Parliamentary questions

232. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding provided to Meath County Council in the past five years to implement local climate action plans, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60111/25]

233. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the social climate plan will be published; the way in which he has engaged with anti-poverty and civil society organisations throughout the development of the social climate plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60166/25]

11. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the body/authority that made the decision regarding the geographical areas/municipal districts within counties in relation to just transition funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57454/25]

12. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline just transition funding to date, by municipal district, each year since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57455/25]

13. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the next just transition funding applications will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57456/25]

14. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there will be an opportunity to make submissions to change the geographical areas/municipal districts that will be eligible under the next round of just transition funding; if he will outline that procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57457/25]

15. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department will outline the safety evaluations they considered in relation to lithium-ion battery energy storage systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57521/25]

16. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when Ireland will transpose the Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2023/2413 (RED III); and the interim measures which are in place to ensure renewable energy projects are not delayed due to this transposition being overdue. [57541/25]

17. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether a national policy framework is being developed to facilitate the lifetime extension of older wind farms and repowering where relevant. [57542/25]

18. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department has projects, contracts, or pilots currently being undertaken or in development that make use of agentic AI; if the use of these technologies is internal only or public facing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57619/25]

19. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total number of service contracts awarded to private consultancy firms, broken down by projects in IT, management, accounting and auditing, Department and cost, each year to date since 2000, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57652/25]

205. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he recognizes the State’s clear obligations to prioritize rapid and effective emissions reductions now in order to support and protect children’s rights; the plans to implement the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child General Comment No. 26 through law and policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter…

206. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will arrange for an independent and transparent investigation into the recent Blackwater fish kill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57239/25]

207. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the recreational fisheries which will be subject to fishing authorisations and catch declarations in the future as per Article 55.4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1224/2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57334/25]

208. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans with respect to the transposition of Article 18 of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, 2024 revision; and the way in which he intends to meet the objectives of a one-stop-shop for physical renovation as set out in the article. [57393/25]

209. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department's allocation in Budget 2026 makes provision for the estimated €220m in national contributions to match the €663m in funding under the EU Social Climate Fund which can be drawn down from 2026; which vote this allocation will fall under; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56564/25]

210. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the public event planned as part of the Social Climate Plan (SCP) national consultation will take place; when the draft SCP will be published; the provision that will be made for those wishing to join online; how he intends to engage with anti-poverty and civil society organisations throughout the develop…

211. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on the Taoiseach’s comments on 9 October 2025 in which he suggested that climate initiatives will not be fulfilled due to a risk of causing polarisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56628/25]

212. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56687/25]

213. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if Budget 2026 makes provision for Ireland’s required national co-financing contribution (estimated at approximately €220 million) to match the €663 million in EU funding available to Ireland under the Social Climate Fund from 2026; under which Vote or Departmental subhead this national contribution will be a…

214. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which his Department intends to ensure that national co-financing for the EU Social Climate Fund is directed towards new or scaled-up measures targeting energy poverty, building renovation, and clean mobility for low-income households and vulnerable transport users, in line with the Social Climate …

215. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps being taken by his Department to support the deployment of demand flexibility technologies in Ireland’s electricity system, with a view to reducing renewable energy curtailment and maximising the use of surplus wind power; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56765/25]

216. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department or any State agency is engaging with the EnergyCloud initiative, which uses surplus renewable energy to provide free hot water and heating to households experiencing energy poverty; if he will consider supporting or co-funding pilot projects aimed at integrating demand-flexible technologies such…

217. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if Budget 2026 makes provision for Ireland’s required national co-financing contribution (estimated at approximately €220 million) to match the €663 million in EU funding available to Ireland under the Social Climate Fund from 2026; if he will confirm under which vote or Departmental subhead this national contr…

218. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which his Department plans to ensure that national co-financing for the EU Social Climate Fund is directed towards new or scaled-up measures targeting energy poverty, building renovation, and clean mobility for low-income households and vulnerable transport users, in line with the Social Climate Fund…