Parliamentary questions

95. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline his plans for a new policy on private wires. [49010/25]

96. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current and projected contribution of solar farms to the national grid; the impact this is having on the grid's stability in the coming years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49120/25]

97. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has assessed the potential role of nuclear energy in Ireland's future energy mix; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49081/25]

98. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason he has decided to replace the proposed Energy Poverty Action Plan with an Energy Affordability Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48561/25]

99. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of applications currently in place for the warmer homes scheme; the number of applications processed in 2022, 2023 and 2024; the average waiting period from the date of application to getting the works carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49111/25]

100. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the status of the current investigation into the widespread fish kill in the River Blackwater in recent weeks; if his Department has found the source of the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49317/25]

101. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his Department’s plans to support the development of biomethane. [48951/25]

102. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if consideration will be given to reform the Public Service Obligation Levy to make it income-sensitive and progressive given its disproportionate impact on low-income households. [48995/25]

103. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when his Department will issue new guidelines on the way in which offshore windfarms should be developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48946/25]

104. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in view of severe weather events in 2024 and to date in 2025, the measures being implemented to strengthen critical infrastructure including energy supplies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49276/25]

105. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there are plans to fund the development of district heating. [48950/25]

106. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the publication of the Biomethane Sustainability Charter which is intended to transparently outline the key principles to guide AD developers in relation to plant operation, management, sustainability and local engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49271/25]

107. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if additional legislative or regulatory measures need to be implemented by his Department to protect critical infrastructure and ensure security of energy supplies particularly to rural communities, where severe difficulties were caused for households, businesses, farmers and for both statutory and voluntary provi…

108. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans bolster the storm resilience of the electricity grid. [48952/25]

109. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the implementation of the Winter 2025 Grid Resilience Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48428/25]

110. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on the low-cost loan retrofitting scheme; to report on the scheme's uptake since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49104/25]

111. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware that GHG emissions went up by 2.9% in Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024; to report on any meetings he has had with the EPA to address this; to report on any meetings he has had with the Taoiseach, Tánaiste and or other ministers to address this; to outline his proposed policy response; and if he will make a sta…

112. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason he has established the National Energy Affordability Taskforce without civil society representation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48562/25]

113. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his proposals to increase the amount of PET plastic recycled in Ireland. [48879/25]

114. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the action he is taking following the unprecedented power outages caused by storm Éowyn, which exposed critical vulnerabilities arising from unmanaged vegetation and commercial forestry close to electricity infrastructure. [48975/25]

115. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the implementation of the relevant sections of the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 that provide for the use by local authorities of CCTV and other technologies to tackle illegal dumping; the extent to which these sections are being used; and if he will make a statemen…

116. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures his Department is undertaking to strengthen energy security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48948/25]

117. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for the provision of a local community climate action officer for County Cork to liaise and work directly with the various rural community groups in County Cork in developing projects to address climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49279/25]

118. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he has taken in response to the fish kill on the River Blackwater; if he has met with Inland Fisheries Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49106/25]

119. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of home energy upgrades completed to date in 2025, in each county; the way in which this compared to the same periods of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49121/25]