Parliamentary questions

194. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a breakdown of the number and value of grants that have been awarded to the retrofitting of multi-unit dwellings as part of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland community energy grant scheme in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matte…

195. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a breakdown of the number of applications his Department has received for the retrofit of multi-unit dwellings as part of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland community grant scheme in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10419…

196. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has calculated the impact that the carbon border adjustment mechanism will have in imported electricity from Britain; the amount by which he anticipates the cost to rise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10420/25]

197. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures that he and the inland fisheries division will take to instigate an independent review of Inland Fisheries Ireland, as highlighted in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10460/25]

198. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total amount of funding/financial aid given by his Department and agencies under his Department’s remit to two organisations (details supplied) since 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10461/25]

199. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will expedite as a matter of priority the provision of a liquefied natural gas terminal in north Kerry that will protect the country’s energy supply and implement the recommendations of the Shannon Estuary Economic Taskforce which includes increasing resources to deliver an offshore renewable energy…

200. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are adequate protections in place to safeguard ESB transmission lines, with particular reference to the problems caused by falling trees in storms over recent years resulting in power outages for many communities on a repeated basis; the measures that will be implemented as a result of lessons lea…

201. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he or his Department have discussed with telecoms providers the need to strengthen their networks in view of the widespread outages of telecommunication services due to recent storms; the outcome of such discussions; if those providers intend to put adequate investment in upgrading their networks and av…

202. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he or his Department have had discussion with telecoms providers concerning ongoing outages in many areas, including parts of Cavan and Monaghan, as a result of storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10539/25]

203. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when his Department will bring the Energy Poverty Action Plan to Cabinet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10551/25]

204. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to set out the terms of reference of the research his Department has commissioned SEPA to undertake on better meeting the energy security risk through the electricity generation sector; when he expects this research to be completed; what the cost of the research is; and if he will make a statement on th…

205. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the research his Department has commissioned SEPA to undertake on better meeting the energy security risk through the electricity generation sector includes a) an analysis of gas demand in Ireland in the post 2023 period b) the emissions associated with a floating gas storage terminal c) and the secu…

4. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the report on liquefied natural gas, commissioned by the previous Minister, will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9904/25]

5. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will engage with colleagues and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities to review and potentially revise the existing policy framework to ensure that any future data centre developments provide clear and proportional benefits to the country. [9927/25]

6. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Comhshaoil, Aeráide agus Cumarsáide cad é líon foirne a Roinne agus cé mhéad díobh sin atá inniúlach sa Ghaeilge; agus cad iad na bearta atá á ndéanamh aige agus ag a Roinn chun an céatadán Gaeilgeoirí sin a ardú. [9964/25]

7. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the solar PV for the medically vulnerable scheme; if he intends to continue this scheme to benefit new households on the medical priority register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10066/25]

8. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications in the wake of storm Éowyn, his plans to engage in the upgrade and strengthening of electricity infrastructure across the country, in particularly in isolated rural areas which tend to have older, weakened infrastructure, leaving these areas adversely affected during periods of poor weather; and if he will ma…

9. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to detail any EU legislation required to be transposed into Irish law and awaiting referral to an Oireachtas committee from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10225/25]

197. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if consideration is being given to the transposition of the EU Directive on fuel quality into Irish law, thereby making EN 590 an obligatory standard for all diesel by Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9348/25]

198. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will establish an independent regulatory body, similar to Belgium’s petroleum products analysis fund agency (details supplied), to oversee fuel sampling, laboratory testing, and compliance auditing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9349/25]

199. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the Commission for Regulation of Utilities’ (CRU) assertion that the provisions of section 15 of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 are insufficient to enable it to mandate explicit emissions reduction and offsetting measures for data centres; whether the decision to allow d…

200. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he still plans to bring a memo to Cabinet recommending an LNG facility for Ireland given that the consultancy firm which originally recommended a facility is now reviewing its findings; when he expects the latest analysis to be complete; when it will be publicly available; and if he will make a statement…

201. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on whether the importing of liquified natural gas is consistent with the Programme for Government commitment to take decisive action to radically reduce Ireland's reliance on fossil fuels; if he will ban the importation of liquified natural gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9001…

202. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the Gas Networks Ireland report, as commissioned by his predecessor, that outlines the challenges and risks of bringing a floating storage regasification unit into Ireland, will be released for public consultation. [9004/25]

203. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how frequently the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in any proposed State-led floating storage and regasification (FSRU) unit will need to be replenished, given the inevitable boil-off of LNG over time; if he will provide clarity on the countries this gas will be sourced from; the measures taken to ens…