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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Pa Daly Written 28 May 2025 · to Environment
14. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to estimate the cost of including properties with HAP tenancies in the SEAI warmer homes scheme. [28274/25]
Mark Wall Written 27 May 2025 · to Environment
140. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he or the SEAI have plans to change the qualifying criteria for the warmer homes scheme including that the home must be built pre-2006, given the number of years the scheme has been in operation and that many of the houses built since 2006 are now in need of retrofit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26936/25]
Mark Wall Written 27 May 2025 · to Environment
141. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current waiting times for the warmer homes scheme; the average waiting time in May 2024; the plans to reduce these waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26937/25]
Pa Daly Written 21 May 2025 · to Environment
15. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware that night storage heating meter are not entitled to a smart meter; if he is aware this is therefore preventing them from installing solar AV; the number of people this has impacted; the measures he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26206/25]
Rory Hearne Written 21 May 2025 · to Environment
18. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether the Government is on track to meeting retrofitting targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26232/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 20 May 2025 · to Environment
213. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has engaged with approved housing bodies (AHBs) and local authorities regarding initiatives to support solar panel installation on AHB and local authority housing. [25300/25]
Tom Brabazon Written 20 May 2025 · to Environment
221. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has engaged with approved housing bodies (AHBs) and local authorities regarding initiatives to support solar panel installation on AHB and local authority housing. [25299/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 13 May 2025 · to Environment
294. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide updated figures on the installation of heat pumps in retrofitted homes, from 2021 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23195/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 13 May 2025 · to Environment
295. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide updated figures on the installation of solar panels in homes, new and retrofitted, from 2021 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23196/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 13 May 2025 · to Environment
296. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide updated figures on the homes retrofitted to B2 or above, from 2021 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23197/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 8 May 2025 · to Environment
232. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average cost for retrofitting a social housing unit as part of the national retrofitting scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23145/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 8 May 2025 · to Environment
233. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes retrofitted and heat pumps installed to date as part of the National Retrofitting Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23146/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 30 Apr 2025 · to Environment
7. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount allocated to the business energy upgrade scheme grant support, administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, in 2025; the amount drawn down to date; the number of businesses this is benefitting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21362/25]
Séamus McGrath Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Environment
300. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position in relation to grant funding under the better energy homes grant, and whether a person can apply for a further grant for the measure of external insulation to their home through this grant, or any other grant available through SEAI, if they already drew down a grant back in 2011 for internal insulation, which un…
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Environment
306. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current waiting list for the warmer homes scheme in County Carlow; how this compares to waiting lists in other counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20699/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Environment
307. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current waiting list for the warmer homes scheme in County Kilkenny; how this compares to waiting lists in other counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20700/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Environment
308. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of surveyors currently working in County Carlow for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland; if there are plans to recruit additional surveyors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20701/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Environment
309. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of surveyors currently working in County Kilkenny for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland; if there are plans to recruit additional surveyors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20703/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Environment
310. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes that have been retrofitted in each of the past five years, broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20704/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Environment
325. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the actions being taken to reduce the average waiting list for the warmer homes scheme. [21170/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Environment
326. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he plans to review the warmer homes scheme to ensure it provides flexibility to support homeowners. [21171/25]
Pa Daly Written 29 Apr 2025 · to Environment
331. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on progress regarding the energy efficiency obligation scheme in each of the three sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21234/25]
Tony McCormack Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Environment
16. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current waiting list for the warmer homes scheme in County Offaly; how this compares to waiting lists in other counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17285/25]
Tony McCormack Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Environment
18. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of surveyors currently working in County Offaly for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland; if there are plans to recruit additional surveyors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17286/25]
Colm Burke Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Environment
22. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the action his Department is taking to reduce the timeframe for the SEAI warmer homes scheme application process, in view that the timeline for each stage has steadily increased over the past 12 months, whereby it is now taking approximately 24 months from approval to completion, in view that many applicants are elderly, live in …