319. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when he expects the EU hydrogen and decarbonised gas market package to be fully transposed into Irish law; the additional resources allocated to the CRU in preparation for its role as hydrogen regulator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42970/26]
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320. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the outstanding ARUP and KPMG studies relating to hydrogen safety, storage and export connectivity are expected to be completed and published; the legislative or policy actions expected to follow from those reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42971/26]
111. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which he is enhancing energy security specifically with regard to diversifying sources of supply in order to cushion Ireland from global energy shocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27302/26]
460. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which the proposed RHO will deliver a viable decarbonisation solution for the 700,000 households using heating oil, many of whom are located in rural areas and cannot access the natural gas grid; and if he will outline the alternatives for these homes if renewable liquid fuel blending is not meaningfully increased. [25422…
461. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the assessment his Department has undertaken regarding the age and income profile of off-grid households; and the way in which the proposed RHO will avoid disproportionately increasing heating costs for these groups without delivering corresponding environmental benefits. [25423/26]
462. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will publish his Department's cost-benefit analysis showing the expected financial impact on households under the current RHO obligation levels; and whether consideration has been given to offsetting measures within the taxation of renewable fuels to ensure consumer affordability. [25424/26]
220. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total volume of renewable electricity that was dispatched down or curtailed in each of the past five years; the estimated financial value of this wasted energy; and the actions being taken to ensure this surplus is redirected for productive social use, particularly for households in fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement …
221. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department plans to introduce mandatory obligations on system operators, suppliers or aggregators to capture and utilise surplus renewable electricity for social benefit; if not, the rationale for this; and whether he accepts that the continued waste of clean energy during an energy poverty crisis; and if he will make a state…
222. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the full extent of engagement between his Department, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, EirGrid, ESB Networks and a company (details supplied); whether a formal service-level or funding agreement is under consideration; if he will commit to supporting a national rollout of the company's model; and if he will make a statem…
224. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department will develop a matched-funding model with corporate energy users, similar to a pilot (details supplied), to scale the redirection of surplus wind power into social housing and low-income private homes nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72535/25]
225. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason more than 300 days after the Programme for Government commitment to use surplus renewable energy to support those in fuel poverty, no national delivery framework has been published; the person or body which holds responsibility for this delay; and when a statutory delivery plan will be brought to Cabinet; and if he will m…
226. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the changes to market design or network charging which are being advanced to ensure that surplus renewable electricity is treated first as a social resource for heat and domestic energy, rather than as a by-product absorbed by curtailment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72537/25]
132. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his Department’s work in relation to creating a green hydrogen strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30334/25]
47. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will mandate energy companies to use the excess energy, which is currently being wasted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17731/25]