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Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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Departmental Contracts Data
Niall Collins
472. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the contracts his Department or agencies under his remit has with a company (details supplied); the status of these contracts; the contingency plans that may now be required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3141/18]
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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Waste Disposal Charges
Thomas Byrne
473. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to reduce the costs of domestic waste for households with persons with special needs (details supplied). [3160/18]
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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Broadband Service Provision
Mary Butler
474. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the formal procurement process to select a company or companies that will roll out a new high-speed broadband network in the State intervention area has been finalised; if so, the proposed timeframe by which high-speed fibre broadband will be available to all premises here under the national broadband plan, by region; if it is still the case that this is set to increase to 77% or 1.8 million premises by the end of 2018 and to 90% or 2.1 million premises by the end of 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3191/18]
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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EU Bodies
Brian Stanley
475. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a request for applications (details supplied) was published on his Department's website or on another Government website; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3209/18]
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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EU Bodies
Brian Stanley
476. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he had correspondence with Commissioner Mariya Gabriel regarding the appointment of an Irish person to the European Union high-level expert group on fake news prior to the closing of the request for applications in December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3210/18]
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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National Broadband Plan Implementation
Eoin Ó Broin
477. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the properties and areas in South Dublin County Council to be included in a project (details supplied); the timeframe for the provision of improved broadband to these properties and areas; and if he will provide the same information regarding the additional 90 properties that were forwarded by South Dublin County Council to his Department as part of the additional 20,000 properties to be included under the scheme. [3211/18]
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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National Planning Framework
Eamon Ryan
478. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the roles the three regional spatial economic strategies under the national planning framework will play in mitigating climate change; and the relationship that will be established with the regional climate change adaptation plans which are to be co-ordinated under different geographical regions of local authorities. [3267/18]
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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Environmental Policy
John Curran
479. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he or his Department explored the necessary steps needed to encourage coffee vendors to incentivise customers to carry their own coffee cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3274/18]
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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Renewable Energy Generation
John Curran
480. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps and timeframes he plans to undertake in order to establish a system of micro-generation of renewable electricity; the progress made in developing micro-generation in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3283/18]
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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Waste Disposal Charges
John Curran
481. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the work, findings and reports of the recently established household waste collection price monitoring group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3284/18]
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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Renewable Energy Generation
John Curran
482. Deputy John Curran asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the date by which a renewable energy support scheme will be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3285/18]
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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Foreshore Licence Applications
Richard Boyd Barrett
483. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to the extension to the licence that has recently been granted to a company (details supplied) to drill at the Kish bank, if the company would also need a foreshore licence to establish an exploratory rig in this area if it was to activate the licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3297/18]
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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National Broadband Plan Implementation
James Lawless
484. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the national broadband plan formal procurement process has now been completed in respect of rollout to a location (details supplied); the timeframe within which a broadband upgrade will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3302/18]
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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Inland Fisheries Ireland
Peter Burke
485. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps Inland Fisheries Ireland is taking to enhance and protect trout fishing here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3304/18]
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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Inland Fisheries Ireland Investigations
Peter Burke
486. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will publish a report (details supplied) commissioned by Inland Fisheries Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3305/18]
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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Inland Fisheries Data
Peter Burke
487. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of revenue brought in each of the years 2014 to 2017 from the midlands permit for the old Shannon region; the number of areas obliged to pay a permit fee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3306/18]
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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Electric Vehicles
Timmy Dooley
488. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of standard charging points for electric vehicles, by county. [3316/18]
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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Electric Vehicles
Timmy Dooley
489. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of rapid charging points for electric vehicles, by county. [3317/18]
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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Better Energy Homes Scheme Data
Timmy Dooley
490. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the energy upgrade work funded by his Department over the past four years, by county and programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3318/18]
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
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Illegal Dumping
Timmy Dooley
491. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of funding given to each local authority for the express purpose of cleaning up illegally dumped materials, by county, in tabular form. [3319/18]