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Aindrias Moynihan Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
151. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for consideration for SEAI individual grants for new heating systems be used in conjunction with the local authority older person grant due to the high cost of new heating systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73070/25]
Paul Murphy Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
152. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when fossil fuels will be phased out in this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72884/25]
Cathy Bennett Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
153. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his proposals to support consumers financially burdened by rising energy prices. [72994/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
154. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of households that are in energy arrears for both gas and electricity respectively; the number that are in long-term arrears, as of 30 November 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71562/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
155. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason Ireland is still behind in its offshore wind energy generated electricity in comparison with 20 years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63293/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
156. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether he will introduce legislation creating a not-for-profit mandate for the Electricity Supply Board. [73224/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
157. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the gap between retail and wholesale prices of energy in Ireland, which is the highest in the world, and how energy prices have fallen much more slowly in Ireland relative to other EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73223/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
158. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he plans to expand the deposit return scheme. [72999/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
159. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment following the publication of the review of Storm Éowyn, if his Department is undertaking any work in progressing recommendation 4.8.6, focused on 'further exploration of the area of vulnerability, the identification of vulnerable persons” in relation to supporting vulnerable people during electricity outages; and if he will make a sta…
John Paul O'Shea Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
160. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of homes retrofitted under SEAI schemes in Cork in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the total funding allocated; if additional resources will be provided to reduce waiting times for schemes such as the warmer homes scheme that have considerable delays presently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71899/25]
Ruairí Ó Murchú Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
161. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the engagement his Department has had with the CRU and other stakeholders about lowering the retail price of electricity to homeowners and businesses in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73003/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
162. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will expand the definition of "vulnerable customer" when it comes to energy to include financial vulnerability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71563/25]
Pa Daly Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
163. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the information he received from his officials regarding the impact of the withdrawal of energy credits on the number of people living in arrears; his reasoning for withdrawing the credits in this context; the steps he is taking to reduce the number of people in arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72817/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
164. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on waste management in Ireland, and the importance of the circular economy. [72998/25]
Brian Brennan Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
165. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps he is taking to remove bureaucracy and red tape for the progress of infrastructural developments, such as wind and solar energy projects, designed to assist in meeting climate targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73218/25]
Paul Murphy Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
166. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will take any new measures to reduce or offset energy costs for households in light of the cost-of-living crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72886/25]
Brendan Smith Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
167. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his Department's role in the implementation of the national biomethane strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72990/25]
Pearse Doherty Oral 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
168. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the operating profits of motor insurance companies and public and employer liability insurance using a standard definition of operating profits, that is, after paying all business expenses but before tax and interest deductions from 2020 to 2025, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73162/25]
Ged Nash Oral 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
169. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the contents of the Government’s medium-term economic framework; the reasons for the delay in producing the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73642/25]
Pearse Doherty Oral 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
170. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the updated projections from his Department in the wake of recent CSO inflation figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73720/25]
Cian O'Callaghan Oral 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
171. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the action he is taking to address the banking sector using high mortgage interest rates in order to maintain high profits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73718/25]
Pearse Doherty Oral 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
172. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the steps being taken to address the situation where banks are maintaining high mortgage interest rates in order to maintain high profits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73721/25]
Mattie McGrath Oral 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
173. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance given that the National Asset Management Agency, NAMA, is due to conclude its affairs and wind down operations by the end of 2025, to outline the arrangements in place to ensure that any unresolved investigations or litigation, particularly those involving significant public funds, are fully pursued; the person or body that will be responsible for…
John Clendennen Oral 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
174. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his long-term strategy for ensuring the sustainability of public finances given the demographic pressures outlined in the Department of Finance's Future Forty: Ireland's Demographic Outlook, which projects an increase in the old-age dependency ratio from 23.1% in 2022 to 55.2% by 2065; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69735/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Oral 18 Dec 2025 · to Finance
175. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is satisfied that film producer companies in receipt of the section 481 film tax credit or meeting the test for quality employment and fully vindicating the employment and copyright rights of those working in the film industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69915/25]