Parliamentary questions

233. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the independent review of Inland Fisheries Ireland's implementation of the recommendations of the 2023 Governance Review will commence, as per the current Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25682/25]

234. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for a timetable of the publication of the Western Lakes Management Plan, considering that the plan has been in the pipeline since September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25683/25]

235. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether Ireland's membership of the European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Commission (EIFAAC) is consistent with the State policy of conserving non-native/invasive freshwater fish through the Conservation of and Prohibition on Sale of Coarse fish Bye-Law No. 806 of 2006 and the Conservation …

236. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason Ireland is not participating in the current European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Commission (EIFAAC) project titled "Management/Threat of Aquatic Invasive Species in Europe" as per EIFAAC public notifications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25685/25]

237. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether his Department has ever given ministerial consent, substitute consent or a licence under the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations - S.I. No. 477 of 2011, to Inland Fisheries Ireland that has allowed the dispersal of the invasive freshwater fish dace throughout; and if he …

238. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether there have been funding-budgetary cuts for Inland Fisheries Ireland in 2025 considering that the statutory body operates under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25687/25]

239. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when his Department will publish a new policy statement for the inland fisheries sector, considering the significant developments and challenges around conservation, ecological and environmental issues over recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25688/25]

240. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are any external or independent consultants advising the current Principal Officer of the Inland Fisheries Division on his daily duties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25689/25]

241. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of litter fines issued by each local authority over the past three years; the number issued for each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25691/25]

242. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of litter fines issued by each local authority over the past three years where CCTV was used in evidence; the number issued for each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25692/25]

243. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of local authorities who have used CCTV or similar technology in the detection and or prosecution of illegal dumping since the introduction of the circular economy bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25693/25]

244. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount spent by each local authority on cleaning up illegal dumping over the past three years; the amount spent for each of those three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25694/25]

245. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount spent by each local authority on the purchase, rent or hire, of CCTV or similar technology to combat, detect and or prosecute illegal dumping over the past three years; the amount spent for each of those three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25695/25]

246. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of a planning application (details supplied); when the planning application will be formally withdrawn following confirmation that the developers will no longer proceed with the project; the status of the marine area consent granted to the company in December 2022; details of the 'performan…

247. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of licences issued by MARA in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25865/25]

248. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to estimate the cost to apply an electricity credit for three consecutive months for €100 per month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25958/25]

249. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to estimate the cost to apply an electricity credit for three consecutive months for €150 per month in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25959/25]

250. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to estimate the cost to apply an electricity credit for three consecutive months for €200 per month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25960/25]

251. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to estimate the cost to apply an electricity credit for three consecutive months for €50 per month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25961/25]

252. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to estimate the cost to apply an electricity credit for three consecutive months for €75 per month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25962/25]

253. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of SEAI home energy upgrades that have been grant supported since 2020, per county; and the amount of grant funding paid out in euro under home energy upgrades, per county, in tabular form. [25993/25]

254. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of businesses that have availed of the business energy upgrades scheme since 2020, per county; and the amount of grant funding paid out under the scheme, per county, in tabular form. [26007/25]

190. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will outline the number of agencies or quangos established by his Department in each of the past ten years and the cost to the State of funding each one. [24932/25]

191. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the Geological Survey of Ireland recently undertook an aerial geophysical survey on 10 May 2025 in a coastal area stretching from Doonbeg, County Clare, as far as Tarbert, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25033/25]

192. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the energy poverty action plan will be scrapped; if it is to be revised, to outline all of changes being made, particularly all changes being made to the fuel allowance; any changes being made to income disregards for the fuel allowance, and a clear timeline for when this is projected to happen; and…