276. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the unanimous recommendations made by the Joint Oireachtas Committee in its report on the proposed carbon budgets, with specific reference to the recommendation to conduct a transparent peer review on the proposals, will be adopted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73356/25]
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277. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the items identified in the Climate Action Plan that his Department indicated in its Annual Report 2024 where there has not been significant progress; and the reasons as to why this is the case and what measures have been taken this year to address these delays. [73358/25]
278. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline how marine protection measures are monitored and enforced under the National Climate Plan, the actions which were taken in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73359/25]
279. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding his Departments plans to measure the number of households that use prepaid or top up heating services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73421/25]
280. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding engagement he has had with energy providers that offer a prepaid or top up model of payment to ensure that no customer is left without heat over the winter, regardless of outstanding payment issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73422/25]
281. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to claims that households that use prepaid or top up heating services and are unable to afford additional heating are being left without heat in their homes over the winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73423/25]
282. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will ensure that households which use prepaid or top up heating services will not be forced to go without heat in their homes this winter due to financial difficulty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73424/25]
283. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason his Department departed from the Government’s original implementation plan for the Accelerated Renewable Electricity Taskforce (ARET), and instead based the national territory renewable energy mapping policy on outdated county development plan wind energy maps; and if he will outline the reasons for this change in app…
284. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the purpose of the proposed state-led FSRU for Cahiracon, Co Clare; the situation in which use of such a reserve will be permitted and the definition of ‘emergency use’ as outlined by the Department press release in March 2025, following the Government’s approval of a state-led emergency gas reserve; and if he will make a statement on…
285. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the expected timelines and legislative process for the Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve (Amendment) Bill 2025; which Act is proposed to be amended through this process; when a general scheme of the Bill will be made available; the expected dates and duration of pre-legislative scrutiny on the Bill; and if he will make a statement on th…
286. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment where Ireland lies in the construction of offshore windfarms, whether built, in the course of being built, or planned; the criteria that attach to having a successful planning permission (distance from shore, visibility, and so on); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73495/25]
287. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the significant amount of grid connection capacity held by data centres which has not been used. [73595/25]
288. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he was made aware of the volume of grid connection capacity sought by data centres that have planning permission but no grid connection. [73596/25]
289. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he anticipates arrears will increase following the withdrawal of energy credits. [73655/25]
290. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown, per county, of the number of households that have participated in the Government's retrofitting scheme broken down by programme in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73656/25]
291. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the process and policy that exist within the SEAI to ensure consistency and fairness in the application of grant criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73714/25]
292. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason approval for support for works was not granted at a home (details supplied), given neighbouring homes with matching parameters were approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73715/25]
293. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the public consultation on Ireland’s National Building Renovation Plan will be launched, having regard to the requirement under Article 3 of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive for the plan to be finalised by 26 December 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73741/25]
294. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment how the one-stop shops for the energy performance of buildings, required under Article 18 of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2024 and due to be launched by the end of May 2026, will be implemented in Ireland; whether these one-stop shops will provide supports beyond energy renovation, including guidance on adaptive reu…
295. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether a full analysis of the carbon impact of all actions contained in the policy framework Delivering Homes Building Communities will be carried out and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73743/25]
296. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of data processing agreements that have been applied for under the Circular Economy & Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 to allow the sharing of CCTV footage between councils and Gardai since the Act’s introduction; the number of these applications that were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
297. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total funding provided by his Department to Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) in 2025; the financial provision for IFI in 2026; the funding that will be provided for the maintenance of existing angling facilities and the construction of new ones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73777/25]
298. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding that will be provided to Inland Fisheries Ireland in 2026 for protection and conservation of lakes and rivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73778/25]
299. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline how the Government’s new proposals regarding critical infrastructure will impact on infrastructural projects under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73783/25]
300. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the progress on district heating; the funding available; the funding that has been drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73796/25]