Parliamentary questions

193. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current installed and operational electricity storage capacity in megawatts and megawatt hours, by technology; the pipeline to 2030; the number and location of black-start capable sites; and the contingency plan to meet N-1 security during severe weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […

194. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the State’s current days-of-cover for petrol, diesel, kerosene and jet fuel; whether he intends to introduce a statutory minimum stockholding obligation; the proposed level and compliance regime; the implementation timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47194/25]

195. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the annual tonnage of e-waste and end of life vehicles recovered since 2021, including copper, aluminium and steel; the tonnage exported under waste shipment rules, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47210/25]

196. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has examined waste heat recovery from potential electric arc furnace operations for district heating or industrial users; the proposed supports available under the heat retrofit or Exchequer-funded schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47217/25]

197. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress that has been made in light of the impact of Storm Éowyn regarding the reduction of severe weather impacts on critical infrastructure and essential services, including energy supplies; if he will outline the investment plans in place to strengthen such networks; and if he will make a statement on the …

198. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47351/25]

199. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 257 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47369/25]

200. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide an update on offshore wind energy projects off the Irish coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47437/25]

201. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on offshore wind energy projects off the Dublin coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47459/25]

202. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of households in Dublin Bay North that availed of the warmer homes scheme in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47460/25]

203. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of solar PV installations supported by SEAI in Dublin bay north in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47461/25]

204. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the external consultation that is planned in the run up to submitting a draft National Building Renovation Plan to the European Commission by 31 December 2025; and the specific arrangements that are being put in place to ensure that the voices of those most impacted by energy poverty are heard.; and if he will …

205. 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. [47470/25]

206. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the public authority or authorities that will designate renewables acceleration areas for one or more types of renewable energy sources under Article 15c of the RED III Directive; and when will the necessary transposing legislation be put in place. [47471/25]

207. 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 and the public authority or authorities carrying it out; and whether the results of the mapping will be published. [47472/25]

208. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average household electricity costs in 2023 compared with 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47477/25]

153. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of funding provided to ESB for energy grid maintenance and upgrade in each of the years 2010 to date, in tabular form. [42840/25]

154. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to the NDP review and the announcement of €3.5 billion of an equity investment in ESB and EirGrid, the level of equity this investment will equate to in both ESB and EirGrid, respectively; to provide a breakdown of the equity the Government of Ireland has in both EirGrid and ESB as the TSO and DSO, respectively,…

155. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if consideration has been given to re-examining the eligibility criteria for the energy audit voucher available to small and medium-sized businesses from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland; if the current exemption afforded to some groups, who do not have to meet the €10,000 per year threshold, may be expa…

156. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment regarding the €3.5 billion allocation for EirGrid and ESB in the NDP review, whether any parameters were put in place regarding the type of projects the funding should be targeted toward. [43105/25]

157. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has considered removing the first come-first served principle for ESB hook-ups; the plans to prioritise residential developments over data centre and commercial hook-up requests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44277/25]

158. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of residential developments that have been stalled or delayed as a data centre,commercial or non-residential electricity hook-up request that were granted ahead of the residential development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44278/25]

159. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the strategies the Government supports to address fast fashion and the recycling of clothing textiles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40764/25]

160. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied) under the warmer home scheme delivered by the SEAI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40768/25]

161. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to increase testing of radon gas given CSO data showing that 64% of homes in the mid-eastern region had not been tested as of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40778/25]