Parliamentary questions

102. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures he is taking to ensure that the roll out of data centres is consistent with the Climate act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6769/25]

103. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps that his Department will be taking to advance district heating schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6793/25]

104. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on the Designated Maritime Area Plans; when they will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6771/25]

105. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the engagements he has had with the CEO of ESB since he took office; and if so, how often and how recently they met. [6363/25]

106. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes in Louth currently with a pending application to the warmer homes scheme; the number that have been accepted to the scheme and are currently on the waiting list for works to commence, and the approximate waiting time. [6799/25]

107. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will intervene to stop the sale of Bord Na Móna Recycling to a private company; if he is concerned at the negative impacts this would have on waste management from an environmental perspective and on terms and conditions for workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6792/25]

108. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the installation and usage of CCTV for litter and waste enforcement purposes in the local authority sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6805/25]

109. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the work undertaken by his Department to ensure adequate resourcing of lead Departments for climate adaptation-related activities; his views on the report of the Climate Advisory Council’s Annual Review ‘Preparing for Ireland’s Changing Climate’ 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48…

110. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if, further to the fallout of Storm Éowyn, he will advance policies to ensure that new powerlines are undergrounded when feasible. [5751/25]

111. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on the decarbonisation zone in Galway city; the status of the implementation plan; the resources in place to achieve the required 7% annual reduction in greenhouse gas emissions to 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6437/25]

112. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the proposed investment in the electricity grid; if there are specific proposals to update the grid particularly in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6804/25]

113. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total number of applicants approved for the better energy warmer homes scheme and awaiting completion of the upgrade works, broken down by county. [6744/25]

114. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes in the constituency of Carlow and Kilkenny that were retrofitted under the warmer homes scheme over the lifetime of the last Government. [6680/25]

115. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is concerned about potential transboundary environmental impacts from gold mining in the Sperrins; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6791/25]

116. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline his Department’s plans to reduce waste from disposable cups; if he plans any initiatives to support the update of keep-cups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6795/25]

117. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications given Ireland's immense potential for offshore renewable energy and the production of green hydrogen, the specific steps he is taking to accelerate these initiatives and how he plans to position Ireland as a leader in the EU market for green hydrogen, thereby creating much-needed revenue for the State. [6…

118. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on the plans for the development of communal and district heating schemes; if consideration is being given to funding streams such as the RHSS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6005/25]

119. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position regarding the expansion of the Offshore Wind Energy Taskforce to include IDA Ireland, as set out in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6775/25]

120. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to detail any further initiatives he proposes to increase the support for offshore wind infrastructure in coastal communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6774/25]

125. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to clarify the Government’s plans to sell Bord na Móna Recycling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7032/25]

126. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the potential use of liquefied natural gas as an energy source in Ireland; if he envisions the construction of a liquefied natural gas terminal in Ireland in the future; if he intends to ban the use of liquefied natural gas as an energy source in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the …

127. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will increase the monetary value of PhD stipends (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6839/25]

128. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his awareness or otherwise as to whether An Post has complied with Ministerial authorisations on pension increases, as required under Rule 13 (details supplied). [6894/25]

129. 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 are still enforced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6902/25]

130. 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. [6903/25]