Marc Ó Cathasaigh

Green Party · Waterford

Activity on Environment — 76 events (11 lobbying · 64 questions · 1 votes) full profile →

• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  DOCHAS - THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF NON- GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATIONS Environment

  • Request for advice on COP 29 climate conference and appearance at panel at Summit of the International Futures
• 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
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland Environment

  • Planning and Development Bill 2023
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Coalition 2030 2 returns Environment

  • Email to offer support of the promotion of the Commission for Future Generations Bill
  • Email and text to Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD asking for the Deputy to attend a public meeting to discuss his Commission for Future Generations Bill 2023. The event sought to increase support for the legislation from civil society.
• 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
• 2025-01-17
  LOBBY
  Fair Seas Ireland Environment

  • Request to submit PQ
• 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
• 2025-01-14
  LOBBY
  Irish Wildbird Conservancy Environment

  • Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations in Agriculture
• 2024-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of the issue around legacy ghost estates now being reactivated, where the building work was completed long before December 2020, but where an MRPN only issued subsequently, resulting in people being locked out of grants available for the installation of solar panels; if his Department has any plans to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42627/24]
• 2024-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to help achieve a timeframed process for the delivery of climate finance to communities most in need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41336/24]
• 2024-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on how best to establish a new collective quantified goal on climate finance at COP29; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41335/24]
• 2024-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) Regulations review in relation to hedgerows; its planned timeline for publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40755/24]
• 2024-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of the public consultation on retention of landscape features and the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) Regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40756/24]
• 2024-10-07
  LOBBY
  Sisters of Mercy Environment

  • Our future gas supply needs to be in line with the climate law and carbon budget.
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there is a process in place to support, encourage and monitor use by local authorities of CCTV and mobile recording devices (drones) to assist in tackling fly-tipping and dumping, as provided for in the Circular Economy Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35250/24]
• 2024-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to report on the latest meeting of the Interdepartmental Steering Group on Energy Poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7855/24]
• 2024-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 12 December 2023, if his Department has funding options for community and voluntary organisations to lead on climate action including training and awareness raising. [5932/24]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for statistics in relation to the average project duration timeframe from application date to completion date for the fully funded energy upgrade scheme administered by SEAI, broken down by either county boundary as indicated in the applicants address or by local authority area; over the last two years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57020/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of energy poverty upgrades under Programme B, Energy Expenditure, broken down by either county boundary or local authority area, over the past two years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57021/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of new applications received for both the warmer homes scheme and warmth and wellbeing scheme; the number of completions of warmer homes scheme and warmth and wellbeing scheme projects, broken down by county boundary or local authority, over the last two years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57022/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of people with chronic respiratory conditions receiving energy efficiency upgrades under the warmth and wellbeing scheme, over the past two years to date and broken down, by county boundary or by local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57023/23]
• 2023-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the Local Future: Connecting Communities Report of February 2023, particularly its recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54491/23]
• 2023-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the funding options made available by his Department for community and voluntary organisations to lead on climate action, including for training and awareness campaigns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54532/23]
• 2023-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on his recent attendance at pre-COP28; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49688/23]
• 2023-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to provide funding to increase the number of traffic-sited air pollution monitors in towns and cities, particularly on high-traffic streets, to gather data to help raise awareness of the harm of car fumes and the need for modal shift to active and public transport, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41651/23]
• 2023-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to improve the monitoring of polluted air at school gates, beyond the GLOBE citizen-science project which is limited by its voluntary participation, monitoring period, methodology and indicative results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41650/23]
• 2023-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position regarding the agreement reached by the WRC, CWU, An Post and Government in March to increase by 5%, backdated to 1 January 2022, by a further 2% from 1 January 2023, and by 1% from 1 July 2023, of the pensions for An Post pensioners; the timeline for its implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31772/23]
• 2023-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department should have more stringent guidelines in place for contractors to ensure that ESBN NC6 applications are submitted in a more uniform and timely manner to ensure that customers are given access to feed-in tariff payments at the earliest opportunity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28747/23]
• 2023-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has engaged with energy providers to ensure that all electricity customers with smart meters, and regardless of tariff plan, are given access to their real-time data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28748/23]
• 2023-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1271, 1272 and 1273 of 8 November 2022, the timeline to commence, and the proposed delivery date, of the review of the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (EIA) Regulations in relation to the removal of hedgerows, given the indication that a review would commence shortly, as outlined in the reply and as outlined most recently in Parliamentary Question No. 102 of 20 April 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21127/23]
• 2023-04-27
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to respond to recommendations 72 and 73 relating to energy production under section 1.10 of the Report from the Citizens Assembly on Biodiversity Loss; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19850/23]
• 2023-04-27
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to adapt future iterations of the Climate Action Plan to integrate the Biodiversity Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19849/23]
• 2023-04-25
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to a request for engagement with all relevant agencies, including his Department by a west Offaly community (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18912/23]
• 2023-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with respect to recommendation 123 of the Citizens Assembly on Biodiversity Loss, which states that ‘Existing legislation and regulations regarding hedgerows must be reviewed, strengthened and fully enforced’, if his Department will urgently review the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) Regulations governing the removal of hedgerows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17867/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to parliamentary Question No. 69 of 28 February 2023, when the ESRI is due to report on proposing a metric for measuring energy poverty that combines expenditure and energy efficiency and to propose metrics to measure changes in the trend of fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18131/23]
• 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
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the proposed charge on single-use coffee cups; the matters causing the delay to its introduction; the anticipated timeline for its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9912/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has considered the use of additional methodologies to measure energy deprivation and vulnerability to energy poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6127/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Education the list of stakeholders consulted on the draft School Sector Climate Action Mandate; the criteria for the selection of the stakeholders; if environmental NGOs were among the stakeholders consulted; if the draft School Sector Climate Action Mandate has been published on her Department’s website; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9560/23]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the Government’s plans with regard to supporting a loss-and-damage finance facility at COP27; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55198/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the goals and objectives of the Government for COP27; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55199/22]
• 2022-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position regarding reporting from the Inter-Departmental Working Group to explore the skills deficit and existing climate change expertise and training; the position regarding the gap analysis in climate training across the civil service as outlined in the Climate Action Plan Annex of Actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45722/22]
• 2022-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position regarding the development of a regional approach to noise enforcement as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45721/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the programme for Government commitment to develop a regional approach to air quality and noise enforcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43814/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the cancellation of an application for the warmer homes' scheme (details supplied) despite the applicant being eligible for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40286/22]
• 2022-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Education the forward planning that is being carried out in her Department to address and combat the spread of Covid-19 variants and other communicable diseases in school environments in the coming school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34897/22]
• 2022-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider providing additional assistance towards the cost of installing a heat pump in cases in which homes are reliant on solid fuel for heating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33990/22]
• 2022-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Public

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps that the OPW will be taking to address the ecological and environmental impact of arterial drainage works given the comments made by the Taoiseach regarding the need for a new era of stewardship of the natural world in Ireland; the steps that his Department will take to integrate ecological engineering approaches and nature-based solutions into flood relief works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31306/22]
• 2022-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views regarding the setting-up of a standalone direct grant scheme for schools to install solar photovoltaic to benefit from the imminent planning exemptions for installation of roof-top solar photovoltaic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28448/22]
• 2022-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position regarding the cross-Departmental offshore renewable energy taskforce; if it has had its initial meeting; the reporting structures of the taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28449/22]
• 2022-05-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way and the locations in which his Department intends to meet the target contained in the draft CAP Strategic Plan for water table management of at least 40,000 hectares of drained, agricultural, managed, carbon-rich soils under the Agri-Environment Climate Measure. [26623/22]
• 2022-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Public

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding interim findings from the slow water project, funded by the OPW and the Environmental Protection Agency, which is due to be completed in 2023 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20495/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department is working with local government to identify barriers to progress of community energy projects and whether his Department is working to audit the process by which community energy projects come to fruition, including in relation to planning matters for connection to the grid from solar farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20596/22]
• 2022-04-07
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position regarding the development of grid interconnection in the south-east region in order to support the development of offshore renewables; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18770/22]
• 2022-03-23
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to tackle fuel poverty given the severe financial difficulties caused by recent price increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15493/22]
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fisheries assessment of the River Liffey, County Kildare prepared by a company for an organisation (details supplied) and the heritage section of Kildare County Council and its findings in respect of the decrease of fish stocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11423/22]
• 2022-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he is taking to ensure the retrofit industry will be incentivised to grow to deliver the capacity for 500,000 homes by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9872/22]
• 2022-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he is taking to support local authorities in enforcing air quality regulations in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9871/22]
• 2021-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to maximise the benefit from the supply chain opportunity for offshore wind in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61484/21]
• 2021-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the safeguards that he will put in place to ensure that communities can access supports for community renewable energy projects and to avoid supporting developers attempting to develop projects through a back door; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61483/21]
• 2021-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to develop clear pathways for the latest research to provide an evidence base for the National Dialogue on Climate Action and the Interdepartmental Working Group in order to drive sectoral demand shifts, behavioural change and policy input as outlined in the Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58649/21]
• 2021-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to help support the offshore and ocean energy research and innovation as outlined in the Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58650/21]
• 2021-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the actions he is taking to scale up the retrofit of low-income homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52962/21]
• 2021-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he is taking to ensure that communities can develop their own renewable energy projects; if he has a target for the number of community projects to be supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52963/21]
• 2021-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an applicant is required to submit any other material (details supplied) when applying to the Environmental Protection Agency for an industrial emissions licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49548/21]
• 2021-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the breakdown of waiting times for assessments and completion of works under the SEAI warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45396/21]
• 2021-06-03
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the stakeholders consulted in the preparation of the forthcoming economic and sustainability impact assessment of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement; if the consulted stakeholders represent in a balanced way the economic, social and environmental concerns related to the trade agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30027/21]
• 2021-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department plans to conduct consultations with farmers, farming communities and relevant environmental stakeholder groups in relation to the sector’s role and contribution to meeting Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets under the EU Green Deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27013/21]
• 2021-04-01
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to compensate drift and draft net fishers affected by the 2007 ban on commercial salmon fishing; his views on whether the hardship scheme introduced following the ban should be reopened to relevant fishers who did not avail of it at the time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18061/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he expects to finalise and implement the solid fuel regulation following the public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13277/21]
• 2021-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the stakeholder forum on the sustainable development goals; the membership of that group; the dates of meetings held since its inception; the scope of their work; the Departments represented in the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9064/21]
• 2021-02-04
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the specific measures and actions that have been undertaken between 2010 and 2020 towards reducing Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions under the 2020 EU effort sharing decision; the extent to which these measures were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6211/21]
• 2021-02-04
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the funding from his Department to the carbon fund for Europe and the biocarbon fund is counted in Ireland’s overseas development aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6212/21]
• 2020-11-12
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if a list of environmental fines payable to the EU in 2019 will be provided; the reason for each fine and geographical area in which the fine was incurred in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36116/20]