Parliamentary questions

24. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures that will be implemented and the level of increased investment proposed to strengthen such infrastructure, In view of the reference in the National Risk Assessment 2024 to disruptions to the availability of critical infrastructure including energy and telecommunications networks; and if he will…

135. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason for the delay in the publication of the National Heat Policy Statement 2025; when he expects it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5490/25]

136. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the Climate Action Plan 2025 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5491/25]

137. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5493/25]

138. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures he is taking to ensure that data centres are regulated, ensuring that they are aligned with our climate goals. [5494/25]

139. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the process for granting a mining license; to detail the number and location of mining licenses currently active; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5509/25]

140. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the reasoning for the granting approval of a prospecting license in west Cork (details supplied); if he has been made aware of the concerns of local people in regard to possible future mining activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5510/25]

141. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total amount the State has invested in Eirgrid, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5637/25]

142. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his considerations in relation to the greater undergrounding of electricity infrastructure in rural Ireland, in response to the largescale service interruptions which arose due to Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5638/25]

143. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his proposals to increase the capacity of local electricity infrastructure, to sustain the impact of adverse weather events without mass power outages, such as those experienced in recent weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5640/25]

144. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department received funding support for projects of any kind from the United States of America International Development for the period 2016 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5647/25]

145. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the second phase of the land-use review will be completed; when the report will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5696/25]

146. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the second auction for offshore wind; when this auction will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5763/25]

147. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of the frustrations of rural broadband customers at the apparent delayed response from National Broadband Ireland to the events of storm Éowyn (details supplied); his plans to deliver a reliable and resilient broadband network in the country, particularly in rural areas; and if he will make a sta…

148. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the provision of high-speed fibre broadband for an estate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5824/25]

149. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the gender breakdown of his Department in respect of principal officers, assistant secretaries and secretaries general, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5851/25]

150. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated cost to the ESB Group, including both Eirgrid and ESB Networks, of recent storms; if it is intended to give Exchequer funding to the ESB Group to offset this cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5875/25]

151. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the case of a person (details supplied) who has been approved for the SEAI warmer homes scheme will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5933/25]

152. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of a wind turbine that fell apart during storm Éowyn (details supplied); if his Department has examined the health and safety impact of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5956/25]

153. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the sectoral adaptation plans for the electricity and gas sector; what measures the Government has taken to ensure that the gas and electricity infrastructure was prepared to deal with power outages and falling trees, as outlined in the plan; if he is satisfied that sufficient measures were take…

154. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has noticed an increase in failure of private operators of clothing recycling banks to empty these banks in local authorities across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6006/25]

155. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an extension of the Eircode system is being considered to allow farm buildings to be assigned an individual Eircode; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6118/25]

156. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are plans in place to allow access to SEAI PV grant funding for those building new houses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6131/25]

157. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the announcement that Bord na Móna intends to sell its recycling business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6136/25]

158. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on correspondence regarding the extended producer scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6151/25]