161. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will outline Ireland's EU Presidency priorities, particularly in relation to climate and energy security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61978/26]
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163. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether he is aware of the growing administrative burden created by packaging Extended Producer Responsibility rules and the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation; whether there is a need for proportionate reporting requirements based on the actual quantity of packaging placed on the market; whether he agrees there is a need for me…
164. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his attention has been drawn to the growing administrative burden created by packaging Extended Producer Responsibility rules and the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation; whether he agrees that a meaningful exemption or simplified regime for micro and small businesses placing very small quantities of packaging on other EU…
165. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position taken by Ireland in Council negotiations on the proposed suspension of Article 45(3) of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 concerning extended producer responsibility authorised representatives (file 2025/0395(COD)); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62115/26]
166. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the existing "major producer" thresholds of €1 million annual turnover and 10 tonnes of packaging placed on the market continue to apply following the application of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 from 12 August 2026; whether micro-enterprises below those thresholds are now required to register as producers under Article 44 of that Re…
167. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will make registration on an NSAI contractors register a mandatory condition for all SEAI supported spray foam insulation works, in order to ensure that grant funded installations are carried out only by trained, competent, and audited installers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62160/26]
168. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current status of the seven mineral prospecting licence applications in East Clare (details supplied); if his Department and the Geoscience Regulation Office have considered the deep environmental concerns of the local community regarding potential downstream chemical processing impacts; if he will explicitly address the contradic…
169. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the details of the proposed obligation rates under the renewable heat obligation scheme; the rationale for setting the initial rates at 1.5% rising to 3%; if he will consider increasing these rates to a more effective level to support meaningful emissions reduction in the heating sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
170. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current status of the renewable heat obligation scheme; the reason the legislation was not published before the Dáil summer recess as previously indicated; the revised timeline for publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62303/26]
171. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will assess the potential compliance costs for the liquid fuel industry arising from the renewable heat obligation scheme; the expected impact on consumers; if he will revise the scheme to ensure that costs are proportionate to environmental benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62305/26]
172. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the Government’s assessment of low carbon liquid fuels, including HVO, as a viable and affordable decarbonisation option for older rural homes reliant on kerosene; if he will consider policy measures to support their deployment at scale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62306/26]
173. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of homes currently reliant on oil (kerosene) for heating; the proportion located in rural areas without access to the natural gas grid; and the Government’s strategy for providing practical and affordable decarbonisation pathways for these households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62307/26]
174. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason Ireland has no climate policies recorded in the OECD IFCMA Climate Policy Dashboard country-level database; the engagement his Department has had with the OECD regarding the omission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62315/26]
175. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will consider revising the renewable heat obligation scheme to ensure that it supports the deployment of renewable liquid fuels into existing home heating systems as the fastest and most practical pathway to emissions reduction in the heating sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62312/26]
176. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the expected emissions reduction impact of the renewable heat obligation scheme at the proposed obligation rates; if his Department has modelled higher obligation rates to determine their potential effectiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62311/26]
177. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has engaged with representative bodies in the renewable heating sector (details supplied) regarding the design and implementation of the renewable heat obligation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62310/26]
178. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide an updated analysis of the suitability of heat pumps for older rural homes; the estimated cost of deep retrofits required for effective operation; if alternative technologies such as low carbon liquid fuels have been fully evaluated within the Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62309…
179. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will examine the feasibility of establishing a single renewable liquid fuel obligation scheme covering all liquid fuels used in heating and transport, modelled on the renewable transport fuel obligation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62308/26]
180. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is satisfied that current legislation adequately addresses the use of ultrasonic animal deterrent devices, particularly in built up areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62324/26]
181. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for a detailed update on the implementation of the joint research centre recommendations arising from the report into Blackwater fish kill; the way in which to better handle these incidents in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62515/26]
182. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has plans to force waste collection companies advertising online and by door to door flyers to provide their permit number in such advertisements; his views that verification online of such permits should be simplified by the National Waste Collection Permit Office; whether he agrees that improper use of a fake permit number should…
183. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the Climate Action Plan for 2026 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62706/26]
184. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the timeline for consultations and publication of the Climate Action Plan 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62707/26]
185. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the next national long term climate action strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62708/26]
186. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the Climate Action Plan for 2026, will set out sector specific actions that are required to address any failure, or projected failure, to comply with the carbon budget and sectoral emissions ceiling for the period to which the plan relates, as per S.4(2)(b)(ii) of the Climate Action Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on …