Questions asked 24 total

• Environment 19 questions

  • 2023-05-03 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 12 of 19 April 2023, the reason the total percentage(s) for the better energy warmer homes, better energy warmth and well-being, better energy homes, solar PV and national homes retrofit (on-stop shop) SEAI schemes do not add up to 100%; if there are data missing; and, if so, if the absence can be explained. [20561/23]
  • 2023-05-03 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the fish counts for 2022, in tabular form; and the number of counters that did not provide continuous reports, their geographical location and the duration. [20594/23]
  • 2023-05-03 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on Inland Fisheries Ireland's national fish counter programme and the methods used for data collection; how the data is being collected; if it is available publicly; how different species are distinguished from one another; and the methods for verification. [20595/23]
  • 2023-05-03 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the national energy and climate plan will be published. [20642/23]
  • 2023-05-04 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the budget allocations for each programme under the subhead B4 of the Revised Estimate for 2023. [20958/23]
  • 2023-05-04 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will specify the amount of the targeted 0.9 MtCO2eq abatement by 2025 (vs 2018) under the theme of the National Retrofit Plan within the residential built environment sector of the Climate Action Plan 2023 is anticipated to be delivered by the retrofitting of 120,000 dwellings to BER B2 cost optimal or carbon equivalent specifically. [20959/23]
  • 2023-05-04 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the amount of the targeted 0.9 MtCO2eq abatement by 2025 (vs 2018) under the theme of the National Retrofit Plan – as outlined in the built environment section of the Climate Action Plan 2023 – is anticipated to be delivered through the retrofitting of 120,000 dwellings to BER B2 cost optimal or carbon equivalent standard and the installation of heat pumps in 45,000 existing dwellings. [20960/23]
  • 2023-05-04 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes that have achieved a B2 cost optimum standard in each of the years 2020 to 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [20961/23]
  • 2023-05-04 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the budget allocations for each programme under the subhead B4 of the Revised Estimates for 2022, the March Supplementary Estimates for 2022 and the post-March Supplementary Estimates for 2022, in tabular form. [20962/23]
  • 2023-05-04 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the average cost to retrofit a home to a BER cost optimum standard for each retrofit scheme under subhead B4 in tabular form. [20963/23]
  • 2023-05-04 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the average cost to retrofit a home to a BER cost optimum standard for each retrofit scheme under subhead B4 in each of the years 2020 to 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [20964/23]
  • 2023-05-04 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a study into the heat loss indicator criteria for the installation of heat pumps has concluded and whether a determination has been made regarding the efficacy of installing a heat pump in homes with a heat loss indicator of >2.3 and 2.6 W/K m2. [20965/23]
  • 2023-05-04 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes in the State that could have the potential to connect to district heating at the present time or in the short to medium-term. [20966/23]
  • 2023-05-04 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes in the State that are currently heat pump ready. [20967/23]
  • 2023-05-04 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes that have been retrofitted to a B2 cost optimum standard under the One-Stop-Shop scheme also had a heat pump installed in 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [20968/23]
  • 2023-05-04 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the current or future potential of households to connect to district heating is a criterion in determining eligibility for supports that subsidise heat pumps and retrofitting work under the One-Stop-Shop or better energy homes schemes. [20969/23]
  • 2023-05-04 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of new renewable energy capacity is expected to be delivered in each of the years 2023 to 2030, specifying the breakdown between onshore wind, solar pv and offshore wind, in tabular form. [20970/23]
  • 2023-05-04 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of new renewable energy capacity is expected to be delivered in each of the years 2023 to 2030. [20971/23]
  • 2023-05-04 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to specify whether EU law or domestic law require the separation of ESB’s generation and supply arms and to specify the specific provisions in the relevant legislation. [20972/23]
• Transport 2 questions

  • 2023-05-04 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the measures he will take to ensure that ports are prepared to deliver on Ireland’s offshore renewable potential; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20372/23]
  • 2023-05-04 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to introduce legislation, regulations and/or guidelines for experimental road-traffic orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20371/23]
• Housing 1 question

  • 2023-05-03 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if hunting female deer in calf (details supplied) is accepted practice during deer hunting season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20720/23]
• Agriculture 1 question

  • 2023-05-03 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the proposed dairy farmer retirement scheme details have been finalised; and if there is a timeline for when farmers will be able to avail of this scheme. [20570/23]
• Children 1 question

  • 2023-05-03 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on plans to increase respite for children and adults with disabilities in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20690/23]