112. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason he has established the National Energy Affordability Taskforce without civil society representation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48562/25]
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133. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the Government remains committed to the decision of the previous Government to withdraw from the EU Energy Treaty; if so, when this withdrawal will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48559/25]
150. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the legislative and policy measures his Department is planning to take with respect to noise pollution from commercial drones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48560/25]
131. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if Ireland will officially endorse the development of a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty as a matter of our climate policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48542/25]
115. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding sources available for individuals or companies working on development new and innovative sources of renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45064/25]
116. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to indicate the progress made on each of the 10 actions set out in the Electricity Storage Policy Strategy published last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45066/25]
117. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to what extent the inability to dynamically share a contracted Maximum Export Capacity (MEC) between different technology types sharing a single connection point is limiting the development of hybrid renewable energy generation and electricity storage; the steps being taken to address this; and if he will make a statement on the m…
118. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department has examined the cap-and-floor mechanism announced by the UK Government in 2024 for the electricity storage sector; if consideration has been given to the introduction of a similar mechanism here in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45068/25]
132. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the staffing and resources available to the MARA are sufficient to enable the agency to adequately perform its statutory functions to validate, assess and issue MACs and MULs in a timely manner. [45869/25]
190. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the consultation on plans designating renewables acceleration areas for one or more types of renewable energy sources under Article 15c of the RED III Directive is due to commence. [47096/25]
191. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment which public authority or authorities will designate renewable acceleration areas for one or more types of renewable energy sources under Article 15c of the RED III Directive. [47097/25]
192. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the co-ordinated mapping for the deployment of renewable energy under Article 15b of the RED III Directive is due to be completed; which public authority or authorities are carrying it out; and whether the results of the mapping will be published. [47098/25]
204. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the external consultation that is planned in the run up to submitting a draft National Building Renovation Plan to the European Commission by 31 December 2025; and the specific arrangements that are being put in place to ensure that the voices of those most impacted by energy poverty are heard.; and if he will make a statement on …
205. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the consultation on plans designating renewables acceleration areas for one or more types of renewable energy sources under Article 15c of the RED III Directive is due to commence. [47470/25]
206. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the public authority or authorities that will designate renewables acceleration areas for one or more types of renewable energy sources under Article 15c of the RED III Directive; and when will the necessary transposing legislation be put in place. [47471/25]
207. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the co-ordinated mapping for the deployment of renewable energy under Article 15b of the RED III Directive is due to be completed and the public authority or authorities carrying it out; and whether the results of the mapping will be published. [47472/25]
293. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the progress made in addressing the backlog of applications for foreshore licences in recent years, and in particular to state when he expects his staff to determine the application for a foreshore licence (details supplied). [43577/25]
309. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of home retrofits, supported by SEAI, that were completed to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44259/25]
310. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the funding allocation model for retrofit set out in table 1 of the National Retrofit Action Plan (page 10) will be funded through extra carbon tax revenue; if this is under review; when the review be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44260/25]
209. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current timeline of delivery for the proposed acquisition of a State-leased floating storage and regasification unit and construction of ancillary infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38724/25]
210. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the locations short-listed for the State-leased floating storage and regasification unit and associated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38725/25]
211. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to list the gas storage “onshore salt cavern” locations that have been identified for a ‘full mitigation scenario’, as outlined by the Gas Networks Ireland ‘Preliminary Business Case’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38726/25]
212. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the promised public consultation on a State-led floating storage and regasification unit, as outlined by the previous Minister of this Department, will be undertaken, keeping in mind Ireland’s commitments under the Aarhus Convention and the legal challenges taken by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to lack of ne…
213. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason he took the decision to dispense with a revised Energy Poverty Action Plan in favour of advancing an Energy Affordability Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38728/25]
214. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for the timeline for the publication of the Energy Affordability Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38729/25]