221. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the details of the SEAI pilot on high-temperature heat pumps; its start date; the number and type of dwellings involved; and when its findings will be published. [73907/26]
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84. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in light of the recently announced suspension of the carbon tax increase, the way in which he plans to make up the shortfall in funding allocated in budget 2026 to the SEAI for home energy upgrade schemes, and to just transition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27884/26]
473. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the Energy Affordability Action Plan; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25685/26]
218. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the Government’s National Heat Policy Statement; when he expects that it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51734/25]
535. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the transposition of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51100/25]
83. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he or his Department have been lobbied with regard to the promised increase in the quantity of oil and gas which is to be purchased from the United States of America by the European Union; the contribution that this State is expected to make towards such an increase, and-or the potential for related loosening of environmental and cl…
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]
251. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the analysis of the UK’s North Sea Transition Authority to the effect that the additional energy requirements associated with LNG relative to natural gas supplies, including the additional energy expended on liquification, transport and regasification, mean that LNG imports are on average over double the emission …
144. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the projected total capital cost of the strategic gas reserve; the estimated annual operating cost; to outline the future mechanism for recouping the costs of the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10928/25]
145. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the projected annual additional cost on a domestic natural gas bill to fund the provision of a strategic gas reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10929/25]
146. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has been provided with estimates of the amount by which the standing charge for a domestic natural gas bill will increase in order to fund the provision of a strategic gas reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10930/25]
149. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he will identify the location for a floating strategic gas reserve; the agency that will be responsible for securing planning permission and operating the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10933/25]
150. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the conditions he intends to apply to the source of the natural gas stored in any strategic gas reserve; if it will be filled from the existing network through the interconnector or use an LNG carrier to refuel/refill the facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10934/25]
166. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how many electricity and gas customers were in arrears on their energy bills based on the most recently available figures; if he will outline what reporting his Department receives on those in arrears; how the most recent figures compare to those from the same date in 2024 and 2023 respectively; and if he will make a statement…
167. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he projects the first new offshore renewable wind energy to become available on the grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11239/25]
168. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how much new gas-fired electricity generation will be added to the grid in 2025; how much was added in 2024 and if he will provide a breakdown by project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11240/25]
200. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he still plans to bring a memo to Cabinet recommending an LNG facility for Ireland given that the consultancy firm which originally recommended a facility is now reviewing its findings; when he expects the latest analysis to be complete; when it will be publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [900…
201. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on whether the importing of liquified natural gas is consistent with the Programme for Government commitment to take decisive action to radically reduce Ireland's reliance on fossil fuels; if he will ban the importation of liquified natural gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9001/25]
202. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the Gas Networks Ireland report, as commissioned by his predecessor, that outlines the challenges and risks of bringing a floating storage regasification unit into Ireland, will be released for public consultation. [9004/25]
203. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how frequently the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in any proposed State-led floating storage and regasification (FSRU) unit will need to be replenished, given the inevitable boil-off of LNG over time; if he will provide clarity on the countries this gas will be sourced from; the measures taken to ensure an FSRU is compl…