Parliamentary questions

96. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the dates on which his Department received market monitoring data from the CRU on the number of customers in arrears on their energy bills over the past six months, in tabular form. [69228/25]

97. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if funding will be provided to Galway County Council to progress the Gort civic amenity site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69291/25]

98. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to invest in Ireland’s energy system following a review (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69336/25]

99. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures his Department is taking to build a stronger and more resilient energy system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69337/25]

100. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures his Department is taking to protect consumers from rising energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69338/25]

101. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to give consideration to introducing a pay-on-behalf model for online marketplaces to ensure that all distance sellers contribute fairly to recycling and producer-responsibility obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69496/25]

102. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has assessed the financial impact on Irish retailers of absorbing recycling and take-back costs arising from non-compliant distance sellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69497/25]

103. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will acknowledge that some distance sellers continue to evade environmental and recycling responsibilities when selling into Ireland; and if he will outline what measures he intends to introduce to address this ongoing non-compliance. [69498/25]

104. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the level of engagement his Department has had with major online marketplaces regarding their role in ensuring seller registration, reporting, and environmental compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69499/25]

105. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he intends to strengthen the oversight and reporting requirements applied to online marketplaces in order to improve transparency and ensure full compliance with recycling and environmental obligations. [69500/25]

106. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the planned timeline for the publication of the heads of Bill to amend the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to provide for private wire projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69501/25]

107. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the draft legislation on private wires has been reviewed by the Office of the Parliamentary Legal Adviser to ensure it aligns with the Electricity Regulation Act 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69502/25]

108. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being considered to ensure that private wire projects do not result in increased network charges for other electricity customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69503/25]

109. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he intends to introduce a disconnection charge for large energy users who seek to move fully to private wire supply in order to protect the recovery of grid connection costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69504/25]

110. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if a specific standby network charge is being considered for large energy users who retain a grid connection while primarily supplied through private wires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69505/25]

111. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the mechanisms that will be included in the forthcoming private wires legislation to ensure that only renewable electricity generation and storage is supported through the new framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69507/25]

112. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the forthcoming legislation will expand the enforcement powers of the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities to ensure compliance with national climate targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69508/25]

113. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if private wire proposals will be required to demonstrate that they provide additional renewable generation capacity and emissions reductions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69509/25]

114. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if private wire infrastructure will be permitted to connect new fossil fuel based generation; if so, the rationale for this within national decarbonisation commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69510/25]

115. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate; Energy and the Environment to provide a full list of the statutory responsibilities held by his Department for infrastructure delivery under the Climate Action Plan 2025, the National Planning Framework and the National Marine Planning Framework, including renewable energy, electricity grid development, system reinforcement and energy securit…

116. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to identify any areas where responsibility for climate or energy infrastructure is shared with, or delegated to, other Departments; the governance mechanism used to prevent overlap; and the steps taken since 2022 to improve coordination. [69519/25]

117. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the delivery risks his Department has identified for energy and climate infrastructure over the period 2025 to 2030, including grid delays, planning capacity, marine consenting challenges and supply-chain constraints; and the measures planned to address those risks. [69520/25]

118. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the estimated cost of Ireland’s participation in COP30, including travel and accommodation for the delegation. [69560/25]

119. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will address the existing imbalance where domestic Irish retailers continue to shoulder the majority of take-back and recycling obligations while distance sellers frequently avoid these responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69606/25]

120. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps his Department is taking to close compliance gaps created by international distance sellers, given Ireland's municipal waste recycling rate has remained unchanged at 41% for ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69607/25]