377. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when Ireland’s draft nature restoration plan submitted to the European Commission on 1 September 2026 will be made publicly available. [70649/26]
Topics / Environmental Policy
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsEnvironmental Policy
194 questions from 47 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 6 October 2026.
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193 written, 1 oral
47
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 5 |
| February 2025 | 12 |
| March 2025 | 1 |
| April 2025 | 1 |
| May 2025 | 55 |
| June 2025 | 13 |
| July 2025 | 7 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 25 |
| October 2025 | 1 |
| November 2025 | 17 |
| December 2025 | 12 |
| January 2026 | 7 |
| February 2026 | 8 |
| March 2026 | 5 |
| April 2026 | 4 |
| May 2026 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 11 |
| July 2026 | 5 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 4 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
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5. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the additional measures he is taking to address the fact that the EPA has said that emissions are falling "far too slowly" (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65909/26]
22. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he and his Department are taking to establish serious offences for environmental damage, creating personal liability and introducing strict penalties for company directors whose actions harm the environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65642/26]
168. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current status of the seven mineral prospecting licence applications in East Clare (details supplied); if his Department and the Geoscience Regulation Office have considered the deep environmental concerns of the local community regarding potential downstream chemical processing impacts; if he will explicitly address the contradic…
174. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason Ireland has no climate policies recorded in the OECD IFCMA Climate Policy Dashboard country-level database; the engagement his Department has had with the OECD regarding the omission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62315/26]
89. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the key measures taken to enhance environmental protection since January 2025; his priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53447/26]
51. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the circumstances under which farmers can burn vegetation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51671/26]
328. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a detailed breakdown of the funding provided for nature restoration. [50403/26]
329. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to double the funding for biodiversity officers, by cap ex and op ex, in tabular form. [50420/26]
344. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of biodiversity officers in each local authority, by local authority, in tabular form, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51175/26]
127. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an outline of his Department's current actions and future plans in the area of biodiversity which is within the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48204/26]
161. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his engagements with representative countryside, conservation and rural stakeholder organisations, farming organisations, hunting associations and game management groups, regarding proposed EU restrictions on lead ammunition; if he will outline Ireland's position at recent meetings of the EU REACH Committee regarding such restrictio…
321. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures his Department is taking to support urban villages which are often not selected for Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38010/26]
412. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of the conservation covenants in use in England and Wales under the Environment Act 2021; if he plans to introduce a similar scheme here in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46872/26]
272. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the plans in place for the introduction of levies on single-use cups and containers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42012/26]
294. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the research carried out into the merits of introducing a levy on disposable coffee cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42385/26]
295. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the status of the proposal to introduce a levy on disposable coffee cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42386/26]
297. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on the merits of introducing a levy on disposable coffee cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42388/26]
298. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the level of engagement he has had with businesses that primarily sell coffee and other hot beverages that would be impacted by the implementation of a levy on disposable coffee cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42389/26]
318. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the introduction of a levy on single-use hot beverage cups, also known as the "latte levy"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42955/26]
1038. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his response to the European Commission decision to open an infringement procedure against Ireland (INFR(2026)2051) for failing to fulfil our obligations under the Habitats Directive (Directive 92/43/EEC) and the Birds Directive (Directive 2009/147/EC) to complete our network of marine Natura 2000 sites; his plans to address the sh…
151. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a successor to the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan 2021-2025 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31419/26]
271. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an updated timeline on the hosting of a public event on the Social Climate Plan; whether his Department is considering publishing a summary of the submissions received on the Plan; the timeline for publication of the plan; whether in light of ongoing energy price pressures, if consideration is being given to fast-tracki…
272. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the progress to date by the National Energy Affordability Taskforce on their preparation of the Energy Affordability Action Plan due for completion in Q3; whether any interim findings or measures have been identified; the timeline for publication of the Action Plan upon completion; and whether, in light of …
459. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department will commit to establishing a clear, multi-year obligation trajectory to 2030, rather than a two year window, given that internal Government analysis indicates a minimum 15% obligation will be required to meet RES-H targets. [25421/26]