21. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether his Department has applied for, or will apply for, EU social climate funding before the June 2025 deadline; the project/’s for which funding has or is being applied for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27835/25]
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22. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the preparation, including public consultation, for a new Social Climate Plan for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27836/25]
24. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has considered introducing a ban on fossil fuel advertising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22020/25]
8. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when his Department intends to hold an effective public consultation on the development of Ireland's Social Climate Plan; if he will ensure that this consultation takes place with sufficient time to allow meaningful public input before the plan is submitted to the European Commission by 30 June 2025; if the consultation will…
243. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the biomethane sustainability charter will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18662/25]
244. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the communications strategy as part of the National Biomethane Strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18663/25]
245. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the online information hub as part of the National Biomethane Strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18664/25]
254. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support his Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19095/25]
279. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department will publish the current projected EU climate targets for Ireland; and the actions being taken to reduce Ireland’s projected emissions in order to meet those targets. [19679/25]
280. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether the proposed liquefied natural gas facility, which has been acknowledged as an interim measure, will include infrastructure to facilitate a transition to green hydrogen; and if not, whether such infrastructure will be developed in parallel. [19680/25]
7. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has carried out any cross-simulation or cost analysis of the fines Ireland may incur if it fails to meet its 2030 climate targets; his views on whether equivalent investment would be better directed towards domestic climate action measures rather than paying fines to the EU; and if he will make a statement on…
39. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position regarding any projects supported in the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council area under the Climate Actions Work campaign launched in September 2024; his views on the merits of making this an annual campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17627/25]
85. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the work his Department has carried out to ensure that our infrastructure is resilient to climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16102/25]
254. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeline for the consultation for the social climate plan which the Government needs to submit to the European Commission by June 2025.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15174/25]
215. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will respond to the report published on 10 December 2024 (details supplied) which found "a significant blind spot in Ireland’s climate action planning", resulting from a failure to include direct demand for natural gas from connections to data centres; the engagement he has had with the Environmental Protection Agency an…
198. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to detail, on an annual basis, the specific projects and associated funding allocated through the Climate Action Fund; whether the project is categorised as a climate or biodiversity one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7189/25]
109. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the work undertaken by his Department to ensure adequate resourcing of lead Departments for climate adaptation-related activities; his views on the report of the Climate Advisory Council’s Annual Review ‘Preparing for Ireland’s Changing Climate’ 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4898/25]
92. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to consider the climate change policy requirements referenced in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4946/25]
80. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for a progress update on the development of the social climate plan. [4562/25]
61. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a public consultation will be held on the proposed carbon budgets to 2040; the timeframe for a consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2280/25]
79. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update of the work of the Climate Action Delivery Board; if there will be any changes in the mandate as part of the new mandate for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2822/25]