Parliamentary questions

121. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which he plans to ensure effective producer-responsibility compliance for online sellers based outside the EU, given that almost 40% of online purchases in Ireland originate from non-EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69608/25]

122. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the effectiveness of current enforcement mechanisms, including those under the EU Digital Services Act, in addressing non-compliance by global online marketplaces with recycling and take-back obligations. [69609/25]

123. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he plans to introduce national measures prior to EU reforms in 2028 to protect compliant Irish retailers from the impact of free-riding distance sellers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69610/25]

124. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the economic, energy-market and consumer-impact assessments his Department provided to Government prior to the decision to discontinue electricity credits for households in Budget 2026, including any internal warnings regarding expected rises in wholesale and retail energy prices. [69899/25]

125. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his Department’s current forecast for average household electricity and gas bills for winter 2025–2026; the variables used in these projections; and how these forecasts compare with those used when the decision was made to remove electricity credits. [69900/25]

126. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the advice or briefings the commission for regulation of utilities provided to his Department regarding expected retail price movements before the decision to scrap energy credits; and to publish that advice. [69901/25]

127. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department recommended maintaining or modifying electricity credits in light of rising wholesale prices; and to outline the reasons provided to Government for not continuing the supports. [69902/25]

128. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide the Department’s assessment of the impact on low-income and vulnerable households of ending the electricity credits; and to specify any mitigation measures considered but not adopted. [69903/25]

129. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide updated projections for energy poverty rates for 2025 and 2026 following the withdrawal of electricity credits; and to outline the methodology used in preparing these projections. [69905/25]

130. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the energy-price support measures currently in place in EU member states for winter 2025–2026; and to explain how Ireland’s level of support compares on a per-household basis. [69906/25]

131. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the Government will review the decision to discontinue electricity credits if energy bills continue to rise; and the criteria for any such review. [69908/25]

132. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether contributions from the State or from employers towards the My Future Fund pension scheme will be reckonable as income for the purposes of assessing the eligibility of an individual or household for any means-tested services or schemes operated by his Department. [70016/25]

133. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the total percentage of energy used on data centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70038/25]

134. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the total percentage of electricity that is used by data centres at a national level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70039/25]

135. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the status of the European Energy Investment Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70040/25]

136. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of data centres in Ireland, by location, the approximate level of energy they use, the percentage of energy they use as a proportion of all Irish energy, whether or not each has a diesel backup generator, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70041/25]

137. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has made any assessments into future demand for energy from data centres, particularly in the context of artificial intelligence and the related need for extra storage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70042/25]

138. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to require data centres to generate their own electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70043/25]

139. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding any plans to connect data centres in Ireland to district heating systems to beneficially use the heat they create; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70044/25]

140. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to minimise the energy requirements of data centres in Ireland; if there are any statutory requirements in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70045/25]

141. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the engagement he has had with the operators of data centres in Ireland, with a view to minimising their energy consumption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70046/25]

142. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide details of the effect that the proposed liquid natural gas terminal at Shannon will have on attaining the legally binding emissions targets within the set out timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70080/25]

143. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on the proposal for a moratorium on the opening of new data centres that include fossil fuel powered back up generators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70094/25]

144. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on the proposal to make the construction of any additional data centres conditional on the coming on stream of additional wind generation capacity to power such centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70095/25]

145. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he plans to introduce statutory restrictions on the use of fossil fuel generated back up power systems for data centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70096/25]