Parliamentary questions

294. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the research carried out into the merits of introducing a levy on disposable coffee cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42385/26]

295. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the status of the proposal to introduce a levy on disposable coffee cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42386/26]

296. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding any assessment of the pilot project in Killarney related to the use of single-use coffee cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42387/26]

297. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on the merits of introducing a levy on disposable coffee cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42388/26]

298. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the level of engagement he has had with businesses that primarily sell coffee and other hot beverages that would be impacted by the implementation of a levy on disposable coffee cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42389/26]

299. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding a timeline for when Ireland will be fully compliant with the EU's Single-Use Plastics Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42390/26]

300. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the staff turnover rate in his Department in the years 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42419/26]

301. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the Government is aware of methodological criticisms of rapid weather attribution studies, such as those by the World Weather Attribution group, including biases in climate models regarding natural variability (details supplied) [42567/26]

302. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the extent to which Government communications, climate action plans, or funding decisions rely on rapid attribution studies claiming specific extreme weather events are made 'more likely' by climate change; and if he will provide a list of any such studies referenced in official documents since 2020; and if he will …

303. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on recent assessments that RCP8.5 (or equivalent high-end scenarios like SSP5-8.5) is no longer considered a plausible or realistic baseline for climate projections due to outdated assumptions on coal use and emissions trajectories; to detail which emissions scenarios are now used as the primary basis for …

304. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has commissioned or reviewed independent assessments of the robustness of weather attribution science used to justify climate policies in Ireland; and if he will make such assessments publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42570/26]

305. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he accepts that over-attribution in weather studies and the use of extreme scenarios like RCP8.5 may lead to exaggerated risk assessments; the potential impact this has on economic costs, energy policy, agriculture, and rural communities in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42571/26]

306. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to compare the conclusions of rapid attribution studies on recent extreme weather events with longer-term IPCC detection and attribution findings on trends in such events; whether the Government prioritises the former or the latter in domestic policy-making; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42572/26]

307. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will ensure that any future Government statements on climate-related extreme weather events reference fully peer-reviewed studies rather than preliminary rapid attribution reports released directly to the media; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42573/26]

308. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average waiting time for households approved under the better energy warmer homes scheme from application to completion in each year from 2015 to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42818/26]

309. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of homes completed under the better energy warmer homes scheme work programme and the average cost per home since 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42820/26]

310. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the estimated annual cost of establishing a prioritised respiratory health pathway within the better energy warmer homes scheme for households where a resident has asthma or another chronic respiratory condition, taking into account the outcomes of the warmth and wellbeing pilot scheme; and if he will make a s…

311. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps he is taking to reduce energy costs to households following the most recent round on price hikes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42852/26]

312. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current position on previous statements by a Minister (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42864/26]

313. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his response to a recently published report by friends of the earth concerning the financial impact of data centres on household electricity bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42866/26]

314. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on the potential role for off shore geological gas storage as part of Ireland's energy security approach; the administrative, regulatory and legislative steps that are needed to facilitate it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42936/26]

315. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps being taken by his Department to shield consumers from recent price increases announced by Electric Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42942/26]

316. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his response to the infringement proceedings opened against Ireland by the European Commission for failure to correctly transport the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive; the corrective actions he intends on taking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42953/26]

317. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the implementation of the outstanding items contained in the Waste Action Plan for a circular economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42954/26]

318. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the introduction of a levy on single-use hot beverage cups, also known as the "latte levy"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42955/26]