Parliamentary questions

101. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proposed approach to setting renewable energy output targets at county level; the timeline for the announcement of such targets; the mechanisms by which they will be implemented and monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25716/26]

102. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide details of projects approved from the €500 million allocated to his Department to support climate mitigation and renewable energy development as part of the €3.15 billion of the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27090/26]

103. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the drafting of the Private Wires Bill 2025; when he expects it to be enacted; the engagement his Department has had to date with ESBN, the CRU and ZEVI on the installation of EV charge points for electric vehicle users without driveways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2708…

104. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is satisfied that regulations regarding hardship metres and pay as-you-go metres are sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26172/26]

105. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the actions that are being taken to ensure energy security with the current global fuel crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27076/26]

106. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps his Department is taking to tackle price gouging by energy retailers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27564/26]

107. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will consider reinstating the battery grant scheme that was abolished in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27438/26]

108. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his work on the Programme for Government commitment to explore if legislation could be enacted to divert surplus renewable energy that would otherwise be wasted to homes in fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27349/26]

109. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether he will apply a levy on data centres in order to fund a universal €500 energy credit. [26892/26]

110. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on development of offshore wind capacity; the status of the offshore wind energy programme; progress on developments on the Wicklow and Wexford coastlines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27633/26]

111. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which he is enhancing energy security specifically with regard to diversifying sources of supply in order to cushion Ireland from global energy shocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27302/26]

112. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress made to date in relation to the national biomethane strategy, in particular the Programme for Government commitment to offer key financial supports and incentives for the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27659/26]

113. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the work of the National Energy Affordability Taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27491/26]

114. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will consider legislating for an annual review of pass through of wholesale prices to customers to ensure that there is a constant monitoring of energy prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27439/26]

115. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the safeguards he will introduce as part of his legislation on private wires to ensure that fairness to households becomes a central design principle of the regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26173/26]

116. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the Celtic Interconnector is on track to be operational by Spring 2028; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27323/26]

117. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the current progress on the Government strategy to develop offshore wind energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27458/26]

118. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the level of engagement his Department has had with fuel suppliers into Ireland given the ongoing war; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26169/26]

119. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the progress being made to deliver the State’s energy generation by renewable sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27315/26]

120. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the uptake to date of Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland grant schemes following the recent announcement of revised grant supports; the number of applications received and approved; the level of funding committed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25717/26]

121. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in the context of the ongoing situation in the Middle East, if he or his Department has given further consideration to implementing a comprehensive strategy for the utilisation of surplus renewable energy to help reduce energy poverty, as in the Energy Poverty Reduction (Use of Surplus Renewable Energy) Bill 2025…

122. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the percentage of the electricity used in Ireland in 2025 that was generated by renewable sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27472/26]

123. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has conducted research to determine the projected costs which the State could incur in fines from the EU if it misses climate targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26602/26]

124. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if additional measures are being considered to help accelerate the transition to a green economy, particularly in light of the ongoing Iran war’s impact on oil prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27654/26]

125. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the public consultation process undertaken, the estimated life span of the terminal, the estimated cost and so on of the proposed gas terminal on the Shannon. [27244/26]