105. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he intends to strengthen the oversight and reporting requirements applied to online marketplaces in order to improve transparency and ensure full compliance with recycling and environmental obligations. [69500/25]
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
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Independents counted together
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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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119. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will address the existing imbalance where domestic Irish retailers continue to shoulder the majority of take-back and recycling obligations while distance sellers frequently avoid these responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69606/25]
120. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps his Department is taking to close compliance gaps created by international distance sellers, given Ireland's municipal waste recycling rate has remained unchanged at 41% for ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69607/25]
121. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which he plans to ensure effective producer-responsibility compliance for online sellers based outside the EU, given that almost 40% of online purchases in Ireland originate from non-EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69608/25]
122. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the effectiveness of current enforcement mechanisms, including those under the EU Digital Services Act, in addressing non-compliance by global online marketplaces with recycling and take-back obligations. [69609/25]
123. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he plans to introduce national measures prior to EU reforms in 2028 to protect compliant Irish retailers from the impact of free-riding distance sellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69610/25]
481. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason Ireland did not send a delegation to the COP15 of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, given that most European countries sent a national delegation alongside the EU one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70188/25]
190. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a standardised methodology for calculating both operational and embodied carbon in buildings will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66306/25]
112. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the actions his Department, or organisations and agencies related to his Department, are taking with respect to the recommendations of Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate and the Environment report on Lady’s Island Lake; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65854/25]
318. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether any national requirements exist for reporting, investigating, and documenting incidents involving hazardous materials at non-EPA-licensed facilities; and if he will publish the relevant regulatory framework. [65622/25]
227. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has reviewed the balance between environmental protection considerations and the timely delivery of essential infrastructure in the current planning and regulatory processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63589/25]
228. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of major infrastructure projects delayed due to environmental assessment processes, in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63590/25]
150. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has assessed the economic impact on domestic retailers arising from the non-compliance of overseas distance sellers with Irish environmental producer responsibility obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60580/25]
156. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has undertaken or commissioned any assessment of the level of non-compliance by distance sellers and online retailers located outside the State with Irish environmental producer responsibility and recycling obligations; the estimated scale of financial losses to national compliance schemes arising from such non-compliance; and if…
157. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has examined the feasibility of introducing a pay-on-behalf system, similar to those operating in France, Germany, Spain and Italy, whereby online marketplaces are required to collect and remit environmental compliance fees on behalf of non-registered third-party sellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…
158. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the enforcement and monitoring mechanisms currently in place to ensure that all online and distance sellers, regardless of location, contribute fairly to environmental compliance and recycling schemes in Ireland; the number of enforcement actions or penalties issued since 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60577/25]
159. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department intends to bring forward proposals before 2026 to strengthen environmental compliance for distance sellers and online marketplaces; the expected timeline for consultation with compliance schemes and the retail sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60578/25]
216. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the actions his Department is taking, in coordination with the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment, to ensure that a level playing field between Irish retailers who comply with environmental regulations and foreign online sellers who do not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60581/25]
217. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he or his officials have held discussions with major online marketplaces operating in Ireland regarding their role in collecting or remitting environmental compliance fees on behalf of third-party sellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60582/25]
218. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the coordination mechanisms which exist between his Department, the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment, and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to address unfair competition in the retail sector arising from distance sellers outside the State who are not meeting Irish environmental obligations; and if he wi…
167. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department has made an assessment of the prevalence of inferior or non-compliant batteries being placed on the Irish market by distance sellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57891/25]
168. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department has assessed the proportion of inferior or non-compliant batteries sold in the Irish market that originate from outside the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57892/25]
198. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the levy on disposable cups, as provided for in the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022, will be introduced; the reasons for the delay in its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59005/25]
1405. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if forestry generated carbon sequestration is included as part of the assessment of Ireland’s net greenhouse gas emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57817/25]
647. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on his Department’s development of a sectoral adaptation plan for the biodiversity sector, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55492/25]