Parliamentary questions

131. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the guidelines in place for community engagement when a biomethane plant is proposed in an area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6971/25]

132. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will amend the Climate Action Plan 2025 to ensure that the actions outlined will meet a 51% reduction in emissions by 2030, as required by law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7033/25]

133. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the Liquefied Natural Gas Report previously commissioned by the previous Minister for Environment; Climate and Communications has been finalised; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7034/25]

134. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason Ireland did not submit a new nationally determined contributions to the UN on 10 February 2025, as required under the Paris Agreement; when Ireland will be submitting these nationally determined contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7035/25]

135. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to consider reinstating battery grants for solar panels and expanding the solar electricity grant given recent storms and in acknowledgement of the role that solar can play in securing individual energy supplies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7036/25]

136. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to specify the agreed or provisionally agreed auction contracts under ORESS 1 and ORESS 2.1, respectively; the number of successful projects; and the total capacity of successful projects and the percentage share of total successful projects that are wholly or partly owned by ESB and its subsidiaries, in tabular…

137. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to specify the agreed or provisionally agreed auction contracts under RESS 1, RESS 2, RESS 3 and RESS 4 respectively; the number of successful projects; the total capacity of successful projects; and the percentage share of total successful projects that are wholly or partly owned by ESB and its subsidiaries, in…

138. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for the breakdown of the funding provided for community energy grants in 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7065/25]

139. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment; Climate and Communications for the breakdown of the funding provided for domestic solar photovoltaic systems in 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7066/25]

140. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for a breakdown of the funding provided for community solar photovoltaic systems in 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7067/25]

141. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the containers returned via the deposit return scheme are being recycled in Ireland; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7069/25]

142. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the facility in which the containers returned via the deposit return scheme are being recycled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7070/25]

143. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the value of unclaimed deposits from the first year of the deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7071/25]

144. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there was a tender process for the collection of the containers returned via the deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7072/25]

145. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to examine the issue of exclusive broadcasting rights for major sporting events in Ireland, particularly a UK-based provider (details supplied) that holds a dominant position in the Irish market, leading to limited competition, no direct VAT contribution, and increased costs for the hospitality sector; an…

14. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is concerned at the sale of Bord na Móna’s waste collection arm; if he has assessed the impact of this on waste collection services in Ireland; if he intends to intervene in this sale perhaps for the State to take a greater role in waste-collection services; and if he will make a statement on the ma…

15. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of any overspends exceeding €500,000 on projects undertaken or commissioned by his Department or by any State or semi-State body under the aegis of his Department in each of the past five years; if so, the number and extent of any such overspends, in tabular form; to outline the plans to ascert…

16. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a detailed update on the transposition into Irish law of the EU Network and Information Systems Directive II (NIS2) Directive relating to cybersecurity; the details of the competent authorities in Ireland responsible for implementation and enforcement of the directives; and the level of bud…

17. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will urgently intervene to ensure a connection issue (details supplied) is repaired in a more timely manner than is currently being indicated. [6613/25]

18. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on the community renewable energy projects that have been energised; the proportion of projects that secured a contract at auction that have been energised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6657/25]

19. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the breakdown of homes retrofitted to a BER B2 standard or higher in each of the Government’s schemes, broken down by scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6658/25]

20. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the next renewable electricity support scheme and offshore renewable electricity support scheme auctions will be held; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6659/25]

21. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of the proposed sale of Bord na Móna Recycling; the measures he has taken to ensure that jobs and pensions are protected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6660/25]

22. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the divisions, units or other Departmental structures that have been added to or removed from the brief of the Minister since the change of Government. [6664/25]

23. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide details of any planned changes to remote working arrangements applying to staff in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6689/25]