Parliamentary questions

142. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the analysis that has been undertaken to assess the impact of renewable energy penetration, grid constraints, and market design on Ireland’s retail electricity prices compared with other EU member states. [48835/25]

143. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he plans to introduce price cap mechanisms or targeted relief schemes in light of Irish consumers facing the highest electricity bills in Europe. [48836/25]

144. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he accepts responsibility for the fact that Irish families are now paying the highest electricity bills in Europe; and if he will convene a cross-departmental strategy to reduce household energy costs to the EU average. [48841/25]

145. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of domestic electricity customers in arrears and the average value of the arrears; the number of commercial electricity customers in arrears; the number of domestic gas customers in arrears and the average value of the arrears; the number of commercial gas customers in arrears; the number of domestic ele…

146. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he has taken in response to the fishkill on the River Blackwater; if he has met with Inland Fisheries Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49038/25]

147. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has met with Re-turn since taking up his Ministerial role; when these meetings took place; the matters discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49044/25]

148. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he aware that the European Commission has launched infringement proceedings for delaying the transposition of the Renewable Energy Directive III into national law; the reasons for the delay; the timeline for transposition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49049/25]

149. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide updated figures on the homes retrofitted to B2 or above, by year to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49051/25]

150. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49075/25]

151. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of funding provided to projects and initiatives in County Laois from the National and European Just Transition Funds, by recipient’s, the amount granted to each, the purposes for which is to be used, to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49076/25]

152. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will expand the role and powers of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), given the number of offences and breaches committed by bodies operating under the remit of the EPA is increasing, with relatively little or no powers of sanction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49138/25]

153. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if consideration will be given to supporting social enterprises such as a charity's (details supplied)’ bike project, which has diverted over 700 bikes from landfill and donated many to disabled groups and schools, thereby contributing both to the circular economy and to improved mobility for people with disabi…

154. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of SEAI warmer home applicants who applied for a replacement boiler pre-January 2025, and whose applications have since been rejected. [49205/25]

155. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of SEAI warmer home applicants who applied for a replacement boiler pre-January 2025, and whose applications have yet to be processed. [49206/25]

156. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason no communication was issued to SEAI warmer home applicants who applied for a replacement boiler pre-January 2025, of the change in the scheme in January 2025. [49207/25]

157. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to set out the substitutes to replacing a boiler in a domestic home. [49208/25]

158. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the status of the European Union enforcement order requiring the remediation of illegal dumping at Murphy’s Rock, Cork; the actions taken by the State to comply with this order over the past twenty years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49226/25]

159. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will set out the compliance obligations on Ireland under European Union environmental law in relation to Murphy’s Rock, Cork, and other similar sites where illegal dumping has occurred; and if he will provide details of the sanctions that could apply in the event of continued non-compliance. [49227/25]

160. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has engaged with the European Commission regarding the outstanding remediation of Murphy’s Rock, Cork; the nature of any correspondence between the Commission and the State; and if he will publish this correspondence. [49228/25]

161. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps being taken to drive the delivery of Ireland's offshore wind targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49289/25]

162. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress being made to reinforce grid infrastructure across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49290/25]

89. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the remit of Inland Fisheries Ireland under legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45966/25]

90. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if a report on the Munster Blackwater river biodiversity loss has been submitted to the Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45967/25]

91. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has received a briefing on the recent Blackwater river fish kill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45968/25]

92. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has met with the acting CEO of Inland Fisheries Ireland in relation to the recent Blackwater river fish kill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45969/25]