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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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Peadar Tóibín Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Environment
28. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes that have been retrofitted in each of the past ten years. [17288/25]
Aindrias Moynihan Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Environment
51. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the action he is taking to resolve the ongoing increasing timelines for completion of works under the SEAI free energy upgrades in Cork county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17995/25]
Mairéad Farrell Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Environment
58. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the retrofit scheme; the number of homes that have benefitted from the scheme to date; and the work he is undertaking to meet the target of retrofitting 500,000 homes by 2030. [17754/25]
Aengus Ó Snodaigh Written 10 Apr 2025 · to Environment
59. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an audit of State-owned buildings has been carried out to ascertain the level of insulation, solar panels, heat pumps and other energy-saving measure have been taken in the past ten years, and planned for in the next five years. [18060/25]
Pa Daly Written 9 Apr 2025 · to Environment
25. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an audit of State-owned buildings has been carried out to ascertain the level of insulation, solar panels, heat pumps and other energy-saving measures have been taken in the past ten years, and planned for in the next five years. [17948/25]
Colm Burke Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Environment
251. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an exemption could be made for an SEAI warmer homes scheme application (details supplied), in view that the applicant is the spouse of the person in receipt of the qualifying social welfare allowance, which is a requirement in the eligibility criteria of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15050/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí Written 1 Apr 2025 · to Environment
261. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are plans to expand the warmer homes scheme to people who live in a property held in trust; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15818/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 27 Mar 2025 · to Environment
158. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of heat pumps installed in County Louth under the warmer homes schemes and warmth and wellbeing schemes from 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14964/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 27 Mar 2025 · to Environment
159. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of oil boilers and gas boilers replaced in County Louth under the warmer homes schemes and warmth and wellbeing schemes from 2020 to 2024, in tabular form. [14965/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 27 Mar 2025 · to Environment
160. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the funding allocated to install heat pumps in County Louth under the warmer homes schemes and warmth and wellbeing schemes from 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14966/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 27 Mar 2025 · to Environment
161. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the funding allocated to replace oil and gas boilers in County Louth under the warmer homes schemes and warmth and wellbeing schemes from 2020 to 2024.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14967/25]
Joanna Byrne Written 27 Mar 2025 · to Environment
162. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the financial supports available to older persons in County Louth to replace oil and gas boilers following the signing of the EU regulations 2024 ( S.I. No. 749/2024); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14968/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 25 Mar 2025 · to Environment
203. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are plans to introduce stand-alone grants, outside of the One Stop Shop, for retrofitting windows and doors in homes. [14040/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Environment
172. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount allocated for retrofitting, by county, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [11297/25]
Pa Daly Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Environment
204. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide the average cost to retrofit a home to a BER B2 or higher standard from 2019 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11951/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Environment
209. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will review an application by a person (details supplied) for a Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland grant. [9215/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Environment
162. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes in Clare that have applied for the warmer homes scheme, broken down by year; and the number that have been deemed ineligible. [8727/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Environment
163. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if houses older than 1940 can be considered under the warmer homes scheme; and if not, what the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland recommends for the property owners; and the number of houses that have been deemed ineligible due to being older than 1940. [8728/25]
Cathal Crowe Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Environment
164. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeline of the warmer homes scheme (WHS), from application stage to delivery stage; the number of contracting companies currently contracted to carry out works under the WHS; and if there are short-term plans to increase this number. [8729/25]
Pa Daly Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Environment
66. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes retrofitted to a BER B2 standard or higher in each of the Government’s schemes, broken down by scheme, in each year from 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8628/25]
Ivana Bacik Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Environment
203. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average waiting time for the SEAI warmer homes scheme in each county, in tabular form; the reason for delays in the scheme. [7290/25]
Pa Daly Oral 20 Feb 2025 · to Environment
86. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures he is taking to increase the number of homes retrofitted as part of the Government's retrofitting scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6770/25]
Michael Cahill Written 20 Feb 2025 · to Environment
92. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes in County Kerry currently on the waiting list for the warmer homes scheme, and the approximate wait time. [6710/25]
Paul Lawless Written 20 Feb 2025 · to Environment
93. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of home retrofits carried out in Mayo in each of the past five years (details supplied); and if he will reverse this policy considering how exposed it leaves people who rely solely on electricity. [6364/25]
Michael Cahill Written 20 Feb 2025 · to Environment
98. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes in County Kerry that were retrofitted under the warmer homes scheme over the lifetime of the last Government. [6709/25]