23. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the Climate Action Fund will be continued beyond 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31417/26]
Topics / Climate Action Plan
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsClimate Action Plan
262 questions from 54 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 30 September 2026.
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235 written, 27 oral
54
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 23 |
| March 2025 | 3 |
| April 2025 | 20 |
| May 2025 | 7 |
| June 2025 | 9 |
| July 2025 | 11 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 3 |
| October 2025 | 36 |
| November 2025 | 5 |
| December 2025 | 8 |
| January 2026 | 7 |
| February 2026 | 46 |
| March 2026 | 7 |
| April 2026 | 28 |
| May 2026 | 5 |
| June 2026 | 9 |
| July 2026 | 25 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 10 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
24. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the Climate Conversations will be continued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31418/26]
25. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the method by which his Department reviews the structure and operations of State agencies with responsibilities for delivering targets under the Climate Action Plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31424/26]
343. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on when Ireland’s Social Climate Plan will be submitted to the European Commission; if the Plan will be operational by 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28135/26]
344. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the estimated reduction in funding available to the Climate Action Fund due to the recent reduction in the NORA levy, if plans have been made to bridge this shortfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28136/26]
345. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether data centres, which account for an estimated 25% of national electricity demand, are designated to receive fuel from the State’s strategic reserves in the event of a national fuel crisis or emergency; the criteria used to determine such prioritisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28210/26]
346. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of fuel that is currently held in the State’s strategic reserves; the equivalent duration in months of national demand that this represents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28211/26]
347. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment with regard to building regulations generally, the plans the Government has to promote the use of a higher proportion of construction materials, such as windows and doors, manufactured from recycled content; whether, beyond the existing mandatory 15% requirement, there are plans to introduce incentives or rewards for the use of produ…
348. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department are considering introducing a disposable cup levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28501/26]
349. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the status of the development of the offshore wind energy marine planning guidelines being prepared under section 7 of the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021 (as amended); the expected timeline for publication the extent of stakeholder engagement undertaken to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28553/26]
350. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress made on each of the individual Programme for Government commitments assigned to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28652/26]
351. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline all grants available to retrofit homes to become more energy efficient. [28715/26]
352. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current average wait time for people who apply for retrofitting grants to get approval. [28716/26]
94. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the planned publication date for the 2026 climate action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27598/26]
102. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide details of projects approved from the €500 million allocated to his Department to support climate mitigation and renewable energy development as part of the €3.15 billion of the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27090/26]
123. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has conducted research to determine the projected costs which the State could incur in fines from the EU if it misses climate targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26602/26]
124. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if additional measures are being considered to help accelerate the transition to a green economy, particularly in light of the ongoing Iran war’s impact on oil prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27654/26]
151. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason for the delay in the publication of the 2026 climate action plan, which was initially due to be published in December 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27599/26]
152. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress made to date on key focus areas and actions for 2025 under the Climate Action Plan 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27658/26]
176. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he remains committed to the provisions of the Climate Acts given recent attempts by the Government to have the Acts disapplied across numerous Government Bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27881/26]
177. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the timeline for the publication of the Climate Action Plan 2026; how he intends to close the emissions gap arising from the exceedance of the first Carbon Budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27882/26]
179. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether mechanisms and actions will be put in place in the Climate Action Plan 2026 to address the emissions gap arising out of the exceedance of the first carbon budget (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27660/26]
180. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to confirm when the Climate Action Plan 2026 (CAP26) will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27681/26]
405. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the Climate Action Plan 2026 will be published; the reason for its delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24189/26]
472. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the Climate Action Plan 2026; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25684/26]