Departmental Websites

Wednesday, 1 July 2026

Questions (94, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102)

Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin

Question:

94. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the official website (details supplied) of the national litter pollution monitoring system that is no longer operational and that the domain is currently offered for sale by a third party, given that his Department's published material refers to the public; when his Department became aware of this; who was responsible for maintaining the domain; the reason it was allowed to lapse; the public data, reports, photographs or guidance that were lost; the steps being taken to restore public access to this data source which provides "vital" information to the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50062/26]

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Pádraig O'Sullivan

Question:

97. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether he is aware that a domain (details supplied) to which his Department's published material refers the public, is no longer operational and that the domain is currently offered for sale by a third party; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50136/26]

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Pádraig O'Sullivan

Question:

98. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when his Department became aware that a domain (details supplied) was no longer operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50137/26]

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Pádraig O'Sullivan

Question:

99. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment who was responsible for maintaining a domain (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50138/26]

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Pádraig O'Sullivan

Question:

100. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason a domain (details supplied) was allowed to lapse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50139/26]

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Pádraig O'Sullivan

Question:

101. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the public data, reports, photographs or guidance that were lost when a domain (details supplied) ceased to be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50140/26]

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Pádraig O'Sullivan

Question:

102. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps being taken to restore public access to the data previously available at a domain (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50141/26]

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Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment

I propose to take Questions Nos. 94, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101 and 102 together.

The litter.ie website was developed and maintained by the Litter Monitoring Body under the contract for the delivery of the National Litter Pollution Monitoring System (NLPMS).

Having been in operation for over 20 years, the website had become outdated and no longer met current Government standards for the publication and accessibility of information. It was therefore decided to discontinue the standalone website and migrate relevant information to gov.ie, providing a more accessible and sustainable platform for publishing NLPMS reports and related information.

Before the contractors decommissioned the litter.ie website in early June, all reports, datasets and other material were transferred to the Department to ensure that no information was lost.

Information on the National Litter Pollution Monitoring System, including annual reports from 2021 onwards, is now available on the Department's website (www.gov.ie/en/department-of-climate-energy-and-the-environment/publications/national-litter-pollution-monitoring-system/ ). Reports and information that were previously available on litter.ie but have not been migrated to gov.ie have been retained by the Department and can be provided on request.

The Department will continue to make NLPMS reports and associated information publicly available through gov.ie, which is the central platform for Government publications and information.