176. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if all external legal fees incurred by his Department, and by any bodies under its aegis, are charged at negotiated discounted rates; how fees are monitored for compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41498/25]
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177. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department conducts regular benchmarking, or market testing, to ensure that the rates paid for legal services, solicitors and barristers, represent value for money for the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41516/25]
178. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to detail the procurement processes used when engaging external legal firms and barristers, including whether panels are used; how often these are refreshed; the criteria used for selection and performance review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41534/25]
179. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has conducted any audits or reviews in the past five years on legal fee spend; if so, to publish the findings or summaries of those reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41552/25]
180. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the internal oversight that exists within his Department to monitor the scope, duration, and cost escalation of legal services once engaged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41570/25]
181. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department makes use of capped fee arrangements, fixed-fee briefs, success-based fee models or other such arrangements in its legal engagements; if not, the reason such options are not considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41588/25]
182. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether any legal engagements have exceeded their initial estimated or approved cost in the past three years; if so, the number of such cases and total overrun; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41606/25]
183. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department analysed developing micro-electricity production in the State and the feasibility of providing grant aid for hydro projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41683/25]
184. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department examined polices on dynamic electricity off peak-pricing to incentivise and lower the operational costs of EVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41687/25]
185. 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…
186. 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]
187. 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]
188. 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]
189. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current average waiting time for the home surveys that are required to access Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland free energy upgrades. [41824/25]
190. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount in unclaimed deposits from the re-turn scheme in its first 12 months of operation; and the way in which this fund was dispersed. [41825/25]
191. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of applications that have been received under the warmer homes scheme in Wicklow in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41964/25]
192. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of properties that were upgraded under the warmer homes scheme in Wicklow in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41965/25]
193. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average wait time under the warmer homes scheme from when the initial application is received until the works commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41966/25]
194. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of applications under the warmer homes scheme that were inspected by SEAI in Wicklow before and after the works were completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41967/25]
195. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if SEAI carry out an inspection of all properties before and after the retrofitting works under the warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41968/25]
196. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department will consider implementing changes under the warmer homes scheme to improve a BER in cases where an applicant’s double glazed windows/doors are in very poor condition and/or over 20 plus years old as the scheme currently only covers single glazed windows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41969/25]
197. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of complaints SEAI have received from applicants under the warmer homes scheme, broken down per year over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41970/25]
198. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of a decision made by a board (details supplied); the impact this will have on retired workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42007/25]
199. 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 prio…
200. 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]