146. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in light of recent international energy market volatility and supply disruptions, the additional measures he is taking to reduce Ireland’s dependence on imported fossil fuels and accelerate the deployment of indigenous renewable generation capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44691/26]
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313. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his response to a recently published report by friends of the earth concerning the financial impact of data centres on household electricity bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42866/26]
316. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his response to the infringement proceedings opened against Ireland by the European Commission for failure to correctly transport the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive; the corrective actions he intends on taking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42953/26]
317. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the implementation of the outstanding items contained in the Waste Action Plan for a circular economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42954/26]
318. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the introduction of a levy on single-use hot beverage cups, also known as the "latte levy"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42955/26]
308. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the status of Ireland's Third Sustainable Development Goals National Implementation Plan, which went out for Public Consultation between December 2025 and January 2026; when he plans to publish the National Implementation Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39967/26]
93. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps taken to prevent an inflationary effect on the cost of home energy upgrades arising out of grant increases and to ensure that the benefit of the grants continues to be felt by consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33207/26]
22. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when a decision will be made regarding whether the Just Transition Commission will be placed on legislative footing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31416/26]
23. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the Climate Action Fund will be continued beyond 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31417/26]
24. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the Climate Conversations will be continued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31418/26]
25. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the method by which his Department reviews the structure and operations of State agencies with responsibilities for delivering targets under the Climate Action Plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31424/26]
26. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps his Department has taken to improve efficiency in the retrofitting sector, including through supporting the use of pre-assembled materials and automating and digitising construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31425/26]
27. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he or his Department have examined the feasibility of a zero-interest loan for retrofitting and energy efficiency upgrades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31443/26]
28. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of applications per year since the launch of the SCBI backed home energy upgrade loan scheme; the value of those applications; and the amount drawn down in loans each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31444/26]
29. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the Circular Economy Unit still operates in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31445/26]
30. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a list of Departments the Circular Economy Unit has engaged with since the start of 2025; and the dates of those engagements, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31446/26]
31. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the responsibilities the Circular Economy Unit has under the Circular Economy Strategy 2026-2028; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31447/26]
286. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 161 of 15 April 2026, if the reason is known for the volume of biomethane generated in Ireland declining in 2024 and 2025 compared to the peak in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29983/26]
287. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason civil society groups have been excluded from participation in the National Energy Affordability Taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29234/26]
84. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in light of the recently announced suspension of the carbon tax increase, the way in which he plans to make up the shortfall in funding allocated in budget 2026 to the SEAI for home energy upgrade schemes, and to just transition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27884/26]
162. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether he intends on proceeding with his plans to develop a floating LNG terminal given the recent fossil fuel crisis during which the price of LNG soared by as much as 60%; whether he will instead pivot towards rapidly scaling up our renewable generation and storage capacity to decarbonise our energy sector and protect Irish househo…
176. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he remains committed to the provisions of the Climate Acts given recent attempts by the Government to have the Acts disapplied across numerous Government Bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27881/26]
177. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the timeline for the publication of the Climate Action Plan 2026; how he intends to close the emissions gap arising from the exceedance of the first Carbon Budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27882/26]
178. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his response to the recent Supreme Court judgement on the Coolglass Wind Farm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27883/26]
161. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the volume of biomethane generated in Ireland in each year since 2020; the proportion that was added to the national gas network in each year; the target for biomethane generation in 2026 and 2027 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27410/26]