44. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the schemes under his Department's remit funded from carbon tax receipts, including home energy upgrade grants, and the 2026 allocation to each; the estimated impact on those schemes of the deferral of the scheduled carbon tax increase from 1 May to 14 October 2026, and of any further deferral; and the way in which a resulting sh…
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45. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the status of the Climate Action Plan 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65972/26]
46. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he, or his senior officials, have had any meetings with National Waste Collection Permit Office since March 2025; the issues discussed at any such meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65950/26]
47. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the role he envisages for sustainable bio-liquids, renewable liquid fuels and other lower carbon heating solutions in reducing emissions from rural homes during their transition away from fossil fuel heating; and whether such fuel options could provide an interim decarbonisation pathway for such households. [65878/26]
48. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to reduce the cost of electricity to households. [64789/26]
49. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current number of consumers in arrears regarding electricity bills; and the cadence at which such data is reported to Government. [65975/26]
50. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps that are being taken to reduce the applications backlog in the warmer homes scheme. [65851/26]
51. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress made in implementing the requirement that new data centre developments match at least 80% of their electricity demand with new renewable generation. [65914/26]
52. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on progress to deliver offshore wind; the earliest date a project will commence construction; the projects and work he anticipates will have been delivered by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65905/26]
53. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if it is proposed to implement additional measures that would assist in the reduction of littering in public places and along roads throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65864/26]
54. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has read a report (details supplied); and to outline his plans to deal with the increased costs of electricity for households as a result of data centre usage. [65815/26]
55. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures his Department hopes to introduce as part of the budget to reduce energy costs for businesses. [65852/26]
56. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of grants that have been awarded for geothermal heat pump systems, by county, for each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and the actions his Department is taking to raise awareness of these systems and increase the numbers of such grants. [65883/26]
57. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the additional supports he is considering to help families cope with increasing home-heating oil prices. [65816/26]
149. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department maintains a risk register; if so, if copies of the register since 2022 will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66066/26]
150. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide an update on the general scheme of the Private Wires Bill 2025; and when he expects legislation to be introduced. [66229/26]
151. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR); and a timeline for its implementation here. [66328/26]
152. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of households receiving fuel allowance that qualify for the warmer homes schemes; the number of fuel allowance households that have been retrofitted; the current waiting list and time; and the support that exists for households just above the warmer homes scheme income/welfare eligibility criteria, in tabular form. [66299/26…
96. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if a further funding call is expected under the Community Climate Action Fund; and when he envisages this call to be made. [64183/26]
97. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being developed to enable households, electric vehicles, heat pumps and domestic batteries to participate in demand-response, aggregation and electricity-system flexibility services; whether publicly supported technologies will be required to include smart and flexible controls; and the timeline for their introduction. […
98. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current average waiting time from application to survey under the SEAI warmer homes scheme; the measures being taken to reduce waiting times; and whether any priority arrangements exist for households experiencing significant dampness or mould. [64253/26]
99. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being developed to enable households, electric vehicles, heat pumps and domestic batteries to participate in demand-response, aggregation and electricity-system flexibility services; whether publicly supported technologies will be required to include smart and flexible controls; and the timeline for their introduction. […
100. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has considered a review of the eligibility criteria under the SEAI warmer homes scheme in respect of homes with a room-in-roof construction that are currently excluded from insulation measures; and the technical basis for the exclusion of such properties. [64249/26]
101. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the extent to which the SEAI warmer homes scheme takes into account the age, degradation, and material inefficiency of existing cavity wall insulation when assessing a home’s eligibility for fully funded upgrades. [64370/26]
102. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being developed to enable households, electric vehicles, heat pumps and domestic batteries to participate in demand-response, aggregation and electricity-system flexibility services; whether publicly supported technologies will be required to include smart and flexible controls; and the timeline for their introduction. …