Parliamentary questions

18. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether the Government is on track to meeting retrofitting targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26232/25]

19. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the Energy Poverty Action Plan will be published; the reason it was not published when it was due in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26234/25]

20. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the number of islanded data centres contracted to connect to the gas network; the number connected to the gas network of those contracted; the number awaiting connection to the gas network of those contracted; and the number of formal enquiries that have been received but which are not contracted,…

21. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are statutory planning guidelines for the construction of anaerobic digestors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26280/25]

22. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are mandatory set-back distances from houses for anaerobic digestors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26281/25]

213. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has engaged with approved housing bodies (AHBs) and local authorities regarding initiatives to support solar panel installation on AHB and local authority housing. [25300/25]

214. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when An Post pension recipients will receive the 1.4% increase that was promised to take effect from the 1 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25084/25]

215. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will enquire as to whether the ESB will provide support to the 3% of customers whose connectivity is too poor to avail of half-hourly data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25164/25]

216. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if Uisce Éireann collects data on the amount of water currently being used by data centres on monthly basis; if his Department is currently developing policy regarding water usage by large energy users such as data centres during times of low supplies such as water conservation orders; and if he will m…

217. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of information provided by ESB Networks (details supplied) stating that, in the absence of an adequate policy response, the potential level of data centre demand could significantly impact its ability to accommodate demand connections required to support Government policy targets; and if…

218. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is satisfied with the sampling, testing and oversight of the quality of diesel available in Ireland; if a totally independent agency is needed similar to other EU member States to monitor on a real-time basis the quality and consistency of all tanker loads and batches of diesel available in the Sta…

219. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the supports available for retrofitting of micro approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25291/25]

220. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on a matter (details supplied). [25292/25]

221. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has engaged with approved housing bodies (AHBs) and local authorities regarding initiatives to support solar panel installation on AHB and local authority housing. [25299/25]

222. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeline for the publication and implementation of the second Whole of Government Circular Economy Strategy; if this strategy will include collection and sorting targets for specific packaging materials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25326/25]

223. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeline for the implementation of the Programme for Government commitment to provide investment in sorting technology in Ireland’s materials recovery facility (MRF) network to improve recycling processes and rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25327/25]

224. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to elaborate on the Programme for Government commitment to publish a plan to expand producer responsibility schemes to take accountability for the full lifecycle of products including what the information the plan will contain and the timeline for the plan’s publication; and if he will make a statement on t…

225. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated cost of doubling the funding available for heating control grants based on 2024 figures. [25359/25]

226. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if and when each local authority will be given a specific emissions reduction target, as per the Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25360/25]

227. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the forthcoming renewable heat obligation will deal with the liquid fuel and gas sectors separately, given the fact that the liquid fuel sector will be in a position to deliver a higher obligation rate than the gas sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25388/25]

228. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications in the preparation of the forthcoming renewable heat obligation, if he has considered the creation of a separate scheme for liquid fuels which could be combined with highly successful renewable transport fuel obligation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25389/25]

229. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an analysis has been conducted of the volume of emissions reductions associated with each euro spent by the Climate Action Fund. [25512/25]

230. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the carbon emissions associated with all official air travel in tonnes; the value of these emissions; the amounts paid to the climate action fund by each Department, agency and body required to do so under the procedures for offsetting the emissions associated with official air tra…

231. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of fisheries protection officers employed by Inland Fisheries Ireland, permanent and temporary contracts, for the years, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025, in tabular form. [25598/25]

232. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the completion status of his Departments review of relevant inland fisheries bye-laws in force for ten years or more and their continued application, in particular the Conservation of and Prohibition on Sale of Coarse fish Bye-Law No. 806 of 2006 and the Conservation of Pike Bye-Law No. 809 of 2006; and …