436. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 69365/26, if he is aware of this decision by the regulator to cap data centre power demand (details supplied); the way in which this will impact the Large Energy User Action Plan; the measures he is taking to ensure that his plans for data centre expansion do not place our energy grid at further risk of…
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1. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the demands data centres place on Ireland’s critical infrastructure and the plans to increase this demand; if he is satisfied with our infrastructure’s ability to withstand this increased demand; the way in which this will be paid for; the contributions data centres have made to finance existing and increased demand; his…
133. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on the latest report on the CRU which proposed that data centres should be offered cut price gas in return for supply disruption; his views on whether is fair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65756/26]
1. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of a new UN report on the environmental impact of AI (details supplied), which cites Ireland as a "cautionary example"; if he has plans to implement a grid prioritisation framework, as outlined in the EU Commission's guidance on efficient and timely grid connections in December 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matt…
490. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to address the risks to grid stability from data centre behaviour as identified by EirGrid (details supplied); if he will ask the CRU to introduce new protocols that require data centres to remain connected to the grid during millisecond long faults that arise on the system. [26206/26]
495. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if a data centre powered by gas powered generators offsite connected via a private wire will be considered an 'islanded data' centre; and if it will be consistent with the Government statement on the Role of Data Centres in Ireland's Enterprise Strategy position that islanded data centres 'would not be in line with national policy'. [26211…
186. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the status of the research his Department is carrying out to assess the economic impact of data centres in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1235/26]
984. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the status of the research his Department is carrying out to assess to economic impact of data centres in Ireland; when this research was originally commissioned; to report on any insights garnered to date; if any of the research was presented to the CRU as part of their process of updating Ireland’s large energy user connection policy; if …
39. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the exchequer funding to Eirgrid or ESB that has been used to facilitate new data centre connections in each of the years 2015 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [72931/25]
40. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has engaged with Eirgrid and ESB regarding the amount of funding they have allocated to facilitating new data centre connections through exchequer funding; if this data is recorded; to provide a detailed breakdown of funding provided for this purpose in each of the years since 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [72932/25]
41. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has engaged with Eirgrid and ESB regarding the amount of funding they have allocated to facilitating new data centre connections through network charges; if this data is recorded and if so, to provide a detailed breakdown of funding provided for this purpose in each of the years since 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [72933/25]
42. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of funding provided to ESB for energy grid maintenance and upgrade in each of the years 2010 to date, in tabular form. [72986/25]
43. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of funding provided to Eirgrid for energy grid maintenance and upgrade in each of the years 2010 to date, in tabular form. [72987/25]
91. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if any part of the €3.5 billion investment outlined under the revised national development plan in EirGrid and the ESB will be used for data centre connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64276/25]
84. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to address the concerns raised by senior Government officials regarding the impact of data centres on household bills and housing development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49203/25]
138. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to address the impact of data centres on energy bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46022/25]
139. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to address the warnings the Government received regarding the upward pressure data centre expansion is having on household energy bills (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46023/25]
103. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of recent concerns expressed by officials in his Department that policy choices would need to be made between data centre expansion for AI and housing delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30272/25]
18. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of the newly published Review of Connection Policy for Large Energy users in relation to grid connections for data centres; if he is aware of concerns that the energy regulator has that the new capacity could be taken up by data centres due to the current model of “first come first served” ; if he is aware that the CR…
102. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures he is taking to ensure that the roll out of data centres is consistent with the Climate act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6769/25]
138. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures he is taking to ensure that data centres are regulated, ensuring that they are aligned with our climate goals. [5494/25]