Parliamentary questions

193. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a full review of the better energy warmer homes application of a person (details supplied) could be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25074/25]

13. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he plans to publish a revised Energy Poverty Action Plan; the measures he proposes to take to address the incidence of energy poverty in Ireland in 2025 and throughout the lifetime of this Government; if he will implement the recommendations of the public consultation process conducted in 2024; and…

14. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to expedite an Eir broadband connection in respect of an applicant in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24562/25]

15. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department sources IT equipment from companies named on the official boycott, divestment and sanctions list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24580/25]

16. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he intends to publish the revised Energy Poverty Action Plan, for which a public consultation was held in 2024 in recognition of the increased cost of energy for low-income households in 2023 and 2024; the measures he proposes to take in 2025 to implement the European Commission’s Recommendation (EU) 20…

17. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 332 of 29 April 2025, to outline the membership of the energy affordability task force; the specific Departments that are be members and the specific stakeholders that are members; if civil society stakeholders form part of its membership and the role they will play; the date…

18. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of the newly published Review of Connection Policy for Large Energy users in relation to grid connections for data centres; if he is aware of concerns that the energy regulator has that the new capacity could be taken up by data centres due to the current model of “first come first served” ; if he …

19. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 269 of 29 April 2025, to outline what this review consists of (details supplied); if a report with its conclusions will be published; if these are proposed decisions and recommendations; if the Government is considering alternatives; if measures will be contained within the c…

292. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has reversed previous Governments’ policy which banned fracked gas in Ireland; if it is now Government policy to allow the importation and use of fracked gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23169/25]

293. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide figures on the uptake of the low-cost loan scheme since it was rolled out in 2024, broken down by quarter, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23194/25]

294. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide updated figures on the installation of heat pumps in retrofitted homes, from 2021 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23195/25]

295. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide updated figures on the installation of solar panels in homes, new and retrofitted, from 2021 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23196/25]

296. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide updated figures on the homes retrofitted to B2 or above, from 2021 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23197/25]

297. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the scientific expertise his Department has access to for assessing environmental and climate claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23206/25]

298. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the work of his Department’s exploration and mining division; the way in which he ensures that exploration and mining projects in Ireland are consistent with climate and environmental goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23207/25]

299. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide and update on the work of his Department’s petroleum affairs division; the way in which he ensures that oil and gas exploitation in Ireland is consistent with climate and environmental goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23208/25]

300. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has met with representatives from unions (details supplied) to discuss the sale of Bord na Móna recycling recently; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23212/25]

301. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans for delivering a new national cybersecurity strategy in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23227/25]

302. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the specific measures taken in his Departmental offices and operations in reducing energy usage and to assist in Ireland meeting our climate targets for 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23318/25]

303. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the implementation of the Waste Management (Use of CCTV in Waste Enforcement) Regulations 2023, and if he will outline how his Department is supporting local authorities to deploy CCTV effectively for the detection and prevention of illegal dumping in both urban and ru…

304. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will confirm the number of local authorities currently using CCTV under the provisions of section 20 of the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022; if he will set out how his Department is ensuring that all such use is in line with data protection law; and if he will outline the…

305. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will detail what funding and technical support is being provided to local authorities to ensure compliance with the Waste Management (Use of CCTV in Waste Enforcement) Regulations 2023; if he will outline plans to expand or review these powers in light of ongoing challenges in rural areas; and …

306. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide the commissioning date and the annual energy output for the renewable electricity support scheme wind farm projects (details supplied) located in County Offaly, broken down by quarter, for each year since commissioning; the community benefit fund total for each operating year, in tabular form; and…

307. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide the community benefit fund accounts for the renewable electricity support scheme wind farm projects (details supplied), for each year since commissioning; if he will advise if the community benefit fund accounts will be made publicly available on the SEAI-administered online register, as prescribe…

308. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the DAA, AirNav and the IAA are subject to the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23477/25]