Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Energy Prices

Bernard Durkan

182. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the extent to which it can be found possible in the short term to ensure that ESB and other energy providers do not pass price inflation to the consumer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46033/22]

Energy Conservation

Peter Fitzpatrick

183. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of retrofits completed per month in County Louth under the warmer home scheme in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46053/22]

Energy Prices

Peter Fitzpatrick

184. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the Government has plans to repeat the €200 electricity account credit to domestic electricity customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46054/22]

Energy Prices

Peter Fitzpatrick

185. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the Government has plans to assist small, local businesses on the spiralling costs of electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46055/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Peter Fitzpatrick

186. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if grant aid is available to community centres, GAA clubs and local youth clubs for the installation of solar panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46056/22]

Public Sector Pensions

Neale Richmond

167. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has considered proposals that have been put to him to increase the pensions of those who worked for An Post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45240/22]

Public Sector Pensions

Róisín Shortall

174. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason that a 2% increase for members of the An Post Superannuation Scheme has not been implemented; the timeline that An Post is working towards for implementation of this rate, which was effective from 1 January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45391/22]

Public Sector Pensions

Patrick Costello

175. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he will sign-off on the agreed pay rise for An Post pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45395/22]

Energy Policy

Thomas Pringle

86. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if those from the Traveller community living on sites were able to avail of the Government’s €200 credit for energy bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44383/22]

Broadband Infrastructure

Malcolm Noonan

87. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to an issue concerning the accessibility to fibre broadband for a remote working hub (details supplied); if the matter will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44394/22]

Energy Conservation

Dara Calleary

88. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if stone built or stone fronted houses qualify for remediation via the warmer homes scheme; if not, the reason; if he will outline any other kinds of materials that are excluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44396/22]

National Broadband Plan

Bernard Durkan

89. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when full access to high-speed, fibre broadband will be facilitated in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44405/22]

Energy Policy

Neasa Hourigan

90. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the work of the multidisciplinary district heating steering group to address the situation experienced by residents of apartment complexes availing of local heating systems fuelled by natural gas paying commercial rates and consequently four times the higher end of the rates available to residential customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44418/22]

Energy Conservation

Michael Ring

91. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will extend the eligibility of the warmer homes scheme to homes that commenced the construction phase in 2006 but were not occupied until 2007 particularly in cases in which the BER assessment indicates a poor energy rating of the property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44514/22]

Exploration Industry

Michael Ring

92. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a licence extension (details supplied) will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44545/22]

Energy Conservation

Richard Bruton

93. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is considering changing the administration in relation the 80% grant for certain retrofit measures as suggested by the Climate Action Council; if he is considering an extension towards other actions delivering swift energy savings; and if solar panels with battery storage, heat controls or other measures warrant similar levels of support. [44552/22]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

94. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of persons employed in his Department that have a formal agreement to work from home one day per week, two days per week and five days per week; his Department’s policy in respect of facilitating requests by persons to work from home; and the number of persons that have made requests to work from home in 2021 and to date in 2022, that have been declined. [44578/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Richard Bruton

95. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the potential to support battery storage alone in residences, separate from solar generation; if he has received advice on the potential for residential scale wind generation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44645/22]

Water Charges

Eoin Ó Broin

96. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current status of plans to introduce a bin waiver scheme as announced in 2017; the reason for the delay; if the scheme will be introduced soon in view of the rising cost-of-living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44744/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Paul Kehoe

97. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on his Department's policy on supporting the development of anaerobic digestion plans for electricity production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44793/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Claire Kerrane

98. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the renewable energy grants or funding sources that are available to owners of newly built homes considering current Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland guidelines for renewable energy grants refer only to homes built before 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44798/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Seán Haughey

99. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will make a grant available to householders who wish to purchase a solar SV battery storage system in order to store electricity which has been sourced by solar, wind or by night-rate electricity at off-peak times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44801/22]

Energy Conservation

Claire Kerrane

100. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason for the disparities in the assessment processes and eligibility for dormer homes under the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland warmer homes scheme; if he will advise on a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44848/22]

Energy Policy

Richard Bruton

101. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way that restrictions on replacement oil or gas boilers as early as 2025 will impact on families that cannot easily switch to a heat pump replacement, which requires a great deal of ancillary works to the home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44850/22]

Departmental Schemes

Alan Farrell

102. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the operation of one-stop shops in relation to the retrofitting scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44860/22]

Cybersecurity Policy

Alan Farrell

103. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the efforts to strengthen Ireland’s cyber-security through the National Cyber Security Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44861/22]

Energy Prices

Fergus O'Dowd

104. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on concerns raised by a local business (details supplied) in respect of the worsening energy crisis that is debilitating businesses across the country; his plans to support businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44871/22]

Energy Prices

Fergus O'Dowd

105. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on concerns raised by a local business (details supplied) in respect of the worsening energy crisis that is debilitating businesses across the country; his plans to support businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44876/22]

Energy Prices

Fergus O'Dowd

106. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on concerns raised by a local business (details supplied) in respect of the worsening energy crisis that is debilitating businesses across the country; his plans to support businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44879/22]

Electricity Generation

Bernard Durkan

107. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the extent to which provision is being made to ensure the continuity of electricity supplies during the forthcoming winter; if all available wind farms are connected or will be connected to the grid on-time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44896/22]

Energy Infrastructure

Bernard Durkan

108. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the extent to which energy storage is currently available to meet any perceived shortages over the next twelve months; the action that is proposed in the event of supply shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44897/22]

Electricity Generation

Bernard Durkan

109. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the extent to which electricity generation now relies on onshore and offshore generation methods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44898/22]

Electricity Generation

Bernard Durkan

110. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the extent to which onshore or offshore electricity-generating projects are in the course of construction or planning at present; when they will become operable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44899/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Josepha Madigan

111. Deputy Josepha Madigan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department is considering the installation of solar panels in schools as a form of energy for schools for heating and water and as a potential cost-saving initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44935/22]

Public Sector Pensions

Paul Murphy

112. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he will confirm a date to authorise the payment of an agreed 2% increase to An Post pensioners, effective from 1 January 2022; and if he is unable to expedite the payment, if he will meet with members of an organisation (details supplied) in order to address their concerns laid out to him in correspondence dated 23 June 2022 [44941/22]

Energy Policy

Darren O'Rourke

113. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the topics that are being examined by the consumers, vulnerable households’ and businesses’ subgroups of the Energy Security Emergency Group; the latest proposals they have submitted to the Energy Security Emergency Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44946/22]

Energy Policy

Mattie McGrath

114. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to ensure security of energy supply to vulnerable patients including those on oxygen and dialysis given the warnings regarding power outages and shortages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44952/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Jim O'Callaghan

115. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider increasing grants for the installation of solar panels in domestic settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44977/22]

National Broadband Plan

Michael McNamara

116. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a progress report on the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan; the number of properties surveyed, passed and connected by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45005/22]

National Broadband Plan

Michael McNamara

117. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a progress report on the roll-out of the National Broadband Plan in County Clare; the number of properties that have been surveyed, passed and connected in the county in tabular form; the details of the National Broadband Plan regarding the areas that remain to be surveyed and passed for the remainder of 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45006/22]

Energy Infrastructure

Michael McNamara

118. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the Government’s position regarding the operation of Moneypoint Power Station in view of Ireland's ongoing energy security challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45007/22]

Broadband Infrastructure

Niall Collins

119. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if assistance will be offered in relation to an internet issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45064/22]

Exploration Industry

Holly Cairns

120. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will extend the submission period for observations and objections to the granting of a prospecting licence (details supplied). [45123/22]

Exploration Industry

Holly Cairns

121. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of prospecting licences that he has granted since taking office, including the locations covered by each licence. [45125/22]

Energy Policy

Holly Cairns

122. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on introducing a windfall tax on energy companies in order to provide support for households and SMEs experiencing substantial energy bill increases. [45126/22]

Energy Usage

Róisín Shortall

123. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of households that pay for utilities using pay-as-you-go credit or pre-pay meters. [45175/22]

Departmental Funding

James Browne

44. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position regarding funding for an organisation (details supplied) for the provision of online training for persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42404/22]

Environmental Schemes

Ivana Bacik

45. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he proposes to expand retrofitting grants and subsidies to support the upgrading of older developments. [42984/22]

Electricity Transmission Network

James Lawless

46. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide data on the number of electricity outages in the Caragh and Sallins area in County Kildare over the past six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42018/22]

Public Sector Pensions

Paul McAuliffe

47. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he expects to sign off the 2% increase for An Post pensioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42036/22]

National Broadband Plan

David Cullinane

48. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans for interim solutions for householders in rural areas waiting on broadband that is some years away under the national broadband plan; if he will provide further details on the efforts to accelerate the roll-out of the national broadband plan in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42053/22]

Energy Prices

Niall Collins

49. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason that a person (details supplied) did not receive the €200 electricity allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42058/22]

Waste Management

Steven Matthews

50. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if any initiatives are being considered to encourage waste management companies to provide brown bins that collect organic and food waste in areas that do not currently have this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42071/22]

Public Sector Pensions

James Lawless

51. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will examine an issue with a pension scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42088/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Brendan Griffin

52. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if carbon credits from the on-farm production of biogas goes to the farmer and place of production and not to the transport or energy sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42106/22]

Public Service Obligation

Brendan Griffin

53. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when clarification will be provided on a public service obligation levy on biogas production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42107/22]

Public Sector Pensions

Niall Collins

54. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when approval will issue to An Post pensioners for payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42185/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Rose Conway-Walsh

55. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline the estimated percentage of the renewable electricity generation capacity that is in public indirect ownership through State or semi-State bodies. [42186/22]

National Broadband Plan

James Lawless

56. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will examine a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42253/22]

Electricity Generation

Paul Murphy

57. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will request electricity suppliers to declare their clean export guarantee rate (details supplied) as per the legislation giving effect to the guarantee, which was signed into law on 15 February 2022. [42266/22]

Environmental Schemes

Niall Collins

58. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will advise on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42286/22]

National Broadband Plan

Matt Shanahan

59. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will address a long-running broadband infrastructure problem (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42287/22]

Energy Policy

Darren O'Rourke

60. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the consideration that he has given to converting oil heating systems to hydrotreated vegetable oil biofuel instead of kerosene and other fossil fuels; if he agrees that this could play a role in the decarbonisation of domestic heating systems and could supplement the installation of heat pumps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42297/22]

Air Quality

Fergus O'Dowd

61. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the final report of the urban transport-related air pollution group will be published soon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42342/22]

Electricity Generation

Fergus O'Dowd

62. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the implementation of the clean export guarantee tariff to allow for the payment for electricity that is returned to the grid; if energy suppliers have agreed to the scheme; if not, the names of the companies that have not agreed to participate in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42351/22]

Public Sector Pensions

Mick Barry

63. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he intends to pay the pension increase due to An Post pensioners; his views on whether it now needs to match the rate of inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42357/22]

Regulatory Bodies

Bernard Durkan

64. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to whom the Commissioner for Regulations of Utilities is accountable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42371/22]

Regulatory Bodies

Jim O'Callaghan

65. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the Commission for Communications Regulation plan to, or is taking steps to, ensure elderly and vulnerable persons who are not users of modern technology are not penalised for still requiring paper bills from telecommunications providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43345/22]

Waste Management

James Lawless

66. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the attention of his Department has been drawn to separate charges by waste collection companies for the collection of the green recycling bin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42400/22]

Electric Vehicles

Carol Nolan

67. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has conducted any ethical analysis of the consequences of pursuing a policy of promoting electric vehicle use given the fact that the vast majority of such vehicles require the inclusion of cobalt, the mining of which is heavily reliant on and linked to child slavery in territories such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42418/22]

National Broadband Plan

Catherine Murphy

68. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide the Oireachtas Committee of Public Accounts with the national broadband plan remediation plan (details supplied). [42467/22]

Electricity Transmission Network

Seán Sherlock

69. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps that he is taking to protect the public from blackouts and brownouts this autumn and winter. [42484/22]

Energy Infrastructure

Seán Sherlock

70. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of operations at fossil fuel power plants. [42485/22]

Energy Prices

Seán Sherlock

71. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the meetings that he has held in the past five months with energy providers on the soaring costs of bills. [42486/22]

Energy Prices

Patrick Costello

72. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the efforts that are being made by his Department to curtail the increase in prices being charged by energy providers in the State, given the current cost-of-living crisis, to ensure citizens are not being taken advantage of by these companies, many of which are showing record profits in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42487/22]

Data Centres

Ged Nash

73. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated revenue that would be raised by an additional surcharge of €1 per unit megawatt hour, €5 per MWh or €10 per MWh on data centre electricity consumption within the State (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42576/22]

Public Sector Pensions

David Cullinane

74. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason he has not signed off on a 2% pensionable increase for An Post pensioners, which was effective from 1 January 2022; the timeline for the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42633/22]

Environmental Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

75. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the grant assistance available for businesses to install solar panels at present; if he intends on increasing these grants to expedite the roll-out of this energy source; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42749/22]

Electricity Generation

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

76. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the legislation to allow for electricity suppliers to credit persons for excess electricity produced by means such as solar panels was signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42757/22]

Energy Prices

Róisín Shortall

77. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the Minister will raise the issue of support required for vulnerable and older energy customers to help set up paperless billing online with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities so that the regulator can liaise with energy companies on this matter (details supplied); the steps that are currently being taken in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42763/22]

Local Authorities

Catherine Murphy

78. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the totality of grant aid and-or subsidy provided to each local authority in 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022 (details supplied). [42826/22]

Electricity Generation

Ged Nash

79. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on a policy issue raised by a person (details supplied) pertaining to microgeneration; when the scheme to allow microgenerators to sell up to 30% of excess electricity produced for export to the national grid will be in place; the price at which the electricity will be sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42845/22]

Energy Policy

Cian O'Callaghan

80. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures that are being taken to prepare for potential gas shortages this winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42892/22]

Energy Usage

Cian O'Callaghan

81. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures that are being taken to reduce electricity and gas consumption where possible this winter to protect the national supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42895/22]

Energy Prices

Colm Burke

82. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if consideration will be given by his Department to giving the electricity and gas regulator power to regulate price increases for standing charges in order that charges do not rise in line with electricity and gas prices given that they are not linked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42904/22]

Environmental Policy

Fergus O'Dowd

83. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline the plans to increase the number of staff within the integrated pollution control licensing section of the Environmental Protection Agency given the Government's strategy to decarbonise industry and meet climate targets and in view the current delays which are leading to an approximate timeline of two years at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42912/22]

Departmental Strategies

Steven Matthews

84. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he will take to investigate support mechanisms for homeowners who record actionable levels of radon in their properties that require remediation. [42946/22]

Energy Policy

Paul Murphy

85. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will request all electricity producing companies on the island of Ireland to cease the burning of all fuels in ten years' time and to instead use Ireland’s natural resources, that is, wind, wave and solar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42982/22]

Waste Management

Paul Murphy

86. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will request the packaging industry to ban the production, manufacture and use of single-use plastics apart from medical supplies use and develop an environmentally friendly alternative within the same period. [42983/22]

Energy Policy

Catherine Connolly

87. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the review of the energy security of Ireland’s gas and electricity systems will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43000/22]

Energy Prices

Bríd Smith

88. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will clarify the position in relation to the previous scheme of support for electricity bills and specifically the position of some Traveller sites without individual supply; if the funding given to those individuals in these sites which was taken from an accommodation budget has or will be reimbursed to that fund from his Department; if he will further clarify whether alternative arrangements are in place to deal with this in the case of any future support scheme on electricity costs being implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43029/22]

Inland Fisheries

Denis Naughten

89. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 248 of 12 July 2022, if the inquiry into Inland Fisheries Ireland has been completed; if he has received a copy of the report; if he will publish the report when completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43047/22]

National Broadband Plan

Steven Matthews

90. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position regarding homes that are not covered under the National Broadband Ireland roll-out but cannot avail of sufficient broadband cover on the private market due to their location; if provisions are in place to assist homeowners in this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43084/22]

Ministerial Staff

Carol Nolan

91. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the expenses paid to ministerial advisers in his Department in each of the years 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43152/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Darren O'Rourke

92. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the actions that the Government is taking to develop Ireland’s wave and tidal energy industries; the estimated level of MW power identified for both of these energies off Ireland’s coasts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43178/22]

Energy Usage

James Lawless

93. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will examine an issue regarding energy usage (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43279/22]

Departmental Advertising

Seán Sherlock

94. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount his Department has spent on advertising on social media in 2021 and to date in 2022; the amount spent per platform; and the campaigns per platform, in tabular form. [43373/22]

Local Authorities

Pa Daly

95. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will explore the potential for repurposing unspent funding for bicycle lanes and walkways held by Kerry County Council into funding for readying vacant council-owned properties for tenancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43420/22]

Electricity Transmission Network

Seán Sherlock

96. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the specific measures his Department has in place to deal with blackouts and brownouts for each specific delegated function under his Departmental remit; the costs of same, in tabular form; and the status of preparedness for each measure. [43432/22]

Energy Infrastructure

Carol Nolan

97. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide details of the engagements, including in-person meetings and online meetings that he and officials in his Department have had with the ESB with respect to the closure of the ESB owned peat-fired power stations in Shannonbridge, County Offaly and Lanesborough, County Longford during the period 1 January 2021 to date; if it remains the policy of his Department to support the closure of these stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43447/22]