Parliamentary questions

28. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to introduce a levy on single-use cups as provided for in the Circular Economy Act 2022; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4666/26]

29. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide a progress update on the Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4731/26]

30. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if it is the Government's position that Ireland's carbon budgets to 2030 will not be met; and if so, whether this is due to insufficient implementation of Ireland's climate action plans, or if the plans themselves are considered inadequate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4738/26]

31. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide details of the community energy projects supported by his Department that were delivered in 2025. [4790/26]

32. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment how he ensures that all websites operated by his Department are accessible to the visually impaired. [4811/26]

33. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if any website or other platform operated by his Department uses an AI-enabled chatbot; if there are plans to use chatbots; in what circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4829/26]

34. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total sums spent for each year from 2016 to 2025, inclusive of advertising, by his Department on social media or online platforms, including identifying separately payments to influencers on such platforms; and to set out the annual totals for that period to each specific platform, including but not limited to …

35. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the safeguards in place to ensure that a data centre (details supplied) will not hinder electricity and water demand for existing and future residents in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5015/26]

36. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the actions being taken by his Department to reduce the demand data centres are making on our national grid; the safeguards that will be in place for data centres built in the future re same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5016/26]

235. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a complete breakdown of spending for the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority in the 2026 Revised Estimates outlined in the for Sectoral Economic Investment section; to provide the total breakdown of spend in 2025, in tabular form. [4191/26]

236. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if a decision to refuse an SEAI warmer homes grant to a person (details supplied) will be reviewed. [4212/26]

237. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to assist with the resolution of issues that are a direct threat to just transition employment and project delivery in Kilcormac, County Offaly (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4400/26]

238. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the guarantees in place to ensure a data centre complex (details supplied) will not impact electricity and water demand for existing residents and new housing in County Kildare; the actions being taken to immediately reduce the demand data centres are making on our national electricity grid and renewable …

239. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the plans to introduce a carbon credit trading desk in Ireland for community grounds that produce carbon credits to enable them to sell them on the open market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3339/26]

240. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to amend the Heat (Network and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 to provide the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities with powers to establish a comprehensive framework for regulating all heat networks, to include pricing aspects. [3360/26]

241. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the relative share of projected electricity demand growth in the greater Dublin area attributable to data centres, housing growth and transport electrification, respectively; and how prioritisation decisions are made where grid capacity is constrained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3368/26]

242. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total amount of public funding, tax reliefs or other State supports provided to fossil fuel companies or fossil fuel related activities in the past five years, in tabular form. [3457/26]

243. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the public consultation on the national building renovation plan, required to be finalised by 26 December 2026 under Article 3 of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, will be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3516/26]

244. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which the one-stop-shop model required under Article 18 of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 2024 will be implemented in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3517/26]

245. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the implementation of the national biomethane strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3533/26]

246. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to list the roles within public or semi-State organisations under his Department that are excluded from the single public service pension scheme; the number of people employed in those roles, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3612/26]

247. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding any incentives or obligations under review within his Department that would support data centres in the use of renewable energy systems to minimise their reliance on the grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3851/26]

248. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under his Department, in tabular form. [3866/26]

249. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has examined the potential introduction of a levy on single use coffee cups as a waste reduction measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3960/26]

250. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he plans to introduce a levy on disposable coffee cups within the lifetime of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4023/26]