Parliamentary questions

193. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment with the introduction of the Renewable Heat Obligation (RHO) in 2026, the measures being taken to ensure that the required indigenous biomethane supply is developed in tandem to avoid placing further upward pressure on consumer energy prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14426/26]

194. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the legal advice he has sought regarding the potential of commercial entities seeking access to the gas entry point that would come with the development of a strategic gas emergency reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14064/26]

195. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount in 2024 and 2025 of rPET pellet produced in the State; the amount that is recycled within the State; the amount exported from the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14626/26]

196. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress to date in terms of the utilising of hydrogen energy; the role his Department is now playing in this; the efforts being made in terms of generating energy from hydrogen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14596/26]

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]

198. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to ensure that the proposed strategic gas reserve is not exploited for commercial uses; if he anticipates that commercial LNG will be developed as a result of this proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14623/26]

199. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the CRU review into price gouging and level of pass through from wholesale prices to retail prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14067/26]

200. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he or his Department has had any meetings with, or received any reports from, the National Waste Collection Permit Office since March 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14627/26]

231. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total number of buildings leased by his Department, or bodies or agencies under its aegis, during 2025; the total cumulative sum paid under these leases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14014/26]

232. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on all Bills under his remit that were mentioned in the 2026 spring legislative programme. [14033/26]

233. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an exhaustive list of flood related compensation, paid from his Department's vote allocations over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14094/26]

234. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the body that sets the standards for public waste collection companies; if his Department has a role in regulating fees that companies charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14267/26]

235. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the dates on which the National Energy Affordability Taskforce has met since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14289/26]

236. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the dates on which the cross-Departmental group on energy poverty has met since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14290/26]

237. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the transposition of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive into Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14294/26]

238. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of dedicated funding that will be provided to each local authority to monitor and enforce the smoky coal ban and any future solid fuel regulations as part of the Clean Air Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14312/26]

239. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide an update on the forthcoming Clean Air Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14313/26]

240. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether defined monitoring methodologies and emergency activation protocols for acute wildfire smoke exposure have been established; the criteria under which such protocols are activated; and whether these arrangements have been reviewed or revised since the August 2025 wildfire in Ticknick Park in view of …

241. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his private wires legislation will address the relevant legal issues associated with the use of private EV chargers for homes without driveways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14380/26]

242. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department had any engagement with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the issue of EV charging for homes without driveways during the development of his private wires legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14382/26]

243. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a list of all State agencies within his Department that allocate programme and project funding to section 39, section 56 and section 10 organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14385/26]

244. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the State agencies within his Department that have made provision for the pension auto enrolment payment as part of their allocation to funded organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14403/26]

245. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the timeline for implementing the disposable coffee cup levy; if an assessment of its effects on small businesses has taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14543/26]

246. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current waiting times for BER assessments associated with SEAI grants for County Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14818/26]

247. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to confirm that there are sufficient staff in place to process applications for the new and expanded retrofitting measures; the expected timeframe from application to completion of a project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14819/26]