Parliamentary questions

266. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has met with the Bord na Móna since taking up his role; to provide a breakdown on the dates on which these meetings took place; to outline what was discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19398/25]

267. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has met with Eirgrid since taking up his role; to provide a breakdown on the dates on which these meetings took place; to outline what was discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19399/25]

268. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has met with the ESB since taking up his role; to provide a breakdown on the dates on which these meetings took place; to outline what was discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19400/25]

269. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he aware of the CRU’s recent decision on the large energy users connection policy; if he is aware of their conclusion (details supplied); his plan to ensure that data centre expansion does not jeopardise Ireland’s climate targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19401/25]

270. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he plans to review the efficacy of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) or if he intends to bring forward legislation that will enhance any powers of the CRU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19494/25]

271. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question 2 of 10 April 2025, if he accepts that given An Bord Pleanála’s requirement to ‘have regard’ to Government policy, his decision to overturn the moratorium on LNG introduced in 2021 has been the primary impetus behind Shannon LNG receiving planning approval to construct a pe…

272. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will proceed with the signing into law of the proposed Sligo district–conservation of trout on Lough Arrow (Inc the Unshin river) bye-law considering that the appropriate assessment screening completed on 10 October 2024 for the proposed legislation was not made available to interested stakeholders…

273. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will proceed with the signing into law of the proposed Sligo district–conservation of trout on Lough Arrow (Inc the Unshin river) bye-law considering that this legislative push is completely at odds with statements made last year by his predecessor in response to various Parliamentary Questions sta…

274. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the proposed western lakes management plan has been consigned to the dustbin by his Department in favour of a cost-neutral mixed fisheries model, where non-native and invasive freshwater fish species such as pike, roach, carp, dace, and so on, take pre-eminence in special areas of conservation/Natura …

275. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total funding allocated to Galway City Council and Galway County Council over the past five years for district heating initiatives, including both project development and feasibility studies, by project and year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19639/25]

276. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if any new or expanded funding supports are planned to assist Galway City Council and Galway County Council to develop district heating schemes as part of Ireland’s climate and energy goals; if he will provide details of any such commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19640/25]

277. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the funding provided over the past five years to Galway City Council and Galway County Council for the purpose of advancing district heating projects or carrying out feasibility assessments; the breakdown, by project and local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19641/25]

278. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if additional financial supports are being considered for local authorities such as Galway City Council and Galway County Council to progress district heating schemes in line with national climate targets; if so, the upcoming or planned initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19642/25]

279. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department will publish the current projected EU climate targets for Ireland; and the actions being taken to reduce Ireland’s projected emissions in order to meet those targets. [19679/25]

280. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether the proposed liquefied natural gas facility, which has been acknowledged as an interim measure, will include infrastructure to facilitate a transition to green hydrogen; and if not, whether such infrastructure will be developed in parallel. [19680/25]

281. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the lack of state oversight on the EN590 fuel quality measures entering the Island of Ireland; and if he will raise this issue with the European Commission to act on the absence of State oversight on fuel quality and the lack of mandated testing of compliances with all elements of EN590. [1974…

282. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the new climate action plan will include a commitment to provide additional supports for the retrofitting of approved housing body social housing. [19878/25]

283. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the Government plans to publish the next Fuel Poverty Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19896/25]

284. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications in reference to the Programme for Government commitment to explore legislation to divert surplus renewable energy to homes in fuel poverty, if a timeline has been established for the introduction of such legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19897/25]

285. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide data on the annual trends in energy poverty in Ireland over the past five years, and the direction in which energy poverty rates are moving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19898/25]

286. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to detail the funds allocated to local authorities specifically for combating fuel poverty in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19899/25]

287. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the funds provided to approved housing bodies for initiatives aimed at reducing fuel poverty over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19900/25]

288. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a breakdown, by Department or office, of the percentage of employees who have disclosed a disability for the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20012/25]

289. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will introduce legislation to provide for SMS scam filters equivalent to systems in operation to protect consumers in some analogous EU States, and that would enable and facilitate telecoms companies here to deploy the kind of scam filter solutions they are permitted to deploy in other EU states in which …

290. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he satisfied with the rollout of the National Broadband Plan given the lengthy details with installation still being experienced by households (details supplied); the action he will take to address these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20073/25]