Parliamentary questions

169. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department or any bodies and agencies under his aegis use software and or products from a company (details supplied); and the duration and cost of the contract; and the services they avail of from the company. [33715/26]

170. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department or any agency under its remit has examined the potential for a State supported bulk procurement or aggregated purchasing model for small-scale solar photovoltaic systems for households; if so, the findings of any such examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33733/26]

171. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether or not he is aware that the SEAI online application system does not permit applicants to enter the correct spelling of their names using a síneadh fada; if he will take action to correct this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33792/26]

172. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 68 of 18 March 2026, for an update on the engagement regarding the establishment by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine of a Food Vision Seafood Sector Group; whether representatives of the recreational angling and charter boat sectors have now been engaged with…

173. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the additional staffing and administrative resources allocated to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland to support delivery of the Traditional Homes Pilot in the context of increased demand for retrofit supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33803/26]

174. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide a list of all capital projects including energy and environmental infrastructure projects delivered under the remit of his Department, and bodies under its aegis, which have been completed on time and within budget in Dublin in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a sta…

175. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the development of Ireland’s Social Climate Plan; whether a draft has been completed; when the plan is expected to be finalised and submitted to the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33900/26]

176. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to consider issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); the current and future plans to make Ireland more energy resilient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33922/26]

177. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide a list of all capital projects including energy and environmental infrastructure projects delivered under the remit of his Department, and bodies under his aegis, which have been completed on time and within budget in the Wicklow Wexford constituency in each of the past five years, in tabular fo…

178. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of civil and public servants employed by his Department in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [33946/26]

53. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his attention or the attention of his officials has been drawn to the problem of demand for jet fuel from military activity straining supplies of jet fuel stocks for civilian aviation. [33334/26]

54. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the SEAI solar PV grant scheme; if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to the qualifying criteria that prevents homes built after 2021 from the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31860/26]

55. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on the merits of expanding the SEAI solar PV grant scheme to include all homes including new builds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31861/26]

56. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on whether the existing policy related to the SEAI solar PV grant scheme that excludes homes built after 2021 is equitable; if this is under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31862/26]

57. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures in place to ensure that households where a resident is medically dependent on electrically powered equipment, including 24-hour oxygen, are prioritised under the SEAI solar PV scheme vulnerable customer pathway; if such households are considered automatically eligible; and if he will make a statement on …

58. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether an appeals process exists for applicants refused support under the SEAI solar PV scheme vulnerable customer pathway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31907/26]

59. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will publish the eligibility criteria and decision-making guidance used by SEAI staff when assessing applications under the solar PV scheme vulnerable customer pathway, including any criteria relating to medical dependency on electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31908/26]

60. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will consider introducing a specific fast-track approval route under the SEAI solar PV scheme for households where electricity costs have increased significantly due to the presence of medically essential equipment such as oxygen concentrators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31909/26]

61. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will review whether the current eligibility criteria for the SEAI solar PV scheme vulnerable customer pathway is fit for purpose given the significant increase in households caring for medically dependent relatives at home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31910/26]

62. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department engages with the Department of Social Protection and the Department of Health to ensure that households caring for medically dependent persons are protected from excessive electricity costs and supported through targeted energy upgrade grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31911/26…

63. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide detailed information regarding all notices of dispute received by the State under the Energy Charter Treaty; the number of notices received, the subject matter of the disputes, the identities of the potential claimants and the amounts referenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31928/26]

64. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will engage with SEAI on the regulations around the basis on which grants are awarded for home energy upgrades, with particular attention being focused on if a homeowner buys a house that historically has had grants awarded for the house already for energy upgrades with a previous owner, can now avail o…

65. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he expects rates for solar panel grants to increase; if such an increase will be available retrospectively to applications that are approved under the current rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31982/26]

66. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the specific measures in place to address the upfront cost barrier for older persons seeking to install solar photovoltaic panels; whether options such as grant prepayment, pay-as-you-save models, or low-cost financing are under active consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32035/26]

67. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has assessed the cohort of older homeowners who do not qualify for fully funded retrofit schemes but are unable to afford the upfront cost of solar panel installation; the estimated size of this cohort; if targeted supports are being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32036/26]