Parliamentary questions

Renewable Energy Generation

Christopher O'Sullivan

194. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if approval will be given for the unit price for the export of solar units to the national grid in relation to the young farmers initiative for the installation of solar photo voltaic panels to promote green energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31003/21]

National Broadband Plan

Rose Conway-Walsh

195. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the target set for the number of premises passed and available for connection in County Mayo in 2021 under the National Broadband Plan; the number of premises passed and available for connection in 2021 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31124/21]

Energy Conservation

Robert Troy

196. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the launch of an updated SEAI retrofit scheme. [31222/21]

Postal Services

Paul Kehoe

197. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position regarding a request by a union (details supplied) for funding for An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31238/21]

Energy Conservation

Darren O'Rourke

198. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes retrofitted in 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form on each retrofitting programme; the spend to date on each scheme in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31256/21]

Departmental Websites

Holly Cairns

199. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are meeting the requirement to have a statement on the compliance of their websites and mobile applications with the regulations under the directive 2016/2102 (EU), as articulated in SI No. 358/2020 - European Union (Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications of Public Sector Bodies) Regulations 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31282/21]

Departmental Websites

Holly Cairns

200. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit are meeting the requirement to subject to Regulation 6, public sector bodies shall, in accordance with Regulation 3, take necessary measures to make their websites and mobile applications more accessible by making them perceivable, operable, understandable and robust under the directive 2016/2102 (EU), as articulated in SI No. 358/2020 - European Union (Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications of Public Sector Bodies) Regulations 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31300/21]

Waste Management

Holly Cairns

201. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 12 May 2021, the way his Department will support persons with long-term incontinence with respect to the disposal of medical incontinence wear; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31323/21]

Litter Pollution

Holly Cairns

202. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 12 May 2021, the amount allocated to each local authority from the €5 million additional funding for litter prevention and cleaning announced on 5 May 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31324/21]

National Broadband Plan

Holly Cairns

203. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan in Cork city and county; the number of premises in Cork city and county that are now connected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31325/21]

Environmental Policy

Martin Browne

204. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures being taken to improve the traceability of stolen scrap metal with particular reference to catalytic converters; if businesses have alerted his office in relation to being offered such items as catalytic converters for purchase; if there has been an increase in those alerts recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31427/21]

National Broadband Plan

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

205. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will include areas such as Rathmichael, Old Connaught, Bride’s Glen, Ballycorus and Shankill in the National Broadband Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31442/21]

Environmental Policy

Jackie Cahill

206. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the value of the levy per tonne paid on farm plastics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31453/21]

Environmental Policy

Jackie Cahill

207. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the tonnage the levy paid on farm plastics is paid on from 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31454/21]

Environmental Policy

Jackie Cahill

208. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the last tender was agreed for farm plastic collection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31455/21]

Environmental Policy

Jackie Cahill

209. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the last tender for farm plastic collection was open for competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31456/21]

Cybersecurity Policy

Mary Lou McDonald

210. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the Departments represented on the interdepartmental committee which oversees the implementation of the National Cyber Security Strategy 2019-2024; and the grade of the officials who represent each Department on the committee in tabular form. [31463/21]

Digital Hubs

Patrick Costello

211. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if it will be ensured that section 15(6)(c) of the Digital Hub Development Agency Act 2003 will be observed and that a representative of the local community be appointed by him with immediate effect to replace the previous representative whose term expired on 2 June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31563/21]

National Broadband Plan

Mairéad Farrell

212. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the formal review process that is examining a premises (details supplied) in County Galway for reclassification from blue to amber on the high speed broadband map; when this process is due to be completed; the length of time after this process is completed a connection to the network will be available to these residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31565/21]

Departmental Staff

Róisín Shortall

213. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of employees in his Department and the bodies under the aegis of his Department who have been in receipt of a higher duty acting allowance for over two years. [31875/21]