138. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if it is Government policy to support 100% community owned renewable energy projects in the renewable electricity support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26856/25]
Parliamentary questions
Questions
TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work
Browse the questions
851 questions match, newest first.
139. 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]
140. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he or the SEAI have plans to change the qualifying criteria for the warmer homes scheme including that the home must be built pre-2006, given the number of years the scheme has been in operation and that many of the houses built since 2006 are now in need of retrofit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26936/25]
141. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current waiting times for the warmer homes scheme; the average waiting time in May 2024; the plans to reduce these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26937/25]
142. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of the new clubhouse and facilities (details supplied) which will be opened shortly in Balbriggan; if he is aware that the area immediately surrounding this new clubhouse does not have access to high speed broadband; if the installation of a BCP has been considered for this site; if will provide an update on …
143. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department will reverse plans to close the National Digital Research Centre (NDRC); his Department’s plans to support early-stage digital enterprises and start-ups here if the NDRC ceases operations in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26973/25]
144. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if framework-based procurement is included in his Department’s reporting of “tendered” procurement in its annual accounts; if so, to distinguish between contracts awarded via framework mini-competition, contracts awarded via direct drawdown from a framework without competition and frameworks run independently by his Department…
145. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a list of all framework agreements used by his Department or its agencies since 2022, by name and description of framework; if it was established by his Department, the OGP, or another central/sectoral body; if it is a single-supplier or multi-supplier framework; if drawdowns required mini-competitions; and the tota…
146. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if all drawdowns from frameworks by his Department or its agencies from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2024, valued over €25,000 were accompanied by publication of a contract award notice on the eTenders portal as required by Circular 05/2023; and if not, to list any known contracts where such publication did not occur and the …
147. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the members of the Irish delegation attending the 2025 UN Ocean Conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27100/25]
148. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether there are proposals to increase funding for SEAI in relation to the roll out of the community grants scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27363/25]
149. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware that providers appear to be applying different criteria in the administration of the SEAI medically vulnerable solar PV scheme; his views on whether this is acceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27364/25]
150. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason a company (details supplied) is excluding persons who meet the criteria for the SEAI medically vulnerable solar PV scheme where such persons were eligible in 2022 but joined the list after 2022; his views on whether this is acceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27365/25]
151. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline plans for maintaining emissions in the event of lower electricity imports arising from linking the British and European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms. [27541/25]
152. 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]
153. 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]
154. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if framework-based procurement is included in his Department’s reporting of “tendered” procurement in its annual accounts; if so, to distinguish between contracts awarded via framework mini-competition, contracts awarded via direct drawdown from a framework without competition and frameworks run independently by his Department versus those centrally…
155. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide a list of all framework agreements used by his Department or its agencies since 2022, by name and description of framework; if it was established by his Department, the OGP, or another central/sectoral body; if it is a single-supplier or multi-supplier framework; if drawdowns required mini-competitions; and the total number of contracts a…
156. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if all drawdowns from frameworks by his Department or its agencies from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2024, valued over €25,000 were accompanied by publication of a contract award notice on the eTenders portal as required by Circular 05/2023; and if not, to list any known contracts where such publication did not occur and the reason. [27051/25]
157. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence following the conclusion of the Study Group on Defence Forces Standards of Colour Deficiency’s work, if the recommendations made have been considered by relevant personnel in the Defence Forces; if they have considered a pass in city university colour test, considered a ‘grade 2’, being sufficient for entry; and if these report recommendations are s…
158. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence following his recent comments regarding recruitment and retention in the Defence Forces and his commitment to optimising and making necessary changes to the process, if his Department have reviewed the work of the Study Group on Defence Forces Standards of Colour Deficiency; if his Department has engaged with the Defence Forces with the aim of imple…
159. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport his views on the extension of the Cork to Midleton railway line to Youghal, given the significant commuter population in this town and its hinterland, the existence of sufficient space on the line adjacent to the Greenway, the positive impact for tourism in the area, and the benefits of public transport. [26708/25]
160. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if he has had any engagement with Irish Rail, the National Transport Authority, Transport Infrastructure Ireland or Cork County Council regarding the extension of the existing Cork–Midleton railway line to include Youghal. [26709/25]
161. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport the funding mechanisms his Department, or the agencies under its aegis, could potentially provide to extend the existing Cork-Midleton railway line to include Youghal. [26710/25]
162. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport when the timetable for the 239 morning bus service from Courtmacsherry to Cork city will be reviewed, to ensure that the service arrives in Cork depot to accommodate service users connections for work and college; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26737/25]