28. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate; Energy and the Environment whether his Department is preparing a contingency plan to shield households from higher electricity prices in the future due to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29181/26]
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124. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if additional measures are being considered to help accelerate the transition to a green economy, particularly in light of the ongoing Iran war’s impact on oil prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27654/26]
179. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has conducted analysis on the economic benefits of a transition to renewable sources of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23496/26]
211. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if consideration will be given to the funding by his Department of the EU LIFE Programme should funding be cut to projects in Ireland at an EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13962/26]
35. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the safeguards in place to ensure that a data centre (details supplied) will not hinder electricity and water demand for existing and future residents in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5015/26]
36. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the actions being taken by his Department to reduce the demand data centres are making on our national grid; the safeguards that will be in place for data centres built in the future re same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5016/26]
45. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of housing units and estates currently awaiting connection to the grid; the average wait times for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73059/25]
46. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of housing units/estates that are currently awaiting connection to the grid; the average wait times for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73059/25]
109. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being taken by his Department to decrease the waste of surplus renewable energy, which was as much as 1,169 GWh in the ten months of this year to October 31; if consideration will be given to redirecting this surplus energy to heat water in the homes of families living in social and affordable housing, at no cost to them;…
259. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the resources which are available within the State to assist people with the safe disposal of NOS canisters; the guidelines and resources which have been provided to local authorities regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62230/25]
260. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate; Energy and the Environment the steps being taken by his Department to address the gap between wholesale market prices for electricity and the price that customers pay for electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62234/25]
50. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the rationale for the threshold in the Renewable Heat Obligation Bill 2025 that states the Act will not apply to suppliers of fuels used for heating purposes that generate less than 400GWh of fuels per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55886/25]
51. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment who will conduct the analysis of market coverage ahead of a final decision on the 400GWh threshold in the Renewable Heat Obligation Bill 2025; the timeline for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55887/25]
236. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate; Energy and the Environment if environmental assessments will still be undertaken on future infrastructure projects, as outlined in the National Development Plan 2021-2030; if the just transition metric, as outlined in the plan, will be applied to said assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42880/25]