Parliamentary questions

168. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has enforced new weight limits on waste bin collections, or if these increases are being put in place independently by the waste providers. [8923/25]

169. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to consider introducing assistance with bin charges for families with young children using nappies or adults who are dependant on incontinence pads. [8922/25]

170. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a detailed update on the development of the “National Hydrogen Programme”, a key part of the National Hydrogen Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8944/25]

56. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his policy regarding the development of infrastructure for the commercial import of liquified natural gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8218/25]

57. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to confirm that on 26 May 1989, the then Minister for Communications issued an authorisation to An Post to pay pension increases in accordance with the Government pay parity policy, and that this authorisation has not been specifically revoked, rescinded, amended or withdrawn; and if he will make a statement…

58. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the authorisation to pay pension increases in accordance with the Government pay parity policy for An Post pensioners has been revoked, rescinded, amended or withdrawn; if so, to provide details of the legal instrument by which this was effected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8278/25]

59. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the delegated authority given to An Post in May 1989 to approve the payment of pension increases to pensioners of the company was withdrawn; the instructions that replaced it; if these instructions are still in force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8290/25]

60. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department was requested by An Post in 2013 to approve the pensions accord introduced by the company; if not, if the new procedure to control pension costs was an operational matter for An Post and the trustees of the superannuation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8293/25]

61. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the situation whereby grid constraints from the excessive data centre demand are negatively impacting the connection of housing to the electricity network. [8350/25]

62. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he plans to bring forward legislation to ban connections of islanded data centres to the gas grid. [8352/25]

63. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of the sale of Bord na Móna's waste collection business to the private sector and its potential impact on employees, and on waste collection services in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8400/25]

64. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will support and expedite the long-awaited liquefied natural gas (LNG) project at the Tarbert/Ballylongford landbank as this LNG project has the potential to be the spring board that will deliver thousands of jobs to the north Kerry region over the next 20 years, a region that has suffered in the con…

65. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the Department last assessed the impact of wind turbine noise from operating wind farms; if the Minister will provide a copy of the report (to include noise modelling); if the Minister will provide a list, of all wind turbine noise reports received to, or commissioned, since 2014, including the da…

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]

67. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what measures are being implemented to assess and improve broadband efficiency in the Portmarnock area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8638/25]

68. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what measures are being undertaken to address the subpar coverage experienced in the area surrounding St. Anne's Park and Dollymount; and what specific strategies are in place to improve connectivity for residents and visitors in this region. [8639/25]

195. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications in light of the substantial pressure that data centres are placing on grid systems, and given that they are the largest driver of energy demand in the State, if he is considering any plans to direct the Regulator to increase the network charge of large energy users in order to finance repairs and ensure hou…

196. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the date on which he first received notification of Bord na Móna’s intention to sell Bord na Móna recycling; the protections that are in place for those employed at Bord na Móna recycling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7186/25]

197. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the dates in 2024 on which his Department has received each of the 2023 audited financial statements and 2023 annual reports from each State agency under the remit of his Department, in tabular form; if he has received any of the 2024 audited financial statements and 2024 annual reports; and if he will make a st…

198. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to detail, on an annual basis, the specific projects and associated funding allocated through the Climate Action Fund; whether the project is categorised as a climate or biodiversity one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7189/25]

199. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the pay and any other benefits, including any loyalty payments, bonuses or other benefit-in-kind, of each chief executive of State, semi-State body or other public body under the aegis of his Department, for each year since 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7194/25]

200. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide any information regarding the full restoration of broadband and phone communications in rural Ireland, especially in the north-west region in the aftermath of storm Éowyn. [7209/25]

201. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the national policy on biomethane generating plants; if the Department favours the use of individual farm-based biodigesters; if not, it is supportive of industrial scale methane generation; his views on the best strategic locations for such industrial scale processes; the guidance his Department provid…

202. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he, his predecessor and or officials in his Department have had discussions with a company (details supplied) or agents on their behalf in relation to the development of biomethane plants in Ballyvass, County Kildare and other locations in Limerick, Cavan and Galway; and if he will make a statement o…

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]