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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Séamus McGrath Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Climate
172. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the statutory bodies that are responsible for regulating and enforcing compliance with building and electrical safety requirements for the installation of microgenerators in domestic housing developments and for ensuring that such installations are correctly notified to ESB Networks. [58320/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Climate
173. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the respective roles of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, ESB Networks, Safe Electric and local building control authorities in regulating and enforcing compliance with building and electrical safety requirements for the installation of microgenerators in domestic housing developments; and the escalation or redress mechani…
Colm Burke Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Climate
150. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of uptake for the small-scale renewable electricity support scheme for SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54203/25]
Colm Burke Written 8 Oct 2025 · to Climate
151. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of uptake of the non-domestic microgen grant scheme for electricity used on farms to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54205/25]
Emer Currie Written 7 Oct 2025 · to Climate
39. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if a policy has been developed for the inspection of internal networks and collector cables referenced in the Private Wires Policy statement. [53491/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 1 Oct 2025 · to Climate
10. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has considered providing additional monetary incentives for households availing of the micro-generation support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52278/25]
John Clendennen Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Climate
128. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proposed timeline for the delivery of the private wires legislation referenced in the Private Wires Policy Statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48876/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Climate
146. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress made in the development of flexible electricity generation capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49078/25]
Joe Cooney Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Climate
186. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline details of engagement during 2025 between the Government and ESB regarding the future development of Moneypoint power station; and to detail the plans that exist for the transformation of the facility into a renewable energy hub. [46971/25]
Brian Stanley Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Climate
183. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department analysed developing micro-electricity production in the State and the feasibility of providing grant aid for hydro projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41683/25]
John Connolly Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Climate
200. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the sources of energy used to fuel the production of electricity at the State’s electricity power stations, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35115/25]
John Connolly Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Climate
201. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of the electricity used by the State that is produced indigenously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35116/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Climate
192. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a list of all dispatchable electricity generators currently operating within the single electricity market (SEM) (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31397/25]
Emer Currie Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Climate
20. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if it is still the Government’s intention to proceed with ‘private wire’ legislation to allow data centre operators to connect to their own source of power generation; if it is still the plan to publish the proposed legislation in the current year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30879/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Climate
107. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the actions his Department is taking to transition our flexible electricity generation portfolio away from fossil fuels, particularly natural gas, to low-carbon alternatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30221/25]
John Clendennen Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Climate
130. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment how an increase in microgeneration is being achieved in line with the national energy demand strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30317/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Climate
254. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on the expansion of data centre electricity demand; his further views on the impact this increase in data-centre demand may have on Ireland’s electricity-generation capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30222/25]