146. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the plans that exist nationally or locally to phase out AVGAS100LL in favour of unleaded alternatives. [49196/26]
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61. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the plans he has or is making to phase out fossil fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44550/26]
297. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when Ireland will transpose Article 12 of the Energy Efficiency Directive (2023/1791), regarding transparency reporting; if this will be achieved ahead of the third reporting deadline for data centre operators on 15 May 2026, given his prior statement recently that this was at an ‘advanced stage’; and if so, the date he expects to sign…
298. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to confirm whether the transposition of Article 12 of the Energy Efficiency Directive (2023/1791) will include specific conditions for penalties in the event of non-compliance with reporting obligations, as required by Article 32 of the Directive, similar to the German transposition of same (EnEfG Section 19) given only 18 Irish data c…
299. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the public body which will be, whether it be the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, EirGrid, the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, his own Department or a new or other body entirely, be empowered to investigate and sanction a data centre operator that fails to submit accurate and timely information to the European database …
300. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department or any other delegated body currently has visibility of data being sent by Irish data centre operators to the European database, in accordance with their responsibilities under the Delegated Regulation (2024/1364); and if the lack of a related Statutory Instrument is impeding the Government’s ability to access an…
301. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to confirm reports that the European Commission has advised Member States to ‘keep confidential all information and key performance indicators for individual data centres’; and if he has sought legal advice on whether this interpretation of confidentiality violates the Aarhus Convention and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. [30637/…
169. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will introduce a €500 energy credit for households to respond to the cost-of-living crisis. [26786/26]
334. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he plans to introduce a new policy statement on the importation of fracked gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74471/25]
152. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when fossil fuels will be phased out in this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72884/25]
30. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the timeframe for Ireland's withdrawal from the ECT; the nature of Ireland's current membership of the treaty, given the Government's decision not to waive provisional application of the modernised treaty; and his views on Ireland's exposure to investor claims under the modernised treaty. [53173/25]
125. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason he has scrapped the energy poverty action plan and excluded civil society organisations from the National Energy Affordability Taskforce; if he will meet with civil society organisations in relation to the new energy affordability action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49162/25]
290. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the estimated cost of providing a €500 energy credit to each private household. [43563/25]
291. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the estimated cost of providing a €500 energy credit to each private household. [43564/25]
294. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to estimate the cost of converting all fossil fuel powered electricity generation in the State to renewable energy. [43583/25]
8. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has carried out, commissioned, or consulted on any research into the likely climate impact of US LNG imported into Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17929/25]
25. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on whether a commercial LNG facility along the lines of Shannon LNG is compatible with the State’s legally binding greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17927/25]
43. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will publish a report by an organisation (details supplied) reviewing its recommendations in relation to the necessity of LNG for energy security; if he will outline the conclusions of that review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17931/25]
212. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the evidentiary basis being used to pursue commercial liquefied natural gas (LNG) development in Ireland, to enhance energy security, given the Government-commissioned Centre for European Policy Analysis report from 2022 stated that commercial LNG would provide “...no guarantee that stored gas volumes would be sufficient to cov…
213. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a public consultation will be conducted in relation to any shift in policy towards supporting commercial liquefied natural gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9305/25]
214. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a high-level outline of the proposed amended functions of Gas Networks Ireland and new regulatory framework being sought in the upcoming Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve (Amendment) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9306/25]