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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 January 2026
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to give the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) the legislative remit required to effectively monitor and regulate standing charges on electricity and gas bills, and to provide for related matters.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 March 2026
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to give the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU) the legislative remit to monitor wholesale and retail prices in the energy market; to increase the frequency and level of reporting; to monitor and regulate hedging practices; to strengthen its powers to monitor anti-competitive behaviour of gas and electricity suppliers; to give it an expanded role in consumer protection; to strengthen its power to address energy affordability; and to provide for related matters.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 February 2026
Bill entitled an Act to protect accuracy in the use of Irish language names and addresses, including the length accenting of vowels, by facilitating the correction of records in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018, by placing a duty on regulators to ensure that the names and addresses of customers and service users are respected by January 1 2030, and by amending the legislation under which future contracts in respect of the national postcode system are regulated; and to provide for related matters.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 May 2023
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to give the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) the legislative remit required to effectively monitor and regulate standing charges on electricity and gas bills, and to provide for related matters.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 December 2022
Bill entitled an Act to require the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to establish a cross-departmental taskforce to examine the cost of producing renewable energy in Ireland; to provide for this taskforce to consult with stakeholders and deliver within six months policy recommendations to the Minister on ways to reduce the cost of producing renewable energy per megawatt-hour.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 September 2022
Bill entitled an Act to amend the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 and to provide for related matters.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 January 2022
Bill entitled an Act to require the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to draft and publish a hydrogen strategy within six months of the passing of this Act.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 November 2021
Bill entitled an Act to amend the Parental Leave Acts 1998 and 2006 to make provision for an entitlement to bereavement leave to an employee who is a bereaved parent of a child who has died and to provide for related matters.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 January 2021
Bill entitled Act to amend the Electricity Regulation Act, 1999, to include explicit provision for the Minister to provide policy direction to the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, to introduce a moratorium on disconnections of gas and electricity supply to domestic customers for non-payment during the annual fuel allowance season or during other periods of time the Minister may deem appropriate.
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3138. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if she will address the ongoing issue of children in acute mentalhealth crises being left for extended periods in inappropriate hospital settings due to the continued lack of operational CAMHS inpatient capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54990/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3139. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the total number of children and adolescents currently on a waiting list for inpatient admission to a CAMHS unit, by duration, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54991/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3140. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health for a breakdown of the waiting list figures by HSE Community Health Organisation (CHO) area or regional CAMHS inpatient unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54992/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3141. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of young people currently placed in non-CAMHS or unregulated settings due to lack of inpatient capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54993/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3142. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health her plans to address the situation of children awaiting CAMHS inpatient beds while being held in accident and emergency departments and paediatric wards across the country; the interim supports available to these children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54994/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3143. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the most recent, uptodate national figures on CAMHS inpatient capacity, including the number of CAMHS inpatient beds registered nationally; the number currently in operation; the number of closed beds and the reasons for closure; the number of children currently awaiting a CAMHS inpatient bed; the average waiting time for admission; the numbers waiting longer than 3, 6, and 12 months; the RHA breakdown of inpatient waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54995/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3144. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of children in paediatric wards due to lack of CAMHS inpatient capacity; numbers remaining in paediatric wards for more than 7, 14, and 21 days while awaiting a CAMHS bed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54996/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3372. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health the number of people currently on a waiting list for a GP place in north Kildare; the average waiting time for same; the number of those who have been waiting for longer than six months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56050/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2026
23. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she supports the establishment of a cross-Government youth infrastructure unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54157/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2026
67. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of the €4 million youth capital allocation for youth services as part of the National Development Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54156/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 July 2026
115. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which his Department is ensuring financial transparency and oversight of the Re-Turn deposit scheme funding, given that unredeemed deposits are a core component of the funding model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53855/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 July 2026
116. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has considered the awarding of grants to support small retailers or local clubs to support adaptation of the Re-Turn scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53856/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 July 2026
117. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment what specific regulatory changes are being sought by Re-Turn for the proposed rPET reprocessing facility; the Department's position on the establishment of such a processing facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53857/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 July 2026
118. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether alternative funding mechanisms will be required to maintain the scheme's operation if return rates of bottles and cans for the Re-Turn scheme decline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53859/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 July 2026
120. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the additional affordability measures the Minister is considering to protect households from global fossil fuel price shocks in light of the SEAI’s recent finding that 79.2% of Ireland’s energy requirement remains fossil-based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54235/26]