499. 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 there is a clearer boundary around what kinds of energy sources private wires are intended to facilitate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26215/26]
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500. 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 fairness to ordinary householders and other network users become a central design as part of the regime; the steps he will take to ensure that any user that continues to rely on the public grid even intermittently maintain a contribution to …
501. 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 result in even more inefficient utilisation of grid connections as private wires projects will maintain access to the public grid; the way in which he will address the opportunity costs that this places on the wider syst…
502. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment regarding private wires if he will consider introducing additional safeguards for private wires projects associated with data centres such as robust, transparent and assessment from the regulator, including a requirement to demonstrate that they do not lead to net increases in overall electricity demand and do not undermine climate objecti…
503. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to address the gaps in the way the economic, social and environmental consequences of extreme weather events are monitored as identified in the latest CCAC's Annual Review of Ireland's Climate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26219/26]
504. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the Government's plan for hydroelectric power; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26220/26]
230. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in each of the years 2020 to date; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21479/26]
231. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of retired officials who were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in each of the years 2015 and to date in 2026; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their services. [21…
232. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his Departments expenditure on IT consultancy; the breakdown of the IT consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work; and the costs associated with their services in each of the years 2015 to date in 2026. [21482/26]
233. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his Department's expenditure on consultancy; the breakdown of the consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work; and the costs associated with their services in each of the years 2015 to 2026. [21484/26]
237. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has engaged with Re-Turn on the value of unclaimed deposits; the level of unclaimed deposits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21643/26]
238. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the dates on which he has met with Re-Turn since his term in the Ministerial role began and if he will make a statement on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21644/26]
239. 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 2026; the measures he is taking to reduce this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21645/26]
240. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the 2030 target for onshore wind that has been achieved (energised) to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21680/26]
241. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the 2030 target for offshore wind achieved (energised) to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21681/26]
242. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the 2030 target for solar PV achieved (energised) to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21682/26]
243. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the 2030 target for offshore wind capacity specifically for renewable hydrogen achieved (energised) to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21683/26]
104. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the membership of the Accelerating Renewable Energy taskforce; the dates on which the taskforce has met since its inception, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19642/26]
105. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the dates on which he exercised his power to request additional information from the distribution system operator as outlined in 2 (3) (d) on the Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts act 2024; to provide a breakdown of each of these figures in each of the categories identified; the dates on which these figures were rece…
150. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill; to provide a timeline for its progression through the Houses of the Oireachtas; and an estimated timeline for publication. [20758/26]
138. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to reduce the price of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14765/26]
139. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will consider bringing forward a prioritisation framework for grid connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14766/26]
141. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in relation to private wires, the charging methodology that will be implemented; and the safeguards that will he introduce to ensure that all of the costs of providing the original grid connection will be recovered by the ESB Networks, and that these costs are not passed on to other customers. [14767/26]
158. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on Ireland’s resilience to extreme weather events caused by climate change; if consideration is being given to nature-based solutions to mitigate and provide resilience to the impacts of climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14622/26]
159. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when Ireland will formally leave the Energy Charter Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14625/26]