170. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the expansion of the vulnerable customer definition and whether said expansion will include financial vulnerability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14068/26]
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194. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the legal advice he has sought regarding the potential of commercial entities seeking access to the gas entry point that would come with the development of a strategic gas emergency reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14064/26]
199. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the CRU review into price gouging and level of pass through from wholesale prices to retail prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14067/26]
12. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has, or intends to, apply for a State aid exemption for the purposes of the development of the strategic floating LNG facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13099/26]
13. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has received formal correspondence or direction from the EU in relation to Ireland’s non-compliance with the N-1 directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13100/26]
14. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the proposed strategic floating LNG facility would be considered a ‘gas entry point’ under EU law; if he has sought legal advice in relation to the impact of such a determination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13101/26]
15. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if it is intended that a company (details supplied) be the sole developer of the strategic floating LNG facility; or if it is intended that they will collaborate with other entities, State or commercial, in this development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13102/26]
16. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if, considering the German court case at the CJEU regarding their floating gas unit, he has sought legal advice on the potential of third parties pursuing legal action for access to the gas entry point that would come alongside the development of the strategic floating LNG facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
17. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the rationale for not taking into account secondary fuels, as is allowable in determining N-1 requirements, in the Departments security of supply reviews; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13104/26]
296. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the actions he will take to address the high level of wasted energy (details supplied) between now and Budget 2027, considering that his Department told the Oireachtas Climate Committee that the NEAT report will not be available until July 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11716/26]
297. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the action he is taking to advance the Programme for Government commitment to utilise surplus renewable energy to support the 550,000 households in energy poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11717/26]
298. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the Government intends to set a principle that surplus renewable energy should be used first, and only dispatched down as a last resort; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11718/26]
320. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide figures on the uptake of the home energy upgrade loan scheme since it was rolled out in 2024, broken down by quarter, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12633/26]
321. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide updated figures on the installation of solar panels in homes, new and retrofitted, with a year-by-year breakdown since 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12635/26]
101. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will direct the CRU to launch an investigation into price gouging by energy retailers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71566/25]
124. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to explain the rationale behind not providing targeted energy credits in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71564/25]
139. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the details of the hardship funds offered by energy retailers this winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71560/25]
154. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of households that are in energy arrears for both gas and electricity respectively; the number that are in long-term arrears, as of 30 November 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71562/25]
162. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will expand the definition of "vulnerable customer" when it comes to energy to include financial vulnerability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71563/25]
270. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has had discussions with the CRU about launching an investigation into energy retailers price gouging in Ireland since September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71571/25]
295. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to explain the steps involved in the review and approval process for the forthcoming carbon budgets, and the expected timeline for this process, in light of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action’s recommendation that the budgets be aligned with the Paris test rather than temperature neutrality; how the Climate Change A…
80. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on the outcome of his recent meeting with our largest energy companies, on 26 September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59711/25]
86. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to clarify the Government’s current policy on commercial LNG infrastructure; if he will progress policy banning commercial LNG infrastructure in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59709/25]
102. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the investigation into the fish kill on the River Blackwater in August 2025; the actions being taken to prevent similar incidents in the future; if he is satisfied with the current EPA licensing and enforcement regime, particularly in light of recent non-compliance issues at industrial sites; and if he will make …
109. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps being taken to strengthen the powers and remit of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities in light of the persistent gap between wholesale and retail electricity prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59706/25]