Parliamentary questions

168. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there are specific development guidelines for the development of large-scale fossil-fuel-bio-fuel powered energy projects similar to the 2006 wind energy guidelines (details supplied); if not, whether his Department have any plans to develop or draft guidelines for such developments; and if he will make a statem…

169. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the immediate investigatory and remediation measures that are being deployed in response to the largest-ever fish kill in the River Blackwater; and the means by which affected communities and ecosystems will be supported. [46396/25]

170. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the projected timeline for connection and activation of the Celtic Interconnector’s subsea cable, with laying now underway; and the means by which the benefits will be communicated and leveraged for regional investment. [46399/25]

171. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from paying commercial rates to the relevant local authority of the location that the property is in; to provide a similar list of properties for agencies or bodies under its remit that are also absolved fro…

172. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the next steps to be taken in the process of transitioning Ireland's municipal waste collection market from its current side-by-side licensing system to a franchise tendering system; the timeline by which a decision will be made, either to retain the current model or change to a franchise syste…

173. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the work of the National Energy Affordability Taskforce and its work on drafting an energy affordability action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46560/25]

174. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline any legal impediments to re-introducing the market revenue cap in the wholesale electricity market to guard against spikes in the gas markets increasing all electricity costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46600/25]

175. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to advocate for the Global Plastics Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46603/25]

176. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the engagements he has had with electricity network operators since Storm Éowyn this year to ensure that critical electricity infrastructure remains operational during and after damaging storms as many communities faced extensive outages in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter…

177. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the timeline for consultation on Ireland’s social climate plan. [46671/25]

178. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the percentage of the capital funding for works, under better energy warmer homes scheme, that was spent in the first seven months of 2025; and if he will provide figures for the corresponding period in 2024 and 2023, in tabular form. [46703/25]

179. 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…

180. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if a data centre is considered an "islanded" data centre, if it is powered by gas powered generators off-site connected via a private wire, as was suggested in recent media reports (details supplied). [46729/25]

181. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide an update on his policy regarding the establishment of a strategic gas reserve; if private companies will be considered as part of the delivery or operation of this reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46738/25]

182. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if comprehensive environmental assessments have been undertaken on proposals from private companies to operate or host Ireland’s strategic gas reserve; the status of such applications or assessments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46739/25]

183. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the criteria being used to determine whether the State, private companies, or a mixture of both should operate or develop strategic gas storage infrastructure; and if he will comment on the transparency of the decision-making process. [46740/25]

184. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to list the stakeholders, including private companies, community groups and industry, that have been consulted on the future of gas storage and liquid natural gas in Ireland in 2024 and 2025; and to confirm if feedback from these groups will inform final policy. [46741/25]

185. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason Irish households are paying 30% above the EU average for electricity, with annual bills €350 higher; and if this cost burden is being factored into the forthcoming energy poverty strategy, particularly given that 301,000 households were in arrears as of July 2025. [46828/25]

186. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline details of engagement during 2025 between the Government and ESB regarding the future development of Moneypoint power station; and to detail the plans that exist for the transformation of the facility into a renewable energy hub. [46971/25]

187. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding allocated under the solar PV scheme, by county, to date in 2025; the number of successful applicants in each county, in tabular form; if changes are being considered to the maximum grant of €1,800; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46972/25]

188. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the support measures being considered to assist households facing increased energy costs; and to outline what Government strategies are being implemented to stabilise energy prices and protect consumers. [46974/25]

189. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if assistance will be provided under the SEAI solar panel grant scheme to person (details supplied) experiencing significant electricity bills due to a medical condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46978/25]

190. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the consultation on plans designating renewables acceleration areas for one or more types of renewable energy sources under Article 15c of the RED III Directive is due to commence. [47096/25]

191. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment which public authority or authorities will designate renewable acceleration areas for one or more types of renewable energy sources under Article 15c of the RED III Directive. [47097/25]

192. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the co-ordinated mapping for the deployment of renewable energy under Article 15b of the RED III Directive is due to be completed; which public authority or authorities are carrying it out; and whether the results of the mapping will be published. [47098/25]