Questions

41. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps being taken to financially de-risk early hydrogen production and export focused pilot projects, following the Department's commissioning of a 2025 study indicating Ireland's potential to produce significantly more renewable hydrogen than domestic demand; and whether export-oriented pilots will receive targeted state support…

42. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total number of SMEs that have availed of the business energy upgrade scheme each year since its introduction; the total expenditure under the scheme to date; if he will confirm the total budget for the scheme in 2026; the plans to amend the scheme to increase the level of grant aid or make it easier for SMEs to access given th…

43. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether he intends to provide for heat recovered from waste-to-energy facilities to be recognised as waste heat, excess heat or an otherwise eligible low-carbon heat source for district heating networks under the Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024; the way this position aligns with Ireland's implementation of the Re…

300. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he plans to increase the maximum fine that local authorities can apply for dog fouling offences under the litter pollution Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36679/26]

301. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the CRU’s review of pricing in Ireland’s energy market; if the Government has received any updates from the CRU, whether through correspondence or in person meetings; the dates on which this correspondence was received and the dates on which the Minister has met the CRU to discuss this review; the dates on which Dep…

302. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of the recent fuel surcharge introduced by a company (details supplied) on customers; whether any oversight or regulatory approval is required before private waste operators impose additional surcharges on domestic consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36887/26]

303. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if Electric Ireland remains part of the solar PV scheme for medically vulnerable customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36919/26]

304. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of homes that will benefit from the solar PV scheme for medically vulnerable customers in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36920/26]

305. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 19 and 20 of 25 March 2026 that the TEGOS report indicates that the Boyne salmon stock is achieving only 10% of its conservation limit, if he will activate an action plan for the Boyne salmon stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36943/26]

306. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has any usage policy on, or if it sanctions for official purposes, the use of messaging apps (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37196/26]

307. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason the radon risk assessment and mitigation are not explicitly included within the National Residential Retrofit Plan or associated grant schemes, despite evidence that energy efficiency retrofitting can alter indoor radon levels, and given his Department's responsibility for both retrofit policy and the National Radon Co…

308. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the Celtic Interconnector; the timeline for completion; the planned routes through international and territorial waters; and funding allocated by the Irish and French Governments for completion. [37296/26]

309. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will consider extending the eligible categories for persons to receive the warmer homes grant through the SEAI to those in receipt of the bereaved partner's pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37304/26]

310. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the safeguards currently required by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland for homeowners making substantial upfront payments to SEAI one-stop-shop retrofit providers before works commence; whether additional consumer protection measures are under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37416/26]

311. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has examined the potential financial exposure faced by homeowners participating in retrofit schemes who may be required to pay significant deposits in advance of works being completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37417/26]

312. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on the wait times for the warmer home scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37442/26]

313. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of additional staff employed or who will be employed by his Department directly or under contract for the purposes of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2026. [37447/26]

314. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to address concerns raised in relation to wind farms (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37584/26]

315. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the planned public event and timelines for both the submission of Ireland's social climate plan and the subsequent draw-down of funding from the EU. [37839/26]

174. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to innovations in the solar industry with the emergence of plug-in solar kits; and, if so, whether he or his Department has a view on whether there is a requirement to have any certification to meet any standards that may be required by Safe Electric; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [358…

175. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department or any bodies and agencies under its aegis use, or have in the past used, software and-or products from a company (details supplied); the duration and cost of the contract; and the services they avail of from the company. [35860/26]

176. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when a grant will be available to support homeowners (details supplied) to bring their home to a BER B2 rating, as per the intention of the SEAI, which requires replacing single-glazing windows and wooden doors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35885/26]

177. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35893/26]

178. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the public consultation on the feasibility of transitioning the waste collection market from its current side-by-side licensing system to a franchise tendering system; when the report on this consultation will be published; if, in the meantime, he will be acting on some of the submissions in the consultation; and if he w…

179. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for a timeline on the delivery of the Celtic Interconnector; if he will set out the delivery timeline; when construction work originally began on it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35961/26]