15. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the Department has estimated the greenhouse gas emissions reductions that could be achieved through the expansion of district heating under the Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill; if he will provide the relevant figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69346/26]
Parliamentary questions
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221. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the Government's progress on reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57999/26]
236. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update, as of July 2026, on Ireland’s target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58867/26]
230. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the strategic objective to deliver a 2MtCO2 reduction in the built environment by 2030; if a target 500,000 homes retrofitted to a BER b2 remains as one of the key actions identified to achieve this; if not, the alternative pathways that have been identified and to report on progress to date. [54710/26]
231. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the strategic objective to deliver a 2MtCO2 reduction in the built environment by 2030; if a target of 400,000 heat pumps remains as one of the key actions identified to achieve this; if not, the alternative pathways that have been identified and to report on progress to date. [54711/26]
122. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the corrective measures being taken in his Department to ensure our compliance with the second carbon budget, given that Ireland exceeded its sectoral emission ceiling by 0.4MtCO2eq in the first carbon budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54237/26]
150. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of the Environmental Protection Agency's latest greenhouse gas emissions projections (details supplied); the reasons for this reduction in projected renewable electricity penetration; the extent to which delays to offshore wind projects, delays to the Celtic Interconnector and increased electricity demand have cont…
5. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether he believes the measures that the Government has taken will not be sufficient to reduce emissions to meet both our national and EU climate targets (details supplied); the measures he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44297/26]
6. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the additional measures under consideration to bring Ireland back on track to meet its carbon budgets and legally binding 2030 emissions reduction targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44390/26]
139. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of carbon that will be emitted on all transport and related actions undertaken by him and all members of his staff during their St Patrick’s Day trips in 2026. [20602/26]
140. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of carbon that will be emitted on all transport and related actions undertaken by all Junior Ministers in his Department and their members of staff during their St Patrick’s Day trips in 2026. [20620/26]
141. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has paid to offset any of the carbon emitted due to St Patrick’s Day trips in 2026; and the amount paid.
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142. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of carbon that has been emitted by transport used by him, the Junior Ministers in his Department, and their staff for each of the past five years; if he has paid to offset any of the carbon emitted because of transport; and the amount paid in each year. [20657/26]
162. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress Ireland is making to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and 2050 in order to avoid the substantial fines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14826/26]
180. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in view of the EPA's 2025 projection that Ireland is likely to miss its 2030 emission reduction targets, the specific, accelerated measures his Department is implementing in 2026 to bridge the gap between projected emissions and the legally binding 51% reduction target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14425/26]
190. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the estimated potential compliance costs to the State arising from a failure to meet legally binding EU climate targets by 2030; the measures being taken to reduce that exposure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13281/26]
196. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress to date in terms of the utilising of hydrogen energy; the role his Department is now playing in this; the efforts being made in terms of generating energy from hydrogen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14596/26]
375. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the carbon budget process; if an independent peer review will take place as recommended by the Oireachtas committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1364/26]
123. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment how it is intended to meet our 2030 climate targets and avoid significant EU compliance costs, while ensuring that measures do not disproportionately impact family farms or undermine the viability of rural communities. [73012/25]
128. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department was consulted on the impact on carbon emissions reductions targets of delaying public transport projects like Dart+ Southwest and Finglas Luas in order to prioritise road investment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72883/25]
275. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the process for the carbon budget proposal for 2031-2035, and the fourth carbon budget provisional proposal for 2036-2040; to clarify timelines for the next steps of the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73355/25]
276. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the unanimous recommendations made by the Joint Oireachtas Committee in its report on the proposed carbon budgets, with specific reference to the recommendation to conduct a transparent peer review on the proposals, will be adopted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73356/25]
295. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether a full analysis of the carbon impact of all actions contained in the policy framework Delivering Homes Building Communities will be carried out and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73743/25]
59. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on Ireland's progress towards meeting its legally binding carbon budgets, in view of the Environmental Protection Agency's confirmation of a 2% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in 2024 following a 6.8% reduction in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72845/25]
92. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment her views in relation to the European Union’s emissions trading system; the way in which Ireland operates within that system; the effects it will have on Ireland in the event that Ireland does not make our targets within the statutory timeframes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70245/25]