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Pa Daly Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Climate
381. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the most recent arrears data he has received from the CRU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1612/26]
Pa Daly Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Climate
382. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the dates on which he and-or his officials met with representatives from the deposit return scheme; if the value of unreturned deposits was disclosed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1649/26]
Pa Daly Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Climate
383. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there is a requirement for the body in charge of operating the deposit return scheme to regularly report the value and level of unreturned deposits; the frequency and the dates upon which he received it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1650/26]
Pa Daly Written 13 Jan 2026 · to Climate
384. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the regulation that exists for the allocation of not returned deposits as part of the deposit return scheme; if there are rules which mandate how this money can be spent and how long a deposit must be retained before it is spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1651/26]
Pa Daly Oral 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
100. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to enhance the power of the regulator to increase transparency in relation to the retail price of energy here; the steps he is taking to investigate and prevent price gouging, as the Taoiseach alleged is taking place (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72871/25]
Pa Daly Oral 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
102. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the commitment in the programme for Government to “explore if legislation could be enacted to divert surplus renewable energy, that would otherwise be wasted, to homes in fuel poverty”; the progress that has been made on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72872/25]
Pa Daly Oral 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
110. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps he is taking to make critical energy infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72818/25]
Pa Daly Oral 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
113. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has conducted an analysis on the introduction of CBAM on the price of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72821/25]
Pa Daly Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
130. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the commitment in the Programme for Government to “revise and improve the provision of grants and financing models for homeowners who wish to retrofit, enhancing energy efficiency and reducing costs” and to “ensure all grants and schemes are accessible to older people in our community”; the progress made following the …
Pa Daly Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
147. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the impact the suitability of Ireland’s waters will have on the development of offshore wind in Ireland (details supplied) and on reaching our climate targets; if he will outline the recommendations of a report he recently received on the matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72820/25]
Pa Daly Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
163. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the information he received from his officials regarding the impact of the withdrawal of energy credits on the number of people living in arrears; his reasoning for withdrawing the credits in this context; the steps he is taking to reduce the number of people in arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72817/25]
Pa Daly Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
289. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he anticipates arrears will increase following the withdrawal of energy credits. [73655/25]
Pa Daly Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
290. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown, per county, of the number of households that have participated in the Government's retrofitting scheme broken down by programme in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73656/25]
Pa Daly Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
299. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline how the Government’s new proposals regarding critical infrastructure will impact on infrastructural projects under his remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73783/25]
Pa Daly Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
300. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the progress on district heating; the funding available; the funding that has been drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73796/25]
Pa Daly Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
301. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the number of households who have availed of the loan for retrofitting, broken down by county and by year, since the schemes inception, in tabular form. [73833/25]
Pa Daly Written 18 Dec 2025 · to Climate
302. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the pre- and post-BER rating of the households who have availed of the loan for retrofitting, in tabular form. [73834/25]
Pa Daly Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Climate
37. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the €3.5 billion allocation for EirGrid and ESB in the NDP review; and if any parameters were put in place regarding the types of projects the funding should be targeted toward. [72929/25]
Pa Daly Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Climate
38. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the €3.5 billion allocation for EirGrid and ESB in the NDP review; the amount of this allocation that will be used to fund new data centre connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72930/25]
Pa Daly Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Climate
39. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the exchequer funding to Eirgrid or ESB that has been used to facilitate new data centre connections in each of the years 2015 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [72931/25]
Pa Daly Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Climate
40. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has engaged with Eirgrid and ESB regarding the amount of funding they have allocated to facilitating new data centre connections through exchequer funding; if this data is recorded; to provide a detailed breakdown of funding provided for this purpose in each of the years since 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [72932/25]
Pa Daly Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Climate
41. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has engaged with Eirgrid and ESB regarding the amount of funding they have allocated to facilitating new data centre connections through network charges; if this data is recorded and if so, to provide a detailed breakdown of funding provided for this purpose in each of the years since 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [72933/25]
Pa Daly Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Climate
42. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of funding provided to ESB for energy grid maintenance and upgrade in each of the years 2010 to date, in tabular form. [72986/25]
Pa Daly Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Climate
43. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of funding provided to Eirgrid for energy grid maintenance and upgrade in each of the years 2010 to date, in tabular form. [72987/25]
Pa Daly Written 17 Dec 2025 · to Climate
44. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment following the NDP review and the announcement of €3.5 billion of an equity investment in ESB and EirGrid, the level of equity this investment will equate to in both ESB and EirGrid, respectively; to provide a breakdown of the equity the Government has in both EirGrid and ESB as the TSO and DSO, respectively; how this ownership stake will be…