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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Colm Burke Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
152. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress made to date on key focus areas and actions for 2025 under the Climate Action Plan 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27658/26]
Pa Daly Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
153. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps he is taking to make Ireland more resilient to climate change; the reason progress has been so slow (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26174/26]
Michael Cahill Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
154. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on his engagement with stakeholders in relation to the current fuel and energy costs challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27680/26]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
155. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total amount in unredeemed deposits under the deposit return scheme in 2025; the amount from the 2025 unredeemed deposits made available to community-based initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27075/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Foreign
156. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the independent, reliable evidence which exists that US military associated aircraft landing at Shannon Airport are doing so in compliance with all national legislation and international legal obligations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27702/26]
Conor D McGuinness Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Foreign
157. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the number of buildings that were built or part-funded with the assistance of the Government of Ireland in the State of Palestine that have been destroyed or removed; if he is aware of who has destroyed or stolen those buildings paid for by the Irish tax payer; and the response he has issued to the destruction and theft…
Conor D McGuinness Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Foreign
158. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the value of the infrastructure that has been built with the assistance of the Government of Ireland in the West Bank and Gaza; and the value of the infrastructure that has been destroyed or stolen in the State of Palestine in the past ten years, by year, in tabular form. [27714/26]
Colm Burke Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Foreign
159. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to confirm that serious consideration will be given to a group's application (details supplied) for funding under the Communicating Europe Initiative; when decisions on funding are likely to be made under this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27805/26]
Brendan Smith Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Foreign
160. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there has been any discussion at recent EU Foreign Affairs Councils regarding the persecution of Christians around the world; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27878/26]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
161. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he or his officials have met with the CRU in the past six weeks to discuss price gouging with regard to energy prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27418/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
162. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether he intends on proceeding with his plans to develop a floating LNG terminal given the recent fossil fuel crisis during which the price of LNG soared by as much as 60%; whether he will instead pivot towards rapidly scaling up our renewable generation and storage capacity to decarbonise our energy sector and protect Irish househo…
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
163. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will outline the key measures in the new Economy Strategy 2026-2028: Accelerating Action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27697/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
164. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide the most up-to-date estimate of the total financial liability the State faces between now and 2030 for failing to meet EU greenhouse gas emissions targets under the Effort Sharing Regulation; if he will specify from which existing departmental budgets or capital projects these multi-billion euro compliance costs wi…
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
165. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the strategy for the recycling of wind turbines in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27743/26]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
166. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the works to increase capacity of the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27744/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
167. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the specific methods and departmental protocols used to measure and verify data centre water consumption from both public and private sources across relevant catchments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27782/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
168. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the legislative requirements or Departmental regulations that mandate data centre operators to report their water consumption from either private wells or the national supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27783/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
169. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of operational data centres using 'dry cooling' methods; the recorded number of days annually that each such facility reverted to water-based cooling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27786/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
170. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department maintains a national database or specific inventory of the quantity of waste heat currently recovered from data centres in Ireland; if not, the specific scientific or empirical data used to inform the Large Energy User Action Plan (LEAP) published in January 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2…
Pa Daly Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
171. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of wind farms and their installed capacity supported by the Government’s renewable electricity feed-in tariff scheme and the alternative energy requirement support scheme in each of the years from 2000 to 2025, in tabular form. [27851/26]
Pa Daly Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
172. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of wind farms and their installed capacity which, having reached the end of their contracts, exited the Government’s renewable electricity feed-in-tariff scheme and the alternative energy requirement support scheme in each of the years from 2000 to 2025, in tabular form. [27852/26]
Jen Cummins Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
173. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to improve the schemes for retrofitting. [27855/26]
William Aird Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
174. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being taken to ensure the continuity and security of electricity supply given the continued reliance on fossil fuels for more than half of electricity generation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27872/26]
William Aird Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
175. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the National Oil Reserves Agency plans to increase stock levels within Ireland’s strategic oil reserves in the event of a worsening international energy crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27873/26]
Ciarán Ahern Written 16 Apr 2026 · to Climate
176. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he remains committed to the provisions of the Climate Acts given recent attempts by the Government to have the Acts disapplied across numerous Government Bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27881/26]