Parliamentary questions

195. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of domestic electricity and gas customers in arrears (details supplied); the average value of the arrears, using the information provided to his Department by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, in tabular form. [55261/25]

196. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated in Budget 2026 under programme A, broken down by capital and current allocations under each subheading, in tabular form. [55271/25]

197. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated in Budget 2026 under programme B, broken down by capital and current allocations under each subheading, in tabular form. [55272/25]

198. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated in Budget 2026 under programme C, broken down by capital and current allocations under each subheading, in tabular form. [55273/25]

199. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to enhance the retrofit grant system to allow for individual elements, such as windows or doors, to be retrofitted, in order that households that cannot afford a full retrofit can do so incrementally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55279/25]

200. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the process through which a costing of €900 million was reached for the proposed LNG gas reserve; and the breakdown of the projected annual cost, broken down by capital expenditure and operational expenditure, in tabular form. [55329/25]

201. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of the projected total first- and full-year operational expenditure cost to operate the proposed LNG gas terminal, in tabular form. [55330/25]

202. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of the projected total first- and full-year capital expenditure cost to operate the proposed LNG gas terminal, in tabular form. [55331/25]

203. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of funding allocated to the proposed gas reserve in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55332/25]

204. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of funding allocated to energy security as part of Budget 2026; the way this will be spent; the timeline for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55333/25]

205. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a detailed breakdown of installation of solar PV as part of the warmer homes scheme; the number of homes installed with solar PV as part of the warmer homes scheme, broken down by county, the average cost, their pre and post-BER and the average KwH installed in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form.…

206. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the pre and post-BER of homes retrofitted as part of the retrofitting scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025 to date, broken down by scheme, in tabular form. [55345/25]

207. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the average time spent on a waiting list as part of the warmer home scheme, broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55346/25]

208. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the pre and post-BER of homes retrofitted as part of the retrofitting scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025 to date, broken down by scheme and, by county, in tabular form. [55347/25]

209. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the relevant legislation which dictates the process for connections; if there is one stream only or are their separate streams in the “queue” for a connection; his views on allocating connections on a first come, first served basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55349/25]

210. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on any meetings he had with energy suppliers since he took office; the dates on which those meetings took places; to outline the discussions that took places; if he anticipates energy prices will decline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55350/25]

211. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the additional resources that have been provided to each State and semi-State body; the break-down of the funding that was provided in each of the years 2020 to 2025 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55351/25]

212. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual report and or financial statements for each accounting year; if they provide direct web links to the most recent publications where these Section 1.5 disclos…

213. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his Department’s work on the public sector building stock decarbonisation, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55477/25]

214. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his Department’s development of a circular economy roadmap for the construction sector, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55478/25]

215. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his Department’s development of a Just Transition Indicators Framework, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55496/25]

216. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his Department’s development of a Just Transition Policy Toolkit intended to support the integration of just transition considerations in policymakers and due in Quarter 4 2025, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55497/25]

217. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his Department’s work to progress the implementation and governance of the public sector building stock decarbonisation roadmap to guide progress towards the 2030 targets, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. …

218. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his Department’s development of the first draft of the National Building Renovation Plan in line with the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55501/25]

219. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his Department’s management of the renewable electricity support scheme, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55502/25]