Parliamentary questions

219. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has been notified of a proposed development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57055/25]

220. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the details of the vacant buildings owned by his Department or by agencies under the remit of his Department in Dublin 2, 4, 6, and 6W, including, the address and size in square meters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57105/25]

221. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the details of the funding that has been provided to Wexford 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. [57208/25]

222. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department's allocation in Budget 2026 makes provision for the estimated €220 million in national contributions to match the €663 million in funding under the EU Social Climate Fund which can be drawn down from 2026; which vote/ departmental subheading this allocation will fall under; and if he will…

223. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when Ireland's draft Social Climate Plan (SCP) will be published; and how he intends to engage with anti-poverty and civil society organisations throughout the development of the SCP. [57224/25]

224. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the efforts his Department is taking to ensure that Ireland's Social Climate Plan will target vulnerable households explicitly; the research and data sets will be used to inform the definition of vulnerability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57225/25]

225. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps he will take to ensure that the EU’s ‘simplification’ process as it applies to the ETS2 directive and social climate fund is conducted transparently and that the SCF will target vulnerable households explicitly, and not weaken the ETS2 directive obligations on member states; and if he will make a statemen…

226. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by his Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025, that could be categorised as not for external publication or marked for internal use only; the cost of each report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57285/25]

227. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the actions he is taking to investigate the allegation of price gouging levelled by the Taoiseach against energy suppliers during Leaders' Questions on 14 October and in light of evidence of price gouging highlighted by the International Energy Agency report (details supplied). [57356/25]

228. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he plans to match fund for the full allocation of the Social Climate Fund. [57357/25]

146. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department or the Revenue Commissioners have reviewed the remuneration and benefit structure of Re-Turn Ireland CLG’s executives and directors to determine compliance with fair remuneration and tax transparency standards. [56375/25]

147. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has carried out or plans to carry out a value-for-money assessment of the Deposit Return Scheme in its current corporate form, taking into account costs to consumers and the level of retained income by the operating company. [56376/25]

148. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of meetings or formal communications between officials of his Department and representatives of Re-Turn Ireland CLG since its establishment; and whether any concerns were raised regarding its financial management or accounting practices. [56378/25]

149. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will liaise with the Minister for Finance to ensure that a full financial audit of Re-Turn Ireland CLG is carried out annually by an independent external auditor and laid before the Oireachtas. [56379/25]

150. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will review existing legislation governing levy-funded private entities to ensure that companies such as Re-Turn Ireland CLG are brought within a transparent audit and reporting framework comparable to that applied to semi-state or statutory bodies. [56380/25]

151. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which emergency market adjustment charges, which were introduced by energy companies following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, were calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56144/25]

152. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the meetings he has had with energy suppliers since coming into office; the dates on which these meetings took place and the specific company that he met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56249/25]

153. 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 2025; the measures he is taking to reduce this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56256/25]

154. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment regarding the decision to withdraw energy credits as part of Budget 2026, the engagement he has had with the CRU to address the impact that will have on energy arrears; if he anticipates there will be an increase in the level of arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56280/25]

155. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline analysis that has been carried out on the cost of energy for households between 2022 and to date in 2025; the measures he is taking to reduce them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56281/25]

156. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the energy market reforms he is considering to reduce the cost of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56282/25]

157. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will reform the PSO levy to reduce the cost of energy for households. [56283/25]

158. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the analysis his Department has conducted to assess the impact of the draft decision of PR6 on household bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56284/25]

159. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of people in arrears in each of the years 2020 to date in 2025, broken down by month. [56285/25]

160. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will include the upgrade works, as recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency this month, at the Ailesbury pumping station in Sandymount in the National Development Plan's departmental programme next month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56292/25]