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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 April 2026
91. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is considering building nuclear power plants in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26919/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 April 2026
87. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will consider nuclear energy as a method to meet Ireland’s future energy needs; if he will facilitate the development of small modular nuclear reactors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26493/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 April 2026
171. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether recent technological developments, including small modular reactors, have prompted any review or policy analysis of the current statutory position under the Electricity Regulation Act 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27525/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 April 2026
170. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department is examining the provisions of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 that prohibit the development of nuclear generating stations; the way in which this is being considered within the wider work on long-term energy security planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27524/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 December 2025
293. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will commission an independent and transparent assessment of the potential role, cost and risks of nuclear energy, including small modular reactors, in Ireland’s future energy mix; if such an assessment would include public engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71214/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 September 2025
97. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has assessed the potential role of nuclear energy in Ireland's future energy mix; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49081/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 May 2025
269. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has carried out any research on the potential use of nuclear energy to meet Ireland's future energy needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28778/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 February 2025
122. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to report on his engagements with the British government on its plans to build eight new nuclear power stations in Britain; what measures are in place to ensure that there is no safety risk posed to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5279/25]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 July 2024
136. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on the most recent engagement between the Environmental Protection Agency and the UK nuclear regulators, the ONR and the EA, since it was made aware of reported leaks from the Magnox swarf storage silo at the Sellafield nuclear plant in Cumbria in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30624/24]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 January 2024
1032. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if she will report on the visit by members of An Garda Síochána to the Sellafield nuclear facility in 2004; their findings; if the gardaí were invited or sought access in that instance; if there have been subsequent visits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56808/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 January 2024
53. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the most recent visit of officials from his Department and the Environmental Protection Agency to the Sellafield nuclear facility; their findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56807/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2023
178. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the concerns raised in a recent article published in a newspaper on 5 December 2023 (details supplied) in respect of the Sellafield power plant and the potential risk to the public; when his Department learned of this risk; the actions taken by his Department since; if he will provide the relevant dates and any other information related to the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55308/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 December 2023
171. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the Government was first made aware of reported leaks from the Magnox swarf storage silo, MSSS, at the Sellafield nuclear plant in Cumbria (details supplied); if the Government was formally notified of the issue by the UK authorities; the actions the Government has taken in order to make the company and the UK authorities accountable for the matter; what if any actions the UK authorities have taken arising from any intervention from the Irish Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55134/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2023
89. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has engaged with other foreign ministers regarding the loss of electricity power at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine due to Russian missile bombardment; if he is concerned about the potential result of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13386/23]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 March 2022
123. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the plans the Government has in place to protect persons living in Ireland from the fallout from a nuclear disaster if a nuclear power plant is damaged in an attack in Ukraine. [13997/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 February 2022
290. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance his views on the inclusion of gas and nuclear energy in the European Union Taxonomy as being compatible with contributing to fighting climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4883/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 January 2022
134. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the inclusion of gas and nuclear energy in the European Union taxonomy as being compatible to contributing to fighting climate change particularly in view of his March 2021 letter to the European Commission opposing any increase to the threshold for gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1337/22]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 November 2021
153. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his Department's position on the use of nuclear power to meet future low-carbon energy requirements; if he has considered amending the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to allow for the use of nuclear power; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58277/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2021
298. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 19 October 2021, if he will oppose attempts to classify nuclear energy as an environmentally sustainable economic activity at an EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53267/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 October 2021
368. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to oppose the proposal to include nuclear power as a power that can be classified as renewable for the purposes of EU investment in renewable sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50741/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 31 March 2021
244. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the SEAI 2020 Energy Security Report identifies small scale nuclear energy as a potentially viable solution for Ireland; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the legislation does not permit nuclear fission electricity generation here but does not prevent the use of such electricity if it is generated in a different country which severely restricts EirGrid and State research bodies from examining nuclear energy as an option for Ireland to use fully decarbonised electricity (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17510/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2021
712. Deputy Seán Haughey asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has received reports in recent years regarding the discovery of taprogge balls on Dollymount beach, Clontarf and on other Irish beaches which originated from the Hartlepool nuclear power station; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that these taprogge balls have become imbedded in sand dunes; if measures will be taken to prevent this problem occurring in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15459/21]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 April 2019
213. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are plans to convert the Moneypoint power plant to a nuclear power station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17977/19]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 April 2018
235. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the reason Ireland was excluded from the transboundary impact assessment relating to the Hinkley Point nuclear plant in view of the fact that Ireland is the nearest state to this power plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18286/18]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 April 2018
200. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department submitted an observation as part of the public consultation for the Hinkley Point nuclear plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18288/18]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 April 2018
1201. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Ireland will support the findings and recommendations of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee, which found that both Germany and the UK were in breach of the public participation requirements of the Convention in respect of the transboundary consultations provided for in the decision to approve the development consent for the nuclear power project in the UK, Hinkley Point C (details supplied); if attempts by the UK, the EU, other parties to the Convention and the nuclear lobby to undermine and weaken these findings of non-compliance which may occur at the September 2018 meeting of the parties to the Convention will be resisted; if not, the basis for the State's decision; the person or body that will represent Ireland at the upcoming Aarhus meeting in Montenegro from 11 to 14 September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16671/18]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 March 2018
328. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a communication has been received from the UK Government in respect of the UK national policy statement for nuclear power above 1 GW single reactor capacity post 2025 (details supplied); if so, when the communication was received; the nature of that communication; if a copy will be made available; the way in which this communication was handled by his Department; the response issued in respect of same; if the response will be made available; if no response issued, the reason therefor; if Ireland is being formally consulted by the UK on this matter; if not, if the State is seeking to assert such consultation rights; if not, the reason therefor; his plans to provide for public consultation on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14501/18]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 March 2018
278. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the State has received communication from the UK Government in respect of the UK National Policy Statement for nuclear power (details supplied); if so, when the communication was received; the nature of the communication; if a copy of same will be made available; the way in which this communication was handled by his Department; the response that issued in respect of same; if this response will be made available; if no response issued, the reason therefor; if Ireland is being formally consulted by the UK on this matter; if not, if the State is seeking to assert such consultation rights; if not, the reason therefor; the proposals being made to provide for public consultation on this matter by the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14467/18]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 July 2017
1285. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to the Aarhus Convention, if the State will support the findings and recommendations of the Aarhus Convention compliance committee which found that countries (details supplied) were in breach of the public participation requirements of the convention in respect of the transboundary consultations provided for in the decision to approve the development consent for the nuclear power project in the UK; his plans to resist attempts by the UK, the EU, other parties to the convention and the nuclear lobby to undermine and weaken these findings of non-compliance which may occur at the September 2017 meeting of the parties for the Aarhus Convention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35415/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
1032. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position Ireland took at the recent meeting of the parties to the Espoo Convention on the environmental impact assessment of proposals to extend the lifetimes of nuclear plants currently reaching the end of their originally envisaged periods of operation. [34823/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 July 2017
1031. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the recent meeting of the parties to the Espoo Convention including the position Ireland took on the findings of the implementation committee of the convention on the proposed new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset. [34822/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 April 2017
623. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the correspondence he has received from the United Kingdom on the proposed nuclear power plant at Wylfa; and the response he has made. [16482/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 4 April 2017
622. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the correspondence he has received from the United Kingdom on the proposed nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point C; and the response he has made. [16481/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 March 2017
56. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions he is taking to ensure, in the event of a nuclear accident relating to the generation and storage of nuclear power in the UK, the safety of the public in view of the proposed exit of the UK from the EURATOM Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13943/17]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 19 July 2016
330. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the Government has been consulted by the UK Government or the nuclear power company NuGen as part of the stage two proposed scheme consultation for the proposed Moorside power station on land adjacent to the Sellafield site on the west Cumbrian coast, comprising three new nuclear reactors with up to 3.8 gigawatts capacity; and if so, his response in this regard. [22081/16]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2015
1125. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide an update on the offshore renewable energy development plan implementation, with particular emphasis on the status of planned wind farms off the east coast of Ireland, in view of the lack of an import export energy agreement with the United Kingdom for the foreseeable future and the growth of alternative energy sources to meet the United Kingdom's renewable and energy security demands, including Scottish wind energy, increased energy connectivity between England and Scotland and the planned increase in domestic nuclear power capacity in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22163/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 June 2015
410. Deputy Robert Dowds asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the current suing of the German Government by a Swedish energy company, using an investment state dispute settlement which forms part of their bi-lateral trade agreement, for billions of euro on foot of the German Government's decision to phase out the use of nuclear energy, and whether the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership agreement between the European Union and the United States of America could lead to the State being sued in a similar manner for changing its regulatory environment or its public policy, and whether such a threat of being sued would act as a deterrent to any future Government from making regulations which were in the public interest. [21513/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 March 2015
909. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if any agency of his Department has prepared a submission or is otherwise involved in consultation regarding the ongoing approval process by the Office for Nuclear Regulation for the Westinghouse nuclear reactor in Cumbria, England; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11935/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 11 March 2015
153. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the use of nuclear energy here; the amount of imported electricity currently generated by nuclear power; and the amount which will be generated and imported by Ireland by 2025. [10739/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 March 2015
562. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources noting the New Scientist report in January 2015 on the dangers arising from 60 years of nuclear waste at Sellafield, the risks of explosions, serious pollution and risks to public health in Britain and Ireland; if he accepts that his proposed consideration of a nuclear power contribution to Irish energy is at best misguided and if he will instead provide the leadership necessary to utilise the expertise of the engineers in the Electricity Supply Board and elsewhere as may be necessary to prioritise the development of wave energy conversion, offshore wind, a renewable energy suitable grid and interconnectors to provide Ireland's energy needs, export renewable energy and provide jobs. [10558/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 3 February 2015
592. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will report on the review of energy options for the State with the inclusion of nuclear power. [4383/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 January 2015
7. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in view of the fact that the intention of the Scottish Government is that Torness and Hunterson nuclear stations will be closed and replaced by renewables energy generation, whether his view that nuclear power is an option for this country is mistaken in view of the potential for renewable energy off the coast. [3671/15]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 December 2014
91. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the communications he has had with his British counterpart with regard to the construction of Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in Somerset; his views on nuclear energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40196/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2014
555. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he directed the Irish EU Commissioner to express concerns on behalf of the Government regarding plans by the British to build a new nuclear power plant 240 km off the Irish coast; the details of these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40237/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2014
554. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the Government will take a case to the European Court of Justice regarding plans by the British to build a new nuclear power plant 240 km off the Irish coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40236/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2014
553. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views regarding plans by the British Government to build a new nuclear power plant 240 km off the Irish coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40235/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2014
158. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views regarding plans by the British Government to build a new nuclear power plant 240 km off the Irish coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39494/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2014
135. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he expressed concerns to the British Government regarding plans by the British to build a new nuclear power plant 240 km off the Irish coast; if so, the details of these concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39499/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2014
134. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views regarding the disposal of nuclear waste in view of plans by the British Government to build a new nuclear power plant 240 km off the Irish coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39498/14]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2014
133. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views regarding nuclear terrorism in view of plans by the British Government to build a new nuclear power plant 240 km off the Irish coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39497/14]