54. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline how the commitment in Budget 2026 to leverage “the €3.5 billion equity into semi-state energy companies to boost electricity supply and make the network more sustainable and resilient” will be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55892/25]
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55. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment Communications the reason the figures for the Ministerial Vote Group Gross Voted Capital Expenditure were based on the revised 2025 allocations subheads (details supplied); the reason he chose to present the information in this way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55898/25]
174. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the plans to reconsider the timeline a person must be registered with the ESB Networks Priority Services Register before being eligible for the SEAI Solar PV for medically vulnerable households scheme; the reason for this time period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55428/25]
175. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the annual uplift in the funding allocated to retrofitting under the National Development Plan in the years 2020 to 2030, in tabular form. [55773/25]
176. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 84 of 13 February 2025 (details supplied), and the NDP review, if the allocations remain the same for retrofitting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55768/25]
177. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 29 July 2025, is this same figure that was provided in the revised estimates (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55899/25]
178. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his expenditure on advertising, with details of the objective, duration, social media platforms, reach, audience, CTR and cost of each social media advertising campaign, in 2023 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54676/25]
179. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the findings of assessments undertaken by his Department or by ESB Networks on the performance and resilience of the national electricity distribution system following storm Amy; the number of domestic and commercial customers who experienced loss of supply exceeding 24 hours; the measures being taken to ensure full restoration in the …
180. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if consideration will be given to amending the current eligibility criteria for solar PV grants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54910/25]
181. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department will review the current eligibility criteria for the solar PV grant scheme, in particular the stipulation that the applicant must be the owner of the home built and occupied before 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54911/25]
182. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the status of the progress made towards transposing the provisions of the revised Energy Efficiency Directive by the 11 October 2025 deadline. [54920/25]
183. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there are any technical, legal, operational, or policy constraints preventing his Department, when publishing quarterly reports of payments or purchase orders over €20,000, from including additional columns that link each payment to its underlying procurement process specifically tender/contract title; name and address of the award…
184. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if all contracting authorities under the aegis of his Department are in full compliance with Circular 05/2023, in particular the mandatory requirement to publish contract award notices for all contracts above €25,000; and if he will provide details of the monitoring or enforcement arrangements in place to ensure this requirement is me…
185. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; the names of the companies to which each study, research and report was outsourced; the total cost for each; the number of reports finalised and presented to him that have yet to…
186. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of allocations under subhead B4 as part of Budget 2026. [55174/25]
187. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the value of the difference between the capital allocation for retrofitting in Budget 2026, when compared to the revised estimate for 2025. [55175/25]
188. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the €89 million uplift referenced in Budget 2026 refers to an increase on what was allocation in Budget 2025 and not the total amount that was allocated for 2025, as outlined in the revised estimates 2025. [55176/25]
189. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there is a difference between the capital allocation for retrofitting in the revised estimates 2025 and Budget 2026. [55177/25]
190. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there is a €89 million increase on the capital allocation for retrofitting in Budget 2026 when compared to the revised estimates for 2025. [55178/25]
191. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of all allocations under subheading A.1 to A.9, in tabular form. [55179/25]
192. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of all allocations under subheading B.1 to B.14, in tabular form. [55180/25]
193. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of all allocations under subheading C.1 to C.12, in tabular form. [55181/25]
194. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason capital allocation for retrofitting differs from that which was outlined in the 2022 retrofitting plan (details supplied); the reasons for the decrease; if the planned allocations for retrofitting as outlined in the plan between 2027 and 2030 have also been scrapped; if he will provide a breakdown of the new planned capital allo…
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]