76. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department plans to avail of SAFE funding; the guarantees his Department has sought to ensure any joint procurement for the Defence Forces under SAFE will not involve the purchase of cluster munitions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60395/25]
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77. 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]
78. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to confirm if he has received the land use review phase 2 report; the reason he has not yet released the review; when he plans to release it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60840/25]
79. 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]
80. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on the outcome of his recent meeting with our largest energy companies, on 26 September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59711/25]
81. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will acknowledge that the High Court has now ruled in multiple cases that wind turbine noise can constitute a nuisance, even where developments are compliant with planning conditions; and his plans to ensure that Ireland’s regulatory framework adequately protects affected residents. [60859/25]
82. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the acceleration of offshore wind development under the Climate Action Plan 2025, including progress on grid integration and planning reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60514/25]
83. 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]
84. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of home energy upgrades completed to date this year in each county; the way in which this compared with the same periods of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60298/25]
85. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the large-scale fish kill mortalities that occurred on the River Blackwater in Cork in August 2025; the actions he will take to prevent similar future occurrences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54983/25]
86. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to clarify the Government’s current policy on commercial LNG infrastructure; if he will progress policy banning commercial LNG infrastructure in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59709/25]
87. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has advocated for the collation of data relating to specific plastic polymers at an EU level. [60468/25]
88. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if consideration will be given to the provision of a solar PV grant for new build properties (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60399/25]
89. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is concerned at high household energy costs; the steps he will take in areas under his remit to lower the cost of the energy for households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59247/25]
90. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on proposed regulations for biogas facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59452/25]
91. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there is scope in the recently announced new technical and financial advisory support, to help Ireland develop district heating systems, by the European Investment Bank to update and correct the system at a development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60419/25]
92. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the Energy Affordability Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60405/25]
93. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department is liaising with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the new draft wind energy guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59827/25]
94. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being taken to ensure grid resilience in vulnerable areas during the 2025-26 winter period; the means by which communities will be informed of emergency generation plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60487/25]
95. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his proposals to increase the amount of PET plastic recycled in Ireland. [60467/25]
96. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the means by which the national electricity grid is being upgraded to support increased renewable energy generation, greater electrification and future demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59350/25]
97. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his priorities ahead of COP30; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60499/25]
98. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps the Government plans to take to support the move to reusable cups to reduce waste from disposable coffee cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60476/25]
99. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the plans his Department is currently evaluating to reduce barriers for the construction of renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60389/25]
100. 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]