Ged Nash

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• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Climate

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to request from Inland Fisheries Ireland the rationale for the proposed full closure of the River Boyne to salmon anglers, including for catch and release; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18339/26]
• 2026-03-18
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health the plans to review financial supports to allow for subsidised batteries for all long-term hearing aid users, similar to the system in the UK; the plans to increase the grants that reflect the cost of the technology required for professional work environments; if she will reform the HSE audiology eligibility system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18777/26]
• 2026-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Climate

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department plans to engage staff from the private sector who work in accountancy and corporate law firms to work in his Department during the course of the upcoming EU Presidency term; the terms under which such staff will be engaged; the number of staff his Department plans to hire; the measures planned to guard against potential conflicts of interest between his Department and parent companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18080/26]
• 2026-02-25
  PQ
  Asked Climate

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to set out the policy in his Department regarding the use of artificial intelligence; whether AI is used or permitted in drawing up policy documents, speeches, answers to parliamentary questions, press releases or for other official documents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15610/26]
• 2025-12-10
  VOTE
  Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2021

  A bill to provide for the establishment of a body to be known as An Coimisiún Náisiúnta um Thrasdul Cóir or, in the English language, the National Just Transition Commission to oversee the bringing together of workers, communities, employers and government in social dialogue to drive the plans, policies and investments needed for a fair transformation to a low-carbon economy; to require the preparation, by certain prescribed bodies, of just transition plans; to provide for the conferral of other functions on the said body; to amend the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 (as amended by the 2021 Act); and to provide for related matters.

  • ✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion failed · 64–72
• 2025-09-25
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that planning authorities are required to formally consult the HSE on pertinent planning applications that require an environmental impact assessment to be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50999/25]
• 2025-09-21
  LOBBY
  An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland Environment

  • National Development Plan Review
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  Trócaire EU Affairs

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

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

  • Email to Ged Nash TD to request he submits a Parliamentary Question to the Minister for Finance
• 2025-09-01
  LOBBY
  Stop Climate Chaos coalition Environment

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

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if any applications for new or additional drilling licences or amendments to existing licences are with his Department from a company (details supplied); if he will provide details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29849/25]
• 2025-05-28
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the recent statements by the German Chancellor and the French President calling for the entire abolition of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); if he agrees with these sentiments; if he will defend CSDDD at EU level and publicly commit to enacting national due diligence legislation that prioritises protecting rights and the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28096/25]
• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  Teneo Strategy Ireland Limited Environment

  • Update on the Deposit Return Scheme
• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  Irish Second-Level Students' Union (ISSU) Environment

  • meaningful inclusion of youth voices in climate and sustainability decision-making, greater investment in ESD, and more responsive public services.
• 2025-05-20
  LOBBY
  Coalition 2030 Environment

  • Meeting with Ged Nash TD and Ciarán Ahern TD to discuss the Irish Government's delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals, funding issues for Irish International Development NGOs and work to bring back a previous Dáil Bill to create a Future Generations Commissioner for Ireland.
• 2025-05-20
  LOBBY
  Trócaire EU Affairs

  • Corporate accountability and justice
• 2025-05-12
  LOBBY
  Business in the Community Ireland Environment

  • Regulatory changes at EU level, our submission reflects our distilled insights from engaging with corporates in their compliance journey.
• 2025-04-29
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will introduce legislation to provide for SMS scam filters equivalent to systems in operation to protect consumers in some analogous EU States, and that would enable and facilitate telecoms companies here to deploy the kind of scam filter solutions they are permitted to deploy in other EU states in which they operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20065/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the proposed omnibus legislation launched by the European Commission on February 26 2025; if he is concerned that the proposed legislation has the potential to reinforce corporate impunity, prioritising the right of large companies to make profits above human rights, environmental protections and climate action; if he will oppose the omnibus proposal at EU level and publicly commit to enacting national due diligence legislation that prioritises protecting rights and the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11347/25]
• 2025-02-19
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide details of any planned changes to remote working arrangements applying to staff in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6689/25]
• 2025-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of the frustrations of rural broadband customers at the apparent delayed response from National Broadband Ireland to the events of storm Éowyn (details supplied); his plans to deliver a reliable and resilient broadband network in the country, particularly in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5770/25]
• 2025-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total value of the annual mileage claims for each Minister of State assigned to his Department in 2023 and 2024, respectively; to provide a breakdown for each year of the individual claims; the annual cost of overnight allowances related to the civilian drivers of each relevant Minister of State in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3249/25]
• 2025-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to list the composition of his private office, inclusive of the grade and increment of each civil servant assigned to the office; whether they are located in the private or constituency office; the value of any allowance paid to those individuals and the purpose of each allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3267/25]
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland Environment

  • Planning and Development Bill 2023
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 2 returns Agriculture

  • Suckler Cow Supports - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Dairy - 2024 General Election
• 2025-01-18
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 10 returns AgricultureEU Affairs

  • Farm Forestry
  • Designated Natura Areas
  • Horticulture and Potatoes - 2024 General Election
  • Simplified, Fully Funded Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
  • IFA CENTRAL ASKS of Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Nitrates Directive/Derogation - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Soil Monitoring and Resilience
  • EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)
  • EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)
  • Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
• 2025-01-17
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 3 returns EnvironmentBanking and Financial Institutions

  • EU Environment Fund
  • Supports within Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund
  • Banking
• 2025-01-16
  LOBBY
  Fórsa trade union Environment

  • Emailed politicians regarding the findings of a recent report by TASC commissioned by Fórsa seeking increased State action concerning on climate change.
• 2025-01-16
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Environment

  • Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme (tyres)
• 2025-01-15
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 4 returns Local GovernmentSocial ProtectionEnvironment

  • LEADER
  • Farm Assist
  • Water
  • Planning Permission - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
• 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
• 2024-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the mechanism for the investment of €750 million of receipts from the sale of shares (details supplied) into the electricity grid; when the mechanism for making this investment is; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40061/24]
• 2024-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when an investment of €750 million will be made in the electricity grid; what the mechanism for placing this funding announced in the Budget will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40063/24]
• 2024-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide data on the number of holiday homes that received the Government electricity credit in the past year; the number of holiday-home meter points that were deemed ineligible under the measures introduced to exclude low-usage customers; the estimated potential cost of extending the credit to holiday homes in the coming months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36409/24]
• 2024-05-14
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if any State, semi-State or commercial semi-State agency under the aegis of their Department is aware of any cases of bogus self-employment in any bodies under their remit from 2020 to 1 May 2024; if they will outline if there are currently any cases from such agencies or bodies currently before the SCOPE section of the Department of Social Protection for investigation or determination; if there are any SCOPE findings and recommendations relating to any agencies or bodies under their remit where SCOPE has found in favour of the worker, and where they recommended the reclassification of the workers’ employment status to that of direct employee between 2020 and 1 May 2024; if they will provide information on the numbers involved and the names of the individual agencies and bodies in all cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21690/24]
• 2024-04-30
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will engage with the leadership of the Drogheda Port Company (details supplied) further to correspondence he received on 12 April 2024; his position on the points raised in that correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19255/24]
• 2024-04-24
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for figures on the total spend for all forms of advertising in the years 2022 and 2023 in his Department; if figures can be provided on each Department’s spend on local media advertising (print and broadcast respectively, and broken down on that basis) for those years; if the Department used/uses an agency to place advertising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18390/24]
• 2024-04-24
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to ensure that the financial sector in Ireland is held to account for its impact on human rights and the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18149/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of the problems being experienced in areas such as Cherrybrook, Ardee, County Louth, where infrastructure/ducting deficits prevent homes from accessing commercial fibre broadband services through the recognised providers; if he will consider a 'gap funding' model to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14618/24]
• 2024-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide figures for the number of staff directly employed in his Department who work from home/remotely as part of their working week; the percentage of staff on an overall basis who work from home at least one day a week; the number of working hours on average per week that staff in his Department work from home; the gender breakdown of those who avail of the opportunity to work from home/remotely; if they will provide the figures for 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3236/24]
• 2024-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide figures for the number of staff directly employed in agencies and bodies directly under his aegis who work from home/remotely as part of their working week; the percentage of staff on an overall basis who work from home at least one day a week; the number of working hours on average per week that staff in relevant agencies and bodies work from home; the gender breakdown of those who avail of the opportunity to work from home/remotely; if he will provide the figures for 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3254/24]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he and SEAI will consider a system of deposit guarantees or a form of a bond system to protect consumers who place significant deposits with solar panel providers and installers and to guard against such businesses going out of business; if he is aware of any significant providers or installers having gone out of business in 2023 and where customers lost deposits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1119/24]
• 2023-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is prepared to address a policy anomaly in respect of the SEAI solar PV scheme that has seen the exclusion of an individual (details supplied) and potential other homeowners from access to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55929/23]
• 2023-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the Government was first made aware of reported leaks from the Magnox swarf storage silo, MSSS, at the Sellafield nuclear plant in Cumbria (details supplied); if the Government was formally notified of the issue by the UK authorities; the actions the Government has taken in order to make the company and the UK authorities accountable for the matter; what if any actions the UK authorities have taken arising from any intervention from the Irish Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55134/23]
• 2023-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount his Department spent in 2021, 2022 and up to 27 November 2023 on advertisements with a website (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53051/23]
• 2023-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount his Department spent in 2021, 2022 and up to 27 November 2023 on advertisements with two websites (details supplied) respectively, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53071/23]
• 2023-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount his Department spent in 2021, 2022 and up to 27 November 2023 on advertisements with a website (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53088/23]
• 2023-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the review of the Climate Adaptation Framework will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50725/23]
• 2023-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will agree to the temporary warehousing of royalties from 2022 on the activities of a company (details supplied) in an effort to assist the company and the return of workers to the operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46407/23]
• 2023-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason for the delay in the renewal of the drilling licence for an area of the operation of a company (details supplied); when a decision will be made on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46408/23]
• 2023-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the projected yield respectively in 2022 and 2023 from the temporary solidarity contribution on fossil fuel production and oil refining sectors; if he will outline the formula applied for determining the amount; what the projected estimates provided to him by officials in his Department for the amount to be raised were; when the last estimate was made; what the additional revenue would be if extended to end of 2023 and 2024 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41837/23]
• 2023-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the projected yield respectively in 2022 and 2023 from the price cap on non-gas electricity generators; if he will outline the formula applied for determining the amount; what the projected estimates provided to him by officials in his Department for the amount to be raised were; when the last estimate was made; what the additional revenue would be if extended to end of 2023, and 2024 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41838/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of the calls by the group of unions at a mine (details supplied) for a review of the annual royalties regime as it relates to production; if he is prepared to review and consider a temporary suspension or postponement as a means to support the early return to production at the mine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36009/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if as Minister with responsibility for minerals policy he will meet trade unions that represent the workers at a mine (details supplied) about the future of the mine and related matters; if his Department will engage with the unions and other relevant departments and agencies on the proposition of a taskforce to consider the future of the mine and with a focus on 'Tara Deep'; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36010/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of correspondence between an individual representing an important sectoral interest (details supplied) which raises important matters in relation to a company and his Department's function in respect of minerals policy; if his officials will engage more formally with the body on the issues laid out in correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36011/23]
• 2023-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how his Department arrived at the estimation (details supplied) as included in his Statement of early May 2023 when he announced the zero VAT rate on the sale of solar panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31535/23]
• 2023-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the costs to date of providing emergency power generation under the measures carried out as part of the consent granted to the CRU in June 2021 under Article 28(10) of the European Communities (internal Market in Electricity) Regulation and as part of the Development (Emergency Electricity Generation) Act 2022; if he will break these costs down by development, supply and build contract and connection costs; if he will outline how these costs compared to initial estimates and quotations received; what the initial anticipated budget for this provision was; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28224/23]
• 2023-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what level of oversight his Department has in the provision of emergency power generation nationally; which body is in charge of managing the cost and delivery of these projects; how regularly this body reports on costs or costs overruns and progress in the delivery of this emergency power generation to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28225/23]
• 2023-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what he expects the all-in costs to the Exchequer are in terms of (euros per MWHr) of emergency electricity generation vs new-build electricity generation contracted under the recent capacity market auctions conducted in 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28226/23]
• 2023-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Public Expenditure

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he agrees with the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications' recent analysis that thousands more civil and public servants are required to match the size of the economy and the demands placed on the State; the number of WTEs across the entire civil and public service as of 1 May, 2023 compared to the same date in 2020, 2021 and 2022; how many additional WTEs his Department is planning for in terms of workforce planning out to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22366/23]
• 2023-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the targets set out in Appendix 1 of the Laying the Foundations: Housing Action Report produced in 2016 by the then Department of Environment, Community and Local Government were met in respect of Louth County Council; if he will confirm whether the proposed 778 units were delivered from 2015 to 2017; if not, how many were delivered; the final spend on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21663/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide clarity and a timeframe with respect to when the issue of stabilised residual waste fines, which are going to landfill levy-free, will be dealt with; when the working group which has been tasked with examining the impact of the landfill levy exemption for stabilised waste will report on their findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16590/23]
• 2023-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has received correspondence (details supplied) in relation to an issue relating to the Eircom Superannuation Scheme; if he will set out his function and intentions in relation to a proposal on a 3% increase dated from July 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12069/23]
• 2023-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a specific timeline for the introduction of a windfall tax on the extraordinary profits of energy companies; what he expects the tax to raise in its first 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11261/23]
• 2023-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update of the new windfall profit tax announced in November 2022 which is to be applied to the revenue of energy companies; the estimated amount he forecasts will be collected in 2023 from the measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6834/23]
• 2023-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the introduction of the temporary solidarity contribution announced last year for 2022 and 2023 which will be levied on companies active in fossil fuel production or refining; the estimated amount of revenue he anticipates will be generated from the measure in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6835/23]
• 2022-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the number of mortgage owners currently in short- and long-term arrears, in tabular form; if his Department or the Central Bank will conduct an analysis on the potential impact of rising ECB rates on mortgage arrears; if he is satisfied the 2013 code of conduct on mortgage arrears is adequate to protect customers in the current environment of rising rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55834/22]
• 2022-10-27
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans, if any, to engage with the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities to seek a reversal of charges (details supplied) given the current energy-cost crisis and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53992/22]
• 2022-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fact that householders and bill payers in a development (details supplied) have not received the energy credit and appear to remain outside of the current eligibility criteria for the scheme; his plans to address this matter on a policy basis; if a mechanism is being developed to retrospectively provide credit to such householders who did not obtain the benefit of the previous credit round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50169/22]
• 2022-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some eligible persons have not received their €200 electricity credit; the way that person will receive their entitlement under such circumstance (details supplied); the status of his plans to rectify such issues in advance of future electric credit payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49311/22]
• 2022-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average household energy bill expected in 2022; the estimated energy bill for a household in 2023; the analysis that his Department has carried out to determine this; if he will publish that analysis; if he will confirm the rationale that informed the decision to set the credit at €600; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49032/22]
• 2022-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way in which the €600 energy credits will be funded in 2022 and 2023; the spending programme through which these funds will be transmitted; if there will be supplementary estimates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49033/22]
• 2022-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there will be measures this winter to claw-back the energy credit from those with holiday homes and second or third properties; if any consideration has been given to a clawback mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49034/22]
• 2022-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his proposals for a windfall tax on energy companies in a scenario in which no agreement is reached at an European Union level; if such proposals will be included in the Finance Bill 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48538/22]
• 2022-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the projected dividend from the ESB in 2022 and 2023, respectively; if he has sought a specific figure from the ESB for windfall profits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48537/22]
• 2022-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the level of advice or guidance his Department has provided to county councils or the EPA, having regard to the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1993, the European Union Water Framework Directive and the European Communities (Water Policy) Regulation 2003 (SI 722 of 2003), to assist them when assessing all existing renewals and new wastewater treatment licences, given the State's legal commitment to climate change and biodiversity protection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47710/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated revenue that would be raised by an additional surcharge of €1 per unit megawatt hour, €5 per MWh or €10 per MWh on data centre electricity consumption within the State (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42576/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on a policy issue raised by a person (details supplied) pertaining to microgeneration; when the scheme to allow microgenerators to sell up to 30% of excess electricity produced for export to the national grid will be in place; the price at which the electricity will be sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42845/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the approval for an increase in the pensions and deferred pensions for members of the An Post superannuation scheme by 2% per annum; if he will provide an update on the timeline for the agreed pension increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43554/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the monthly generating costs per €mwh and retail price per €mhw of ESB power plants in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43953/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide figures on the quarterly wholesale energy price for gas per €kwh paid by energy suppliers operating within the State in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; the quarterly retail price charged to gas customers per €kwh in 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43954/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the percentage increase in quarterly and annual wholesale energy price for gas per €kwh paid by energy suppliers operating within the State in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; the percentage increase in quarterly and annual retail energy prices paid by retail customers per quarter in 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43955/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the dividends paid by State-owned enterprises under the remit of his Department in each of the past five years; the projected dividends to be received in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41649/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated number of homes with a BER rating of less than B2 or B3 respectively in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41665/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated cost to the Exchequer of a €200 credit for those with an income of up to €50,000 and living in a home with a BER rating of less than B2g; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38773/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated amount that would be raised by introducing a levy of €2.50 per tonne on aggregates extracted from the ground such as rock, sand, gravel and so on used in the construction industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38669/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the introduction of the proposed levy on waste recovery that takes place in Ireland and on waste exports from Ireland for recovery elsewhere in the European Union and outside of the European Union; the estimated revenue that could be raised from a waste recovery levy at €5 a tonne to apply to the three key waste recovery options landfill, incineration and export; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38670/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated revenue that could be raised from raising the landfill levy by €5 per tonne; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38671/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the introduction of the coffee cup levy; the estimated yield from a 25-cent levy on every disposable coffee cup in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38675/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeline for the introduction of the proposed disposable coffee cups; the estimated yield to the Exchequer from a 25-cent levy on disposable coffee cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38676/22]
• 2022-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated yield from a 10 or 25-cent levy on each plastic bottle sold in Ireland; the estimated yield from a 10 or 25-cent levy on every fruit and vegetable sold in plastic in Ireland and a 10 or 25-cent levy on disposable takeaway containers in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38677/22]
• 2022-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on a policy issue raised by a group (details supplied) regarding the development of offshore wind farms in County Louth; the status of the work of his Department to address such concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36222/22]
• 2022-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total cost to the Exchequer of the €200 electricity credit; the number of beneficiaries who received the payment; the number of beneficiaries who received two, three or more payments, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35025/22]
• 2022-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if persons with a second meter for storage heating in the same residence received two €200 electricity credit payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35026/22]
• 2022-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if any beneficiaries received an additional €200 electricity credit with respect to a holiday home; if so, the number of beneficiaries who received a further payment in respect of one, two or more holiday homes, in tabular form; the number of payments that were made in regard to holiday homes in cases in which the beneficiary lived in Northern Ireland or elsewhere abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35027/22]
• 2022-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to introduce a windfall tax on the super-normal profits of energy companies; if he will provide details of any engagement that he and his officials have had with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, his officials and the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31010/22]
• 2022-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the ways in which energy companies can assist the State and consumers to meet the challenges of escalating energy prices for domestic users; if he will outline the work being undertaken by his Department in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28586/22]
• 2022-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Social

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to a community employment scheme (details supplied) that has been instructed by her Department to discontinue a long-established programme of environmental works in three estates in Ardee, County Louth; if she will provide documentary evidence from her Departmental officials outlining the policy basis for this decision; if this decision is being implemented evenly and consistently across all relevant community employment schemes in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27478/22]
• 2022-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of his engagement with a company (details supplied) to roll-out a shared rural network to ensure that mobile coverage blackspots in Ireland are eliminated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25058/22]
• 2022-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of his engagement with mobile network operators in Ireland to roll-out a shared rural network in Ireland to ensure that mobile coverage blackspots in Ireland are eliminated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25074/22]
• 2022-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department or any of the agencies under his aegis has carried out an impact assessment of any kind on the potential effect on water quality and biodiversity in the River Boyne arising from this development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23033/22]
• 2022-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on a policy issue raised by a person (details supplied) relating to the impact of fast fashion on human rights; the status of policy or legislative work pertaining to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21523/22]
• 2022-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on a policy issue raised by a person (details supplied) relating to the impact of fast fashion on the environment; and the status of policy or legislative work pertaining to this matter. [21522/22]
• 2022-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on a policy issue raised by a person (details supplied) pertaining to the operation of SEAI retrofitting grants and the one-stop shop service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21529/22]
• 2022-04-07
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total value of consultancy contracts awarded to an organisation (details supplied) for work with his Department and bodies under auspices of his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19188/22]
• 2022-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to ongoing problems with the communal heating scheme at a location (details supplied); his views on the energy provider’s decision to charge commercial, not residential gas rates which has contributed to rapidly rising energy costs for residents; if he plans to raise this with the energy provider and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13661/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide information on his Department's review of siting and size conditions for rooftop solar panels on homes and the review of exemptions for educational and community buildings as part of the current development of interim planning regulations; if he will provide information on the stated need to consider environmental assessment reporting before finalisation; when the interim planning regulations will be submitted to the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1741/22]
• 2021-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he will publish the updated national mitigation plan and the national adaptation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58684/21]
• 2021-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the scheme to allow microgenerators to sell up to 30% of excess electricity produced for export to the national grid will be in place; the price at which the electricity will be sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41899/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated revenue that could be raised from a waste recovery levy at €5 a tonne to apply to the three key waste recovery options, landfill, incineration and export; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39911/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated revenue that could be raised from raising the landfill levy by €5, €10 and €15 per tonne respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39912/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated yield from introducing an incineration levy at €50, €75 and €100 per tonne in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39920/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the introduction of the coffee cup levy; the estimated yield from a 25 cent levy on every disposable coffee cup in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39921/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated yield from a 10 or 25 cent levy on every plastic bottle sold in Ireland, a 10 or 25 cent levy on every fruit and vegetable sold in plastic and a 10 or 25 cent levy on disposable takeaway containers in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39922/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated yield from expanding the plastic bag levy to include medium-weight plastic bags and increasing the tax from 22c to 25c from 1 January 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39923/21]
• 2021-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on the finding from a recent report (details supplied) that eliminating some of the fossil-fuel tax reliefs could generate a significant amount of revenue while simultaneously promoting a cleaner environment; his plans to examine the elimination of such fossil-fuel tax reliefs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31613/21]
• 2021-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his views on the recently reported comments of the Chief Executive of the NTMA who stated that short to medium term environment for debt refinancing will be benign; his further views on the recent comments from the President of the European Central Bank that strong policy support will continue to provide a bridge over the pandemic and well into the economic recovery (details supplied); the status of his stated a proposed deficit reduction framework and a medium-term fiscal target in the forthcoming Summer Economic Statement in view of favourable borrowing conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31614/21]
• 2021-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of plans by his Department and or the agencies under his aegis to roll-out pilot programmes with businesses and in workplaces as a consequence of the report and suggestions by the Covid-19 Rapid Testing Group and in respect of the use of rapid antigen testing in workplaces and in other environments; the way in which firms will be selected to participate in any pilot programme under consideration; if firms will be enabled to make expressions of interest in terms of participation in any such programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24556/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the concrete measures he plans to take to actively oppose proposals for floating LNG terminals in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15402/21]
• 2021-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on whether the development of data centres would be better served by State involvement to ensure they align with economic, social and environmental goals and provide a return to the Exchequer other than development levels and commercial rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12362/21]
• 2021-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the risks to the State or to local authorities of data centres being developed by special purpose vehicles; the life expectancy for data centres currently being developed; and the person or body with the ultimate responsibility in cases where they are obsolete given the special purpose vehicle model of ownership. [12361/21]
• 2021-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has received proposals on a project (details supplied) for a floating liquefied natural gas, LNG, terminal; the status of such a proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8769/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is satisfied that the proposed affordable housing scheme and specific shared equity plan represents good value for money; his views on the reported assessment (details supplied) that the property industry want an equity scheme because it will increase prices; his further views on the assessment from another official who reportedly stated that it will push up prices in a supply-constrained environment, most likely at a time when prices are starting to rise anyway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1876/21]
• 2020-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the recently reported comments from an ambassador to Ireland (details supplied) that European security is heavily dependent on cyber resilience; his further views on the implications of their further statement that 30% of European cloud data is stored in Ireland; his views on whether Ireland is disproportionately responsible for Europe’s cyber resilience and thus Europe’s security; and if so, the way in which he plans to urgently strengthen Ireland’s capabilities. [43573/20]
• 2020-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of additional ring-fenced funding to be provided to domestic violence services under budget 2021 in order that services can respond adequately to increased incidence of domestic violence through Covid-19 and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37128/20]
• 2020-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the number of quarterly progress reports on the Climate Action Plan published in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36073/20]
• 2020-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if there is a common definition of "recyclable plastic" in either Irish or EU legislation; if a definition of "recyclable plastics" is under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36074/20]
• 2020-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if an organisation (details supplied) will develop a definition of recyclable plastics to assist with administering eco-modulated extended producer responsibility fees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36075/20]
• 2020-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the fact that should plastic packaging producers eco-design plastic products to mono-material structures, waste managers may still not recycle these products and thus producers would continue to incur eco-modulated extended producer responsibility fees by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36076/20]
• 2020-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications when high speed broadband will be provided at a location (details supplied) in County Louth; when the locality and infrastructure will be surveyed as part of the national fibre network roll-out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34776/20]
• 2020-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the options available to families for the disposal of medical waste that is not incontinence wear (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35231/20]
• 2020-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Further and Higher Education

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that management at the Irish Management Institute which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of University College, Cork refuse to engage with a union (details supplied) which represents the majority of IMI staff for the purposes of collective bargaining; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that this position is at odds with the well-established industrial relations norms and conventions at UCC in which a union has worked with management to create a positive and progressive industrial relations environment; if he will encourage the President and the governing body of UCC to respond to correspondence from the union issued to the college authorities and UCC-IMI on 29 September 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35349/20]
• 2020-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if a hybrid warfare self-assessment to identify critical State functions and find vulnerabilities within and between critical State functions has been conducted; if so, if effective mechanisms to anticipate, avoid defeat or recover from hybrid attacks have been developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30997/20]
• 2020-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the date on which the home of a person (details supplied) will be connected to high-speed broadband under the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30775/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Public

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the specific oversight measures and metrics he is considering to ensure an economic, social and environmental return from pandemic related stimulus spending; if he has held discussion with Ministers regarding the importance of ensuring that spending generates a high social return for the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26736/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Climate

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Climate Action and Communication Networks the status of the purchase of environmental compliance, that is, statistical transfers from other members states; the anticipated cost in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23751/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the names and salaries of his special advisers; the salaries paid to each Minister and Minister of State in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19716/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his plans to move to a more sustainable tax environment as stated in the programme for Government in view of potential international corporation and digital tax changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14592/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his plans to increase purely domestic activity as indicated by GNI as part of a more sustainable tax environment outlined in the programme for Government in view of identified external market risks such as Brexit and increased trade tensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14593/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance his plans to focus tax rises on behavioural taxes with negative externalities such as carbon tax, sugar tax and plastics as outlined in the programme for Government; his views on whether the cited behavioural taxes are not a sustainable source of revenue in view of the fact the stated objective of the tax is to reduce consumption of the good producing the negative externality; his further views on whether these taxation measures match the broader aim to achieve a sustainable tax environment as outlined in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14599/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Public

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to evaluate and manage the environmental, economic and social impacts of procurement strategies as outlined in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14628/20]
• 2020-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated revenue that would be raised by extending the plastic bag levy to other single-use plastic items; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11469/20]
• 2020-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding provided to Louth County Council for diesel sludge removal and treatment in 2018 and 2019, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9105/20]
• 2015-12-01
  VOTE
  Protection of the Environment (Criminal Activity) Bill 2015

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

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