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Thu, 17 Jun 2021
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Energy Infrastructure
Denis Naughten
189. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 of 24 March 2021, when the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32731/21]
Thu, 17 Jun 2021
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Equality Issues
Holly Cairns
190. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are working towards enabling access to employment for persons from minority and or disadvantaged communities, including, but not limited to, persons with disabilities, persons from ethnic minorities, Travellers, Mincéirí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32738/21]
Thu, 17 Jun 2021
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National Broadband Plan
Brendan Smith
191. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the projected roll-out of the National Broadband Plan for counties Cavan and Monaghan for 2021; the measures that will be implemented to offset the delays that have occurred in this roll-out to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32791/21]
Wed, 16 Jun 2021
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Departmental Schemes
Denis Naughten
43. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress to date of the National Parks and Wildlife Service peatland scheme for large-scale peatlands restoration in 2021; the number of Bord na Móna employees reassigned to date from peat harvesting activities; the number of Bord na Móna seasonal staff re-employed on each bog in which rehabilitation has commenced; the planned recruitment on each bog to be rehabilitated in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32377/21]
Wed, 16 Jun 2021
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National Broadband Plan
Claire Kerrane
44. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 222 of 3 June 2021, the number of premises connected and complete under the National Broadband Plan in counties Galway and Roscommon to date in tabular form. [32175/21]
Wed, 16 Jun 2021
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Electricity Generation
Louise O'Reilly
45. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the actions he is taking to ensure that data centres do not disrupt or damage electricity supply to homes given the recent pronouncements from the Commission for Regulation of Utilities. [32263/21]
Wed, 16 Jun 2021
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Electricity Generation
Louise O'Reilly
46. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way in which the transition to electric cars can be expected when the volume of data centres located in the State is threatening electricity supply to homes given the recent pronouncements from the Commission for Regulation of Utilities. [32264/21]
Wed, 16 Jun 2021
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Natural Gas Grid
Cathal Crowe
47. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his position with regard to the proposed development of a LNG fracked-gas processing facility at Ballylongford, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32315/21]
Wed, 16 Jun 2021
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Waste Management
Éamon Ó Cuív
48. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps being taken to eliminate the use of one-off plastics; if it is planned to legislate to ban the use of one-off plastics either immediately or on a phased basis; the barriers to doing this; the progress made in this regard in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32317/21]
Wed, 16 Jun 2021
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National Broadband Plan
Catherine Connolly
49. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated cost of missing the target for the roll-out of high speed rural broadband in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32366/21]
Wed, 16 Jun 2021
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National Broadband Plan
Catherine Connolly
50. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated cost of rolling-out high speed broadband across Ireland in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32367/21]
Wed, 16 Jun 2021
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Departmental Schemes
Denis Naughten
51. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 140 of 11 May 2021, if he will provide details on the progress to date of Bord na Móna’s large-scale peatlands restoration project and the number of Bord na Móna employees reassigned to date from peat harvesting activities; the number of Bord na Móna seasonal staff re-employed on each bog in which rehabilitation has commenced; the planned recruitment on each bog to be rehabilitated in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32376/21]
Wed, 16 Jun 2021
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Departmental Funding
Darren O'Rourke
52. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the breakdown of the funding allocation for his Department for 2020 and 2021 by project. [32385/21]
Wed, 16 Jun 2021
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Departmental Funding
Darren O'Rourke
53. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the breakdown of just transition funding; and the number of workers it is expected to support on an annual basis. [32386/21]
Wed, 16 Jun 2021
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Departmental Data
Darren O'Rourke
54. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the breakdown of the environment fund over the past three years. [32387/21]
Wed, 16 Jun 2021
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Departmental Funding
Denis Naughten
55. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress to date regarding the funding of €1.2 million allocated to the UNCCD in 2018 to help develop a detailed implementation and reporting plan for the Great Green Wall initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32388/21]
Wed, 16 Jun 2021
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Climate Change Policy
Darren O'Rourke
56. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the breakdown of costs associated with the Climate Change Advisory Council for the three most recent years; his views on plans to resource the Council for completing the responsibilities in the Climate Action Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32504/21]
Wed, 16 Jun 2021
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Telecommunications Services
Bernard Durkan
57. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the extent to which the provision of broadband throughout the country can attain the speed necessary to meet the added requirements of the country’s population with particular reference to changes to working habits post-Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32511/21]
Wed, 16 Jun 2021
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Electric Vehicles
Johnny Guirke
58. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of electric or hybrid vehicles purchased by his Department in 2020 and to date in 2021, respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32842/21]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
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Renewable Energy Generation
Pa Daly
173. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the date by which the micro-generation support scheme will go live; the dates for interim stages to go live; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30550/21]