90. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the SEAI will inspect properties worked on under the warmer homes scheme, where a homeowner contacts them to complain regarding the work completed. [66425/26]
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13. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the actions he has taken following his concerns regarding the level of underspending by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland in 2025, the changes to governance, structures and delivery arrangements that he has sought; and the measures being put in place to ensure that allocated funding is translated into increased delivery of ho…
136. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will detail in tabular format on a county by county basis the number of businesses in each county that have received solar PV grants since 2022. [65697/26]
137. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of homes that received solar PV grants since 2020, by county, in tabular form. [65696/26]
140. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware that the obligation rates proposed in the forthcoming renewable heat obligation scheme will see no additional low carbon liquid fuel being used for home heating. [65873/26]
141. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has evaluated the concerns of the liquid fuel sector that the proposed obligation rates in the forthcoming renewable heat obligation scheme are too low to have any impact in reducing carbon emissions. [65871/26]
93. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on his Department’s engagement with the local authority sector and other relevant stakeholders to prioritise the development of a system which will assist local authorities in managing discarded nitrous oxide canisters; the timeline for the implementation of this system; and if he will make a statement on the m…
93. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 90 of 22 January 2025, to provide an update on proposals for a scheme of legal aid for environmental litigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53572/26]
110. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures his Department has taken since 2015 to support innovation in citizen science, open data or public participation in environmental monitoring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50149/26]
149. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will consider extending the eligibility criteria for the warmer homes scheme to include recipients of the living alone allowance, thereby allowing them to qualify for free home energy efficiency upgrades. [49348/26]
109. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total value of unredeemed deposits retained under the deposit return scheme in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46933/26]
110. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current status of the review of the deposit return scheme initiated in 2025; the terms of reference of that review; when it is expected to conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46934/26]
111. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the deposit return scheme achieved the 77% separate collection target required by 2025; if he can outline the collection rate achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46935/26]
117. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to include the replacement of double glazed windows under the warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46965/26]
122. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the plans for the use of HVO in household heating boilers as a substitute to fossil fuels; and if he will consider promoting the conversion of boilers to use HVO. [47126/26]
135. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will comment on his plans for decarbonising zones in 41 local authority areas nationally. [47195/26]
136. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he plans to fund local authorities to support decarbonising zones as a core pillar of local authority climate action strategies. [47196/26]
137. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to confirm the funding that has been allocated to local authorities to develop decarbonising zones since they were first proposed by Government. [47197/26]
475. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of deposit return scheme machines; and the number of wheelchair accessible deposit return scheme machines. [25704/26]
478. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment Minister the way in which he plans to address the anomaly in locations, including Dublin Airport, where recycling cans and plastics under the deposit return scheme is not that practical or even possible; the reason consumers should have to pay the levy in these circumstances; and what happens to the excess unreturned deposit. [25903/26…
479. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the State derived from returned plastic bottles and cans in 2025 (details supplied); where this excess of money goes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25904/26]
173. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if consideration has been given to instructing Re-Turn to distribute part of its surplus to community organisations in the form of grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23130/26]
81. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 151 of 24 February 2026, the reason a person (details supplied) has been denied supports made available to others in similar circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18858/26]
169. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 44 of 7 October 2025, the reason the deserted wives social protection payment recipients are excluded from the SEAI scheme given they are on similar means to single parent and also pension recipients and should be able to avail of the warmer homes scheme. [7741/26]
197. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will allow retrospective access to SEAI's individual energy upgrade grants for households impacted by a company that went insolvent (details supplied) after they had paid a deposit for works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8131/26]