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Showing questions asked by Pa Daly under the heading Renewable Energy Generation.

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Pa Daly Written 18 Mar 2026 · to Climate
104. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the membership of the Accelerating Renewable Energy taskforce; the dates on which the taskforce has met since its inception, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19642/26]
Pa Daly Written 16 Dec 2025 · to Climate
210. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will publish an updated year-by-year trajectory to 2030 for renewable electricity generation, by onshore wind, offshore wind and solar PV capacity; the contingency measures he will introduce to stay on track to meet the 80% renewable electricity target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72382/25]
Pa Daly Written 22 Oct 2025 · to Climate
16. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when Ireland will transpose the Renewable Energy Directive (EU) 2023/2413 (RED III); and the interim measures which are in place to ensure renewable energy projects are not delayed due to this transposition being overdue. [57541/25]
Pa Daly Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Housing
636. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on workforce planning in An Coimisiúin; the additional resources which are planned in order to accelerate decisions on renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55352/25]
Pa Daly Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Finance
203. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to continue the exemption householders with solar panels to sell excess energy back to the grid whereby they can earn up €400 tax free beyond December; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49402/25]
Pa Daly Written 18 Sep 2025 · to Finance
204. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised by eliminating the tax free exemption for householders selling energy to the grid via their solar panels of earnings up to €400; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49403/25]
Pa Daly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Climate
187. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a detailed breakdown of installation of solar PV as part of the warmer homes scheme; the number of homes installed with solar PV as part of the warmer homes scheme broken down by average cost, their pre and post-BER and the average KwH installed in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by county, in tabular form. [41751/25]
Pa Daly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Climate
188. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on the participation of his officials in the Expert Group on Renewable and Low Carbon Fuels set up by the EU Commissions; the number of meetings that have taken place; how the discussions have informed policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41752/25]
Pa Daly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Climate
243. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the target of 5.7TWh indigenously produced by 2030 has been achieved to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43009/25]
Pa Daly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Climate
244. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the proportion of the 2030 target for onshore wind which has been achieved energised to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43010/25]
Pa Daly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Climate
245. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the 2030 target for offshore wind has been achieved energised to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43011/25]
Pa Daly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Climate
246. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the 2030 target for solar PV that has been achieved energised to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43012/25]
Pa Daly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Climate
247. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the 2030 target for offshore wind capacity specifically for renewable hydrogen has been achieved energised to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43013/25]
Pa Daly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1504. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of offshore renewable energy applications to An Bord Pleanála that have been met within the 18-week decision timeframe; the reason the timeframe was not met for the remaining projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42035/25]
Pa Daly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1505. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage of the 117 new staffing posts sanctioned in An Coimisiúin, the number if any that will be exclusively focused on renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42036/25]
Pa Daly Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Housing
1506. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on work force planning in An Coimisiúin; the additional resources planned in order to accelerate decisions on renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42037/25]
Pa Daly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Climate
117. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to support renewable energy communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30275/25]
Pa Daly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Climate
119. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps he is taking to accelerate the transition to renewable heat; if he has considered introducing supports for renewable fuels for home heating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30276/25]
Pa Daly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Climate
162. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to progress onshore and offshore renewables; if he expects that Ireland’s 2030 targets will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30273/25]
Pa Daly Written 28 May 2025 · to Environment
74. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to specify the agreed or provisionally agreed auction contracts under RESS 1, RESS 2, RESS 3 and RESS 4 respectively; the number of successful projects; the total capacity of successful projects; and the percentage share of total successful projects that are that are wholly or partly owned by ESB and its subsidiaries, in tabular for…
Pa Daly Written 28 May 2025 · to Environment
75. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to specify the agreed or provisionally agreed auction contracts under ORESS 1 and ORESS 2.1 respectively; the number of successful projects; and the total capacity of successful projects and the percentage share of total successful projects that are that are wholly or partly owned by ESB and its subsidiaries, in tabular form. [28294…
Pa Daly Written 22 May 2025 · to Environment
133. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the next RESS and ORESS auctions will take place; if it will be index linked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26580/25]
Pa Daly Written 22 May 2025 · to Environment
134. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if work has begun to negotiate the State aid for renewable energy auctions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26581/25]
Pa Daly Written 22 May 2025 · to Finance
170. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance if individual homeowners with over 20 solar panels are under an obligation to pay tax on any refund from energy companies over €400 of electricity that they export onto the grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26467/25]
Pa Daly Written 22 May 2025 · to Finance
171. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance the tax rules on microgeneration from solar PV; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26468/25]