Questions

210. 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]

211. 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]

212. 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]

213. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress of the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025; the measures it contains to enhance Ireland's storm preparedness; when he expects it to be read at second stage in Dail Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72424/25]

214. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide further details on the updated scientific advice, which he received in November 2025, showing that Lough Corrib SAC salmon stocks will not have a sustainable surplus available for harvest in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72488/25]

215. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department will continue to validate the presence of invasive/non-native fish such as pike, roach and carp in the Corrib Catchment through conservation bye-laws considering his comments on 4 December 2025 regarding significant coarse fisheries within the catchment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72489/25]

216. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the proposed Western Lakes Management Plan (WLMP) facilitates further promotion of coarse angling on Lough Corrib SAC and its catchment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72490/25]

217. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department will be instigating any legislative or policy changes as a result of the public consultation that ended recently regarding the Conservation of Pike Bye-Law (No. 809) 2006 and the Conservation and Prohibition on Sale of Coarse Fish Bye-Law (No. 806) 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72492/25]

218. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of departmental officials that have held the post of principal officer of the Inland Fisheries Division since 1 January 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72495/25]

219. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason the Suir River in the Waterford fishery district will remain open for salmon angling in 2026 on a ‘catch and release’ basis considering that there is a known mortality with releasing fish alive after handling as per peer reviewed literature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72496/25]

220. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total volume of renewable electricity that was dispatched down or curtailed in each of the past five years; the estimated financial value of this wasted energy; and the actions being taken to ensure this surplus is redirected for productive social use, particularly for households in fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement …

221. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department plans to introduce mandatory obligations on system operators, suppliers or aggregators to capture and utilise surplus renewable electricity for social benefit; if not, the rationale for this; and whether he accepts that the continued waste of clean energy during an energy poverty crisis; and if he will make a state…

222. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the full extent of engagement between his Department, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, EirGrid, ESB Networks and a company (details supplied); whether a formal service-level or funding agreement is under consideration; if he will commit to supporting a national rollout of the company's model; and if he will make a statem…

223. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of households in receipt of fuel allowance that have access to energy-smart technologies such as smart immersion controllers, batteries or heat pumps; the steps being taken to prioritise these households for deployment; whether State-funded retrofitting schemes will be explicitly redesigned to integrate demand-flex assets…

224. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department will develop a matched-funding model with corporate energy users, similar to a pilot (details supplied), to scale the redirection of surplus wind power into social housing and low-income private homes nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72535/25]

225. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason more than 300 days after the Programme for Government commitment to use surplus renewable energy to support those in fuel poverty, no national delivery framework has been published; the person or body which holds responsibility for this delay; and when a statutory delivery plan will be brought to Cabinet; and if he will m…

226. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the changes to market design or network charging which are being advanced to ensure that surplus renewable electricity is treated first as a social resource for heat and domestic energy, rather than as a by-product absorbed by curtailment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72537/25]

227. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the issue of chaplains who are without representation despite working for and being paid by the Department of Defence. [72053/25]

228. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence the way in which the shortfall in critical staffing levels in the Defence Forces poses a national security risk; the steps being taken to resolve this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72054/25]

229. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence the current status of the procurement process for the military primary radar system; if rollout of the system will commence in 2026 and full operational status achieved by 2028; if there has been any change in the total cost of approximately €300 million for the programme; if the current training courses for such operations in the Defence Forces are com…

230. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence the establishment figure of the Defence Forces; the number of personnel required to meet Level of Ambition 2; the current number of personnel; and her target for recruitment each year under this Government. [72056/25]

231. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the expedited purchasing of counter unmanned aerial system equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71315/25]

232. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Defence the way in which her Department publishes calls for companies to express an interest in supplying military equipment to the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71316/25]

233. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Finland on defence cooperation; if there are plans for a formal working group to be established to discuss potential areas of collaboration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71317/25]

234. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Defence when she intends to publish the National Capability Development Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71318/25]