171. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of concerns that the Government’s retrofitting programme discriminates against those with solid fuel homes; the measures he is taking to address this; if he has considered ringfencing supports to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50347/26]
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All 20 departments
| Department | Questions | Oral | Written |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 27,764 | 145 | 27,619 |
| Education | 14,148 | 145 | 14,003 |
| Transport | 11,178 | 139 | 11,039 |
| Justice | 9,962 | 135 | 9,827 |
| Housing | 9,139 | 160 | 8,979 |
| Children | 8,691 | 142 | 8,549 |
| Social | 5,914 | 135 | 5,779 |
| Finance | 5,884 | 153 | 5,731 |
| Agriculture | 4,894 | 136 | 4,758 |
| Enterprise | 3,942 | 139 | 3,803 |
| Climate | 3,915 | 130 | 3,785 |
| Foreign | 3,868 | 190 | 3,678 |
| Public Expenditure | 3,737 | 167 | 3,570 |
| Further and Higher Education | 3,437 | 140 | 3,297 |
| Taoiseach | 2,649 | 1,479 | 1,170 |
| Defence | 2,599 | 179 | 2,420 |
| Culture | 2,492 | 147 | 2,345 |
| Rural | 2,361 | 140 | 2,221 |
| Environment | 1,029 | 26 | 1,003 |
| Tourism | 703 | 31 | 672 |
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172. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of concerns that the government’s retrofitting programme discriminates against those with older homes; the measures he is taking to address this; if he has considered ringfencing supports to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50348/26]
173. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of concerns that SEAI HLI eligibility criteria for heat pumps are excluding homeowners in older dwellings. [50349/26]
174. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of concerns that SEAI eligibility criteria for window and door replacement grants, including post-works BER requirements and U-value thresholds are excluding homeowners in older dwellings. [50350/26]
175. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to parliamentary Question No. 155 of 24 February 2026, the breakdown of solar PV grants granted in each of the years since the schemes inception ; the breakdown of heat pump grants granted in each of the years since the schemes inception; the number of retrofits completed as part of the Government’s retrofitting programme in each o…
176. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 227 of 22 June 2026, the breakdown of the funding that was allocated to district heating, by cap ex and opex funding; the breakdown of the funding that has been drawn down for district heating, by cap ex and op ex funding; and the breakdown of the funding allocated to district heating that was not draw…
177. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of data centres that are currently planned, proposed or awaiting approval in the context of the annual emissions generated by data centres; the location of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50375/26]
178. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps he is taking to give long duration energy storage a route to market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50376/26]
179. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding that was allocated to SEAI community grants in each of the years 2020 to-date in 2026. [50377/26]
180. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on the administrative and support that is available to renewable energy communities; the number of staff that are employed to support renewable energy communities; the cost to employ these staff in each of the years from 2020 to 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50378/26]
181. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on the revenue generated from the Cap on Market Revenues; to provide a breakdown on the revenue that has been spent; the amount that remains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50379/26]
182. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a detailed breakdown of the funding allocated to the circulator economy grants scheme in each of the years 2020 to-date in 2026; to provide a detailed breakdown of the funding drawn down as part of the circular economy grants scheme in each of the years 2020 to-date in 2026; in tabular form [50381/26]
183. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to estimate the revenue that will be saved by cancelling the subscription to the energy charter treaty. [50382/26]
184. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the percentage of renewable energy generation that was community owned in each of the years 2020 to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [50385/26]
185. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has conducted any analysis on the revenue that would be earned by the cap on market revenues per year if it had of been kept in place; if he has considered reintroducing same; his reasoning for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50387/26]
186. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has conducted any analysis on the revenue that would be earned by the temporary solidarity contribution per year if it had of been kept in place; if he has considered reintroducing; his reasoning for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50388/26]
187. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of funding allocated to climate adaptation measures, by adaptation, by mitigation measures, in each of the years 2020 to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [50389/26]
188. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of funding drawn down to climate adaptation measures, by adaptation, by mitigation measures in each of the years 2020 to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [50390/26]
189. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the budget allocations for each programme under the subhead b4 of the revised estimate for each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form. [50391/26]
190. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated to home retrofit loan scheme in each year since the schemes inception, in tabular form. [50392/26]
191. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding drawn down to home retrofit loan scheme, in each year since the schemes inception, in tabular form. [50393/26]
192. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the number of home retrofit loan applications, by county in each year since the schemes inception; and the number of successful home retrofit loan applications, by county, in each year since the schemes inception, in tabular form. [50394/26]
193. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of home retrofit loan applications, by country in each year since the schemes inception; and the number of unsuccessful home retrofit loan applications, by county, in year since the schemes inception, in tabular form. [50395/26]
194. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the estimated NDP uplift for retrofitting in 2027. [50401/26]
195. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding provided to the Irish Environmental Network in each of the years 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50402/26]