Parliamentary questions

173. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if consideration has been given to instructing Re-Turn to distribute part of its surplus to community organisations in the form of grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23130/26]

174. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if dormer roofs are not eligible for roof insulation grants under the warmer homes scheme; the logic underlying this; whether he will review this exclusion; whether an alternative scheme exists which does cover dormer roofs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23145/26]

175. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23196/26]

176. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason the grant for solar panels has been reduced (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23333/26]

177. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if a data centre powered by gas powered generators offsite connected via a private wire would be considered an 'islanded data' centre; and if it would be consistent with the Government statement on the Role of Data Centres in Ireland’s Enterprise Strategy position that islanded data centres 'would not be in line wi…

178. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when he will introduce legislation to put corridors through forestry on a statutory footing and ensure that critical infrastructure is protected at all times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23487/26]

179. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has conducted analysis on the economic benefits of a transition to renewable sources of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23496/26]

19. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the longest extended period of below average rainfall since 1975 was factored into the results of the 2025 IFI salmon fry counts on the Boyne /Kells Blackwater catchment;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22776/26]

20. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the metric of assessing the salmon stocks on the Boyne/Kells Blackwater Catchment that is most relied upon by Inland Fisheries Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22777/26]

21. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in his Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22868/26]

22. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22890/26]

23. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23071/26]

24. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if, in circumstances in which a home is unsuitable for a heat pump, the alternative grant support available to householders in respect of boiler replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23094/26]

228. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will put measures in place to protect the current users of the tag-on-the-bag system of waste management to allow them to continue to pay for tags locally using cash if they so choose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21417/26]

229. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been brought to proposals to close the Cong salmon hatchery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21449/26]

230. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in each of the years 2020 to date; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21479/26]

231. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of retired officials who were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in each of the years 2015 and to date in 2026; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising …

232. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his Departments expenditure on IT consultancy; the breakdown of the IT consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work; and the costs associated with their services in each of the years 2015 to date in 2026. [21482/26]

233. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his Department's expenditure on consultancy; the breakdown of the consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work; and the costs associated with their services in each of the years 2015 to 2026. [21484/26]

234. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress that has been made towards the achievement of a government policy document on the development of biomethane plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21584/26]

235. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on whether solar farms would best be located on marginal lands or cutaway bogs, and that where possible the use of prime agricultural land for the generation of energy in this way should be avoided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21586/26]

236. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if a register for vulnerable customers will be established for home heating oil to support those with challenging circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21614/26]

237. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has engaged with Re-Turn on the value of unclaimed deposits; the level of unclaimed deposits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21643/26]

238. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the dates on which he has met with Re-Turn since his term in the Ministerial role began and if he will make a statement on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21644/26]

239. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of the recycling that Ireland exported in each of the years 2020 to 2026; the measures he is taking to reduce this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21645/26]