34. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the actions being taken to address delays in the development of offshore wind energy projects; the reasons a number of projects remain behind schedule; the impact these delays will have on the achievement of Ireland's offshore renewable energy targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65767/26]
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52. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on progress to deliver offshore wind; the earliest date a project will commence construction; the projects and work he anticipates will have been delivered by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65905/26]
142. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to the Arklow bank wind farm report (details supplied); the progress made to deliver offshore wind energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65764/26]
209. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding any initiative that seeks to expedite the construction of offshore wind energy infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54395/26]
210. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding any further initiatives proposed by his Department to increase the support for offshore wind infrastructure in coastal communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54396/26]
211. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the number of planned offshore wind farms; the stages of progression that they are at in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54397/26]
232. 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 in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54738/26]
233. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the 2030 target for offshore wind that has been achieved (energised) to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54739/26]
235. 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 that has been achieved (energised) to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54741/26]
203. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the dates on which each subgroup of the wind delivery taskforce met offshore in each of the years since the taskforce's inception, in tabular form. [50414/26]
260. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether plans are in place for the re-powering and extension of existing wind farms in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45952/26]
17. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the consideration his Department has given, within its renewable energy policy framework, to the cumulative impact of large-scale windfarm developments in areas such as Galway East; the way in which community impact is being addressed as part of the transition to renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44339/2…
45. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if Ireland is on course to meet off-shore wind energy targets by 2030; if he will outline the consequences if these targets are not reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44470/26]
47. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures his Department has put in place to ensure that Ireland is utilising wind energy grid infrastructure that we have put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44558/26]
55. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current status of offshore wind energy on the west coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44557/26]
60. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding any further initiatives proposed by his Department to increase the support for offshore wind infrastructure in coastal communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43425/26]
19. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the community benefit fund or direct financial benefit that will be made available to residents living in proximity to the proposed Longford wind turbine. [44607/26]
290. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate; Energy and the Environment the status of all proposed offshore wind farm projects off the Irish coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39467/26]
291. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate; Energy and the Environment the status of grid connection arrangements for offshore wind projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39468/26]
292. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate; Energy and the Environment if the State remains on track to meet its offshore wind targets for 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39469/26]
293. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide the total electricity output (in GWh) generated by each onshore wind farm connected to the national grid in each of the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39470/26]
294. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide the number of days each onshore wind farm was operational and generating electricity to the grid in each of the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39471/26]
295. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total number of operational onshore wind farms in each of the past three years; the total annual electricity generated by onshore wind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39473/26]
314. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to address concerns raised in relation to wind farms (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37584/26]
86. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of the recent EPA-funded Noise Annoyance Mapping study on wind turbine noise (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32404/26]