26. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps that have been taken in relation to EU directives on the circular economy vis-a-vis textiles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17949/25]
Topics / Environmental Policy
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsEnvironmental Policy
194 questions from 47 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 6 October 2026.
194
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193 written, 1 oral
47
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
8
departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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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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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
218. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has been informed by the Department of Infrastructure in the North of Ireland of two discharge consent applications by a company (details supplied); if he has been informed of two water abstraction licences from the same company that would abstract half a million gallons of water per day from peatland, every day…
167. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update in relation to plans for a site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8904/25]
201. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the national policy on biomethane generating plants; if the Department favours the use of individual farm-based biodigesters; if not, it is supportive of industrial scale methane generation; his views on the best strategic locations for such industrial scale processes; the guidance his Department provides to local authorit…
216. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if hydrotreated vegetable oil for home heating will be approved for consumer use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8001/25]
220. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications in the context of the recent International Tribunal for the Law Of the Sea advisory opinion, what necessary measures to prevent, reduce and control marine pollution from anthropogenic GHG emissions are being taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8091/25]
100. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the extent to which his Department is supporting the roll out of water fountains across the country to lessen plastic bottle waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6796/25]
70. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the Government's stance on expanding mining activities in protected areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2686/25]
71. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has, or intends to, communicate with his Northern Ireland counterpart in relation to the proposed gold mine in the Sperrin Mountains in County Tyrone, or whether there has been any Departmental discussions related to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2687/25]
72. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department made a submission to the Tyrone gold mine plans; and if the Department had any concerns about its development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2688/25]
73. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there has been any analysis of transboundary environmental impacts for the Republic of Ireland from the proposed gold mine in the Sperrin Mountains in Tyrone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2689/25]
74. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an environmental impact assessment has been conducted for special areas of conservation in the Republic of Ireland in response to the proposed gold mine in County Tyrone in the Sperrins area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2690/25]
96. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline, given the risks posed by the discharge of toxic chemicals and the proposed 17-storey mine waste facility in the Sperrins AONB gold mine project, the measures the Government is considering to ensure that the Environmental Protection Agency is fully involved in the review of this project and its potential transbou…
854. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is taking to protect Irish woodlands and their biodiversity moving forward from the effects of storms like Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3130/25]
86. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications regarding the National Waste Action Plan 2020-2025, and the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive, the status of Ireland's progress in reducing or phasing out single-use plastics; whether the Government has plans to introduce further regulations in respect of restricting the use of single-use plastics; and if he will make a statement…
87. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications in the context of the National Waste Action Plan 2020-2025, whether he has plans to introduce regulations or initiatives to reduce the use of single-use cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1121/25]
90. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on proposals for a scheme of legal aid for environmental litigation. [1153/25]
91. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the environmental concerns that will be covered in the biomethane sustainability charter being developed by his Department and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine under the national biomethane strategy. [1154/25]
94. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is in favour of a law that aims to discourage the production and consumption of polyester-heavy fashion items by significantly increasing their cost, with the revenue generated being used to support initiatives that promote a more environmentally responsible fashion industry. [1319/25]