Parliamentary questions

204. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the final element of the energy security review (details supplied); when the conclusions of the review will be published; the appropriate policy and legislative measures that have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9007/25]

205. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he plans to amend the current eligibility criteria for the heat pump system grant, where homeowners with existing heat pump systems, that were grant-supported previously, are now not eligible for further grant support for upgrades or replacements; if he will consider providing exemptions for older home…

206. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on the analysis on alternatives to a strategic gas reverse facility (details supplied); when this work will be published; if there will be a consultation on its findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9032/25]

207. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount that has been paid out to companies engaged by the SEAI to conduct feasibility studies for enabling grant funds to be allocated to community groups trying to get renewable energy generation projects off the ground in each year since the enabling grant was introduced. [9095/25]

208. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 152 of 18 February 2025, if he will comment on the particular wind turbine affected in this case (details supplied). [9197/25]

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]

210. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason fibre broadband has not been established in a location (details supplied) given fibre broadband exists in the area already; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9220/25]

211. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to liaise with a service provider (details supplied) to expedite the return of telephone and internet services to an area in Donegal (details supplied) where a business in this area cannot exist without proper communications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9223/25]

212. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the evidentiary basis being used to pursue commercial liquefied natural gas (LNG) development in Ireland, to enhance energy security, given the Government-commissioned Centre for European Policy Analysis report from 2022 stated that commercial LNG would provide “...no guarantee that stored gas volumes would …

213. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a public consultation will be conducted in relation to any shift in policy towards supporting commercial liquefied natural gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9305/25]

214. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a high-level outline of the proposed amended functions of Gas Networks Ireland and new regulatory framework being sought in the upcoming Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve (Amendment) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9306/25]

215. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will respond to the report published on 10 December 2024 (details supplied) which found "a significant blind spot in Ireland’s climate action planning", resulting from a failure to include direct demand for natural gas from connections to data centres; the engagement he has had with the Environmental …

216. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to review the feasibility of implementing an SMS scam filter to assist in talking fraud, as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9370/25]

217. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will detail unscheduled dives undertaken in 2024 to inspect the IC1 gas pipeline following Russian naval activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9380/25]

218. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has been informed by the Department of Infrastructure in the North of Ireland of two discharge consent applications by a company (details supplied); if he has been informed of two water abstraction licences from the same company that would abstract half a million gallons of water per day from…

219. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if, in light of recent storm damage, he will ensure that all State and semi-State agencies under his remit tasked with the provision of services to the public, would have back-up generators to allow them function regardless of power cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9523/25]

220. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the date the principal officer with responsibility for the inland fisheries division/unit of his Department was appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9760/25]

160. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the processed deposit return scheme materials that go to licensed facilities in Ireland, the UK, and in Europe, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8684/25]

161. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the increases in pension payments that have been approved or are pending for former An Post employees; if he is satisfied that these increases are appropriate in view of the cost-of-living crisis and recent rates of inflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8707/25]

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]

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]

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]

165. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of that residents in parts of Portmarnock are without access to broadband; what engagement his Department has had with National Broadband Ireland and SIRO regarding this issue and when residents can expect to have access to broadband. [8783/25]

166. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how the Government defines energy poverty; the measures being taken to tackle energy poverty; the number of persons living in energy poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8529/25]

167. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update in relation to plans for a site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8904/25]