390. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware that US President Trump has threatened to cut off American LNG supplies to the EU (details supplied); the way this will impact on his plans to construct a strategic gas reserve; where he plans to source alternative supply if the US has cut off LNG supplies to the EU; if he will consider alternatives to ensure Irish energy se…
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391. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on a new taskforce which may be set up in response to the current fuel crisis (details supplied) to “fast track” renewable energy; the way this differs from the accelerating renewable energy taskforce; to outline its objectives and membership; when it will first meet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23929/26]
393. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on a new taskforce which may be set up in response to the current fuel crisis (details supplied) to “fast track” renewable energy; the way this differs from the accelerating renewable energy taskforce; to outline its objectives and membership; when it will first meet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24008/26]
399. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the ongoing review of the small-scale renewable electricity generation tariffs; the reason for the review; when he believes this review will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24120/26]
400. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on the progress of successful applicants of the small-scale renewable electricity generation (SRESS) tariffs; the number of successful applicants have been energised and availed of the SRESS tariff; to provide a breakdown of the dates on which each project started to avail of an SRESS tariff; to ask if the latest round of success…
401. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the review of the enabling grant for renewable energy communities; when this will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24122/26]
421. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the hybrid connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24515/26]
422. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to any upcoming decision from the CRU regarding sharing maximum export capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24516/26]
423. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to treat energy storage as supply to the grid, rather than simply as back up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24517/26]
424. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is planning to introduce a RESS scheme for energy storage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24518/26]
425. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the commitment in the Programme for Government on surplus renewable energy; the options that have been explored; if the roll out energy clouds has been explored; the reasons this has not yet been done; the dates on which meetings have taken place to conduct this exploratory work and a list of all attendees at each me…
426. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to divert surplus renewable energy to households living in energy poverty as was outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24520/26]
486. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of the funding provided for domestic solar photovoltaic systems in 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26200/26]
487. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the status of the pilot on solar PV as part of the warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26202/26]
488. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department can calculate the cost of providing an amnesty or write off to the 320,000 people in arrears on their energy bills. [26204/26]
489. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures his Department is taking to protect local coastal communities and their seaweed harvesting rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26205/26]
490. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to address the risks to grid stability from data centre behaviour as identified by EirGrid (details supplied); if he will ask the CRU to introduce new protocols that require data centres to remain connected to the grid during millisecond long faults that arise on the system. [26206/26]
491. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he has introduced to support households from the surging price of home heating oil; the steps he is taking to shield households from the anticipated price rise in gas and electricity if a prolonged conflict takes place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26207/26]
492. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment regarding section 2 (3) (d) on the Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts act 2024, which accounts he has requested data on; to provide a breakdown of the dates on which he requested the data for each type of account listed in article 2(3)(dt; the figures which were received for each type of account broken down by the dat…
493. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment regarding section 2 (3) (d) on the Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts act 2024; if he has not requested data for each type of account listed to outline his reasoning; if he plans to request this data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26209/26]
494. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment regarding section 2 (3) (d) on the Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Act 2024, to provide updated figures for each type of account listed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26210/26]
495. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if a data centre powered by gas powered generators offsite connected via a private wire will be considered an 'islanded data' centre; and if it will be consistent with the Government statement on the Role of Data Centres in Ireland's Enterprise Strategy position that islanded data centres 'would not be in line with national policy'. [26211…
496. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment regarding private wires the safeguards he will introduce as part of his legislation to ensure that private wires must not divert scarce renewable energy capacity away from uses that are central to the public interest particularly household electrification, industrial decarbonisation, public services and transport; and if he will make a sta…
497. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment regarding private wires the safeguards he will introduce as part of his legislation to ensure that private wires do not divert scarce renewable energy capacity away from uses that are central to the public interest particularly household electrification, industrial decarbonisation, public services and transport; and if he will make a state…
498. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment regarding private wires, the safeguards he will introduce as part of his legislation to ensure that private wires are consistent with climate law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26214/26]