4. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress has been made towards the Climate Action Plan target of delivering up to 2.7TWh of district heating by 2030; and the current projected level of district heating demand that will be met by that date. [69328/26]
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5. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when he expects the Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill to be published and introduced to the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69325/26]
6. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the Department has estimated the price reductions on household bills through the expansion of district heating under the proposed Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69312/26]
7. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to reassure the people of Clare that international investor courts in CETA cannot be utilised by companies in relation to prospecting or mining in County Clare. [69289/26]
8. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the assessment that has been made of the potential impact of the proposed Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill on local authorities, including any additional staffing, planning, regulatory or financial responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69344/26]
9. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress that has been made in developing district heating networks that utilise waste heat from data centres; whether further projects similar to the Tallaght district heating scheme are under development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69342/26]
10. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the allocation of between €50 million and €100 million for district heating infrastructure under the Infrastructure, Nature and Climate Fund is considered sufficient to meet projected demand; and if further funding will be required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69335/26]
11. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the criteria will be used to determine whether connection to a district heating network is technically feasible and economically cost effective for a public sector building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69334/26]
12. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of Exchequer funding that will be provided to the Commission for Regulation of Utilities to prepare for its role as heat network regulator once the Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill is ratified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69333/26]
13. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment what role the Commission for Regulation of Utilities will have in regulating tariffs charged by district heating operators under the Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69332/26]
14. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the Interim Heat Network Authority is expected to be established within the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland; the staffing and budget allocations envisaged for the body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69329/26]
15. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the Department has estimated the greenhouse gas emissions reductions that could be achieved through the expansion of district heating under the Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill; if he will provide the relevant figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69346/26]
16. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps his Department is taking to ensure that micro-businesses, sole traders and SMEs are supported in the implementation of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation; and the steps he has taken at EU level to ensure harmonisation across the EU. [69053/26]
207. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment with regards to SEAI's warmer homes scheme, if there are plans to raise the year of construction and occupation from 2006 in order that it may closer align with SEAI's other grants which are available to homes built and occupied before 2011; if not, if he will consider this in the context of future budgets, particularly given the popu…
210. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 132 of 16 September 2026, to report on each of the dates his officials met with energy suppliers broken down by energy supplier and the dates on which the meetings were held; to outline if minutes were taken at the meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68294/26]
211. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the meeting of his departmental officials with four recognised trade unions concerning the employee share ownership plan promised in June (details supplied) will take place without further delay. [68187/26]
212. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which the findings of the independent analysis on repowering and lifetime extension will inform the forthcoming National Planning Statement on Wind Energy and the development of a policy framework for existing onshore wind farms; whether he accepts that delays in providing such a framework risk the loss of existing renewabl…
213. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department has considered recommendations (details supplied), including its recommendations on accelerating the repowering and lifetime extension of existing wind farms; whether these recommendations are being considered as part of the independent analysis; and his plans for policy change in this area in the context of Ire…
214. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the independent analysis being undertaken in relation to the repowering and lifetime extension of Ireland's existing onshore wind farms; the current status of this work; and when he expects the analysis to be completed. [68381/26]
215. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the publication of the communications strategy as part of the National Biomethane Strategy. [68520/26]
216. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department’s allocation in Budget 2027 will make provision for the estimated €220 million in national contributions to match the €663 million in funding under the EU Social Climate Fund which has been available to draw down since 2026; and the subheading, programme and vote this allocation will fall under. [68683/26]
217. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his Department's input into the regulatory framework governing the biomethane sector in Ireland; to outline in detail the actions in that framework which his Department is responsible for; and if he will provide an update on the progress of same. [68682/26]
218. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 222 of 21 October 2025, whether his Department’s allocation in Budget 2026 made provision for the estimated €220 million in national contributions to match the €663 million in funding under the EU Social Climate Fund; and the subheading, programme and vote this allocation fell under in the Rev…
219. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the efforts his Department have made to encourage better take-up of the solar PV scheme by electricity providers. [68695/26]
220. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment If he will outline the current wait times for works through the SEAI warmer homes scheme; and the number of applications for this scheme at present. [68851/26]