9. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason grant applications for reverse vending machines have been closed; and whether grants will reopen for new businesses wishing to take part in this scheme. [15300/26]
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11. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will support an application under the climate action scheme by a club in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15515/26]
155. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of retrofits under the warmer homes scheme that were completed in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14525/26]
166. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to expand and upgrade the warmer homes and the better energy scheme for low-income households to include external wall insulation and replace all single glazed windows with double glazing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14597/26]
171. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the recent changes to the warmer homes scheme in terms of attic and cavity insulation. [14523/26]
175. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total number of applicants for the warner homes scheme; the current average wait time from application date to completion of works; and to also outline these figures specifically for the Cork region. [14628/26]
197. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of homes on the wait list for the warmer homes scheme in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14522/26]
306. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of home retrofits completed under SEAI schemes in 2025; the statistics on uptake by lower-income households and the barriers identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11940/26]
310. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason his Department has not listed the Owenriff River (Inverin) No. 140 and the Crumlin River No. 139 situated in the Galway Fishery District No. 9(1), in the proposed Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2026, considering that both rivers contain native anadromous salmonids with Atlantic salmon be…
313. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department considered scientific advice contained in the draft Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2025 as proposed by TEGOS (Technical Expert Group on Salmon) in November, considering the liberalisation of the national rod angling harvest for Atlantic salmon proposed in the draft Wild Salmon and…
314. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which Lough Corrib SAC in County Galway went from a proposed ‘catch and release’ fishery for Atlantic salmon with no harvest in November 2025 to having a harvestable surplus of 1,162 fish in February 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12075/26]
315. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason his officials failed to publish in full all submissions received for the public consultation on the Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2025 and conservation measures for the 2026 season that closed on 20 December 2025, in view of declarations made on his Department’s website; and if he will …
183. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason the invalidity pension is not included in the list of qualifying payments for the fully funded warmer home schemes. [7326/26]
328. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will reopen the grant for replacement of oil tanks and boilers that closed in August 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74429/25]
337. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of applications refused under the warmer homes scheme in 2024 and 2025, respectively; the percentage of applications refused in 2024 and 2025, respectively; the reasons for these refusals, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74565/25]
369. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if under the SEAI warmer homes scheme, properties built with cavity block cannot be considered for external house wrap to improve insulation; if any properties that have cavity block have been wrapped to date under the scheme; and, if so, the reason for their inclusion in the scheme. [1171/26]
121. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the efforts being made to reduce the waiting time for people who have applied for the warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73221/25]
125. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of approvals and drawdowns for the home energy upgrade scheme loan in Cork city and Cork county to date in 2025, in tabular form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72248/25]
126. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will consider introducing a technical grant support for single home energy upgrade measures in traditionally built properties to cover the added conservation costs these types of buildings can incur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73270/25]
160. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of homes retrofitted under SEAI schemes in Cork in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the total funding allocated; if additional resources will be provided to reduce waiting times for schemes such as the warmer homes scheme that have considerable delays presently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71899/25]
189. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide the weekly application numbers for County Clare for the warmer homes scheme from 2021 to 2025, in tabular form. [71524/25]
278. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to examine a submission in respect of the wild salmon and sea trout tagging scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71047/25]
283. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the criteria his Department will use to determine the transition from universal energy credits to targeted supports; and if he will outline the evidence base that will inform this decision. [71058/25]
21. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide a copy of the current performance delivery agreement (PDA) between his Department and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland; the specific performance indicators, reporting obligations, and governance arrangements contained within the PDA relating to the operation of the warmer homes scheme; and if he will mak…
22. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has a formal service level agreement (SLA) in place with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland specifically governing the administration, quality assurance, contractor performance, and homeowner service standards under the warmer homes scheme; if so, if he will provide the details of this SLA; and if not, the …