Parliamentary questions

147. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has plans for a dedicated support programme to enable climate action response through the local development sector and local community groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30150/25]

148. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his proposals to reduce the amount of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic exported from Ireland; if he has considered introducing a levy on the use of virgin plastics; and if his Department will collate data on the quantities of PET plastic that are recycled domestically and exported. [30327/25]

149. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being taken to ensure 5GW of offshore renewable energy capacity is in place by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30258/25]

150. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will instruct his Department to revise the Climate Action Plan 2025 in light of the EPA's report on 28 May 2025; if not, the reason not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30066/25]

151. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will address the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent analysis outlining Ireland’s declining progress on greenhouse gas emissions targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30265/25]

152. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will outline the meetings he has had and briefings received in respect of the North-South Interconnector. [30329/25]

153. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide an update on how carbon tax revenue has been spent for 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30082/25]

154. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the contingency plans the State has in place to deal with widespread power outages similar to those experienced on mainland Europe. [22229/25]

155. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 55 of 10 April 2025, to provide an update on his Department’s involvement in the accelerating renewable electricity taskforce and the development of an associated policy framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30266/25]

156. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline his assessment of the public consultation response notice for community benefit funds under the renewable electricity support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30318/25]

157. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has had engagement with Government colleagues regarding the need to embed skills for a circular economy such as design, repair and refurbishment in national skills strategies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30072/25]

158. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current status of legislative and regulatory measures aimed at enabling private wire connections between renewable energy generators and end-users; if he will detail any interdepartmental workstreams or stakeholder consultations that have taken place since the last update to Dail Éireann; the indicative timel…

159. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his Department's efforts to fulfil the Programme for Government commitments to target dumping blackspots and use tools like CCTV and drones to monitor dumping hotspots to catch and penalise offenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30323/25]

160. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to implement a whole-of-Government strategy to fully integrate the sustainable development goals into national policies and initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30264/25]

161. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the actions his Department is undertaking to address the energy price increases that Irish households are facing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30220/25]

162. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to progress onshore and offshore renewables; if he expects that Ireland’s 2030 targets will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30273/25]

163. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps being taken to achieve the national target reduction of greenhouse gas emissions of 51% in light of the finding of the EPA that Ireland is projected to achieve only a reduction of up to 23% in total greenhouse gas emissions by 2030; the analysis undertaken to establish the value of potential financi…

164. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment how his Department is coordinating climate action across all Government Departments to ensure Ireland meets its emissions targets under the Climate Action Plan and legally binding carbon budgets. [30319/25]

211. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28998/25]

212. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the other grant schemes available, not including the SEAI grant schemes, for home energy upgrades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29014/25]

213. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if, given that in recent years large shoals of bream (an invasive cyprinid fish) have dominated the Maam River mouth and Hen’s Castle region of Lough Corrib SAC, it is departmental policy to continue conserving this fish in a SAC under the Conservation of and Prohibition on Sale of Coarse fish Bye-Law (No. 806) …

214. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if, given that in the past three years local stakeholders including the Ballindiff Bay Angling Club have noted an exponential growth of tench (an invasive cyprinid fish) in the Ballindiff Bay area of Lough Corrib SAC due to a recent anthropogenic introduction, it is departmental policy to continue conserving thi…

215. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment , if the inland fisheries Division has implemented any policies to mitigate against the risk of river barrier removal becoming a catalyst for the anthropogenic spread of invasive freshwater fish species such as carp, chub, dace, roach and pike throughout the state, given that his Department is a key stakeholder …

216. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if it is the intention of his Department to continue protecting and conserving invasive freshwater fish species in Lough Corrib SAC under the Conservation of and Prohibition on Sale of Coarse fish Bye-Law No. 806 of 2006 and the Conservation of Pike Bye-Law No. 809 of 2006, considering that Invasive Species Awar…

217. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there are two Principal Officers working within the Inland Fisheries Division of the Department, with one Principal Officer dealing solely with legacy issues regarding fisheries legislation and the legality of inland fisheries bye-laws in Special Areas of Conservation; and if he will make a statement on the m…