarships in the field of renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6247/17]
• 2017-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for awarding the ObSERVE programme; the way in which its aim of surveying cetaceans such as whales, dolphins, and porpoises and sea birds offshore aligns with the programme's aim of supporting the sustainable development of the oil and gas industry; and the basis on which this programme was awarded a nomination for the Civil Service Excellence and Innovation Awards 2016. [5791/17]
• 2017-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason his Department is offering MSc scholarship opportunities in petroleum-related courses in view of the fact his Department's statement of strategy declares one of its objectives is to pursue and achieve transition to a low carbon, climate resilient and environmentally sustainable economy, underpinned by a secure and competitive energy supply, in the period to 2050 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5792/17]
• 2017-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the draft bioenergy plan and the strategic environmental assessment of the plan will be put to public consultation; and the reason for the delay in this process. [5464/17]
• 2017-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether, in view of the volume of complaints to ComReg regarding the activities of PRS providers, the regulatory framework governing telephone companies debiting the accounts of consumers for services of such third-party PRS providers is adequate; his further views on whether there should not be an opt-out provision for consumers from such premium rate services in the regulatory framework; and his views on whether in the regulatory framework, there ought not to be an obligation on telephone companies similar to credit card companies for the improper debiting of customer accounts on behalf of PRS providers. [5465/17]
• 2017-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the planned increase in size and number of oyster farms in County Donegal; if an environmental impact assessment has been carried out; the local consultation that has been undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5066/17]
• 2017-01-26
  PQ
  Asked Public

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to implement sustainability clauses within the public procurement process in order to incentivise companies engaged in public contracts to act in as sustainable and environmentally friendly manner as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3625/17]
• 2016-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the requirement which his Department is placing on environmental organisations to register as charities will not in any way restrict their abilities to advocate for the policy changes needed to end biodiversity loss, stop climate change and protect human health and the environment. [40183/16]
• 2016-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is satisfied that the regulatory framework that ComReg oversees is adequate to protect the consumer. [39307/16]
• 2016-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide further powers to ComReg to allow the regulator to bring civil as well as criminal cases where necessary. [39309/16]
• 2016-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach when the next meeting of the Cabinet committee on infrastructure, environment and climate action will take place. [38634/16]
• 2016-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there were upwards of 400 persons at the sustainability gathering in Dublin Castle recently, all demanding government action on policy for sustainability; and his plans to fast-track policy to support clean energy and sustainable business. [37399/16]
• 2016-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to encourage the development of the electric vehicle fleet and electric vehicle charge points here. [38630/16]
• 2016-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether sufficient offshore wind energy could be constructed in the Irish Sea by 2020 to reach the 2020 renewable energy target. [34064/16]
• 2016-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has commenced a cost benefit analysis on offshore wind; the scope of this report; his plans for engaging with Irish and international companies seeking to invest in offshore wind energy here and the timescale for completion of the report. [34065/16]
• 2016-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if taxpayers will be expected to carry the cost of EU penalties for not complying with our targets for greenhouse gas reduction and required share of energy from renewable sources by 2020. [34066/16]
• 2016-10-27
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way he will ensure the national climate dialogue complies with the requirements of the Aarhus Convention. [32494/16]
• 2016-10-27
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his Department's prediction in regard to the amount by which Ireland will miss its 2020 EU emissions targets; and, apart from budget 2017, the policy changes being explored to reduce the likely overshoot. [32495/16]
• 2016-10-27
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the efforts being made in relation to bringing to an end the burning of coal and oil and the use of natural gas in our electricity generations stations. [32496/16]
• 2016-10-26
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet sub-committee on infrastructure, environment and climate action last met; and when the next meeting is to take place. [31825/16]
• 2016-10-26
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the stage at which the development of smart metering for every home is; and the way such a scheme will be funded. [32081/16]
• 2016-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether it will not be possible, under current energy policy, to reach the 2020 renewable electricity target without deploying a broader range of renewable technologies, including offshore wind and solar, in view of the fact that Ireland’s 2020 EU targets for renewable electricity are legally binding and that failure to reach these targets will result in fines that may well be higher than the cost of achieving the targets. [31864/16]
• 2016-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on whether offshore wind has an important role to play in reaching our renewable obligations for 2020 in view of the fact that the cost of offshore wind is set to fall dramatically. [31865/16]
• 2016-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland expressed any views to the European Commission on the proposed optional rather than mandatory inclusion of wetland management in the 2030 climate package in advance of the publication of the Commission's proposal; and if so, the detail of those views. [30438/16]
• 2016-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the proposed optional rather than mandatory inclusion of wetland management in the 2030 climate package. [30439/16]
• 2016-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland will opt to include wetland management in its actions to implement the proposed 2030 climate package; and the research his decision in this regard is based on. [30440/16]
• 2016-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason Ireland was not represented at the UNFCCC workshop on technical and scientific aspects of ecosystems with high-carbon reservoirs not covered by other agenda items under the convention in Bonn in October 2013. [30441/16]
• 2016-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the proposed timeline for ratification of the Paris climate agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29636/16]
• 2016-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has received a report on the break in the east-west electricity interconnector between Dublin and Wales; the reason for the loss of service; and when the interconnector will be back in operation. [29982/16]
• 2016-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline for Ireland in the ratification of the Paris agreement. [29980/16]
• 2016-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if, in the event that the Government has not ratified COP21 in advance of the COP22 conference on 7 to 18 November 2016, Ireland will be able to participate fully in all the institutions involving ratified countries. [29981/16]
• 2016-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the public consultation on the strategic environmental assessment of the draft bioenergy strategy will take place. [29403/16]
• 2016-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the contribution he has made and intends to make to the initial resource mobilisation and other aspects of the Green Climate Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23907/16]
• 2016-07-19
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has issued guidelines or regulations as to the functioning of section 21 of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, which deals with the functions of municipal district members. [22438/16]
• 2016-07-19
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the obligations on management companies or management agents to make provision for brown bin collection services within estates, be they traditional housing estates or multi-unit dwellings, where the estates are not taken in charge but are privately run; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22569/16]
• 2016-07-19
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the proceedings under way against the Republic of Ireland by the European Commission’s Environmental Directorate, including pre-infringement proceedings under PILOT; the stage they are at; and the steps being taken by the Government to address these issues. [22603/16]
• 2016-07-19
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the procedures in place to ensure that the public is aware of proceedings and investigations, including PILOT investigations, being undertaken against Ireland for environmental failings at any time. [22604/16]
• 2016-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the responsibility he has with respect to any legal challenge regarding the workings of the Mahon tribunal; the communication he has had from the tribunal about the laying of a statement from the tribunal before the Houses of the Oireachtas on 25 March 2016; and the actions he will take to implement the recommendation of the tribunal. [18467/16]
• 2016-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the status of the investigation of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and his Department into elevated polybrominated diphenyl ethers concentrations in milk samples, as outlined in the Environmental Protection Agency 2010 and 2012 dioxin reports on dioxin levels in the Irish environment; if he has identified the source of the contamination and whether milk from the sites affected was allowed into the food chain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15350/16]
• 2016-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the remediation works carried out on the former Irish Glass Bottle site have identified all the chemicals on and being released from the site, including methane; and if the current contamination levels are safe or if further remediation works are necessary. [14162/16]
• 2016-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the requirement to provide social housing as part of the Spencer Dock development project on North Wall Quay in the Dublin docklands; if he has agreed the use of a site at the junction of Sheriff Street Upper and New Wapping Street for the provision of such social housing; the legal status for such a requirement to provide social housing units in circumstances where the ownership of a development may have changed hands; and if there are any circumstances where such an obligation may be removed. [14164/16]
• 2016-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he will establish the Docklands Oversight and Consultative Forum; the members of the forum he has selected under the provisions of section 39 of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (Dissolution) Act 2015; when the first meetings of the forum will take place; and if he will lay formal advice or proposals the forum presents to Dublin City Council before Dáil Éireann. [14165/16]
• 2016-05-26
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the functions assigned to his Department that are due to be transferred to other Departments; the date the transfers will occur; the staffing arrangements for the change-over; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12471/16]
• 2016-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the proposed sewage treatment plant in Omeath which is to begin in 2017 and to confirm that it will go ahead in spite of the new Irish Water arrangement. [9883/16]
• 2016-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the new initiative and funds for expediting the taking-in-charge of estates that he announced in February 2016, including details regarding the criteria that must be met before a local authority can have an estate included in the initiative; if mixed commercial and residential estates which have not been taken in charge are eligible under the initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6144/16]