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Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Just Transition Fund
Colm Burke
27. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if consideration will be given to increasing the just transition fund by 20% from €6 million to €7.2 million allowing for the use of the micro-loan scheme to incentivise investment on farm for energy generation and conversion of business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29046/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Electric Vehicles
Colm Burke
28. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if consideration will be given to increasing the number of rural 44KW and 50KW charging points for electric vehicle users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29052/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Public Service Obligation Levy
Cian O'Callaghan
29. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to concerns the impact of a 130% increase in public service obligation levy will have on households of reduced socioeconomic means; his plans to support households that may not be able to afford an increase of this magnitude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29148/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Dara Calleary
30. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo cannot access broadband which is only 30 meters from their house. [29050/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Dara Calleary
31. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the status of broadband for a household (details supplied) in County Mayo. [29064/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Dara Calleary
32. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the reason an Eir customer (details supplied) cannot access broadband in their area. [29069/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Jackie Cahill
33. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if a person (details supplied) can have their house rezoned to a green zone for the purpose of accessing fibre broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29076/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Public Service Obligation Levy
Seán Haughey
34. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the reason there will be a 130% increase in the PSO levy charged to all electricity customers in 2020/2021; if he has consulted with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29094/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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Warmer Homes Scheme
Richard Bruton
35. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the grant levels available for works under the various SEAI schemes for householders that is warmer homes, better energy homes, solar grants and so on; the impact on the take up of these schemes as a result of Covid-19; and his plans to increase the payment levels for particular works in order to stimulate activity In the months ahead. [29166/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Brendan Smith
36. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider the issues raised by a local authority (details supplied) on infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29216/20]
Wed, 7 Oct 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Niall Collins
37. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if he will request that the national broadband plan provider set out a scheduled installation timeframe on a postcode basis; if he will establish when a property (details supplied) might expect to receive a service under the National Broadband Plan. [29220/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Recycling Policy
Thomas Pringle
169. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if the expected circular life expectancy of plastics has been explored in the context of a deposit and return scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28083/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Recycling Policy
Thomas Pringle
170. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if a cost comparison has been carried out to establish whether the set-up and maintenance costs of a deposit and return scheme that includes plastics would provide better value than other forms of intervention aimed at reducing the use of plastics by manufacturers and retailers in the first instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28084/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Recycling Policy
Thomas Pringle
171. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the reason the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy does not propose new recycling targets or schemes to reduce waste from the construction and demolition sector in view of the fact that the sector accounts for 25% to 30% of waste generated annually across the European Union, compared with 10% for household waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28085/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Food Waste
Thomas Pringle
172. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the way in which he plans to ensure that proposals such as reducing the sale of multi-buy packs or buy-one-get-one-free deals do not disproportionately impact on lower-income households; if an economic impact assessment has been carried out or is planned to be carried out on these matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28086/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Food Waste
Thomas Pringle
173. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if all submissions received during the public consultation on the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy will be released. [28087/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Waste Management
Thomas Pringle
174. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the reason he plans to allow for permit exemption for specific waste streams under Article 24 of the 2008 Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EU); the further reason it is proposed in the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy that construction and demolition waste, one of the largest waste streams, will receive an exemption permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28088/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Environmental Impact Assessments
Thomas Pringle
175. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications if a thorough environmental impact assessment has been carried out to take account of unintended harmful consequences from plans outlined in the Waste Action Plan for a Circular Economy to create new rules to encourage construction firms to reuse more of their building waste in other construction projects; the safeguards that will be put in place to prevent firms from self-declaring certain construction and demolition waste as by-products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28089/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Energy Efficiency
Robert Troy
176. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the status of upcoming SEAI grant schemes for works on private dwellings. [28182/20]
Tue, 6 Oct 2020
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Electric Vehicles
Brendan Griffin
177. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications his views on additional car charging points (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28877/20]