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Question· oralPQ 23asked

23. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on his Department's plans to accelerate offshore wind development to help meet our 2030 climate targets. [77998/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2026

23. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on his Department's plans to accelerate offshore wind development to help meet our 2030 climate targets. [77998/26]

Question· oralPQ 21asked

21. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps being taken to tackle energy poverty in rural communities, particularly among older people and low-income households in County Mayo; and if he will make a full statement on the matter. [78243/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2026

21. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps being taken to tackle energy poverty in rural communities, particularly among older people and low-income households in County Mayo; and if he will make a full statement on the matter. [78243/26]

Question· oralPQ 18asked

18. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being taken to reduce energy costs for households across County Mayo and other rural counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [78242/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2026

18. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being taken to reduce energy costs for households across County Mayo and other rural counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [78242/26]

Question· oralPQ 12asked

12. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of recent comments by Wopke Hoekstra, the EU climate Commissioner, and EU Commissioner Dan Jørgensen, who have confirmed that member states can take measures to tackle windfall profits of energy companies; if he will therefore reintroduce the cap on market revenues; if not, to outline the reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [78166/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2026

12. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of recent comments by Wopke Hoekstra, the EU climate Commissioner, and EU Commissioner Dan Jørgensen, who have confirmed that member states can take measures to tackle windfall profits of energy companies; if he will therefore reintroduce the cap on market revenues; if not, to outline the reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [78166/26]

Question· oralPQ 7asked

7. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the actions he is taking to accelerate delivery of offshore wind projects, given continued concerns regarding planning delays, grid connections and infrastructure bottlenecks; and if he will provide a timeline for the first projects becoming operational. [78164/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2026

7. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the actions he is taking to accelerate delivery of offshore wind projects, given continued concerns regarding planning delays, grid connections and infrastructure bottlenecks; and if he will provide a timeline for the first projects becoming operational. [78164/26]

Question· oralPQ 6asked

6. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the further measures he intends to introduce to reduce electricity costs for households and SMEs, particularly given the impact of high energy prices on Irish competitiveness; and whether he will examine network charges and other regulated costs contributing to electricity bills. [77683/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2026

6. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the further measures he intends to introduce to reduce electricity costs for households and SMEs, particularly given the impact of high energy prices on Irish competitiveness; and whether he will examine network charges and other regulated costs contributing to electricity bills. [77683/26]

Question· oralPQ 5asked

5. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps he is taking to address the fact that data centre demand is outpacing growth in renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [78104/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2026

5. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps he is taking to address the fact that data centre demand is outpacing growth in renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [78104/26]

Question· oralPQ 3asked

3. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the assessment that has been conducted of the resilience of Ireland's critical infrastructure to severe weather events and storms; and whether additional investment in grid resilience is planned. [78103/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2026

3. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the assessment that has been conducted of the resilience of Ireland's critical infrastructure to severe weather events and storms; and whether additional investment in grid resilience is planned. [78103/26]

Question· oralPQ 2asked

2. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide reassurance that the Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill will continue to be prioritised in this Dáil term to provide certainty to the nine pilot district heating projects currently under development, the Dublin district heating scheme, and for the expansion of the Tallaght district heating scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [78244/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2026

2. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide reassurance that the Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill will continue to be prioritised in this Dáil term to provide certainty to the nine pilot district heating projects currently under development, the Dublin district heating scheme, and for the expansion of the Tallaght district heating scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [78244/26]

Question· oralPQ 1asked

1. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the plans to reintroduce an electricity credit; the reason he did not introduce one as part of Budget 2027; if he will make any reforms to Ireland’s energy market to bring down prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [78102/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 November 2026

1. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the plans to reintroduce an electricity credit; the reason he did not introduce one as part of Budget 2027; if he will make any reforms to Ireland’s energy market to bring down prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [78102/26]

Question· writtenPQ 576asked

576. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 73975/26, the number of FTE staff whose work primarily focuses on climate action within the reconfigured and retitled Infrastructure Division. [76613/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 November 2026

576. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 73975/26, the number of FTE staff whose work primarily focuses on climate action within the reconfigured and retitled Infrastructure Division. [76613/26]

Question· writtenPQ 180asked

180. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to respond to the open letter (details supplied) to you signed by over 1000 people and approximately 40 environmental groups calling for a ban on LNG terminals. [75120/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

180. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to respond to the open letter (details supplied) to you signed by over 1000 people and approximately 40 environmental groups calling for a ban on LNG terminals. [75120/26]

Question· writtenPQ 178asked

178. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an updated timeline for publication of the Government's private wires Bill; the current status of drafting by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel; whether the Bill will be published during the current Dáil session. [75205/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

178. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an updated timeline for publication of the Government's private wires Bill; the current status of drafting by the Office of Parliamentary Counsel; whether the Bill will be published during the current Dáil session. [75205/26]

Question· writtenPQ 173asked

173. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will support the Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Standing Charges) Bill 2026, which would give the CRU power over standing charges. [74965/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

173. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will support the Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Standing Charges) Bill 2026, which would give the CRU power over standing charges. [74965/26]

Question· writtenPQ 172asked

172. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the CRU monitors supplier margins; if it has the powers it needs to make sure prices come down when wholesale costs do. [74962/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

172. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the CRU monitors supplier margins; if it has the powers it needs to make sure prices come down when wholesale costs do. [74962/26]

Question· writtenPQ 182asked

182. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the environmental impact assessments that are planned for the development of the Floating Storage and Regasification Unit; and the impact the disapplication of the Habitats Directive by the Development (Strategic Gas Reserve) Act 2026 has on the required environmental impact assessments. [75118/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

182. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the environmental impact assessments that are planned for the development of the Floating Storage and Regasification Unit; and the impact the disapplication of the Habitats Directive by the Development (Strategic Gas Reserve) Act 2026 has on the required environmental impact assessments. [75118/26]

Question· writtenPQ 181asked

181. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the consequences of the disapplication of Section 15 of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 by the Development (Strategic Gas Reserve) Act 2026 are for the development of the Floating Storage and Regasification Unit. [75119/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

181. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the consequences of the disapplication of Section 15 of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 by the Development (Strategic Gas Reserve) Act 2026 are for the development of the Floating Storage and Regasification Unit. [75119/26]

Question· writtenPQ 83asked

83. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will give assurances that 100% of revenue collected through the carbon tax will be ringfenced for climate action measures to facilitate a just transition, and that all unspent carbon tax revenue will be carried over to the following year rather than returned to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65970/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

83. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will give assurances that 100% of revenue collected through the carbon tax will be ringfenced for climate action measures to facilitate a just transition, and that all unspent carbon tax revenue will be carried over to the following year rather than returned to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65970/26]

Question· writtenPQ 48asked

48. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his response to the finding of the Climate Change Advisory Council, reported on 29 September 2026, that 30 of the 54 major flood relief schemes prioritised eight years ago remain at Stage 1 preliminary design; the specific measures the OPW will take to accelerate their progression to planning and construction; and the expected timeline for these schemes to reach the planning stage. [74771/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 October 2026

48. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his response to the finding of the Climate Change Advisory Council, reported on 29 September 2026, that 30 of the 54 major flood relief schemes prioritised eight years ago remain at Stage 1 preliminary design; the specific measures the OPW will take to accelerate their progression to planning and construction; and the expected timeline for these schemes to reach the planning stage. [74771/26]

Question· writtenPQ 110asked

110. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has engaged with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications regarding the financial position of low-income households and family carers who borrowed funds to install solar PV systems prior to the introduction of the enhanced SEAI grant supports for carer's allowance recipients; whether additional supports are being considered for such households who continue to repay installation-related debt while being excluded from the new grant scheme. [74692/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2026

110. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has engaged with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications regarding the financial position of low-income households and family carers who borrowed funds to install solar PV systems prior to the introduction of the enhanced SEAI grant supports for carer's allowance recipients; whether additional supports are being considered for such households who continue to repay installation-related debt while being excluded from the new grant scheme. [74692/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1130asked

1130. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73988/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2026

1130. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73988/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1121asked

1121. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures, if any, taken or planned to offset or mitigate the additional energy use and emissions arising from the AIReady.ie target of upskilling one million people; and how the programme is consistent with the Government’s legally binding climate targets. [74065/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2026

1121. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the measures, if any, taken or planned to offset or mitigate the additional energy use and emissions arising from the AIReady.ie target of upskilling one million people; and how the programme is consistent with the Government’s legally binding climate targets. [74065/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1113asked

1113. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73987/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2026

1113. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73987/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1055asked

1055. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of her Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73986/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2026

1055. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of her Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73986/26]

Question· writtenPQ 839asked

839. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of her Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73985/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2026

839. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of her Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73985/26]

Question· writtenPQ 796asked

796. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73984/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2026

796. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73984/26]

Question· writtenPQ 745asked

745. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73983/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2026

745. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73983/26]

Question· writtenPQ 637asked

637. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73982/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2026

637. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73982/26]

Question· writtenPQ 603asked

603. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73981/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2026

603. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73981/26]

Question· writtenPQ 544asked

544. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73980/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2026

544. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73980/26]

Question· writtenPQ 519asked

519. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of her Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73979/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2026

519. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of her Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73979/26]

Question· writtenPQ 451asked

451. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73978/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2026

451. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73978/26]

Question· writtenPQ 436asked

436. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 69365/26, if he is aware of this decision by the regulator to cap data centre power demand (details supplied); the way in which this will impact the Large Energy User Action Plan; the measures he is taking to ensure that his plans for data centre expansion do not place our energy grid at further risk of blackout; if he has met with the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to discuss; and the dates on which these meetings took place between ministers. [73574/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2026

436. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 69365/26, if he is aware of this decision by the regulator to cap data centre power demand (details supplied); the way in which this will impact the Large Energy User Action Plan; the measures he is taking to ensure that his plans for data centre expansion do not place our energy grid at further risk of blackout; if he has met with the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to discuss; and the dates on which these meetings took place between ministers. [73574/26]

Question· writtenPQ 426asked

426. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73975/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2026

426. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73975/26]

Question· writtenPQ 400asked

400. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73977/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2026

400. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73977/26]

Question· writtenPQ 383asked

383. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has considered amending the future Ireland funds and the infrastructure, climate and nature fund to allow for their use in meeting the costs associated with the preparation for, transition to and implementation of Irish re-unification. [73751/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2026

383. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has considered amending the future Ireland funds and the infrastructure, climate and nature fund to allow for their use in meeting the costs associated with the preparation for, transition to and implementation of Irish re-unification. [73751/26]

Question· writtenPQ 321asked

321. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73976/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2026

321. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of his Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [73976/26]

Question· writtenPQ 298asked

298. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the position Ireland intends to adopt on the joint proposal from the Governments of Germany and France to reduce the EU's mandatory CO emissions cut for new cars by 2035 from 100% to 80%, compared with 2021 levels at the EU Council meeting on 15 of October 2026. [73372/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 20 October 2026

298. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the position Ireland intends to adopt on the joint proposal from the Governments of Germany and France to reduce the EU's mandatory CO emissions cut for new cars by 2035 from 100% to 80%, compared with 2021 levels at the EU Council meeting on 15 of October 2026. [73372/26]

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