1. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the plans to reintroduce an electricity credit; the reason he did not introduce one as part of Budget 2027; if he will make any reforms to Ireland’s energy market to bring down prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [78102/26]
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2. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide reassurance that the Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill will continue to be prioritised in this Dáil term to provide certainty to the nine pilot district heating projects currently under development, the Dublin district heating scheme, and for the expansion of the Tallaght district heating scheme; and i…
3. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the assessment that has been conducted of the resilience of Ireland's critical infrastructure to severe weather events and storms; and whether additional investment in grid resilience is planned. [78103/26]
4. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when he will finalise the review and approval for sale and use of plug-in photovoltaic (PIPV) solar panels in Ireland. [78605/26]
5. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps he is taking to address the fact that data centre demand is outpacing growth in renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [78104/26]
6. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the further measures he intends to introduce to reduce electricity costs for households and SMEs, particularly given the impact of high energy prices on Irish competitiveness; and whether he will examine network charges and other regulated costs contributing to electricity bills. [77683/26]
7. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the actions he is taking to accelerate delivery of offshore wind projects, given continued concerns regarding planning delays, grid connections and infrastructure bottlenecks; and if he will provide a timeline for the first projects becoming operational. [78164/26]
8. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of recent comments made by the head of a company (details supplied); and if he agrees with this assessment. [78163/26]
10. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to assist with ever rising electricity costs. [78317/26]
11. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the delivery of the North-South interconnector project. [76814/26]
12. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of recent comments by Wopke Hoekstra, the EU climate Commissioner, and EU Commissioner Dan Jørgensen, who have confirmed that member states can take measures to tackle windfall profits of energy companies; if he will therefore reintroduce the cap on market revenues; if not, to outline the reasons; and if he will make a statem…
13. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the use of data centres in Dublin; and to outline the increased cost to consumers. [78246/26]
14. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the North-South interconnector project. [77397/26]
18. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being taken to reduce energy costs for households across County Mayo and other rural counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [78242/26]
21. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps being taken to tackle energy poverty in rural communities, particularly among older people and low-income households in County Mayo; and if he will make a full statement on the matter. [78243/26]
23. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on his Department's plans to accelerate offshore wind development to help meet our 2030 climate targets. [77998/26]
76. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to clarify the reasons for the budget announcement to reduce childcare costs to €550 per month. [78519/26]
77. Deputy Daniel Ennis asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of early learning and childcare providers that will be expected to lower their fees due to the change in maximum fee bands as part of budget 2027. [77875/26]
78. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the review of the mother and baby institutions payment scheme. [78585/26]
79. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the development of a public childcare pilot site for Newbridge and Kilcullen. [78112/26]
80. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on her work on the early learning and childcare planning matters working group regarding a review of the 2001 planning guidelines for local authorities on early learning and childcare settings. [78614/26]
81. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures she is overseeing to ensure the recruitment of therapists for children with a disability who require an assessment or have an identified need but cannot access a service due to staffing issues. [77997/26]
82. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to consider upgrading the Carrigaline family support centre to a family resource centre. [77818/26]
84. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the oversight mechanisms that exist to ensure individual family support plans developed by children's disability network teams contain agreed goals, identified interventions, assigned responsibilities, review dates and implementation timeframes in accordance with national policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [78122/2…
85. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there will be a further roll-out of early learning and childcare facilities; and if she will ensure that a facility is located in County Laois, due to the rapid expansion of the population in the county. [76713/26]