Questions asked 32 total

• Environment 19 questions

  • 2021-12-14 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the actions he will take to reduce energy bills for households this winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61986/21]
  • 2021-12-14 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the deposit return scheme will be in operation on-time; if glass will be included in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61425/21]
  • 2021-12-14 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will expedite the preparation of a national hydrogen strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61422/21]
  • 2021-12-14 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way he plans to roll-out district heating on a large scale; if legislative change will be required to achieve this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61423/21]
  • 2021-12-14 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount in the Climate Action Fund; if the recently announced reduction in the National Oil Reserves Agency levy will reduce projected revenues raised for the Fund; if so, the extent to which; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61421/21]
  • 2021-12-14 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the modelling that was used by the Government to calculate the emission reduction targets under the 2021 Climate Action Plan; if it was the same as those used in the Climate Change Advisory Council’s Carbon Budget technical report. [61522/21]
  • 2021-12-14 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the expected emissions reductions by 2030 from the Government’s plan to deliver the equivalent of 500,000 homes retrofitted to a BER of B2 cost optimal or carbon equivalent and to install 600,000 heat pumps in residential buildings in tabular form. [61523/21]
  • 2021-12-14 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the expected emissions reduction from the National Retrofit Plan by 2030. [61524/21]
  • 2021-12-14 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the expected emissions reduction from the National Retrofit Plan and the annual breakdown in tabular form. [61525/21]
  • 2021-12-14 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of the Energy Transformation Programme that was allocated to decarbonising electricity in Budget 2021 and 2022, respectively; and the breakdown across each programme subhead by current and capital funding in tabular form. [61526/21]
  • 2021-12-14 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the breakdown of the €2.7 billion investment contained within the National Development Plan to deliver on the National Broadband Plan through National Broadband Ireland including the financial years that this investment corresponds. [61531/21]
  • 2021-12-14 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of residential and commercial connections delivered under the National Broadband Plan to date by the location of connections and on a quarterly basis in which they were completed tabular form. [61532/21]
  • 2021-12-15 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposed flat-rate deposit under the deposit return scheme on the drinks and container materials markets; and the assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a variable rate of deposit under the deposit return scheme. [62072/21]
  • 2021-12-15 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason the deposit return scheme regulations as published do not stipulate specific collection or recycling targets for aluminium cans beyond the European Union target rate for all aluminium packaging of 50% by 2025 and 60% by 2030; the reason a target of 90% is not being proposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62073/21]
  • 2021-12-15 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has assessed the risk that the stated timescale for setting up and launching the deposit return scheme may not leave those involved in the scheme including agencies and industry with enough time to ensure that they are adequately prepared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62074/21]
  • 2021-12-15 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the regulations recently published for the deposit return scheme do not stipulate that an approved body, that is, a system administrator must hold separate accounts for each included material type; if he has considered if it would be better if each material to be recycled had its own collection and sorting costs thus preventing cross subsidising between in scope materials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62075/21]
  • 2021-12-15 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there is a difference in the operating costs and possible unintended consequences of a deposit return scheme depending on whether there is a variable rate deposit or a flat-rate deposit. [62076/21]
  • 2021-12-15 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has assessed the potential effect of a flat-rate deposit on the levels of product wastage in relation to the planned deposit return scheme. [62077/21]
  • 2021-12-15 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of a variable rate deposit on return rates in relation to the planned deposit return scheme. [62078/21]
• Transport 13 questions

  • 2021-12-14 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocation for public transport in Budget 2021 and Budget 2022, respectively by current and capital funding in tabular form. [61527/21]
  • 2021-12-14 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the total allocation for public transport in Budget 2022, by current and capital funding; and the accompanying project list to which these allocations are assigned in tabular form. [61528/21]
  • 2021-12-14 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the cost and timeframe for delivery regarding the replacement of the Dublin Belfast Enterprise train fleet. [61529/21]
  • 2021-12-14 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the total allocation for electric vehicles in Budget 2021 and Budget 2022, respectively by current and capital funding in tabular form. [61530/21]
  • 2021-12-14 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the works contained in respect of the completion of investments at Dublin Port, the Port of Cork and Shannon Foynes Port as contained in the National Development Plan; the funding allocated to such works; and the years that this investment is to be delivered upon in tabular form. [61533/21]
  • 2021-12-16 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the way in which he will support transport workers and business, specifically taxis and hauliers, in view of Covid-19 restrictions and runaway fuel and operating costs; the detail of his engagement with the sectors and plans for the introduction of relief measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62647/21]
  • 2021-12-16 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the amount that has been spent in 2021 on active travel projects; the value of the 2021 underspend; the number of kilometres of cycle lanes, segregated and unsegregated, that were constructed in 2021; if he has considered designating one agency to spearhead the delivery of cycling and walking infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62648/21]
  • 2021-12-16 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport when he intends to update the national ports policy; when he will designate ports on the east, south and west coasts for the construction and development of offshore wind projects and allocate investment for the upgrades required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62649/21]
  • 2021-12-16 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if he has read the recently published Navan rail line assessment report; if he will now prioritise this important project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62399/21]
  • 2021-12-16 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the reason he has not provided the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications with a copy of the Clinch report despite a recommendation in the July 2021 Report on Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill asking him to do so; if he will now publish this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62397/21]
  • 2021-12-16 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the status of his engagement with the haulage sector to address the high cost of fuel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62398/21]
  • 2021-12-16 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to proposals to use the frequent replacement of the State car fleet as one method of building a second-hand electric vehicle car market to help reduce transport emissions; if he has plans in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62401/21]
  • 2021-12-16 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of submissions that were received under the Connecting Ireland public consultation; if he will front-load funding for this scheme noting the findings of the Climate Change Advisory Council annual review which found that there are a number of critical gaps in implementation in which national policy and ambition are not translating into the necessary action needed to meet emission reduction targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62400/21]