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Question· writtenPQ 155asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
155. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to address Ireland’s preparedness for the stricter EU air quality standards set to take effect in 2030; the actions being taken to meet these targets and reduce premature deaths from air pollution by 55 percent, as outlined in the EU Zero Pollution Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60533/25]
Question· writtenPQ 154asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
154. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the status of Ireland’s offshore wind energy projects, particularly the 5 GW target for 2030; the measures being taken to expedite planning, consenting, and grid connection processes to meet this goal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60532/25]
Question· writtenPQ 153asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
153. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the National Retrofit Plan, specifically regarding the targets of retrofitting 500,000 homes and installing 400,000 heat pumps by 2030; the steps being taken to accelerate these initiatives; the means by which his Department propose to address the projected shortfall in heat pump installations, which may not meet the 2042 target under current trends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60531/25]
Question· writtenPQ 152asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
152. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on his engagement with Ireland's major energy providers, including the meeting held on 26 September 2025; to outline any outcomes or commitments arising from that discussion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59713/25]
Question· writtenPQ 151asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
151. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which his Department is engaging with enterprise agencies to attract investment into the emerging biomethane and anaerobic digestion sector. [60669/25]
Question· writtenPQ 150asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
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]
Question· writtenPQ 147asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
147. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on legislation to amend the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to allow for private wires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60496/25]
Question· writtenPQ 146asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
146. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on private wires policy; the timeline for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60034/25]
Question· writtenPQ 145asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
145. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the actions taken under the programme for Government commitment to explore if legislation could be enacted to divert surplus renewable energy, that would otherwise be wasted, to homes in fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60497/25]
Question· writtenPQ 144asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
144. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his engagements with the European Commission on the EU’s ‘simplification’ process as it applies to the ETS2 directive and the Social Climate Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60498/25]
Question· writtenPQ 143asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
143. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the €35 million penalty paid by a company (details supplied) after it pulled out of a wind farm project; and if any of this penalty will be invested into local communities in Connemara; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60456/25]
Question· writtenPQ 142asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
142. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current balance of the circular economy fund, and the proposals his Department is bringing forward to use that fund to boost levels of recycling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60473/25]
Question· writtenPQ 141asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
141. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the National Energy Affordability Taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60477/25]
Question· writtenPQ 140asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
140. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on the engagements he has had with Re-turn since the publication of its annual report; if he has discussed unclaimed deposits; if the €1.1 million compensation pack of five executives was discussed; his views on whether the CEO’s salary should be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60287/25]
Question· writtenPQ 139asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
139. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the options available through the better energy warmer homes scheme given the restrictions on coverage for new fossil fuel heating sources in place from earlier this year; if there are plans to examine alternative lower cost-effective heating sources in this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60478/25]
Question· writtenPQ 138asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
138. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide an update on the work of the Accelerating Renewable Electricity Taskforce and the development of a policy framework to ensure a regional balance and distribution of renewable power; the funding allocated to the taskforce, and drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60035/25]
Question· writtenPQ 137asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
137. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures implemented to date to strengthen critical infrastructure including energy supplies in view of the severe difficulties caused by power outages resulting from storms in 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60439/25]
Question· writtenPQ 136asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
136. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has considered the use of aquaculture or seaweed farms within ORE projects, as has been done successfully alongside other ORE projects and may prove to be a commercially successful ancillary-use project. [59825/25]
Question· writtenPQ 135asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
135. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps his Department is taking to ensure rural areas are protected by a resilient electricity network in the event of extreme weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60438/25]
Question· writtenPQ 134asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
134. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has considered a policy around installing solar panels on all State buildings around the country; the status regarding the creation of this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60443/25]
Question· writtenPQ 133asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
133. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the extent to which his Department is supporting innovation, research and invention in the realm of new forms of renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60242/25]
Question· writtenPQ 132asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
132. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of annual review recently published by the Climate Change Advisory Council (details supplied) that Ireland is not sufficiently resilient to extreme weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60262/25]
Question· writtenPQ 131asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
131. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of Government-owned buildings which have been retrofitted with solar panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60217/25]
Question· writtenPQ 130asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
130. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department is currently reviewing ways to reduce the duplication of licensing applications needed to be attained to construct energy generating sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60390/25]
Question· writtenPQ 129asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
129. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being taken to address Ireland’s projected shortfall in meeting EU climate targets under the Effort Sharing Regulation; the potential financial implications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60391/25]
Question· writtenPQ 128asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
128. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update regarding publishing of planning guidelines for biogas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60406/25]
Question· writtenPQ 127asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
127. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether he has assessed the impact of projected data centre demand on Ireland’s electricity grid and climate targets; the policy measures being considered to manage this demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59708/25]
Question· writtenPQ 126asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
126. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason his Department departed from the Government's original implementation plan for the Accelerated Renewable Electricity Taskforce (ARET), and instead based the National Territory Renewable Energy Mapping policy on outdated County Development Plan wind energy maps; and the reasons for this change in approach. [60457/25]
Question· writtenPQ 125asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
125. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount allocated to EirGrid in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and the purpose of such allocations. [60490/25]
Question· writtenPQ 124asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
124. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current status of his Department’s plan to increase the staff headcount of the CRU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60216/25]
Question· writtenPQ 123asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
123. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment how the Government proposes to fulfil its pledge in the programme for Government to invest in waste sorting technology following the EPA statement in September that it was “almost certain” that Ireland will miss mandatory recycling targets in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60475/25]
Question· writtenPQ 122asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
122. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding further initiatives proposed by his Department to increase the support for offshore wind infrastructure in coastal communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59381/25]
Question· writtenPQ 121asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
121. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the status of Ireland's progress on meeting recycling goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60289/25]
Question· writtenPQ 120asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
120. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the actions his Department is undertaking to tackle rising electricity prices; whether his Department will initiate new actions in view of the recent IEA report on electricity prices (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60469/25]
Question· writtenPQ 119asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
119. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his proposals to address Irish households paying amongst the highest electricity prices in Europe. [60491/25]
Question· writtenPQ 118asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
118. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he aware of the extent of energy poverty in Ireland; the measures that will be put in place to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50387/25]
Question· writtenPQ 117asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
117. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the business energy upgrade scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50831/25]
Question· writtenPQ 116asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
116. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will consider rolling out countrywide the Pure Mile Project that works successfully in County Wicklow and the Dublin uplands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60485/25]
Question· writtenPQ 115asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
115. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the Government's retrofitting targets across private housing have been set for 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60420/25]
Question· writtenPQ 114asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
114. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the analysis his Department has undertaken into the effect the withdrawal of energy credits in budget 2026 will have on the rates of energy poverty and energy arrears in Irish households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60470/25]
Question· writtenPQ 113asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
113. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the changes that will be made to the terms of Repak’s new licence to operate as an approved body for packaging waste recovery, following the EPA statement in September that it was “almost certain” that Ireland will miss mandatory recycling targets in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60474/25]
Question· writtenPQ 112asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
112. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the implementation of the Climate Action Plan 2025; the progress on legacy actions from previous plans; the timeline for publication of CAP26; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60393/25]
Question· writtenPQ 111asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
111. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on proposed regulations for battery energy storage systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59451/25]
Question· writtenPQ 110asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
110. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an updated timeline for the delivery of Ireland’s offshore wind targets under CAP25, in view of industry concerns that the State is falling behind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60486/25]
Question· writtenPQ 109asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
109. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps being taken to strengthen the powers and remit of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities in light of the persistent gap between wholesale and retail electricity prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59706/25]
Question· writtenPQ 108asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
108. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress on publishing the regulations for anaerobic digesters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59354/25]
Question· writtenPQ 107asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
107. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the roll-out of deposit return scheme machines; the mechanisms put in place to repair faults and address overcapacity issues where they occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59382/25]
Question· writtenPQ 106asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
106. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures that will be implemented in 2026 to strengthen critical infrastructure including energy supplies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60440/25]
Question· writtenPQ 105asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
105. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department plans to remediate former landfill sites throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60241/25]
Question· writtenPQ 104asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 November 2025
104. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will outline his Department's policy on the building of new incinerator facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59732/25]
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