Pa Daly — Watch Them Work

2026-04-16

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps he is taking to eliminate the risk of electricity blackouts due to risk to grid stability that is posed by data centres (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26187/26]

2026-04-16

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps he is taking to shield households from the energy crisis triggered by the US and Israeli attack on Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26188/26]

2026-04-16

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the significant barriers being faced by small-scale renewable energy generation groups and communities; when the review of tariffs will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26175/26]

2026-03-24

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in each of the years 2020 to date; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21479/26]

2026-03-24

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of retired officials who were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in each of the years 2015 and to date in 2026; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their services. [21480/26]

2026-03-24

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his Departments expenditure on IT consultancy; the breakdown of the IT consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work; and the costs associated with their services in each of the years 2015 to date in 2026. [21482/26]

2026-03-24

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his Department's expenditure on consultancy; the breakdown of the consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work; and the costs associated with their services in each of the years 2015 to 2026. [21484/26]

2026-03-24

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has engaged with Re-Turn on the value of unclaimed deposits; the level of unclaimed deposits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21643/26]

2026-03-24

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the dates on which he has met with Re-Turn since his term in the Ministerial role began and if he will make a statement on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21644/26]

2026-03-24

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of the recycling that Ireland exported in each of the years 2020 to 2026; the measures he is taking to reduce this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21645/26]

2026-03-24

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the 2030 target for onshore wind that has been achieved (energised) to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21680/26]

2026-03-24

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the 2030 target for offshore wind achieved (energised) to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21681/26]

2026-03-24

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the 2030 target for solar PV achieved (energised) to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21682/26]

2026-03-24

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the 2030 target for offshore wind capacity specifically for renewable hydrogen achieved (energised) to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21683/26]

2026-03-18

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the membership of the Accelerating Renewable Energy taskforce; the dates on which the taskforce has met since its inception, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19642/26]

2026-03-18

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the dates on which he exercised his power to request additional information from the distribution system operator as outlined in 2 (3) (d) on the Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts act 2024; to provide a breakdown of each of these figures in each of the categories identified; the dates on which these figures were received since the schemes inception (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19692/26]

2026-03-18

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill; to provide a timeline for its progression through the Houses of the Oireachtas; and an estimated timeline for publication. [20758/26]

2026-03-05

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Asked Housing

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the engagement he has had with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Energy on the impact of grid constraint on the delivery of housing targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17080/26]

2026-02-27

LOBBY

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland Environment

Scheduling of consultation on the scale of fees under s.294 of the Planning and Development Act 2024 issues with the consultation documentation and webpage on the scale of fees under s.294 of the Planning and Development Act 2024 Re Gov announcements on various legislative changes impacting on JR rules and statistics on JR

2026-02-24

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to reduce the price of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14765/26]

2026-02-24

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will consider bringing forward a prioritisation framework for grid connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14766/26]

2026-02-24

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in relation to private wires, the charging methodology that will be implemented; and the safeguards that will he introduce to ensure that all of the costs of providing the original grid connection will be recovered by the ESB Networks, and that these costs are not passed on to other customers. [14767/26]

2026-02-24

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on Ireland’s resilience to extreme weather events caused by climate change; if consideration is being given to nature-based solutions to mitigate and provide resilience to the impacts of climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14622/26]

2026-02-24

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when Ireland will formally leave the Energy Charter Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14625/26]

2026-02-24

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the 2030 target for the delivery of offshore wind that will be delivered by end of this decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14621/26]

2026-02-24

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to ensure that the proposed strategic gas reserve is not exploited for commercial uses; if he anticipates that commercial LNG will be developed as a result of this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14623/26]

2026-02-24

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on all Bills under his remit that were mentioned in the 2026 spring legislative programme. [14033/26]

2026-02-24

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the dates on which the National Energy Affordability Taskforce has met since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14289/26]

2026-02-24

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the dates on which the cross-Departmental group on energy poverty has met since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14290/26]

2026-02-24

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the transposition of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive into Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14294/26]

2026-02-24

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has conducted any analysis on the impact of the proposed changes to sustainability through the amalgamation of EU Life funding into European Competitiveness funding; if he will commit to any funding shortfalls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6871/26]

2026-02-24

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the social climate plan; the timeline for publication; if he anticipates that Ireland will be able to access the social climate fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14925/26]

2026-02-18

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on the work of the Climate Action Delivery Board; and when they it next meet. [12357/26]

2026-02-17

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the Climate Action Plan 2026: the reason for the delay in publication; the projected timeline for publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12092/26]

2026-02-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the estimated cost to apply an electricity credit for three consecutive months for €50, €75, €100, €150 and €200 per month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12663/26]

2026-02-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of retrofitting loans granted in each of the months since the schemes inception, broken down by county, and by average loan value, in tabular form. [12691/26]

2026-02-10

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the difference between taskforce on energy affordability, and the cross departmental group of energy poverty in the last Government; the new organisations, bodies or departments which are represented in the NEAT; the members of NEAT which were represented at the previous group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10317/26]

2026-02-10

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Asked Housing

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on wind energy guidelines; the reason for the delay to publications; the dates on which his officials consulted /met with the Department of Climate; Energy and the Environment to discuss them; the other departments which were consulted; and the dates on which these meetings took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10321/26]

2026-02-04

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the MPA legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8405/26]

2026-01-29

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to break up retrofit costs (details supplied); when this will come into force; when the first grants will become available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7024/26]

2026-01-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the dates when the NEAT taskforce met; to provide a list of attendees at each meeting, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7067/26]

2026-01-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on his attendance at the North Sea Summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7317/26]

2026-01-29

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on the Celtic Interconnector; to provide an update on the progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7318/26]

2026-01-27

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of instances within the SEAI's retrofitting programme whereby works carried out caused damage to the property and/or did not function correctly; if he has met with the SEAI to discuss this issue; if he has considered updating the code of conduct for contractors; the processes through which this code is enforced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6276/26]

2026-01-21

LOBBY

Friends of the Earth 3 returns Environment

Briefing for Oireachtas members on data centres
Demands regarding PR6 and energy affordability
Communication with Members of Joint Oireachtas Commitee on Climate Obligations

2026-01-21

LOBBY

Ibec Environment

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025

2026-01-21

LOBBY

Irish Rural Link Co-Operative Society Limited Energy and Natural Resources

Presented to the Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy. Invited to attend as part of energy poverty group to discuss impact of energy poverty on low income households in particular in rural areas

2026-01-21

LOBBY

Opportunity Green Environment

Advancing Climate Leadership through Aviation Taxation and the EU ETS under Ireland’s EU Presidency

2026-01-20

LOBBY

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 2 returns EnvironmentAgriculture

Implementing Climate Action Measures
IFA Budget 2026 Briefing

2026-01-17

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The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 9 returns EnvironmentFinance

IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Measures to Support Climate Action on Farm
IFA Budget 2026 Submission Measures to Support Climate Action on Farm - Energy From Farms
IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Measures to Support Climate Action on Farm - Protein Crop Supports
IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Measures to Support Climate Action on Farm - Multi-Species Sward Scheme Including Red Clover
Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Suckler Cow and Beef
Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Sheep
IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Cross Sector Support - Designated Area Payments
IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Cross Sector Support - Farm Finance
Cross Sector Support - LEADER

2026-01-16

LOBBY

ENERGY CLOUD Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG) Energy and Natural Resources

Written Submission and Presentation to Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Energy and the Environment

2026-01-16

LOBBY

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 5 returns Finance

IFA Budget 2026 Submission-Proposals for an Improved ACRES Scheme- Administration
IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Proposals for an Improved ACRES Scheme - Scoring
IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Proposals for an Improved ACRES Scheme - Penalties
Organic Farm Scheme - Measures to Support Farm Enterprises
Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Farm Forestry

2026-01-13

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on SEAI’s business energy upgrade scheme; and the breakdown of grants awarded broken down by size of grant awarded, the size of the business that received the award, and by the county in which the business is located, in each of the years since the schemes inception, in tabular form. [1223/26]

2026-01-13

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on the new grants to homeowners to break up retrofitting costs; when these grants will be made available; if they will be tiered based on income; the way in which he will ensure that those on medium to lower incomes can access these grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1284/26]

2026-01-13

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on the new grants he is making available to people in energy arrears; when these grants will become available; the value of the award to be provided; the criteria upon which an application for a grant is assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1285/26]

2026-01-13

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the carbon budget process; if an independent peer review will take place as recommended by the Oireachtas committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1364/26]

2026-01-13

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the engagements he has had with Eirgrid and ESB regarding housing connections; the number of new homes that will be connected to the grid in 2026; if he anticipates any capacity constraints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1378/26]

2026-01-13

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the dates upon which he received arrears data, in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1611/26]

2026-01-13

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the most recent arrears data he has received from the CRU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1612/26]

2026-01-13

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the dates on which he and-or his officials met with representatives from the deposit return scheme; if the value of unreturned deposits was disclosed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1649/26]

2026-01-13

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there is a requirement for the body in charge of operating the deposit return scheme to regularly report the value and level of unreturned deposits; the frequency and the dates upon which he received it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1650/26]

2026-01-13

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the regulation that exists for the allocation of not returned deposits as part of the deposit return scheme; if there are rules which mandate how this money can be spent and how long a deposit must be retained before it is spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1651/26]

2026-01-12

LOBBY

Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment - ACE Ireland Environment

Correspondence sharing ACE Ireland's report 'Getting Recycling Sorted', highlighting the report's key recommendations and how ACE Ireland can work to support Ireland’s circular economy goals.

2026-01-09

LOBBY

Red Flag Consulting Limited Environment

Request for meeting to discuss the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) as the work of Irish Paper Packaging Circularity Alliance (IPPCA)

2026-01-08

LOBBY

Irish Green Building Council Environment

On behalf of members to inform on the work of Vacant to Vibrant Building Alliance

2025-12-18

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to enhance the power of the regulator to increase transparency in relation to the retail price of energy here; the steps he is taking to investigate and prevent price gouging, as the Taoiseach alleged is taking place (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72871/25]

2025-12-18

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the commitment in the programme for Government to “explore if legislation could be enacted to divert surplus renewable energy, that would otherwise be wasted, to homes in fuel poverty”; the progress that has been made on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72872/25]

2025-12-18

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps he is taking to make critical energy infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72818/25]

2025-12-18

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has conducted an analysis on the introduction of CBAM on the price of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72821/25]

2025-12-18

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the commitment in the Programme for Government to “revise and improve the provision of grants and financing models for homeowners who wish to retrofit, enhancing energy efficiency and reducing costs” and to “ensure all grants and schemes are accessible to older people in our community”; the progress made following the first year of Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72819/25]

2025-12-18

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the impact the suitability of Ireland’s waters will have on the development of offshore wind in Ireland (details supplied) and on reaching our climate targets; if he will outline the recommendations of a report he recently received on the matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72820/25]

2025-12-18

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the information he received from his officials regarding the impact of the withdrawal of energy credits on the number of people living in arrears; his reasoning for withdrawing the credits in this context; the steps he is taking to reduce the number of people in arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72817/25]

2025-12-18

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Asked Finance

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the contingency plans which exist for the potential €26 billion in fines Ireland could face if climate targets are missed; if he has met with the Minister for the Environment; Climate and Communications or the Taoiseach to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72580/25]

2025-12-18

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he anticipates arrears will increase following the withdrawal of energy credits. [73655/25]

2025-12-18

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown, per county, of the number of households that have participated in the Government's retrofitting scheme broken down by programme in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73656/25]

2025-12-18

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline how the Government’s new proposals regarding critical infrastructure will impact on infrastructural projects under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73783/25]

2025-12-18

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the progress on district heating; the funding available; the funding that has been drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73796/25]

2025-12-18

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the number of households who have availed of the loan for retrofitting, broken down by county and by year, since the schemes inception, in tabular form. [73833/25]

2025-12-18

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the pre- and post-BER rating of the households who have availed of the loan for retrofitting, in tabular form. [73834/25]

2025-12-17

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the €3.5 billion allocation for EirGrid and ESB in the NDP review; and if any parameters were put in place regarding the types of projects the funding should be targeted toward. [72929/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the €3.5 billion allocation for EirGrid and ESB in the NDP review; the amount of this allocation that will be used to fund new data centre connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72930/25]

2025-12-17

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the exchequer funding to Eirgrid or ESB that has been used to facilitate new data centre connections in each of the years 2015 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [72931/25]

2025-12-17

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has engaged with Eirgrid and ESB regarding the amount of funding they have allocated to facilitating new data centre connections through exchequer funding; if this data is recorded; to provide a detailed breakdown of funding provided for this purpose in each of the years since 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [72932/25]

2025-12-17

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has engaged with Eirgrid and ESB regarding the amount of funding they have allocated to facilitating new data centre connections through network charges; if this data is recorded and if so, to provide a detailed breakdown of funding provided for this purpose in each of the years since 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [72933/25]

2025-12-17

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of funding provided to ESB for energy grid maintenance and upgrade in each of the years 2010 to date, in tabular form. [72986/25]

2025-12-17

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of funding provided to Eirgrid for energy grid maintenance and upgrade in each of the years 2010 to date, in tabular form. [72987/25]

2025-12-17

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment following the NDP review and the announcement of €3.5 billion of an equity investment in ESB and EirGrid, the level of equity this investment will equate to in both ESB and EirGrid, respectively; to provide a breakdown of the equity the Government has in both EirGrid and ESB as the TSO and DSO, respectively; how this ownership stake will be impacted by the new investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72988/25]

2025-12-17

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he plans to enhance the power of the regulator in the energy sector to increase transparency around the retail price of energy and to prevent price gouging taking place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72696/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if price gouging is being carried out by energy suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72697/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress made on the commitment in the Programme for Government to "Explore if legislation could be enacted to divert surplus renewable energy, which would otherwise be wasted, to homes in fuel poverty"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72699/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps being taken to make our critical energy infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather events. [72704/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the impact the suitability of our waters will have on the development of offshore wind, and on reaching our climate targets; and if he will outline the recommendations of a report he recently received on the matter (details supplied). [72751/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has engaged with the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage on the delay to the publication of an update to the wind energy guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72894/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the new policy on private wires; the way in which this will be regulated; the safety measures which are in place; the measures he is taking to ensure that these types of connections are accessible and affordable rather than just with those with the greatest means; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72895/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the new policy on private wires; the framework for gaining the consent of local communities and landowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72896/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the new policy on private wires; the framework to ensure that private wires will not undermine the development of the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72897/25]

2025-12-17

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the new policy on private wires; the framework to ensure that the same technical and safety standards as the National electricity grid and will be capable of being taken in charge by the system operators. [72898/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the new policy on private wires; the framework to ensure that it does not undermine the financing of the national grid; the framework to ensure that it does not impact on TSO and the DSO to maintain and expand the national grid. [72899/25]

2025-12-17

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the additional resources which will be provided to the CRU for its regulatory role with regard to private wires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72900/25]

2025-12-17

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the new private wires policy; the threshold for a new grid based solution not being available thus allowing access to a private connection. [72901/25]

2025-12-17

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Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on his engagements with the CRU since he took office; if he has discussed the powers they have to monitor and regulate hedging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72908/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the engagements he has had with the CRU regarding the speed of passthrough between wholesale and retail energy prices; the reasons prices have fallen more slowly here than in other states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72909/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the analysis which has been carried out on the cost of energy for households between 2022 and to date in 2025; the measures he is taking to reduce them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72910/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the energy market reforms he will consider reducing the cost of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72911/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason Irish energy prices are so high compared to other EU states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72912/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on the salaries of the CEO and the Directors of the deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72915/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has engaged with a company (details supplied) on the value of unclaimed deposits; the level of unclaimed deposits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72916/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the recycling Ireland exported in the years 2020 to 2025, by year; the measures the Government is taking to reduce this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72917/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the expansion of district heating; if additional funding will be provided on top of the €5 million as part of the climate action fund; to provide a breakdown of any projects in the pipeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72952/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when he expects the business case for future state funding for district heating to be completed; to outline a timeline for a decision on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72953/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when he expects the renewable heat obligation Bill to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72954/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the sustainability charter of the national biomethane strategy will be published; to report on the process of its development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72955/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the target of 5.7TWh of indigenously produced energy by 2030 that has been achieved to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72956/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the 2030 target for onshore wind that has been achieved (energised) to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72957/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the proportion of the 2030 target for offshore wind that has been achieved (energised) to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72958/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the 2030 target for solar PV that has been achieved (energised) to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72959/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the proportion of the 2030 target for offshore wind capacity specifically for renewable hydrogen that has been achieved (energised) to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72960/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the three new actions and 28 legacy actions due, as outlined in the Q1 2025 progress report (details supplied); to outline which actions they are; the reason for the delay; the state of the progress to date; and a timeline for completion, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72969/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the NDP review and the €500 million allocated to the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment under the ICN fund; what this allocation will fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72992/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average cost to retrofit a home to a BER cost optimum standard under the better energy warmer homes scheme in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [73004/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average cost to retrofit a home to a BER cost optimum standard under the one stop shop scheme in the year 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [73005/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the budget allocations for each programme under the subhead B4 of the Revised Estimate in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [73006/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the annual uplift in the funding allocated to retrofitting under the national development plan in each of the years 2020 to 2030, in tabular form. [73007/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a break of total capital and current funding allocated to the solar PV scheme under subhead b4 of the Revised Estimate in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and to provide a breakdown of the allocation under this scheme dedicated to domestic and non-domestic solar PV respectively. [73008/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average cost to install domestic solar PV under the solar PV scheme; the average size of systems installed on homes in kWp, in each of the years 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [73009/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average cost to install a heat pump, broken down by post-BER rating and by SEAI scheme in 2020 to 2025, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73010/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding provided for community energy grants in 2020 to 2025, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73011/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the average waiting time for the warmer homes scheme broken down by county in each of the years 2020 and to date 2025, in tabular form. [73019/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the average waiting time for the warmer homes scheme in each of the years 2020 and to date 2025, in tabular form. [73020/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the number of solid fuel homes retrofitted as part of the governments retrofitting programme broken down by scheme in each of the years 2020 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [73021/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the number of solid fuel homes retrofitted as part of the governments retrofitting programme broken down by county and scheme in each of the years 2020 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [73022/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of average cost to retrofit a home broken down by scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form . [73023/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of homes retrofitted as part of the government’s retrofitting programme broken down by county in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [73024/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of homes retrofitted as part of his Department’s retrofitting programme to a BER standard of B2 or higher in each of the years 2020 to date in 2025, tabular form; the number of homes retrofitted as part of his Department’s retrofitting programme to a BER standard of B2 or higher to date in 2025; the proportion this that is over the 2030 target; and the proportion of these that were retrofitted under the warmer homes scheme. [73025/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of homes retrofitted with a heat pump as of his Government’s retrofitting programme to a BER standard of B2 or higher in each of the years 2020 to date in 2025, broken down by scheme, in tabular form; the number of homes retrofitted as part of his Department’s retrofitting programme to a BER standard of B2 or higher to date in 2025; the proportion and the total number of those retrofitted to a standard of B2 or higher is of the overall 2030 target ; and the proportion of these that were retrofitted under the warmer homes scheme. [73026/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the efforts to date to “support group retrofitting projects” as outlined in the Programme For Government; the number of homes that have been retrofitted as part of “group retrofitting projects” to date in 2025; the motivation for this policy measure; and the learnings have been derived thus far. [73027/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress to date on the commitment in the Programme For Government to “Build on the pilot schemes and develop a mechanism to allow private homes in social housing estates to opt into retrofitting projects at an adjusted cost, creating a fair opportunity for all residents”; to report on said pilot schemes including when they began, the number of homes that have been retrofitted as part of these pilots, and the learnings that have been derived thus far; and will a report be published. [73028/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of households that have accessed the home energy upgrade loan scheme; the average award of the loan to date; the number of homes that have been retrofitted using the home energy upgrade loan scheme and the pre and post BER, in each of the years since it was first introduced. [73029/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of households that have accessed the home energy upgrade loan scheme broken down by local authority; the average award of the loan to date; the number of homes that have been retrofitted using the home energy upgrade loan scheme and the pre and post BER, in each of the years since it was first introduced. [73030/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of households that have accessed the home energy upgrade loan scheme broken down by county; the average award of the loan to date; the number of homes that have been retrofitted using the home energy upgrade loan scheme and the pre and post BER, in each of the years since it was first introduced. [73031/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on progress on the commitment in the Programme For Government to “Consider the use of sustainable biofuels to reduce emissions from existing home boilers where deep retrofits are not possible in the short term”; and the conclusions have been drawn. [73032/25]

2025-12-17

PQ

Asked Public Expenditure

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding the NDP review and the €500 million allocated to the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment under the ICN fund; what this allocation will fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72993/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in relation to comments that energy companies were price gouging (details supplied), what measures he is taking to prevent energy companies from price gouging and to protect households from this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72370/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of comments by the Taoiseach that energy companies were price gouging; if he agrees with these comments; the measures he is taking to prevent energy companies from price gouging and to protect households from this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72369/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of the comments at the Joint Oireachtas Committee Climate, Energy and Environment on 10 December 2025 that price gouging cannot be ruled out; the measures he will take to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72374/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if Irish retail energy prices have fallen slower here than elsewhere in the EU; the measures he will take to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72375/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware that Irish retail energy prices have fallen slower here than elsewhere in the EU; the work he has undertaken to discern the reasons for this; the measures he will take to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72376/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware that the gap between wholesale and retail energy prices in Europe is widening; the work he has undertaken to discern the reasons for this; the measures he will take to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72377/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on whether it will be helpful for the energy regulator to provide the arrears data on a monthly basis as has been recommended by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72378/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he sought updated arrears data from the regulator in advance of the Budget; and if not, the reason he did not seek this data and if he would make; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72379/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the National Energy Affordability Taskforce has completed modelling on projected long-term electricity and gas arrears over the next year and over the next five years; if the modelling will be published; and the way in which this modelling will inform Government policy. [72381/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will publish an updated year-by-year trajectory to 2030 for renewable electricity generation, by onshore wind, offshore wind and solar PV capacity; the contingency measures he will introduce to stay on track to meet the 80% renewable electricity target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72382/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the analysis which has been done regarding the combined impact of the RHO and PR6 from January 2025; the amount by which he expects average bills will rise; the measures he will take to mitigate the impact to households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72383/25]

2025-12-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views regarding energy cloud; if he has considered including the use of surplus energy as part of the Government's retrofit programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72384/25]

2025-12-10

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Questions Nos 45 andn46 of 2 December 2025,, if there has been a change in the Government commitment in the Programme for Government to "provide investment in sorting technology in Ireland's materials recovery facility (MRF) network to improve recycling processes and rates" (pg. 55); if he intends to provide any investment in this area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70553/25]

2025-12-10

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the planned investment and Programme for Government commitment to "provide investment in sorting technology in Ireland's materials recovery facility (MRF) network to improve recycling processes and rates" (pg. 55); the timeline for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70554/25]

2025-12-10

VOTE

Just Transition (Worker and Community Environmental Rights) Bill 2021

A bill to provide for the establishment of a body to be known as An Coimisiún Náisiúnta um Thrasdul Cóir or, in the English language, the National Just Transition Commission to oversee the bringing together of workers, communities, employers and government in social dialogue to drive the plans, policies and investments needed for a fair transformation to a low-carbon economy; to require the preparation, by certain prescribed bodies, of just transition plans; to provide for the conferral of other functions on the said body; to amend the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 (as amended by the 2021 Act); and to provide for related matters.

✓ voted to progress the bill whether the bill should proceed (Second Stage) motion failed · 64–72

2025-12-02

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the land use review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67452/25]

2025-12-02

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has carried out an assessment on the costs associated with the programme for Government commitment to invest in waste sorting technology in the material recovery facility network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68028/25]

2025-12-02

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has engaged with any industry stakeholders, including waste management companies, in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to invest in waste sorting technology in the material recovery facility network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68029/25]

2025-12-02

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department intends to introduce a requirement for the publication of annual, material-specific recycling data under the Whole of Government Circular Economy Strategy 2026-2028, in order to improve monitoring of progress towards national and EU recycling targets. [68030/25]

2025-11-28

LOBBY

National Traveller MABS Environment

NTMABS joined with other organisations to send a joint letter to the Oireachtas Climate Committee outlining our concerns regarding the lack of civil society organisations being called as witnesses for their session on energy affordability.

2025-11-27

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an uptake on the low interest retrofit loan scheme, by county, each month the loan has been in operation, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66846/25]

2025-11-25

PQ

Asked Housing

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged with the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to address the impact of electricity grid constraints on housing targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66129/25]

2025-11-19

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his response to the ESB chief’s warning that emergency measures were needed to increase electricity capacity for new housing (details supplied); if this will impact on the housing plan he released last week; if he has discussed this with the Minister for climate and Minister for housing; if so, to outline the detail of these discussions.. [64267/25]

2025-11-19

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the likely priorities on renewable energy during Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64261/25]

2025-11-19

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the likely priorities on energy affordability during Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64262/25]

2025-11-19

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the ‘State run’ LNG facility; to provide a breakdown on progress to date; to update on any projected timeline; and if he anticipates this will be delivered in advance of 2030. [64263/25]

2025-11-19

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his response to the ESB chief’s warning that emergency measures were needed to increase electricity capacity for new housing (details supplied); the emergency measures he is taking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64264/25]

2025-11-19

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he expects any of the 5GW offshore wind targeted for delivery by 2030 will be energised by 2030, as opposed to being under construction; to provide a detailed timeline of when he anticipates each project will be energised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64273/25]

2025-11-19

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the 5GW of offshore wind targeted for 2030 that will be energised by 2030; the proportion that will be under construction by 2030; the proportion, if any, that will have yet to begin construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64274/25]

2025-11-19

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason solar PV is mostly excluded from the warmer home scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64275/25]

2025-11-19

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if any part of the €3.5 billion investment outlined under the revised national development plan in EirGrid and the ESB will be used for data centre connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64276/25]

2025-11-18

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when he expects a determination to be made regarding legislation on marine protected areas; if this determination will be made over the Dail Éireann recess period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62777/25]

2025-11-06

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reforms he is considering to the energy market in order to reduce high energy costs; the way in which the work of the NEAT task force is different from the energy poverty steering group; the timeline for publication of the interim and final reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60266/25]

2025-11-06

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps he is taking to ensure the 2026 to 2030 retrofitting and heat pump targets are reached; if he anticipates capital allocation for 2026 will be sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60267/25]

2025-11-06

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the engagements he has had with the regulator and energy suppliers to ensure that the determination of PR6 and the renewable heat obligation do not place upward pressure on household energy bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60288/25]

2025-11-06

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to address the findings of a recently published report (details supplied); the steps he is taking to address this inequality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60286/25]

2025-11-06

PQ

Asked Climate

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]

2025-11-06

PQ

Asked Climate

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]

2025-11-04

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the dates he has met each energy supplier in Ireland, by energy supplier; the issues discussed; if he has plans to meet them in the future; and the specific dates by energy supplier, in tabular form. [59439/25]

2025-11-04

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of the average household electricity bill in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59442/25]

2025-11-04

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average household gas bill in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59443/25]

2025-11-04

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the social climate plan will be published; the way in which he has engaged with anti-poverty and civil society organisations throughout the development of the social climate plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60166/25]

2025-10-22

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when Ireland will transpose the Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2023/2413 (RED III); and the interim measures which are in place to ensure renewable energy projects are not delayed due to this transposition being overdue. [57541/25]

2025-10-22

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether a national policy framework is being developed to facilitate the lifetime extension of older wind farms and repowering where relevant. [57542/25]

2025-10-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the meetings he has had with energy suppliers since coming into office; the dates on which these meetings took place and the specific company that he met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56249/25]

2025-10-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of the recycling that Ireland exported in each of the years 2020 to 2025; the measures he is taking to reduce this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56256/25]

2025-10-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment regarding the decision to withdraw energy credits as part of Budget 2026, the engagement he has had with the CRU to address the impact that will have on energy arrears; if he anticipates there will be an increase in the level of arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56280/25]

2025-10-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline analysis that has been carried out on the cost of energy for households between 2022 and to date in 2025; the measures he is taking to reduce them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56281/25]

2025-10-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the energy market reforms he is considering to reduce the cost of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56282/25]

2025-10-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will reform the PSO levy to reduce the cost of energy for households. [56283/25]

2025-10-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the analysis his Department has conducted to assess the impact of the draft decision of PR6 on household bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56284/25]

2025-10-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of people in arrears in each of the years 2020 to date in 2025, broken down by month. [56285/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has engaged with EirGrid and ESB regarding the amount of funding they have allocated to facilitating new data centre connections through Exchequer funding; if this data is recorded; and if so, to provide a detailed breakdown funding provided for this purpose in each of the years since 2020, in tabular form. [55871/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average cost to retrofit a home to a BER cost optimum standard under the better energy warmer homes scheme in the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [55770/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average cost to retrofit a home to a BER cost optimum standard under the one stop shop scheme in the years 2023, 2024 and to date 2025, in tabular form. [55771/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the budget allocations for each programme under the subhead B4 of the revised estimate in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [55772/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of total capital and current funding allocated to the solar PV scheme under subhead b4 of the revised estimate in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and to provide a breakdown of the allocation under this scheme dedicated to domestic and non-domestic solar PV, respectively [55774/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the average cost to install domestic solar PV under the solar PV scheme; and the average size of systems installed on homes in kWp, in the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [55775/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average cost to install domestic solar PV under the solar PV scheme; and the average size of systems installed on homes in kWp, in the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [55776/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average cost to install a heat pump, by post-BER rating, and by SEAI scheme in 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55777/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding provided for community energy grants in 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55778/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on SRESS 1; the number of projects which were successful in their applications; to report on their progress; when he anticipates they will be energised; when he anticipates SRESS 2 will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55779/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the expansion of district heating; the funding that was allocated for 2026 as part of Budget 2026; under which subhead this allocation is located; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55838/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the target of 5.7TWh indigenously produced by 2030 that has been achieved to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55839/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the 2030 target for onshore wind that has been achieved (energised) to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55840/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the 2030 target for offshore wind that has been achieved (energised) to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55841/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the 2030 target for solar PV that has been achieved (energised) to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55842/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the 2030 target for offshore wind capacity, specifically for renewable hydrogen, which has been achieved (energised) to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55843/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding ringfenced for Just Transition as part of Budget 2026; under which subheads these allocation(s) appear; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55890/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of how the “€500 million to fund projects/programmes that support climate mitigation and renewable energy development” will be allocated, as per Budget 2026; which projects specifically it will fund; how much will be allocated to each specific project, and in total, for 2026, in tabular form; under which subheads it will appear; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55891/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline how the commitment in Budget 2026 to leverage “the €3.5 billion equity into semi-state energy companies to boost electricity supply and make the network more sustainable and resilient” will be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55892/25]

2025-10-15

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment Communications the reason the figures for the Ministerial Vote Group Gross Voted Capital Expenditure were based on the revised 2025 allocations subheads (details supplied); the reason he chose to present the information in this way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55898/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the annual uplift in the funding allocated to retrofitting under the National Development Plan in the years 2020 to 2030, in tabular form. [55773/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 13 February 2025 (details supplied), and the NDP review, if the allocations remain the same for retrofitting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55768/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 29 July 2025, is this same figure that was provided in the revised estimates (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55899/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of allocations under subhead B4 as part of Budget 2026. [55174/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the value of the difference between the capital allocation for retrofitting in Budget 2026, when compared to the revised estimate for 2025. [55175/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the €89 million uplift referenced in Budget 2026 refers to an increase on what was allocation in Budget 2025 and not the total amount that was allocated for 2025, as outlined in the revised estimates 2025. [55176/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there is a difference between the capital allocation for retrofitting in the revised estimates 2025 and Budget 2026. [55177/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there is a €89 million increase on the capital allocation for retrofitting in Budget 2026 when compared to the revised estimates for 2025. [55178/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of all allocations under subheading A.1 to A.9, in tabular form. [55179/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of all allocations under subheading B.1 to B.14, in tabular form. [55180/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of all allocations under subheading C.1 to C.12, in tabular form. [55181/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason capital allocation for retrofitting differs from that which was outlined in the 2022 retrofitting plan (details supplied); the reasons for the decrease; if the planned allocations for retrofitting as outlined in the plan between 2027 and 2030 have also been scrapped; if he will provide a breakdown of the new planned capital allocations for retrofitting between now and 2030, in tabular form. [55183/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated in Budget 2026 under programme A, broken down by capital and current allocations under each subheading, in tabular form. [55271/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated in Budget 2026 under programme B, broken down by capital and current allocations under each subheading, in tabular form. [55272/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated in Budget 2026 under programme C, broken down by capital and current allocations under each subheading, in tabular form. [55273/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the process through which a costing of €900 million was reached for the proposed LNG gas reserve; and the breakdown of the projected annual cost, broken down by capital expenditure and operational expenditure, in tabular form. [55329/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of the projected total first- and full-year operational expenditure cost to operate the proposed LNG gas terminal, in tabular form. [55330/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of the projected total first- and full-year capital expenditure cost to operate the proposed LNG gas terminal, in tabular form. [55331/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of funding allocated to the proposed gas reserve in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55332/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of funding allocated to energy security as part of Budget 2026; the way this will be spent; the timeline for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55333/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a detailed breakdown of installation of solar PV as part of the warmer homes scheme; the number of homes installed with solar PV as part of the warmer homes scheme, broken down by county, the average cost, their pre and post-BER and the average KwH installed in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [55344/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the pre and post-BER of homes retrofitted as part of the retrofitting scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025 to date, broken down by scheme, in tabular form. [55345/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the average time spent on a waiting list as part of the warmer home scheme, broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55346/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the pre and post-BER of homes retrofitted as part of the retrofitting scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025 to date, broken down by scheme and, by county, in tabular form. [55347/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the relevant legislation which dictates the process for connections; if there is one stream only or are their separate streams in the “queue” for a connection; his views on allocating connections on a first come, first served basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55349/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on any meetings he had with energy suppliers since he took office; the dates on which those meetings took places; to outline the discussions that took places; if he anticipates energy prices will decline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55350/25]

2025-10-14

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the additional resources that have been provided to each State and semi-State body; the break-down of the funding that was provided in each of the years 2020 to 2025 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55351/25]

2025-10-07

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of the concerns regarding pass-through costs on commercial energy bills (details supplied); if he is satisfied that all regulations are being adhered to; if he has engaged with the CRU to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53699/25]

2025-10-02

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment regarding the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025, the safeguards in place to prevent misuse of environmental impact assessments; the mechanisms to ensure meaningful public participation in emergency or exempted cases; the way in which the Environmental Protection Agency will be held accountable if statutory timeframes are missed; if he will clarify the definition and scope of 'emergency applications'; the way in which partial licence reviews will be monitored to prevent regulatory loopholes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52673/25]

2025-09-25

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of instances of non-compliance with the DRS scheme (details supplied); if he has met with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss compliance and enforcement; the sanctions in place for retailers and/or suppliers who are non-compliant; whether data is being collected regarding compliance rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51084/25]

2025-09-23

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to avoid the spike in arrears that the Commission for Regulation of Utilities said was likely following the decision to withdraw energy credits this winter (details supplied). [50320/25]

2025-09-21

LOBBY

Statkraft Ireland Limited Energy and Natural Resources

Meeting Request and Introduction

2025-09-21

LOBBY

An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland 2 returns Environment

New EU Multi-annual financial framework, MFF for EU 27 Heads of State EU Council Meeting 26-27 June 2025
Planning and Development Bill 2025

2025-09-19

LOBBY

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Environment

Ireland's Climate Targets 2026 - 2030

2025-09-19

LOBBY

Friends of the Earth Environment

Climate Committee Programme of Work

2025-09-19

LOBBY

Irish Wildbird Conservancy Environment

Important Bird Areas for Seabirds in Ireland

2025-09-19

LOBBY

Community Law & Mediation Environment

Sent the Centre for Environmental Justice's Pre Budget Submission.

2025-09-19

LOBBY

Teneo Strategy Ireland Limited Environment

Update on the Deposit Return Scheme

2025-09-18

LOBBY

Opportunity Green Environment

Opportunity Green briefing on the EU Emissions Trading Scheme shared with members of the Committee on Climate,Environment and Energy

2025-09-18

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to address the fact that 300,000 households are in arrears on their energy bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49202/25]

2025-09-18

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to address the concerns raised by senior Government officials regarding the impact of data centres on household bills and housing development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49203/25]

2025-09-18

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on the low-cost loan retrofitting scheme; to report on the scheme's uptake since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49104/25]

2025-09-18

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware that GHG emissions went up by 2.9% in Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024; to report on any meetings he has had with the EPA to address this; to report on any meetings he has had with the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and or other ministers to address this; to outline his proposed policy response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49105/25]

2025-09-18

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he has taken in response to the fish kill on the River Blackwater; if he has met with Inland Fisheries Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49106/25]

2025-09-18

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to prepare for the impact of storms this upcoming autumn, winter and beyond; the further measures he is taking to ensure that people are better protected than they were in 2024; if he has met with the Minister for Social Protection to discuss the humanitarian assistance that will be available in the aftermath of extreme weather events this autumn, winter and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49108/25]

2025-09-18

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the deposit return scheme; if he is aware of the €66.7 million in unclaimed deposits; if he is aware of the salaries of the CEO and directors; to report on any meeting he has had with Re-turn since he took up office and since its annual report was published in July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49107/25]

2025-09-18

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has met with the Minister for Finance to discuss the tax free exemption of earnings up to €400 by households participating on the microgeneration scheme; if he is aware this might be eliminated; his views on the impact this will have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49404/25]

2025-09-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he has taken in response to the fishkill on the River Blackwater; if he has met with Inland Fisheries Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49038/25]

2025-09-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has met with Re-turn since taking up his Ministerial role; when these meetings took place; the matters discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49044/25]

2025-09-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he aware that the European Commission has launched infringement proceedings for delaying the transposition of the Renewable Energy Directive III into national law; the reasons for the delay; the timeline for transposition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49049/25]

2025-09-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide updated figures on the homes retrofitted to B2 or above, by year to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49051/25]

2025-09-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49075/25]

2025-09-16

LOBBY

Fair Seas Ireland 2 returns Environment

Meetings with opposition political parties regarding marine protected area legislation progress
Two spearate conversations with Deputy Daly on MPA legislation, government progress and potential next steps from opposition to try and advance MPAs in Ireland

2025-09-11

LOBBY

Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment - ACE Ireland Environment

Correspondence with members of the Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy introducing ACE Ireland and highlighting their work to improve recycling processes and practices, and discussing the Programme for Government commitment to provide investment in sorting technology in Ireland’s MRF network.

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to reduce the cost of energy for households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44556/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the analysis that has been carried out on the impact of the Government’s decision not to provide energy credits this winter; the impact this is projected to have on households in arrears; if he anticipates the numbers of households in arrears will rise this winter; the measures he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44557/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to ease the energy burden on households this winter given the decision not to supply energy credits; if he anticipates households will be able to withstand the increased annual cost in real terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44558/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on his engagements with the CRU since he took office; if he has discussed what powers they have to monitor and regulate hedging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44559/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the engagements he has had with the CRU regarding the speed of passthrough between wholesale and retail energy prices; to outline the reasons prices have fallen more slowly here than in other states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44560/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the analysis that has been carried out on the cost of energy for households between 2022 and to date in 2025; the measures he is taking to reduce them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44561/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the energy market reforms he is considering to reduce the cost of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44562/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason Irish energy prices are so high compared to other EU states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44563/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 156 of 29 July 2025, if any parameters were put in place regarding the type of projects the €3.5 billion will be targeted towards; if this investment can be used to power data centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44745/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 29 July 2025, to report on meeting with energy suppliers; the breakdown of the energy suppliers he has met with since taking office; the dates these meetings took place; whether energy price increases and decreases were discussed; if he discussed network charge passthrough to energy bills; if the impact on bills of PR 6 was discussed, in tabular form, and to report on any more discussions that took place. [44746/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of all Exchequer funding provided to the Tallaght district heating scheme; and the proportion this was of the total cost of the project in each of the years since its inception to date, in tabular form. [45171/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of all Exchequer funding provided to the Poolbeg Waste to Energy Project; and the proportion this was of the total cost of the project in each of the years since its inception to date, in tabular form. [45172/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of all Exchequer funding provided to the district heating at the glass bottle site; and the proportion this was of the total cost of the project in each of the years since its inception to date, in tabular form. [45173/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to address the impact of data centres on energy bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46022/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to address the warnings the Government received regarding the upward pressure data centre expansion is having on household energy bills (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46023/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on his engagements with the CRU since taking office; the date and details of any meetings that took place; the issues discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46024/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has met with the Minister for housing to discuss what impact the constrained grid is having on housing supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46025/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has considered legislating so that the CRU has the mandate to authorise the prioritising of certain grid connections on the basis of their social good, as they do in other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46026/25]

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his reasoning for not including floor insultation in the better energy warmer homes scheme (details supplied); if he has any plans to include it going forward; the supports if any available to those who wish to install underfloor insultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46360/25]

2025-09-01

LOBBY

Stop Climate Chaos coalition Environment

Climate Action Plans and Carbon Budgets

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of funding provided to ESB for energy grid maintenance and upgrade in each of the years 2010 to date, in tabular form. [42840/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to the NDP review and the announcement of €3.5 billion of an equity investment in ESB and EirGrid, the level of equity this investment will equate to in both ESB and EirGrid, respectively; to provide a breakdown of the equity the Government of Ireland has in both EirGrid and ESB as the TSO and DSO, respectively, and the way this ownership stake will be impacted by the new investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42843/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment regarding the €3.5 billion allocation for EirGrid and ESB in the NDP review, whether any parameters were put in place regarding the type of projects the funding should be targeted toward. [43105/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 10 and 11 of 16 July 2025, to report on the 80 homes across two area based projects that have been contacted under the scheme; to outline where these projects are located and the reasons they were chosen; to outline the criteria for selection; to provide a project timeline for completion; to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated; to provide a breakdown of the pre-retrofit BER ratings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41749/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 11 of 16 July 2025, when the public consultation on the draft heat policy statement will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41750/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a detailed breakdown of installation of solar PV as part of the warmer homes scheme; the number of homes installed with solar PV as part of the warmer homes scheme broken down by average cost, their pre and post-BER and the average KwH installed in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by county, in tabular form. [41751/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on the participation of his officials in the Expert Group on Renewable and Low Carbon Fuels set up by the EU Commissions; the number of meetings that have taken place; how the discussions have informed policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41752/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the electricity grid; the relevant legislation that dictates the process for connections; if there is one stream only; if not, if there are separate streams in the queue for connection; his views on allocating connections on a first come first served basis; his views on whether any particular connections should be prioritised based on the type of project the connection is for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42010/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the electricity grid; the relevant legislation that dictates the process for connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42011/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the process through which a costing of €900 million was reached for the proposed liquid natural gas reserve; to provide a breakdown of the projected annual cost broken down by CapEx and OpEx, in tabular form. [42020/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the projected total first- and full-year OpEx of the proposed liquid natural gas terminal, in tabular form. [42021/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the projected total first- and full-year CapEx of the proposed liquid natural gas terminal, in tabular form. [42022/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on any meetings he had with energy suppliers since he took office; the dates on which those meetings took places; the discussions that took places; if he anticipates energy prices will decline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42032/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 13 February 2025 (details supplied) and following the NDP review, if the allocations remain the same for retrofitting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42761/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 13 February 2025 (details supplied) and following the NDP review, if the allocations remain the same for retrofitting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42762/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average cost to retrofit a home to a BER cost optimum standard under the better energy warmer homes scheme in the years 2023 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [42763/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average cost to retrofit a home to a BER cost optimum standard under the one stop shop scheme in the years 2023 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [42764/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the budget allocations for each programme under the subhead B4 of the Revised Estimate in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [42765/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the annual uplift in the funding allocated to retrofitting under the national development plan in each of the years 2020 to 2030, in tabular form. [42766/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of total capital and current funding allocated to the solar PV scheme under subhead b4 of the Revised Estimate in each of the years 2020 to 2025 in tabular form, and to provide a breakdown of the allocation under this scheme dedicated to domestic and non-domestic solar PV respectively. [42767/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the average cost to install domestic solar PV under the solar PV scheme and the average size of systems installed on homes in kWp, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [42768/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average cost to install a heat pump, broken down by post-BER rating and by SEAI scheme in each of the years 2020, to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42769/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding provided for community energy grants in 2020 to 2024 and in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42770/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on SRESS 1; the number of projects which were successful in their applications; the progress and when he anticipates they will be energised; when he anticipates SRESS 2 will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42771/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding provided to MUDs under the community energy grant scheme by property owner type i.e. community organisations, AHBS and REITS; to provide a breakdown of the total amount awarded to each property owner type; to provide a breakdown of the funding drawn down by each property owner type; to provide the average size of the award by each property owner type in tabular form in each of the years 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42837/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in view of the NDP review and the announcement of €3.5 billion of an equity investment in ESB and EirGrid, the level of equity this investment will equate to in both ESB and EirGrid, respectively; to provide a breakdown of the equity the Government has in both EirGrid and ESB as the TSO and DSO, respectively; the way this ownership stake will be impacted by the new investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42838/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the details of the NDP review and the €500 million allocated under the ICN fund; the details of what this allocation will fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42839/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on the €500 million allocated to his Department under the ICN fund; the details of what this allocation will fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42844/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there is an upper limit to the number of residential units owned by an individual or legal entity when applying to retrofit a MUD under the CEG SEAI scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42932/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the number of MUDs that were awarded a retrofitting grant under the SEAI’s CEG scheme; the breakdown of the number of units were retrofitted as part of this development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42933/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the expansion of district heating in Ireland; if additional funding will be provided on top of the €5 million as part of the climate action fund; to provide a breakdown of any projects in the pipeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43005/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when he expects the business case for future State funding for district heating to be completed; the timeframe for a decision on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43006/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the timeframe for the renewable heat obligation Bill to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43007/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the timeframe for the sustainability charter of the national biomethane strategy to be published; to report on the process of its development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43008/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the target of 5.7TWh indigenously produced by 2030 has been achieved to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43009/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the proportion of the 2030 target for onshore wind which has been achieved energised to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43010/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the 2030 target for offshore wind has been achieved energised to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43011/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the 2030 target for solar PV that has been achieved energised to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43012/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the 2030 target for offshore wind capacity specifically for renewable hydrogen has been achieved energised to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43013/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the three new actions due and the 28 legacy actions due as outlined in the quarter 1 2025 progress report (details supplied); which actions they are; the reason for the delay; the progress to date and the timeframe for completion, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43015/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on the salaries of the CEO and the directors of the deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43248/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the engagement he has had with a company (details supplied); the value of unclaimed deposits; the level of unclaimed deposits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43249/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the recycling that Ireland exported in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; the measures the measures that are being taking to reduce this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43250/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to reduce the cost of energy for households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43267/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the analysis that has been carried out on the impact of the Government’s decision not to provide energy credits this winter; the impact projected this is to have on households in arrears; if he anticipates the numbers of households in arrears will rise this winter; the measures he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43268/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to ease the energy burden on households this winter given the decision to not supply energy credits; if he anticipates households will be able to withstand the increased annual cost in real terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43269/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his engagements with the CRU since he took office; if he has discussed the powers it has to monitor and regulate hedging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43270/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the engagements he has had with the CRU regarding the speed of passthrough between wholesale and retail energy prices; to outline the reasons prices have fallen more slowly here than other EU states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43271/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the analysis that has been carried out on the cost of energy for households between 2022 and to date in 2025; the measures he is taking to reduce these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43272/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the energy market reforms he is considering reducing the cost of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43273/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason Irish energy prices are so high compared to other EU states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43274/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43302/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in each of the years 2015 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their services. [43303/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his Department's expenditure on IT consultancy; to provide a breakdown of all IT consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of their engagement, the nature of their work and the costs associated with their services in each of the years 2015 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [43304/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his Department's expenditure on consultancy; to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of their engagement, the nature of their work and the costs associated with their services in each of the years 2015 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [43305/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in relation to the proposed policy on private wires, to outline how this will be regulated; what safety measures are in place; the measures being taken to ensure that these types of connections are accessible and affordable rather than just available to those with the greatest means; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43316/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in relation to the proposed policy on private wires, to outline the framework for gaining the consent of local communities and landowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43317/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in relation to the proposed policy on private wires, to outline the framework to ensure private wires will not undermine the development of the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43318/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in relation to the proposed policy on private wires, to outline the framework as regards ensuring that the same technical and safety standards as the national electricity grid will be in place, and that these will be capable of being taken in charge by the system operators [43319/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in relation to the proposed policy on private wires, to outline the framework which ensures that it does not undermine the financing of the national grid; if there will be a framework to ensure that it does not impact on the transmission system operator and distribution system operator to maintain and expand the national grid. [43320/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the additional resources, if any, that will be provided to the CRU for its regulatory role with regard to private wires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43321/25]

2025-07-29

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in relation to the proposed policy on private wires, the threshold for a new grid-based solution not being available thus allowing access to a private connection. [43322/25]

2025-07-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the average waiting time for the warmer homes scheme, by county, in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39888/25]

2025-07-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of solid fuel homes retrofitted as part of the Government’s retrofitting programme, by county and scheme, in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39889/25]

2025-07-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average cost to retrofit a home, by scheme, in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39890/25]

2025-07-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of homes retrofitted as part of the Government’s retrofitting programme, by county, in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39891/25]

2025-07-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of homes retrofitted as part of the Government’s retrofitting programme to a BER standard of B2 or higher in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; the proportion of which this is over the 2030 target; and the proportion of these that were retrofitted under the warmer homes scheme. [39892/25]

2025-07-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of homes retrofitted with a heat pump as of the Government’s retrofitting programme to a BER standard of B2 or higher, by scheme, in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39893/25]

2025-07-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an updates on the efforts to date to “support group retrofitting projects” as outlined in the Programme for Government; the number of homes to date that have been retrofitted as part of “group retrofitting projects”; the motivation for this policy measure; and the learnings derived to date. [39894/25]

2025-07-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress to date on the commitment in the Programme for Government to “Build on the pilot schemes and develop a mechanism to allow private homes in social housing estates to opt into retrofitting projects at an adjusted cost, creating a fair opportunity for all residents”; and to report on said pilot schemes, including when they began, the number of homes that have been retrofitted as part of these pilots, the learnings derived to date; and if a report will be published. [39895/25]

2025-07-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of households that have accessed the home energy upgrade loan scheme, by local authority and by county; the average award of each loan to date; the number of homes retrofitted using the home energy upgrade loan scheme; and their pre- and post-BER ratings, in each of the years since first it was introduced. [39898/25]

2025-07-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the commitment in the Programme for Government to “Consider the use of sustainable biofuels to reduce emissions from existing home boilers where deep retrofits are not possible in the short term”; to report on the progress on this; and the conclusions that have been drawn to date. [39899/25]

2025-07-16

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the commitment in the Programme for Government to ”Improve traceability in HVO procurement to ensure the product is from sustainable sources”; the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39897/25]

2025-07-01

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on the first meeting of the national energy affordability taskforce; the measures actioned as a result of this meeting; when the taskforce will next meet; to report on those who attended the meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35237/25]

2025-06-26

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding provided to sustainable energy communities in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and the amount of money drawn down in each of those years, in tabular form. [35114/25]

2025-06-19

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update of all the actions in the energy security review, broken down by action; the breakdown of completed actions, of actions still in progress, and those that have yet to commence; and the breakdown of estimated timeline for delivery of each action, in tabular form. [33356/25]

2025-06-19

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 10 June 2025, to provide a breakdown of the revenue generated from the temporary solidarity contribution that was used to support measures for final energy customers, introduced in Budgets 2024 and 2025. [33493/25]

2025-06-17

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on supporting the European Commission proposal for a 90% reduction in EU emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32715/25]

2025-06-12

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the revenue that would have been earned if the market revenue cap (details supplied) had remained in place, by year. [31604/25]

2025-06-12

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding allocated to addressing illegal dumping in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [31613/25]

2025-06-12

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding provided to the solar PV scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [31615/25]

2025-06-12

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding provided to the one-stop-shop scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [31616/25]

2025-06-12

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding provided to the community energy grants scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [31617/25]

2025-06-12

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding provided to his Department’s retrofitting scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [31618/25]

2025-06-12

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the revenue that was not collected under the market revenue cap (details supplied) because it could be demonstrated that it was being used to impact prices charged for electricity; and the proportion of the eligible revenue that was not collected as it could be demonstrated that it was being used to prices charged for electricity. [31620/25]

2025-06-12

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of the funding provided to the Irish environmental network in each of the years 2020 to 2025 broken down by year (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31622/25]

2025-06-12

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding allocated to district heating in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by year, in tabular form. [31687/25]

2025-06-12

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated to the climate action fund; a breakdown of the amount of the funding was drawn down; and a breakdown of how the fund was allocated, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by year, in tabular form. [31693/25]

2025-06-11

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding provided to the warmer homes scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [31614/25]

2025-06-11

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding provided for smart heater control grants in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by year, in tabular form. [31602/25]

2025-06-11

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding available to renewable energy communities in each of the years 2020 to 2025; the amount that was drawn down each year; the amount carried over each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31329/25]

2025-06-11

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding available for smart heat control grants in each of the years 2020 to 2025; the amount drawn down each year; the amount carried over each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31330/25]

2025-06-11

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding available for circular economy grants in each of the years 2020 to 2025; the amount that was drawn down each year; the amount carried over each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31332/25]

2025-06-11

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding available through the circular economy innovation grant scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025; the amount that was drawn down each year; the amount carried over each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31333/25]

2025-06-11

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the first- and full-year cost of establishing the Commission for Regulation of Utilities. [31334/25]

2025-06-11

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding provided for the better energy warmer homes scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31335/25]

2025-06-10

PQ

Asked Taoiseach

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Climate Action, Environment and Energy will next meet. [25610/25]

2025-06-10

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to address the high cost of energy; if he is planning to rule out categorically an additional levy on household bills to contribute to the proposed strategic emergency gas reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30270/25]

2025-06-10

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of the latest emissions figures as reported by the Environmental Protection Agency; the steps he is taking to address this; the contingency measures he is putting in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30271/25]

2025-06-10

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of recent concerns expressed by officials in his Department that policy choices would need to be made between data centre expansion for AI and housing delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30272/25]

2025-06-10

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress in meeting the 2030 retrofitting and heat pump targets; the measures his Department taking to accelerate this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30274/25]

2025-06-10

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to support renewable energy communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30275/25]

2025-06-10

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps he is taking to accelerate the transition to renewable heat; if he has considered introducing supports for renewable fuels for home heating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30276/25]

2025-06-10

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has plans to legislate and assign more functions on the CRU to introduce energy market reforms to reduce the price of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30277/25]

2025-06-10

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to progress onshore and offshore renewables; if he expects that Ireland’s 2030 targets will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30273/25]

2025-06-10

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 54 of 28 May 2025, the funding that was allocated to the Irish environmental network in 2025; and the estimated cost of increasing this funding by 10%, 25%, 50% and 100% in 2026, in tabular form. [29558/25]

2025-06-10

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of current funding from the Exchequer that was provided to Eirgrid in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29578/25]

2025-06-10

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of capital funding from the Exchequer that was provided to Eirgrid in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29579/25]

2025-06-10

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the new levy (details supplied) that will added to energy bills to pay for the planned FRSU; the amount of revenue this levy will be required to generate each year; if any analysis has been done on the additional cost to households; the amount the average the household energy bill will increase by through the introduction of this levy; the way in which the levy be distributed between domestic and non-domestic consumers; and the levies that will be placed on large energy users. [29943/25]

2025-06-10

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of how the revenue generated from the temporary solidarity contribution has been allocated; the breakdown of amount that has been spent and of how much has yet to be allocated; the reason this revenue has not been allocated or spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29950/25]

2025-06-10

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of how the revenue generated from the cap on market revenues has been allocated; the breakdown of the amount that has been spent; the breakdown of the amount that has yet to be allocated; the reason this revenue has not been allocated or spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29951/25]

2025-06-10

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide an update on the proposed new levy on customer's energy bills to pay for the strategic emergency gas reserve; if he plans to carry out any consultation; the amount he anticipates this levy will cost the average household annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29965/25]

2025-06-10

PQ

Asked Climate

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on phase 2 of the land use review; when it will be published; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30182/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the full-year cost to employ a FTE climate action officer employed in a local authority, by year in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [28264/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the cost to employ climate action officers in local authorities in each of the years 2020 and 2025 to date in tabular form broken down by local authority and the total cost overall. [28272/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to estimate the cost of including properties with HAP tenancies in the SEAI warmer homes scheme. [28274/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of WTE and HTE staff, by grade working in MARA and the estimated cost of increasing staffing by 50% at each grade. [28275/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the cost of doubling the number of staff in MARA with expertise in climate action and biodiversity expertise for example ecologists, marine biologists and ornithologists. [28276/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the first and full year cost to establish MARA, and the first and full year cost to double staff at MARA. [28278/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of FTE and PTE staff at MARA at each staffing level; the cost to hire an additional staff member at each staffing level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28279/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the cost to increase the capital funding for the better energy warmer homes scheme by 50%. [28137/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average cost of achieving a B2 BER cost optimum standard in the better energy warmer homes scheme, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [28138/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average cost of achieving a B2 BER cost optimum standard in the better energy community grant scheme, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [28139/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the cost to increase the domestic solar pv budget over a five year period with a 50% increase per annum, by years one to five. [28140/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average cost of achieving a B2 BER cost optimum standard in the domestic solar PV scheme in each of the years 2020 –to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28141/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the cost to increase the domestic solar pv budget over a five year period with a 25% increase per annum, by years one to five. [28142/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the cost to increase the domestic solar pv budget over a five year period with a 33% increase per annum, by years one to five. [28143/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the cost to increase the domestic solar pv budget over a five year period with a 50% increase per annum, by years one to five. [28145/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the first and full-year cost of setting up a district heating scheme (details supplied). [28147/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average cost to install a heat pump, by year in the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [28167/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the cost to double funding available for climate action officers in local authority, by year in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [28168/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the full year cost to employ a FTE climate action officer employed in a local authority by year in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [28169/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the cost to employ climate action officers in local authorities by year in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [28170/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the cost to increase the domestic solar PV budget by 100% over five years. [28172/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the funding that was allocated to the Climate Action Fund in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2023 and in 2025; and the amount that was drawn down per year. [28173/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to estimate the cost of doubling the Climate Action Fund. [28174/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of WTE and HTE staff, by grade, working in the CRU. [28178/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the funding that was available to renewable energy communities in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and the amount drawn down in each of the years, in tabular form. [28180/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated cost for a renewable energy community to connect to the grid; the number of renewable energy communities that have been successful in RESS or SRESS that have energised; and the number that have failed to energise and time out of their RESS contract or SRESS before energising, in tabular form. [28181/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated cost to increase the funding available for renewable energy committees over a five-year period, rising by 50% per annum, broken down by years 1 to 5. [28182/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated cost to increase the funding available for renewable energy committees over a five-year period, rising by 25% per annum, broken down by years 1 to 5. [28183/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated cost to increase the funding available for renewable energy committees over a five-year period, rising by 33% per annum, broken down by years 1 to 5. [28184/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated number of WTE and HTE staff, by grade, working in the SEAI; and the estimated cost of increasing staffing by 50% at each grade. [28187/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of WTE and HTE staff working to support renewable energy communities in the SEAI; and the full-year cost to employ them, by grade. [28188/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the first and full-year cost of establishing the Just Transition Commissions.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28190/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the capital funding that was allocated to the circular economy grants scheme in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and the amount that was drawn down per annum. [28192/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for a breakdown of 2025 budget allocation for residential and community retrofits per programme including a breakdown of capital and current allocations. [28194/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the revenue that would be saved by cancelling the subscription to the energy charter treaty. [28195/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the cost of the cost of doubling the funding to the Irish Environmental Network. [28200/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average cost of retrofitting a house that had a fossil fuel boiler installed to a B2 standard under each scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [28201/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average cost of retrofitting a house that did not have renewable heating systems installed to a B2 standard under each scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [28202/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to estimate the average cost of retrofitting a home to a B2 standard or higher under each SEAI retrofit scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [28203/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average cost of houses retrofitted to a lower than B2 standard that had heat pumps installed under each scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [28204/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average cost of retrofitting a house to a lower than B2 standard that had fossil fuel boilers installed under each scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [28205/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average cost of a retrofit completed to a lower than B2 standard in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [28206/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average cost of retrofitting to a lower than B2 standard that had new heating systems installed under each scheme. [28207/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of funding provided for the excellence in efficient design scheme; and the amount drawn down in each of the years 2020 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [28211/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimate the cost of doubling funding available for excellence in efficient design scheme. [28212/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of funding provided for the support scheme for renewable heat; and the amount drawn down in each of the years 2020 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [28213/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated cost of doubling funding available for the support scheme for renewable heat. [28214/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the funding made available to local authorities to tackle illegal dumping, including prevention and clean-up) in the years 2009 – 2025; how much has been drawn down in each of the years 2020 - 2025 to date broken down by local authority in tabular form. [28241/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to estimate the cost to increase the funding available for renewable energy communities over a 5-year period, rising by 50%, 33% and 25% per annum, by years one to five. [28244/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the average cost to retrofit a home to a BER cost optimum standard under the better energy warmer homes scheme in the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [28287/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the average cost to retrofit a home to a BER cost optimum standard under the one stop shop scheme in the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [28288/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the budget allocations for each programme under the subhead b4 of the revised estimate the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [28289/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of total capital and current funding allocated to the solar pv scheme under subhead b4 of the revised estimate the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and to provide a breakdown of the allocation under this scheme dedicated to domestic and non-domestic solar pv respectively, in tabular form. [28290/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the average cost to install domestic solar pv under the solar pv scheme and the average size of systems installed on homes in kWp in the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [28291/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average cost to install a heat pump, broken down by post-BER rating and by SEAI scheme in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28292/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to specify the agreed or provisionally agreed auction contracts under RESS 1, RESS 2, RESS 3 and RESS 4 respectively; the number of successful projects; the total capacity of successful projects; and the percentage share of total successful projects that are that are wholly or partly owned by ESB and its subsidiaries, in tabular form. [28293/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to specify the agreed or provisionally agreed auction contracts under ORESS 1 and ORESS 2.1 respectively; the number of successful projects; and the total capacity of successful projects and the percentage share of total successful projects that are that are wholly or partly owned by ESB and its subsidiaries, in tabular form. [28294/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for the breakdown of the funding provided for community energy grants in each of the years 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28295/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for the breakdown of the funding provided for domestic solar photovoltaic systems in each of the years 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28296/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for a breakdown of the funding provided for community solar photovoltaic systems in the years 2020 to 2025, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28297/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the pre-and post-BER ratings of all deep retrofits completed in the years 2020 to 2024, and to date in 2025, under all SEAI schemes, by scheme, pre-BER and post-BER, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28298/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the breakdown of the pre-BER and post-BER rating of solid fuel homes retrofitted as part of the SEAI retrofitting programme, broken down by SEAI scheme in the years 2020 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28299/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of solid fuel homes retrofitted as part of the SEAI retrofitting programme that were fitted with a heat pump, broken down by SEAI scheme in the years 2020 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28300/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average cost per retrofit in each of the SEAI’s schemes per post-BER rating in the years 2020 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28301/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the extent to which real estate investment trust (REIT)-owned residences have availed of the SEAI’s retrofitting scheme; the number of REIT-owned properties that have been retrofitted under the SEAI various schemes, broken down by scheme in the years 2021 to 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28304/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the breakdown of the real estate investment trusts (REIT) that have availed of the SEAI retrofitting schemes; the breakdown of the total value awarded to each REIT, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28305/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of applications waiting to be approved under the warmer homes scheme; the current average wait time for applications; the number of approvals, per month, in the years 2020 to 2024, and to date in 2025; the number of approvals, per year since 2020; and the average cost, per grant, per year, since 2020, in tabular form; the efforts that are being made to reduce the wait times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28312/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the budget allocations for each programme under the subhead B4 of the Revised Estimate for 2025, in tabular form. [28314/25]

2025-05-28

PQ

Asked Housing

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the full-year cost to employ one FTE with biodiversity expertise, one FTE with expertise in environmental planning, one FTE with expertise in renewable energy, per staffing level, in An Bord Pleanála. [28263/25]

2025-05-27

PQ

Asked Taoiseach

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Climate Action, Environment and Energy will next meet. [24034/25]

2025-05-27

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report grid resilience; if he has considered the introduction of community microgrids (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26892/25]

2025-05-27

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the percentage of Ireland’s final electricity demand that was imported electricity; to provide a breakdown of the cost in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27630/25]

2025-05-27

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the percentage of the reported 1.3% energy emissions reduction in 2024 that is contributed by imported electricity; what this equates to in tonnes of carbon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27631/25]

2025-05-22

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide the analysis that informed the sectoral emissions ceilings negotiations in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26475/25]

2025-05-22

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he plans to publish the analysis that informed the current sectoral emissions ceilings negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26476/25]

2025-05-22

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the next RESS and ORESS auctions will take place; if it will be index linked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26580/25]

2025-05-22

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if work has begun to negotiate the State aid for renewable energy auctions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26581/25]

2025-05-22

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for the environment about private wires connections policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26583/25]

2025-05-21

LOBBY

Friends of the Earth Environment

Briefing on Climate Action

2025-05-21

LOBBY

MKC Communications Environment

Provide information on opportunities for Waste to Energy to support Ireland's climate and energy policy goals including district heating, carbon capture and emissions reduction. Extend invitation to visit CEWEP member sites.

2025-05-21

LOBBY

Irish Second-Level Students' Union (ISSU) Environment

meaningful inclusion of youth voices in climate and sustainability decision-making, greater investment in ESD, and more responsive public services.

2025-05-21

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware that night storage heating meter are not entitled to a smart meter; if he is aware this is therefore preventing them from installing solar AV; the number of people this has impacted; the measures he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26206/25]

2025-05-20

LOBBY

Coalition 2030 Environment

Meeting with Pa Daly TD to discuss the Irish Government's delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals, work to bring back a previous Dáil Bill to create a Future Generations Commissioner for Ireland and issues related to the renewable energy industry in Ireland.

2025-05-20

LOBBY

Trócaire EU Affairs

Corporate accountability and justice

2025-05-20

LOBBY

Community Law & Mediation Environment

Email to inform DPOs of Community Law & Mediation’s upcoming climate case hearing

2025-05-20

PQ

Asked Taoiseach

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on climate action, environment and energy will next meet. [20978/25]

2025-05-20

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of licences issued by MARA in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25865/25]

2025-05-20

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to estimate the cost to apply an electricity credit for three consecutive months for €100 per month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25958/25]

2025-05-20

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to estimate the cost to apply an electricity credit for three consecutive months for €150 per month in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25959/25]

2025-05-20

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to estimate the cost to apply an electricity credit for three consecutive months for €200 per month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25960/25]

2025-05-20

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to estimate the cost to apply an electricity credit for three consecutive months for €50 per month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25961/25]

2025-05-20

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to estimate the cost to apply an electricity credit for three consecutive months for €75 per month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25962/25]

2025-05-19

LOBBY

Wind Energy Ireland Energy and Natural Resources

National Designated Maritime Area Plan for Offshore Wind Energy

2025-05-14

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 332 of 29 April 2025, to outline the membership of the energy affordability task force; the specific Departments that are be members and the specific stakeholders that are members; if civil society stakeholders form part of its membership and the role they will play; the date they plan to meet in the coming weeks, and the number of meetings planned per year. [24750/25]

2025-05-14

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of the newly published Review of Connection Policy for Large Energy users in relation to grid connections for data centres; if he is aware of concerns that the energy regulator has that the new capacity could be taken up by data centres due to the current model of “first come first served” ; if he is aware that the CRU believes it does not have the “statutory powers to prioritise certain policy objectives”; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24751/25]

2025-05-14

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 269 of 29 April 2025, to outline what this review consists of (details supplied); if a report with its conclusions will be published; if these are proposed decisions and recommendations; if the Government is considering alternatives; if measures will be contained within the climate action plan 2025 and if sectoral emissions ceilings will be changed to reflect this new connection policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24755/25]

2025-05-14

PQ

Asked Housing

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has met with the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications in relation to the published review of connection policy for large energy users; if he is aware of concerns that housing targets are being placed at risk due to new capacity being used by growing data centre demand; if he is aware that the CRU believes it does not have the “statutory powers to prioritise certain policy objectives” - for example, housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24752/25]

2025-05-13

LOBBY

Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment - ACE Ireland Environment

Correspondence introducing ACE Ireland and discussing the Programme for Government commitments related to waste management and ACE Ireland’s ongoing work to improve the recycling process of cartons placed on the Irish market.

2025-05-13

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications regarding the warmer homes scheme, to provide a breakdown, per county, of the waiting list, as well the average wait time, in each of the years 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23539/25]

2025-05-13

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline specific supports provided by his Department to solid fuel households to transition to renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23540/25]

2025-05-13

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications about the Programme for Government, and proposals concerning retrofitting; to report on the work his Department has commenced; how this differs from the previous Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23541/25]

2025-05-13

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when does he anticipate the findings of the NGI consultation and the second CEPA consultation of the energy security review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23671/25]

2025-05-13

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications as part of the proposal to have a strategic emergency gas reserve, when will the selected location of the floating storage and regassification unit be made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23672/25]

2025-05-08

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 18 February 2025, when the consultations will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22921/25]

2025-05-07

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has considered introducing a ban on fossil fuel advertising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22020/25]

2025-05-07

PQ

Asked Public Expenditure

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he plans to conduct an environmental impact assessment on the rock armour placed at Rossbeigh beach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22447/25]

2025-05-01

PQ

Asked Enterprise

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on his Department's work with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications to develop a CCUS task force (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21586/25]

2025-05-01

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to report on the work he is undertaking to prepare for the impact of sustained high energy prices, which are predicted for the upcoming winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21600/25]

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline his responsibilities as they relate to biodiversity and nature restoration; to report on where this is detailed in his Ministerial brief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19322/25]

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 21 of 9 April 2025, if he will report on “work ongoing with the Department” to “investigate the feasibility of a floating offshore wind demonstrator site including optimal capacity”; the timeline for delivery and key performance indicators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19384/25]

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the number of staff investigating the feasibility of a demonstrator site for floating offshore wind; if there are plans to expand on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19385/25]

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the Climate Action Plan for 2025 will be published; the reason for the continued delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19386/25]

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has met with the CRU since taking up his role; to provide a breakdown of the dates on which these meetings took place; to outline what was discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19397/25]

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has met with the Bord na Móna since taking up his role; to provide a breakdown on the dates on which these meetings took place; to outline what was discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19398/25]

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has met with Eirgrid since taking up his role; to provide a breakdown on the dates on which these meetings took place; to outline what was discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19399/25]

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has met with the ESB since taking up his role; to provide a breakdown on the dates on which these meetings took place; to outline what was discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19400/25]

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he aware of the CRU’s recent decision on the large energy users connection policy; if he is aware of their conclusion (details supplied); his plan to ensure that data centre expansion does not jeopardise Ireland’s climate targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19401/25]

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on offshore wind targets for 2030; if he aware of concern within industry that these targets cannot be reached (details supplied); the measures he is taking to address this; if be expects that the 2030 targets will be reached; if his Department has carried out contingency planning regarding potential fines for missed targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20760/25]

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on his plans to introduce a national designated maritime area plan in 2027 ; the resources he is dedicating to reaching this target; the progress that has been made to date in creating a national designated maritime area plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20761/25]

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on the spring legislative programme; to report on progress of Bills listed in the spring legislative programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20763/25]

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the renewable heat obligation; the reason for the delay in publication; when he expects it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21232/25]

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the renewable heat obligation; the measures his Department has taken to ensure that the impact on household bills is minimized; if he has had any engagements with suppliers to discuss the impact on energy prices for final consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21233/25]

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on progress regarding the energy efficiency obligation scheme in each of the three sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21234/25]

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the work of the cross Government plan on energy affordability; the number of meetings that have taken place; if any KPIs or targets been identified and or achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21235/25]

2025-04-29

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the Capacity Remuneration Mechanism in Ireland; the way in which he plans to prioritise decarbonisation as part of this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21237/25]

2025-04-10

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the transition to renewable heat; if he has considered measures to increase the use of biofuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17836/25]

2025-04-10

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on energy security; what the Government means when it refers to a "State-led" LNG facility; what "State-led" means in this context; if there will be a commercial element; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17837/25]

2025-04-10

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures he is taking to reduce household energy bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17835/25]

2025-04-10

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on offshore wind; the measures his Department is taking to accelerate delivery of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17831/25]

2025-04-10

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures his Department has taken to extend or (re)negotiate State aid for the renewable electricity support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17833/25]

2025-04-10

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the development of long-duration energy storage in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17834/25]

2025-04-10

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the work his Department has carried out to ensure that our infrastructure is resilient to climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16102/25]

2025-04-10

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications about Exercise Cathal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17919/25]

2025-04-09

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he aware that the approval for State aid for the RESS is due to expire at the end of 2025; the steps he has taken to extend this into 2026; the measures that have been taken to negotiate approval for another five year period; the way in which he ensure there is no break in State aid for RESS as there have been for schemes previously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17705/25]

2025-04-09

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on offshore renewable energy; if there are plans to development more than 900 MW currently planned; if there is sufficient grid capacity to facilitate additional developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17708/25]

2025-04-09

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the land use review; when he anticipates this will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17709/25]

2025-04-09

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on floating offshore wind; if he plans to progress any pilot projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17710/25]

2025-04-09

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures his Department is taking to ensure that there is sufficient land zoned for renewable energy to meet Ireland’s 2030 targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17711/25]

2025-04-09

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an audit of State-owned buildings has been carried out to ascertain the level of insulation, solar panels, heat pumps and other energy-saving measures have been taken in the past ten years, and planned for in the next five years. [17948/25]

2025-04-09

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps that have been taken in relation to EU directives on the circular economy vis-a-vis textiles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17949/25]

2025-04-08

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications about action No. 6 in his Department’s electricity storage policy framework; to provide an update on progress; to outline a timeline for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16636/25]

2025-04-08

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications about his Department’s electricity storage policy framework; to provide an update on all actions; to outline timelines for delivery, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16637/25]

2025-04-08

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the transition to renewable heat; if he has considered measures to increase the use of biofuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17514/25]

2025-04-08

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on energy security; what the Government means when it describes a ‘State-backed’ LNG facility; if this will have a commercial element; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17515/25]

2025-04-01

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the commitment in the Programme for Government to “Commission an independent review into the speed and level of passthrough from wholesale prices to retail prices, with an additional assessment of the overall price dynamics and an overall focus on the competitiveness of the Irish economy”; when he expects the review will commence; to provide an update on the timelines for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15027/25]

2025-04-01

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the commitment in the Programme for Government to “Emphasise that low costs for households and businesses are a central tenet in the updated mandate of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)”; if he intends to update the mandate of the CRU; what said updates will consist of; to provide a timeline for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15029/25]

2025-04-01

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the climate action plan for 2025 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15030/25]

2025-04-01

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the commitment in the Programme for Government to “Ensure a policy is put in place to streamline repowering and life extension of existing onshore wind farms that are nearing end of life”; when he anticipates this policy will be published; the work being done to develop said policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15031/25]

2025-04-01

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the commitment in the Programme for Government to “Fast-Track Offshore Wind Development by prioritising the publication of Designated Maritime Area Plans (DMAPs) and ensure the relevant agencies are sufficiently resourced to accelerate these developments”; the steps he is taking to achieve this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15034/25]

2025-04-01

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of the EU Commission's Action Plan for Affordable Energy (details supplied); his views on the proposal to decouple electricity prices from gas prices; his position in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15368/25]

2025-03-20

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 194 of 6 March 2025, the total amount of funding awarded under the community energy grant to the retrofitting of MUDs; the amount of funding that was provided to energy poor homes; the way in which ‘energy poor homes’ are defined; the total amount of funding provided to approved housing bodies, by approved housing body; the funding that was provided to private landlords; the average amount of funding that was provided, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13145/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications about the reports of the climate action delivery board; where can these reports be accessed; when he expects the next update to be delivered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10886/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the strategic emergency gas reserve; the number of jobs this asset will produce; the length of time he anticipates it will be in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11042/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how the estimated cost of €60 million per year for the strategic emergency gas reserve has been calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11043/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has considered funding the strategic emergency gas reserve directly through the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11044/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures he is taking to ensure that the strategic emergency gas reserve is for emergency use only, that it is temporary, that it does not increase gas demand, that it is cost effective, and that it is aligned with the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 as outlined in the energy security review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11045/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to report on the work concerning the energy security review that was ongoing at the end of the last Government’s term; if the new Government opted to halt this work; if so, if he will clarify his reasoning for doing so; the conclusions that were drawn; if a report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11194/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to specify the work his Department commissioned an organisation (details supplied) to undertake on energy security; to report on the work that was carried out in 2024 following the conclusion of Gas Networks Ireland’s process; if the conclusions will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11195/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to report on the findings of Gas Networks Ireland following the publication of the 2023 energy security review; when these findings will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11196/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the revenue that was raised via the cap on market revenues; how this compares to the original projected revenue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11353/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the revenue that was raised via the temporary solidarity contribution; how this compares to the original projected revenue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11354/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications about the cap on market revenues, if this money been spent; if so, the way it has been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11365/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 201, 202, 203, 204 and 206 of 4 March 2025, the way the development of a State-led reserve in the form of an FSRU is consistent with Ireland’s climate law; the extent to which he envisages a role for a commercial partner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11537/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on private wires policy; to provide a timeline for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11949/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has considered the use of mixed technologies as a transitional measure for households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11950/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide the average cost to retrofit a home to a BER B2 or higher standard from 2019 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11951/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 201, 202, 203, 204 and 206 of 4 March 2025, the reason “related reports” will only be “considered” for future publication; to outline any reasons he may not want to publish the findings of the CEPA consultation initiated by the then-Minister in 2024; to outline any reasons he may not want to publish the findings of the Gas Networks Ireland consultation initiated by the then-Minister in 2024; if Gas Networks Ireland recommended the construction of a State-led emergency gas reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12134/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if it will be possible to import only non-fracked gas into the State-led strategic emergency gas reserve; if this is the strategy he intends to pursue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12135/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider revising the mandate of GNI in order that it be aligned with the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12137/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the State-run strategic emergency gas reserve will be run exclusively by the State or whether it will commission a commercial entity to run it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12138/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications where the strategic emergency gas reserve will be located; and the estimated timeline for delivery. [12139/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the extent to which increased interconnection was considered as part of his Department’s plan to enhance Ireland’s energy security; the reason a strategic emergency gas reserve was favoured; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12140/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline his ministerial brief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12331/25]

2025-03-19

PQ

Asked Public Expenditure

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he intends conducting an environmental impact assessment on the rock armour placed at Rossbeigh beach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12017/25]

2025-03-06

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has met with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities to discuss rising energy prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10401/25]

2025-03-06

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the measures in the Programme for Government to conduct an independent review of the speed and level of passthrough from wholesale prices to retail prices in the energy sector; when he anticipates this review will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10402/25]

2025-03-06

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has met with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities to discuss rising wholesale gas and electricity prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10403/25]

2025-03-06

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has considered reintroduction of the temporary solidarity contribution and the cap on market revenues in response to rising wholesale gas and retail prices in the energy market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10404/25]

2025-03-06

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the number solar PV provided in each of the years from 2020 to date in each of the SEAI’s solar PV schemes, broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10411/25]

2025-03-06

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he plans to move to a plan-led approach to solar development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10417/25]

2025-03-06

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a breakdown of the number and value of grants that have been awarded to the retrofitting of multi-unit dwellings as part of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland community energy grant scheme in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10418/25]

2025-03-06

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a breakdown of the number of applications his Department has received for the retrofit of multi-unit dwellings as part of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland community grant scheme in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10419/25]

2025-03-06

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has calculated the impact that the carbon border adjustment mechanism will have in imported electricity from Britain; the amount by which he anticipates the cost to rise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10420/25]

2025-03-04

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the final element of the energy security review (details supplied); when the conclusions of the review will be published; the appropriate policy and legislative measures that have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9007/25]

2025-03-04

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on the analysis on alternatives to a strategic gas reverse facility (details supplied); when this work will be published; if there will be a consultation on its findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9032/25]

2025-02-27

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how the Government defines energy poverty; the measures being taken to tackle energy poverty; the number of persons living in energy poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8529/25]

2025-02-26

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes retrofitted to a BER B2 standard or higher in each of the Government’s schemes, broken down by scheme, in each year from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8628/25]

2025-02-25

PQ

Asked Taoiseach

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Environment and Climate Change will next meet. [7578/25]

2025-02-25

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the date on which he first received notification of Bord na Móna’s intention to sell Bord na Móna recycling; the protections that are in place for those employed at Bord na Móna recycling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7186/25]

2025-02-25

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the dates in 2024 on which his Department has received each of the 2023 audited financial statements and 2023 annual reports from each State agency under the remit of his Department, in tabular form; if he has received any of the 2024 audited financial statements and 2024 annual reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7187/25]

2025-02-25

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to detail, on an annual basis, the specific projects and associated funding allocated through the Climate Action Fund; whether the project is categorised as a climate or biodiversity one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7189/25]

2025-02-25

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments, bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State, semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department, for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7194/25]

2025-02-20

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of the proposed sale of Bord na Móna Recycling; if he has met with it to discuss this sale; the measures taken to ensure the protection of jobs and pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7042/25]

2025-02-20

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the funding model for supporting the roll-out of renewable energy and for supporting the grid; if he has plans to reform current models; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6768/25]

2025-02-20

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures he is taking to increase the number of homes retrofitted as part of the Government's retrofitting scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6770/25]

2025-02-20

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures he is taking to ensure that the roll out of data centres is consistent with the Climate act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6769/25]

2025-02-20

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on the Designated Maritime Area Plans; when they will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6771/25]

2025-02-20

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to specify the agreed or provisionally agreed auction contracts under ORESS 1 and ORESS 2.1, respectively; the number of successful projects; and the total capacity of successful projects and the percentage share of total successful projects that are wholly or partly owned by ESB and its subsidiaries, in tabular form. [7063/25]

2025-02-20

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to specify the agreed or provisionally agreed auction contracts under RESS 1, RESS 2, RESS 3 and RESS 4 respectively; the number of successful projects; the total capacity of successful projects; and the percentage share of total successful projects that are wholly or partly owned by ESB and its subsidiaries, in tabular form. [7064/25]

2025-02-20

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for the breakdown of the funding provided for community energy grants in 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7065/25]

2025-02-20

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment; Climate and Communications for the breakdown of the funding provided for domestic solar photovoltaic systems in 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7066/25]

2025-02-20

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for a breakdown of the funding provided for community solar photovoltaic systems in 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7067/25]

2025-02-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on the community renewable energy projects that have been energised; the proportion of projects that secured a contract at auction that have been energised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6657/25]

2025-02-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the breakdown of homes retrofitted to a BER B2 standard or higher in each of the Government’s schemes, broken down by scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6658/25]

2025-02-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the next renewable electricity support scheme and offshore renewable electricity support scheme auctions will be held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6659/25]

2025-02-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of the proposed sale of Bord na Móna Recycling; the measures he has taken to ensure that jobs and pensions are protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6660/25]

2025-02-18

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason for the delay in the publication of the National Heat Policy Statement 2025; when he expects it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5490/25]

2025-02-18

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the Climate Action Plan 2025 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5491/25]

2025-02-18

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5493/25]

2025-02-18

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures he is taking to ensure that data centres are regulated, ensuring that they are aligned with our climate goals. [5494/25]

2025-02-18

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the second auction for offshore wind; when this auction will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5763/25]

2025-02-18

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the sectoral adaptation plans for the electricity and gas sector; what measures the Government has taken to ensure that the gas and electricity infrastructure was prepared to deal with power outages and falling trees, as outlined in the plan; if he is satisfied that sufficient measures were taken to prepare for such extreme weather events like storm Babet and storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5983/25]

2025-02-13

PQ

Asked Environment

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]

2025-02-11

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how deposits that are not reclaimed are used; what oversight he has over these funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4204/25]

2025-02-11

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will publish the ministerial brief he received following the recent formation of the Government; if he will outline what his brief mandates him to do; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4380/25]

2025-02-05

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update of the work of the Climate Action Delivery Board; if there will be any changes in the mandate as part of the new mandate for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2822/25]

2025-02-05

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to report on the membership of the just transition commission; the mandated duties of the commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2922/25]

2025-02-05

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to report on the review of greenhouse gas emissions on a consumption basis; if this will impact Ireland's climate targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2923/25]

2025-02-05

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way grants under the national retrofit plan will be revised to increase accessibility, in particular for older people, as outlined in the Programme for Government. [2924/25]

2025-02-05

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures the legislation to accelerate the roll-out of district heating systems; the measures this will contain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2925/25]

2025-02-05

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way his Department is preparing to ensure that Ireland's energy system is better prepared in the face of weather events such as the recent Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2927/25]

2025-02-05

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of spending planned for retrofitting between now and 2030 as part of the revised national development plan and the national retrofit plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2929/25]

2025-02-05

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of the price rises for waste collection services; if he is aware that they price hikes surpass the rate of inflation and that the recycling per life charge is going up by 25 percent which is 18 times the rate of inflation; if he has engaged with the private waste collection company that is introducing these price hikes; the measures he is taking to reduce the costs of waste collection services to households; the measures he is taking to increase regulation in the waste collection sector; if he has considered the municipalisation of waste collection services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3551/25]

2025-02-05

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of a report (details supplied); if his attention has been brought to recommendation 47, in which the Committee recommended that the national waste regulator oversee a new system of economic licensing, whereby exclusive licences are granted for specified geographic areas in order to extend coverage to as many households as possible and that boundaries are designed to combine less commercially attractive areas with more commercially attractive areas; if these recommendations will be followed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3552/25]

2025-01-22

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of households that availed of the grant as part of the SEAI’s warmer home scheme in Kerry, broken down by pre and post-BER; the average waiting time; the number of applications that were rejected in each of the years 2019 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1882/25]

2025-01-21

LOBBY

SSE plc Energy and Natural Resources

Delivery of clean, homegrown, Irish energy

2025-01-18

LOBBY

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture

Kerry IFA Briefing - Budget 2025 Priorities

2024-06-11

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when fibre broadband will be connected to a residence (details supplied) give the person needs same for their employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24994/24]

2023-11-07

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether he has the results of the 2023 salmon survey for the Feale/Cashen fishery; and if he is in a position to indicate if that fishery will be opened in 2024. [47681/23]

2023-11-07

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has any plans to purchase the Abhainn Mhór/Owenmore fishery near An Leithtruigh, Corca Dhuibhne. [48229/23]

2023-05-23

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update as to when an area in Tralee (details supplied) will get broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24143/23]

2023-04-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the conservation requirements which led to the suspension of draft net fishing on inland rivers; if draft net fishing can resume on certain rivers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18503/23]

2023-03-08

VOTE

Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages

✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–78

2022-11-22

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will review a matter regarding a landline (details supplied). [58065/22]

2022-11-08

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the full scheme design for the microgeneration support scheme will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54878/22]

2022-11-08

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the results of the survey on the microgeneration support scheme will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54879/22]

2022-11-08

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the microgeneration support scheme participants will receive payment for excess renewable electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54880/22]

2022-11-08

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated timeframe for future payments will be determined for the microgeneration support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54881/22]

2022-11-08

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the tariffs for excess renewable electricity that suppliers export to the grid; the way that these will be correlated to current market value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54882/22]

2022-09-08

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will explore the potential for repurposing unspent funding for bicycle lanes and walkways held by Kerry County Council into funding for readying vacant council-owned properties for tenancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43420/22]

2022-01-19

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the range of estimated National Broadband Ireland network connection times in County Kerry; the way this compares to figures nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1663/22]

2021-11-16

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the date by which the microgeneration support scheme will be ready for individuals, community groups, business owners and farmers to sell eligible electricity to the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56086/21]

2021-11-16

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the date on which his Department will publish the summary responses to the public consultation in relation to the microgeneration support scheme which closed on 18 February 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56087/21]

2021-11-16

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the date on which his Department will publish the findings from the submissions to the public consultation regarding the microgeneration support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56088/21]

2021-11-16

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of times that the Micro-generation Working Group met in each month of 2021 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56089/21]

2021-09-21

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on right-to-repair regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44496/21]

2021-09-09

PQ

Asked Housing

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will clarify the stated position regarding the need for environmental assessment reporting before the finalisation of interim planning regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42044/21]

2021-06-15

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the date by which the micro-generation support scheme will go live; the dates for interim stages to go live; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30550/21]

2021-04-28

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the fibre installation at a location (details supplied) will be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21846/21]

2021-02-18

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the action that will be taken to ensure that a person (details supplied) is provided with fibre broadband or a suitable alternative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9023/21]

2021-02-03

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated timeframe for broadband to be made available in a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5543/21]

2021-01-27

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of each development area in County Kerry as part of the national broadband plan, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4421/21]

2021-01-27

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of retail service providers established in each development area in County Kerry as part of the national broadband plan, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4422/21]

2021-01-27

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the location of each primary school broadband connection point planned in County Kerry as part of the National Broadband Initiative Plan in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4424/21]

2020-12-16

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps he will take to explore the potential for offshore wind farms in north County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44078/20]

2020-11-10

PQ

Asked Environment

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the action and steps he will take to ensure rural communities under the national broadband plan or otherwise with particular reference to a person (details supplied) will be able to avail of high-speed broadband to support their needs particularly in view of the demands on many working remotely due to the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34666/20]

2020-06-30

PQ

Asked Communications

Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to plans to complete the roll out of fibre broadband in the Rathmore area of County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13267/20]