Questions

291. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the estimated cost of providing a €500 energy credit to each private household. [43564/25]

294. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to estimate the cost of converting all fossil fuel powered electricity generation in the State to renewable energy. [43583/25]

303. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if a data centre powered by gas powered generators offsite connected via a private wire as was suggested in recent media reports (details supplied) would be considered an 'islanded data' centre, and would be consistent with the Government statement on the Role of Data Centres in Ireland’s Enterprise Strategy position that islanded dat…

304. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of islanded data centres contracted to connect to the gas network; the number connected to the gas network of those contracted; the number awaiting connection to the gas network of those contracted; the number of formal enquiries that have been received but which are not contracted; and, for each category, the amount of cap…

305. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on efforts to transpose the provisions of Article 12 of the Energy Efficiency Directive relating to data centres, the deadline for which elapsed in June 2025. [44107/25]

14. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the commitment in the Programme for Government to ”Improve traceability in HVO procurement to ensure the product is from sustainable sources”; the progress made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39897/25]

213. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason he took the decision to dispense with a revised Energy Poverty Action Plan in favour of advancing an Energy Affordability Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38728/25]

214. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for the timeline for the publication of the Energy Affordability Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38729/25]

149. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide the dates on which the Energy Poverty Steering Group which was established under the Energy Poverty Action Plan from 2022 has met, in tabular form. [38395/25]

150. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the annual report on the Energy Poverty Action Plan for 2024 will be submitted to Government and published. [38396/25]

210. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when Ireland plans to formally leave the Energy Charter Treaty, particularly in light of the EU exit and Inter Se Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37725/25]

223. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the Irish Social Climate Plan will provide support to energy communities, to promote collective actions to tackle energy poverty and boost energy efficiency, also to subsidise the free participation of energy vulnerable households in energy communities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33797/25]

209. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update of all the actions in the energy security review, broken down by action; the breakdown of completed actions, of actions still in progress, and those that have yet to commence; and the breakdown of estimated timeline for delivery of each action, in tabular form. [33356/25]

210. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 10 June 2025, to provide a breakdown of the revenue generated from the temporary solidarity contribution that was used to support measures for final energy customers, introduced in Budgets 2024 and 2025. [33493/25]

169. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland plans to offer a replacement scrappage deal on gas boilers that are aged over 15 years old for domestic residential properties only. [32338/25]

109. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on whether it is critical that Ireland generates sufficient energy to meet both housing needs and the requirements of a digital economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30257/25]

111. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department's policy correctly reflects the balance between energy demand for housing versus energy demand for data centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30075/25]

112. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide an update on the preparation of the business case seeking to establish future State funding, from 2026 to 2030, to support efficient district heating projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30338/25]

132. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his Department’s work in relation to creating a green hydrogen strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30334/25]

138. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the framework his Department uses to balance between competing energy needs of different sectors of the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30074/25]

236. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will clarify the Government’s position regarding LNG and address a number of matters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29931/25]

237. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the new levy (details supplied) that will added to energy bills to pay for the planned FRSU; the amount of revenue this levy will be required to generate each year; if any analysis has been done on the additional cost to households; the amount the average the household energy bill will increase by through the introduction of this levy; the…

238. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of how the revenue generated from the temporary solidarity contribution has been allocated; the breakdown of amount that has been spent and of how much has yet to be allocated; the reason this revenue has not been allocated or spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29950/25]

239. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of how the revenue generated from the cap on market revenues has been allocated; the breakdown of the amount that has been spent; the breakdown of the amount that has yet to be allocated; the reason this revenue has not been allocated or spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29951/25]

240. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide an update on the proposed new levy on customer's energy bills to pay for the strategic emergency gas reserve; if he plans to carry out any consultation; the amount he anticipates this levy will cost the average household annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29965/25]