Questions

1. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of a new UN report on the environmental impact of AI (details supplied), which cites Ireland as a "cautionary example"; if he has plans to implement a grid prioritisation framework, as outlined in the EU Commission's guidance on efficient and timely grid connections in December 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matt…

2. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when he intends to introduce the strategic gas emergency reserve Bill 2025 to the Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44871/26]

3. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of recent reports which confirm that Ireland has the highest electricity prices in the EU (details supplied); the measures he is taking to reduce prices; if he will reintroduce electricity credits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44296/26]

4. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his response to findings in a recent report by Friends of the Earth that data centre energy demand added a cumulative €715 million to household electricity bills between 2015 and 2023 and could add a further €1.6 billion over the next decade; his response to a recent report (details supplied) on data centres commissioned by the Departme…

5. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether he believes the measures that the Government has taken will not be sufficient to reduce emissions to meet both our national and EU climate targets (details supplied); the measures he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44297/26]

6. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the additional measures under consideration to bring Ireland back on track to meet its carbon budgets and legally binding 2030 emissions reduction targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44390/26]

7. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the work of the national energy affordability task force; when the action plan will be produced; the way in which timelines on implementation will be managed so as to assist households and business in advance of winter 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44562/26]

8. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the timeline to enact the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44544/26]

9. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding any Departmental review of the deposit return scheme; the mechanisms in place to measure the success of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43426/26]

10. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the supports his Department provides to help businesses reduce energy use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30056/26]

11. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the energy usage of data centres in Dublin; the way in which this is affecting energy prices for consumers; the number of new data centres to open over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44479/26]

12. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline if his Department has undertaken an impact assessment of the current high cost of electricity on the Government's own electrification and decarbonisation targets; the measures that are in place to ensure that the cost of necessary grid infrastructure investment does not fall disproportionately on domestic consumers; and if he …

13. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update offshore wind projects; the amount of offshore wind that is expected to be connected by 2030, 2032 and 2035, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43821/26]

14. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to help the SME sector cope with increased energy prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30046/26]

15. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the cause, and the perpetrator, of the large fish kill in Blackwater, north Cork in 2025 has been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29366/26]

16. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there are alternative plans for energy security given the planned closure of Moneypoint in 2029; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44559/26]

17. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the consideration his Department has given, within its renewable energy policy framework, to the cumulative impact of large-scale windfarm developments in areas such as Galway East; the way in which community impact is being addressed as part of the transition to renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44339/2…

18. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current average waiting times for applicants to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland warmer homes scheme at each stage of the process, including assessment, survey and completion of works; the number of households currently waiting more than 12 months and more than 24 months, respectively; the measures being taken to reduc…

19. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the action that will be taken against those responsible for killing over 20,000 fish in the River Glyde; the action he will take to prevent fish kills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44549/26]

20. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to a recent United Nations University report which references Ireland as a cautionary example of local grid stress from concentrated digital infrastructure due to the proliferation of data centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44343/26]

21. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to confirm his engagements with the European Commission to recognise Ireland as part of the EU interconnected gas grid to enable imports of sustainable renewable gases with third countries including the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44566/26]

22. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if consideration will be given to providing free solar panels to households in receipt of fuel allowance, to support them with their energy bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31310/26]

23. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has plans to work with the ESB to ensure Pay As You Go electricity customers are on the lowest possible electricity tariffs. [31211/26]

24. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which revenue raised through the Market Cap Fund will be allocated; the reasons for the significant underspends under Vote 29 in the 2024 Appropriation Account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44487/26]

25. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will consider including solar panels and solar energy generation as part of the measures available under the warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44485/26]