Parliamentary questions

79. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if a notifying authority has been designated for Ireland as required under the EU Battery Regulation 2023/1542; if a body will be designated in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18715/26]

80. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps he will take to reduce the current environmental management cost (vEMC) levy on tyres from its current rate to a rate of €48 per tyre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18845/26]

81. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 151 of 24 February 2026, the reason a person (details supplied) has been denied supports made available to others in similar circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18858/26]

82. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total anticipated costs associated with his foreign travel for St Patricks Day; the delegation size; and if a breakdown can be provided on these costs including on accommodation and flights. [18886/26]

83. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the rationale for maintaining the special local draft net licence fee at €545 for Loughros Mór estuary when an ordinary draft net licence costs €398; the legal or policy basis preventing a reduction of the special local draft net licence fee; if consideration will be given to aligning the special local draft net l…

84. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he would support the continuation of the reverse vending machine grants under the Re-Turn scheme for retailers who set up business after the end of 2025 deadline. [18996/26]

85. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the oversight of works done by SEAI recommended contractors when the works are 100% funded by Government grants and who ensures the work is completed to standard. [19091/26]

86. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the supports available to people who are unable to afford the upfront costs of retrofitting their homes prior to receiving grant monies from the SEAI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19094/26]

87. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the date on which data centres operating in the State will first be required to report on their carbon emissions pursuant to Article 12 of Directive (EU) 2023/1791 (the Energy Efficiency Directive) establishing the European database on data centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19155/26]

88. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the reporting deadline of 15 May under the Energy Efficiency Directive applies notwithstanding the current status of transposition of the Directive into Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19156/26]

89. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 18 December 2025, to set out whether the Q1 2026 deadline for the first reporting cycle of the energy efficiency directive is still expected to be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19157/26]

90. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 18 December 2025, to set out whether, in the event that the directive is not fully transposed into domestic legislation by the relevant reporting deadline; if he expects that the reporting obligations for Irish data centre operators will be deferred by a further year;…

91. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the National Building Renovation Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19282/26]

92. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures his Department is taking to support the SEAI in reducing delays in the SEAI grant process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19421/26]

93. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of claims that representatives of the SEAI verbally confirmed that the submission of final documents submitted after the application deadlines would be valid once a letter of explanation accompanied the final documents; if he will confirm if such applications in this situation qualify for the increased…

94. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department or any body under it’s aegis made a disclosure under Revenue's recent disclosure opportunity to regularise misclassification of self-employment; if so, to provide details of the numbers of workers affected and the amount paid to Revenue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19491/26]

95. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 249 of 3 March 2026, if his attention has been drawn to the longest extended period of below average rainfall on the Boyne system since 1975 which took place across 2024/2025 and has displayed a system weakness in the fry counting system; and if he will make a statement on th…

96. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no public consultation took place in relation to the proposed closure of salmon angling on the river Boyne in 2026; his views on whether this is fair to anglers in Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19525/26]

97. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures that will be taken to ensure anglers who have already purchased their licence will be compensated for the closure if the proposed closure of salmon angling on the river Boyne is implemented. [19526/26]

98. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the length of time he would expect a closure of the river Boyne for salmon anglers to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19528/26]

99. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has given consideration to releasing NORA fuel reserves to ease price and supply pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19538/26]

100. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19556/26]

101. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the impact on the cost of electricity, with growing demand for electricity from data centres has been brought to his attention or that of his officials. [19575/26]

102. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the newly announced SEAI grants for heat pumps will include costs to replace a heat pump; if there are other grants for replacements being designed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19617/26]

103. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding opportunities available for projects relating to citizen science; if his Department have engaged with groups promoting citizen science projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19618/26]