251. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide updated figures on the homes retrofitted to B2 or above, with a year-by-year breakdown for Q1 2025 and Q2 2025 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43064/25]
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252. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the priority actions that is, reporting, sector specific targets, development of stronger food separation rules, progress of food waste week organisation, uptake of a food waste charter and so on, in the National Food Waste Prevention Roadmap 2023-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43155/25]
253. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the development of a National Food Waste Prevention Roadmap post-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43156/25]
254. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will consider introducing mandatory food waste reporting for businesses in the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43157/25]
255. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will publish an review of the National Food Waste Prevention Roadmap 2023-2025 this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43158/25]
256. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is schedul…
257. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the details of capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body under his aegis has responsibility, for which community organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date of when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is schedul…
258. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proposals to extend the natural gas supply to Cavan town, as well as more towns in Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43237/25]
259. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proposals to speed up the processing of applications and payment of grants in respect of the warmer homes schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43239/25]
260. 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]
261. 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]
262. 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]
263. 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]
264. 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…
265. 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]
266. 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]
267. 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]
268. 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]
269. 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]
270. 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]
271. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if a replacement insulation grant for a person (details supplied) will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43289/25]
272. 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]
273. 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 servi…
274. 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]
275. 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]