Questions

235. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the timeline for transposing the EU directive on energy sharing, EU Directive 2024/17111, published in 2024, into Irish law, given that a Commission for Regulation of Utilities, CRU, consultation on the topic was completed in April 2026, and that the Community Energy Federation of Ireland, CEFI, have outlined how energy sharing ca…

216. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department’s allocation in Budget 2027 will make provision for the estimated €220 million in national contributions to match the €663 million in funding under the EU Social Climate Fund which has been available to draw down since 2026; and the subheading, programme and vote this allocation will fall under. [68683/26]

218. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 222 of 21 October 2025, whether his Department’s allocation in Budget 2026 made provision for the estimated €220 million in national contributions to match the €663 million in funding under the EU Social Climate Fund; and the subheading, programme and vote this allocation fell under in the Rev…

21. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the planned publication of the Climate Action Plan 2026. [65687/26]

150. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the Grid Options Report for the South Coast will be finalised and published. [65963/26]

93. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on his Department’s engagement with the local authority sector and other relevant stakeholders to prioritise the development of a system which will assist local authorities in managing discarded nitrous oxide canisters; the timeline for the implementation of this system; and if he will make a statement on the m…

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]

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 …

220. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the feasibility study into transitioning Ireland's waste collection market from its current side-by-side licensing system to a franchise tendering system will be published. [64110/26]

223. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the feasibility study on transitioning Ireland's waste collection market from its current side-by-side licensing system to a franchise tendering system will be published. [64112/26]

224. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether there will be another round of funding from the community climate action programme; if so, when will this call for funding be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58286/26]

114. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his Departments plans to counter coastal erosion, dealing with the potential impacts of coastal erosion; the contingency plans being put in place to protect coastal and marine environments from increasing climate change impacts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46954/26]

115. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for a detailed progress update on the recommendations relating to his Department arising from the National Climate Change Risk Assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46956/26]

116. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current assessment and contingency plans being considered by his Department relating to the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Current and its increasing risk of collapse which would have devastating impacts in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46962/26]

134. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has ever engaged with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding potential changes to planning laws to make the provision of solar canopies mandatory when planning permission is being granted for large outdoor carparks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47160/26]

248. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the second consultation process for Ireland's draft Social Climate Plan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45360/26]

249. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on DCEE's progress on the second rollout of the Community Climate Action Programme: Climate Education, Capacity Building and Learning by Doing (Strand 2); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45361/26]

254. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the supports and funding streams available for organisations involved in marine protection and conservation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45817/26]

255. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update in relation to the ongoing work to consolidate and modernise legislation underpinning the work of Inland Fisheries Ireland, outlining specific fines, penalties and powers which are being targeted for updating; whether the enforcement powers available to IFI will be increased; and if he will make a statement on the ma…

256. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number and grade of staff employed by the Environmental Protection Agency; if there are planned recruitment competitions in near future, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45820/26]

257. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update in relation to actions outlined in the 2020 OECD Report on the Environmental Protection Agency; for an update on the annual reviews of the ongoing performance delivery agreements since 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45821/26]

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]