115. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for a detailed progress update on the recommendations relating to his Department arising from the National Climate Change Risk Assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46956/26]
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116. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current assessment and contingency plans being considered by his Department relating to the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Current and its increasing risk of collapse which would have devastating impacts in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46962/26]
117. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to include the replacement of double glazed windows under the warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46965/26]
118. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when he intends to introduce the private wires bill. [47061/26]
119. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason the electricity charges in Ireland are considered out-of-kilter compared to European counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47085/26]
120. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when he expects to open a new round of the community climate action fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47105/26]
121. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if grants are available through his Department to assist local authorities with the clean-up and presentation of areas of towns within their administrative areas which have become derelict, which may include littering and graffiti; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47115/26]
122. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the plans for the use of HVO in household heating boilers as a substitute to fossil fuels; and if he will consider promoting the conversion of boilers to use HVO. [47126/26]
123. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when he expects the review regarding the interaction between the small-scale renewable electricity support scheme (SRESS) tariffs and Community Enabling Grants to conclude; and if he will provide a timeline for the introduction of Community Enabling Grants under SRESS. [47139/26]
124. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether legal advice has been received regarding the potential double-funding issue between SRESS tariffs and Community Enabling Grants; if so, whether he will publish or summarise that advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47140/26]
125. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the categories of project development costs he expects will remain eligible for Community Enabling Grant support under SRESS following the completion of the ongoing review. [47141/26]
126. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if consideration is being given to a transitional arrangement for community renewable energy projects that incurred costs in good faith in anticipation of the introduction of Community Enabling Grants under SRESS. [47142/26]
127. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether he has assessed the impact on community renewable energy projects, including the Blackrock renewable energy community in County Louth, which have already incurred significant development costs while awaiting the introduction of SRESS Community Enabling Grants. [47143/26]
128. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of community renewable energy projects nationwide that have incurred development costs in anticipation of accessing Community Enabling Grant funding under SRESS; and the estimated value of those costs. [47144/26]
129. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if alternative financial supports are being considered for renewable energy communities pending the resolution of the State aid issues affecting Community Enabling Grants. [47145/26]
130. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department has engaged with the European Commission regarding the State aid concerns identified in relation to SRESS Community Enabling Grants; and if he will provide details of such engagement. [47146/26]
131. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if SEAI has been instructed to advise communities that have already incurred project development costs regarding their eligibility for future Community Enabling Grants under SRESS. [47147/26]
132. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he intends to introduce to ensure that smaller community-led renewable energy projects are not disadvantaged compared to commercial developers as a result of delays in introducing Community Enabling Grants under SRESS. [47148/26]
133. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he accepts that community renewable energy groups were encouraged to progress projects on the understanding that Community Enabling Grants would form part of the SRESS support framework; the reason projects that have already incurred costs are now at risk of receiving no grant support; and the measures he intends to introduce to …
134. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has ever engaged with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding potential changes to planning laws to make the provision of solar canopies mandatory when planning permission is being granted for large outdoor carparks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47160/26]
135. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will comment on his plans for decarbonising zones in 41 local authority areas nationally. [47195/26]
136. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he plans to fund local authorities to support decarbonising zones as a core pillar of local authority climate action strategies. [47196/26]
137. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to confirm the funding that has been allocated to local authorities to develop decarbonising zones since they were first proposed by Government. [47197/26]
138. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to confirm if alternative funding has been arranged for the STEM engagement officer and the STEM programme, in County Laois; the positive contribution made by this role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47370/26]
139. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to confirm that those who apply for the new SEAI windows and doors grant scheme will be issued with clear and concise information upon receipt of an approval letter for the scheme, in particular setting out in detail in the approval letter if any additional measures are required to be undertaken by the applicant including attic and wall…