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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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Pa Daly Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
134. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will review the grant structure and the impact of upcoming PSO levy adjustments on electrified households. [61011/26]
Malcolm Byrne Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
135. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total amounts paid by his Department to private insurance companies for insurance for each year from 2016 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61365/26]
Sorca Clarke Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
136. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the expenditure incurred by his Government Department on external consultancy services in each of the past five years, broken down by consultancy firm, project and amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61348/26]
Barry Heneghan Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
137. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the Renewable Heat Obligation Bill 2025 will be published; if it will be accompanied by a full impact assessment and full cost benefit analysis with respect to the consumer; and if he will make a statement on the matter [60775/26]
Pa Daly Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
138. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures planned to ensure that rural and off-gas-grid communities are not disproportionately burdened by transitioning to green energy; the additional supports available to them as part of Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60726/26]
Pa Daly Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
139. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the assessment carried out by his Department of regional dependence on solid fuel heating, particularly in the Midlands, Border and western regions; the way this is being reflected in Budget 2027 planning and home-heating transition policies; if he has considered ring-fencing some funds to assist solid fuel homes with rising costs; and if …
Pa Daly Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
140. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether additional funding will be made available in Budget 2027 to support inspections, sampling, testing and enforcement of solid fuel regulations following enactment of the Air Pollution (Amendment) Bill 2025. [60724/26]
Pa Daly Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
141. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when he expects the provisions of the Air Pollution (Amendment) Bill 2025 to be commenced; the additional resources being provided to local authorities and the EPA to support implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60722/26]
Michael Cahill Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
143. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to address the concerns raised (details supplied) that directly affects Irish Micro-Business; to give consideration to the four main points raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60708/26]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
144. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion and estimated tonnage of recreational pollack removals used in the relevant ICES assessment that were attributable to Irish waters and anglers; the Irish data and IMREC findings used and the weight afforded to them; the reason the three pollack limit was introduced before the full IMREC dataset and socioeconomi…
Sorca Clarke Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
146. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being taken to reduce waiting times for applicants to the SEAI warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60942/26]
Seán Kyne Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
147. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if homes should be grant aided to get to the standard of 12 kVA (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60335/26]
Donna McGettigan Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
148. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment each documented quality-assurance, inter-rater reliability, data-validation and audit procedure currently applied to the National Litter Pollution Monitoring System; the body responsible for each; its frequency; the number of surveys audited and non-conformities identified in each year from 2021 to 2025; and where the applicable p…
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
149. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied), regarding eligibility criteria for older persons under the SEAI Warmer Homes Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61468/26]
Shay Brennan Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
150. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment which public authority is responsible for deciding when a wildfire-smoke or air-quality alert should be issued; and the thresholds or criteria used. [60497/26]
Shay Brennan Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
151. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if official monitoring stations or local authority sensors recorded elevated PM2.5 or PM10 levels in or near Sandyford and Goatstown during the period 27 and 28 of July 2026 particularly during the night; and if those readings will be published. [60488/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
152. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has carried out an assessment of the impact of the authorised representative requirements under Article 45(3) of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on Irish micro and small enterprises trading cross-border within the European Union; if so, if he will publish that assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6156…
Cormac Devlin Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
153. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position taken by Ireland at the Council of the European Union on 24 June 2026 in respect of the proposed suspension of Article 45(3) of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 contained in COM(2025) 982; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61568/26]
Cormac Devlin Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
154. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the body which will operate the register of producers required under Regulation (EU) 2025/40; the date on which that register will open for registration; the fee structure proposed for producers placing less than ten tonnes of packaging on the Irish market annually; whether the simplified reporting dataset provided for under that Reg…
Cormac Devlin Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
155. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of producers registered with the approved body for packaging in each of the years 2023 to 2026 to date; the number of producers estimated to fall within the scope of the producer registration requirements of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 which fell below the major producer thresholds provided for under the European Union (Packag…
Pa Daly Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
156. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the three pollack daily recreational limit will be reviewed before the 2027 fishing negotiations; if the review will consider updated IMREC data, 2026 commercial and bait catches, socioeconomic evidence and Irish stock research; if its findings will be published; whether Ireland will seek an amendment to Article 12 of Council Regulation…
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
157. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 21 May 2026, the scientific evidence on recreational pollack catches used in negotiating Article 12 of Council Regulation (EU) 2026/249; the extent to which it relied on data from France, southern England or ICES Division 8a; the way in which its relevance to Irish inshore rod and …
Sorca Clarke Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
158. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department and bodies under his aegis maintain a register of gifts, hospitality or other benefits received by public servants; the number of entries recorded on each such register since January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61585/26]
Albert Dolan Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
159. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department or the SEAI is considering extending eligibility for solar PV grants to owners of new dwellings constructed since 2021; whether a review of the current eligibility criteria is underway; the rationale for the continued exclusion of such homes from grant support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61845/26…
Thomas Gould Written 7 Sep 2026 · to Climate
160. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether a multi-agency protocol for major fish kills has been established following the Blackwater fish kill. [61977/26]