Kathleen Funchion

Sinn Féin · Carlow-Kilkenny

Activity on Environment — 63 events (37 lobbying · 24 questions · 2 votes) full profile →

• 2026-03-19
  LOBBY
  Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber Environment

  • Silt build-up is now significantly impacting access and safety in several key coastal locations including: • Helvick Harbour – working fishing harbour and RNLI lifeboat base • Dungarvan Harbour – tourism and recreational hub • Gold Coast area / Wises Point – swimming and leisure access now affected Reduced depth impacts fishing operations, marine tourism, harbour access and water safety.
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Business for Biodiversity Ireland Environment

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

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

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

  • Mercosur Trade Deal
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  Irish Wildlife Trust CLG. Environment

  • Common Fisheries Policy, marine protected area legislation, habitat and birds directive, nature restoration regulation, weakening of environmental laws at EU level under simplification agenda, upcoming Irish presidency of the EU Council. Fox hunting Bill
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  Environmental Pillar 2 returns Environment

  • Engaging with key decision makers in respect of the EU Soil Monitoring Law
  • Engaging with key decision makers in respect of CAP simplification
• 2026-01-16
  LOBBY
  AgTech Ireland Agriculture

  • Engagement with Irish MEPs ahead of a delegation of AgTech Ireland member companies visiting the European Parliament in Brussels in January 2026.
• 2025-09-23
  LOBBY
  Environmental Pillar Environment

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

  • COPA MFF/CAP Protests
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association EU Affairs

  • ICSA on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy beyond 2027.
• 2025-09-18
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 3 returns EU Affairs

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

  • Key Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Post-2027 - General Principles
• 2025-09-16
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Environment

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

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

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

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

  • Engaging with key decision makers in respect of the protected status of the Wolf within the EU.
• 2025-05-20
  LOBBY
  An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland Environment

  • EU Omnibus Legislation Proposal
• 2025-05-18
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 10 returns AgricultureEnvironmentEU Affairs

  • GAEC-2 - IFA Spring Lobbying 2025
  • Water Quality
  • IFA 70th AGM
  • EU Trilogues Negotiations Regarding the Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive
  • Mercosur
  • Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) Payments
  • Good Agricultural & Environmental Condition (GAEC) 2
  • Flood Relief at Lough Funshinagh, Co. Roscommon
  • IFA President meets with Newly Appointed Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and the Marine
  • Vision for Agriculture
• 2025-05-17
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Environment

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

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

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

  • European Parliament Vote on the removal of strict protection for the Wolf
• 2025-01-21
  LOBBY
  Liquid Gas Ireland Energy and Natural Resources

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

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

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

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

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

  • Supporting the Living Rivers Europe coalition urging of decision-makers in the European Parliament to mainstream the protection of water and freshwater ecosystems (such as rivers, lakes, wetlands, deltas and estuaries) across the policy spectrum, so that water quality and water availability are factored into the decisions we make concerning Europe’s agriculture, industrial policy, energy and transport.
• 2025-01-18
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 9 returns AgricultureEU Affairs

  • Retaining Ireland's Nitrates Derogation - Common Objectives
  • Non-Domestic Water Tariff
  • Simplified, Fully Funded Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
  • IFA CENTRAL ASKS of Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Farm Schemes Payments
  • 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 Environment

  • EU Environment Fund
• 2025-01-17
  LOBBY
  Irish Wildlife Trust CLG. Environment

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

  • VOICE Elections Manifesto
  • Textiles waste and impending EPR on textiles
• 2025-01-15
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 2 returns EU Affairs

  • Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive - Trilogue Negotiations
  • EU - Mercosur Trade Deal
• 2025-01-14
  LOBBY
  Irish Wildbird Conservancy Environment

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

  • Advocating for Marine Protected Area legislation. Also advocating for better management plans for Natura 2000 sites.
• 2024-07-09
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if persons (details supplied) can avail of a grant for a new home heating system and outside insulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29136/24]
• 2024-06-26
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the grant available to retrofit and upgrade a home; if a grant was availed of before regarding one aspect of the insulation, where this leaves an applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27407/24]
• 2024-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to confirm how a person (details supplied) can claim their electricity account credit if they changed supplier and their previous supplier is refusing to pay credit from 2023, despite acknowledging they are due a repayment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20075/24]
• 2024-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what financial supports a person can avail of if they are about to begin renovating an older rural property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10875/24]
• 2023-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the smaller petrol stations and shops will be given a bigger grant for the deposit return scheme, as in the case of a person (details supplied). [54006/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an incorrect Eircode for a dwelling (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be corrected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47250/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what options are available to customers of pre-pay energy companies to recoup the Government energy credits if they did not receive any of them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47265/23]
• 2023-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when a property owner (details supplied) will be able to avail of high-speed broadband. [22696/23]
• 2023-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a person (details supplied) is entitled to claim the Government energy credit payment. [11690/23]
• 2023-03-08
  VOTE
  Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–78
• 2023-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 12 May 2022, his plans for snap-net fishing on the River Suir in 2023 following its closure a number of years ago; and if his Department has sought engagement with fishermen in the area since it was suggested in May 2022. [11530/23]
• 2022-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the extraordinary delays with applications to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (details supplied); if he will ensure this work is carried out before the end of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56666/22]
• 2022-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing a green low-carbon agri-environment scheme payment to a person (details supplied). [48780/22]
• 2022-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures that he is taking to ensure that refuse companies do not continue to increase their costs for consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46796/22]
• 2022-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if consideration has been given or will be given to allowing pensioners to apply for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland grants when an adult child lives with them (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26861/22]
• 2022-05-05
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the plans that are in place for high-speed broadband in the area of Moanamought, Callan, County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22516/22]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a property (details supplied) is scheduled to be connected to broadband by National Broadband Ireland; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50438/21]
• 2021-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will take steps in order that two properties (details supplied) in Clonegal, County Carlow that are in the process of being renovated will be included and connected to the NBI. [42192/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if information will be provided 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 information will be provided 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. [20141/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when fibre optic broadband will be activated for Tinnahinch, County Carlow. [10244/21]
• 2021-01-28
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the national broadband roll-out will reach Cuffesgrange, County Kilkenny. [4602/21]
• 2020-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will introduce a bin fee waiver in view of Covid-19 in particular for households on low incomes (details supplied). [12997/20]
• 2019-12-18
  VOTE
  Environmental Policy

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 38–76
• 2018-09-25
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure that the providers of school lunches ensure that the packaging for the food is as environmentally friendly as possible with the minimum use of plastics or the eradication of the use of plastics if possible. [38315/18]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount Inland Fisheries Ireland receives from the Government every year; and if it allocates the moneys on a river by river basis. [25267/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the HSE and other Government bodies are using telephone numbers which are not free phone or low call that is 0818 or 1890 numbers for public queries; the reason they are not instead supplying local call numbers for the public; his views on whether it is unfair to place these high phone call costs on members of the public who could already be under financial strain; and the companies employed by these Government bodies to administer these calls. [25268/16]