85. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the likely priorities on energy affordability during Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64262/25]
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86. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the ‘State run’ LNG facility; to provide a breakdown on progress to date; to update on any projected timeline; and if he anticipates this will be delivered in advance of 2030. [64263/25]
87. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his response to the ESB chief’s warning that emergency measures were needed to increase electricity capacity for new housing (details supplied); the emergency measures he is taking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64264/25]
88. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he expects any of the 5GW offshore wind targeted for delivery by 2030 will be energised by 2030, as opposed to being under construction; to provide a detailed timeline of when he anticipates each project will be energised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64273/25]
89. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the 5GW of offshore wind targeted for 2030 that will be energised by 2030; the proportion that will be under construction by 2030; the proportion, if any, that will have yet to begin construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64274/25]
90. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason solar PV is mostly excluded from the warmer home scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64275/25]
91. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if any part of the €3.5 billion investment outlined under the revised national development plan in EirGrid and the ESB will be used for data centre connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64276/25]
201. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when he expects a determination to be made regarding legislation on marine protected areas; if this determination will be made over the Dail Éireann recess period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62777/25]
77. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reforms he is considering to the energy market in order to reduce high energy costs; the way in which the work of the NEAT task force is different from the energy poverty steering group; the timeline for publication of the interim and final reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60266/25]
79. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps he is taking to ensure the 2026 to 2030 retrofitting and heat pump targets are reached; if he anticipates capital allocation for 2026 will be sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60267/25]
83. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the engagements he has had with the regulator and energy suppliers to ensure that the determination of PR6 and the renewable heat obligation do not place upward pressure on household energy bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60288/25]
100. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to address the findings of a recently published report (details supplied); the steps he is taking to address this inequality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60286/25]
132. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of annual review recently published by the Climate Change Advisory Council (details supplied) that Ireland is not sufficiently resilient to extreme weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60262/25]
140. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on the engagements he has had with Re-turn since the publication of its annual report; if he has discussed unclaimed deposits; if the €1.1 million compensation pack of five executives was discussed; his views on whether the CEO’s salary should be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60287/25]
210. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the dates he has met each energy supplier in Ireland, by energy supplier; the issues discussed; if he has plans to meet them in the future; and the specific dates by energy supplier, in tabular form. [59439/25]
211. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of the average household electricity bill in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59442/25]
212. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average household gas bill in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59443/25]
233. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the social climate plan will be published; the way in which he has engaged with anti-poverty and civil society organisations throughout the development of the social climate plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60166/25]
16. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when Ireland will transpose the Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2023/2413 (RED III); and the interim measures which are in place to ensure renewable energy projects are not delayed due to this transposition being overdue. [57541/25]
17. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether a national policy framework is being developed to facilitate the lifetime extension of older wind farms and repowering where relevant. [57542/25]
152. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the meetings he has had with energy suppliers since coming into office; the dates on which these meetings took place and the specific company that he met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56249/25]
153. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of the recycling that Ireland exported in each of the years 2020 to 2025; the measures he is taking to reduce this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56256/25]
154. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment regarding the decision to withdraw energy credits as part of Budget 2026, the engagement he has had with the CRU to address the impact that will have on energy arrears; if he anticipates there will be an increase in the level of arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56280/25]
155. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline analysis that has been carried out on the cost of energy for households between 2022 and to date in 2025; the measures he is taking to reduce them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56281/25]
156. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the energy market reforms he is considering to reduce the cost of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56282/25]