Official Engagements

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 November 2023

Tuesday, 7 November 2023

Ceisteanna (637)

Matt Carthy

Ceist:

637. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagements his Department, or any agency or body under his direction, has had with the government of Israel, any state body of the government of Israel, or any engagement within or with Israel, in 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47810/23]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Please find table below outlining my Department's engagement with the Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection and Israel's Ministry of Housing and Construction.

Date	Unit within DHLGH	Engagement with	Initiated by	Type of Engagement	Topic(s)
08-Aug-22	Climate and Construction Innovation Unit	Israel’s Ministry of Housing and Construction	Israel’s Ministry of Housing and Construction	Online Meeting	Construction Industry Register Ireland and the drivers to put this on a statutory footing; Brief discussion on Modern Methods of Construction
12-Sep-22	Rental Market Unit	Israel’s Ministry of Housing and Construction	Israel’s Ministry of Housing and Construction	Online Meeting	(Meeting arranged as follow-on action from 08 August 2022 meeting above.) Discussion on rising rents, rent controls and house prices. No further actions from this meeting.
09-Jun-23	Marine Environment Unit	Israel’s Ministry of Environmental Protection	Israel’s Ministry of Environmental Protection	Email	The Department responded to an informal information gathering email received on 07/06/2023 from Israeli Ministry, requesting information regarding Ireland's regulations or standards aimed at preventing leakage of micro plastics from recycling plants through wastewater systems.The Department in response advised that Marine Environment Unit is aware of discussions at EU level to consider such matters in future revisions to the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive.

To note: Ireland (represented by Met Éireann) and Israel (represented by the Israeli Met service) are both members of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). In delegate bodies of EUMETNET, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and WMO, delegates from Met Éireann attend meetings on occasion where Israeli delegates are also present.

My Department does not maintain the requested information in respect of the State bodies under its aegis. These bodies may be contacted directly by e-mail by members of the Oireachtas, as set out in the Table below.

State Body	Contact E-mail Address
An Bord Pleanála	[e-mail]
An Fóram Uisce (the Water Forum)	[e-mail]
Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority	[e-mail]
Docklands Oversight and Consultative Forum	[e-mail]
Ervia	[e-mail]
Gas Networks Ireland	[e-mail]
Heritage Council	[e-mail]
Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency	[e-mail]
Housing Finance Agency	[e-mail]
Land Development Agency	[e-mail]
Local Government Management Agency	[e-mail]
Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA)	[e-mail]
National Oversight and Audit Commission	[e-mail]
National Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee	[e-mail]
Office of the Planning Regulator	[e-mail]
Pyrite Resolution Board	[e-mail]
Residential Tenancies Board	[e-mail]
Tailte Éireann	[e-mail]
Uisce Éireann	[e-mail]
Valuation Tribunal	[e-mail]
Waterways Ireland	[e-mail]