31. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to consider establishing targeted financial supports to accelerate biomass fuel adoption, stimulating rural economic activity and achieving decarbonisation targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53190/25]
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32. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of businesses that have received support under the business energy upgrades scheme; the value of that support, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53217/25]
33. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when he expects the Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 will progress to its next Stage; and for an estimated timeline for when the CRU will be appointed as regulator for all heat networks. [53254/25]
34. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if consideration will be given to exempting agricultural tyres from the extended producer responsibility scheme, as suggested by those in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53352/25]
35. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason only a small amount of the total balance of the market cap fund has been spent; what the currently distributed funds have been spent on; the plans to distribute the remainder of the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53400/25]
36. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide details of the €27 million funding announced for the acceleration of Ireland's circular economy transition; and the timeframe for when the funds will be issued, by county. [53488/25]
37. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there will be an expansion of the funding of the circular economy innovation grant scheme in 2025. [53489/25]
38. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when a new waste action plan for a circular economy is planned to be delivered after the current plan is due to expire at the end of 2025. [53490/25]
39. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if a policy has been developed for the inspection of internal networks and collector cables referenced in the Private Wires Policy statement. [53491/25]
40. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the uptake of the home energy upgrade loan scheme in its first year of operation, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53492/25]
41. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of home energy upgrades completed to date in 2025, by county; the way in which this compares with the same periods of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53493/25]
42. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason, in the current consultation process on National Territory Mapping for Renewable Electricity, the maps provided are only available in static PDF format with shaded areas, without scalable or detailed layers showing towns, townlands and other reference points; if he will confirm the reason these maps have not been made avail…
43. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of the concerns regarding pass-through costs on commercial energy bills (details supplied); if he is satisfied that all regulations are being adhered to; if he has engaged with the CRU to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53699/25]
44. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason the application for the SEAI warmer homes scheme does not include a mechanism to apply under the deserted wives payment (details supplied); and if he will direct SEAI to include this payment in their options. [53784/25]
218. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in view of recent announcement that charities can apply for SEAI funding, the capacity or resource available to the charity sector to enable the making of an application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52652/25]
219. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment regarding the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025, the safeguards in place to prevent misuse of environmental impact assessments; the mechanisms to ensure meaningful public participation in emergency or exempted cases; the way in which the Environmental Protection Agency will be held accountable if statutory timeframes are mis…
220. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment regarding the national territory mapping for renewable electricity being prepared under Article 15b of RED III, the direct consultation his Department has held with Shannon Airport Group and authorities (details supplied) before including East Clare as a strategic onshore wind area; how the Department intends to address flawed loc…
8. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will give detailed consideration to the issues outlined in correspondence from a national organisation (details supplied), in particular its ‘key recommendations’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52216/25]
9. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the public consultation on the feasibility of transitioning the waste collection market from its current side-by-side licensing system to a franchise tendering system; when the report on this consultation will be published; if in the meantime he will be acting on some of the submissions in the consultation; and if he will …
10. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has considered providing additional monetary incentives for households availing of the micro-generation support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52278/25]
210. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the nature of the issues preventing snap fishing in the Inistiog area of Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51286/25]
211. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of approvals for and drawdowns of the home energy upgrade scheme loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51725/25]
212. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if a systematic assessment will be carried out to quantify the number of fish killed in the recent River Blackwater incident; the engagement which has taken place with local stakeholders including angling clubs, farming bodies and community organisations; and when the resulting data will be reported and to whom. [51227/25]
213. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding remedial works on a bridge (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51244/25]
214. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount expended on cloud storage solutions in the past five years and to date in 2025; and if he will provide the data storage supplier, in tabular form. [51358/25]