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Paul Lawless Written 7 May 2025 · to Environment
26. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the impact of delays in granting marine use licenses on maritime activities and projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22032/25]
Paul Lawless Written 7 May 2025 · to Environment
27. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of delays in securing maritime area consents; the steps being taken to address these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22035/25]
Paul Lawless Written 7 May 2025 · to Environment
28. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the impact of delays in granting maritime area consents on offshore renewable energy projects and other maritime developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22038/25]
Paul Lawless Written 7 May 2025 · to Environment
29. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the statutory deadlines for processing applications for marine use licences and maritime area consents by the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22039/25]
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Environment
30. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22130/25]
Michael Cahill Written 7 May 2025 · to Environment
31. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the extremely poor mobile phone reception in an area in County Kerry (details supplied) can be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22256/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 7 May 2025 · to Environment
32. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the contingency plans and response measures in place in Ireland in the event of large-scale power outage (details supplied); and If any recent simulations or tests have been conducted to assess the Ireland's preparedness for such an event. [22278/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 7 May 2025 · to Environment
33. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by his Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or subordinate agencies, each year from 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22320/25]
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Environment
34. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide information regarding reports on wind turbine noise, and when he expects changes to the current guidelines; to clarify his support for increased protections for persons adversely affected by wind turbine noise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22469/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 7 May 2025 · to Environment
35. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if the area may be reconsidered to be included in the State intervention area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22495/25]
Michael Lowry Written 7 May 2025 · to Environment
36. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department will support proposals concerning the Shallee project and the development of facilities at Shallee Mine in Silvermines, County Tipperary; if he has been made aware of previous correspondence issued to his Department (details supplied); if he will review this correspondence; and if he will make a statement on …
Niamh Smyth Written 7 May 2025 · to Environment
37. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if she will expedite the allocation of an Eircode at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22595/25]
Albert Dolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Environment
38. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department aggregates or compiles quarterly prompt payment reporting data submitted by public bodies and agencies under its remit, in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017; if so, to provide the compiled data or summary tables for the years 2022, 2023, and 2024 t…
Albert Dolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Environment
39. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to confirm which public bodies under the aegis of his Department are required to submit quarterly prompt payment reports in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017, regarding the 15-Day Prompt Payment Commitment; to provide a comprehensive list of those bodies; and to spe…
Peadar Tóibín Written 7 May 2025 · to Environment
40. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if one hundred percent of Irish recyclables are processed in Ireland; if not, the percentage currently being processed. [22833/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 7 May 2025 · to Environment
41. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there is any other plants or countries that process recyclables from Ireland; if so, the percentage that is exported. [22835/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 7 May 2025 · to Environment
42. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the body in place that checks the processing of recyclables at factory and plant level to ensure compliance with recycling regulations. [22836/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 7 May 2025 · to Environment
43. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are any recyclables that cannot be processed in Ireland; if so, where or how do we deal with these products. [22837/25]
Carol Nolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Defence
44. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22127/25]
Cormac Devlin Written 7 May 2025 · to Defence
45. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by his Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or subordinate agencies, each year from 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22317/25]
Albert Dolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Defence
46. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department aggregates or compiles quarterly prompt payment reporting data submitted by public bodies and agencies under its remit, in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017; if so, to provide the compiled data or summary tables for the years 2022, 2023, and 2024 to date; if not, the rea…
Albert Dolan Written 7 May 2025 · to Defence
47. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to confirm which public bodies under the aegis of his Department are required to submit quarterly prompt payment reports in accordance with Government Decision S29296 of 19 May 2009, 2 and 8 March 2011, and 28 March 2017, regarding the 15-Day Prompt Payment Commitment; to provide a comprehensive list of those bodies; and to specify which of those bod…
Pádraig Rice Written 7 May 2025 · to Transport
48. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport if consideration has been given to increasing funding allocations in the future for road safety initiatives, such as traffic calming measures, to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22746/25]
Rory Hearne Written 7 May 2025 · to Transport
49. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport the person or body that currently regulates commercial drone operations in Ireland; the way in which the regulator is ensuring compliance; the process by which residents can complain to the regulator if the operator is not adhering to current regulations; the actions the regulator can take in cases of non-compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter…
Louis O'Hara Written 7 May 2025 · to Transport
50. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on a person’s rights to re-routing and compensation under EC261/2004 due to flight cancellation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22042/25]