87. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the recently published annual review of the transport sector by the Climate Change Advisory Council, CCAC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34494/25]
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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| 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
215. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated to the climate action fund; a breakdown of the amount of the funding was drawn down; and a breakdown of how the fund was allocated, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by year, in tabular form. [31693/25]
33. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Climate Action Plan progress reports for the remainder of 2024 will be published. [23473/25]
113. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment who he has met with to discuss the EPA report from 28 May 2025 since it was published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30067/25]
146. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the State is on track to meet the target of 500,000 retrofit upgrades by 2030; the number of upgrades that would need to be carried out in each of the years to 2030 to meet the target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30065/25]
147. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has plans for a dedicated support programme to enable climate action response through the local development sector and local community groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30150/25]
164. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment how his Department is coordinating climate action across all Government Departments to ensure Ireland meets its emissions targets under the Climate Action Plan and legally binding carbon budgets. [30319/25]
1138. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the strategies and actions his Department is taking to ensure that the Government meets its target under the Climate Action Plan to increase the tillage area to 400,000 hectares by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30649/25]
1139. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will seek to remove the crop diversification rule from the next CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30650/25]
123. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Finance if he will conduct a review of taxsaver commuter schemes in order to enhance flexibility and uptake by commuters in support of the Government’s climate action targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28094/25]
16. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the social climate action plan, which is due to be published by June 2025, will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26228/25]
19. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 269 of 29 April 2025, to outline what this review consists of (details supplied); if a report with its conclusions will be published; if these are proposed decisions and recommendations; if the Government is considering alternatives; if measures will be contained within the climate action plan 2…
327. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if Ireland will miss the 25 June 2025 deadline for submitting our social climate plan; if late submission puts us at risk of infringement proceedings and lessen Ireland’s ability to draw down from the EU’s social climate fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24191/25]
373. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the specific measures taken in his Departmental offices and operations in reducing energy usage and to assist in Ireland meeting our climate targets for 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23330/25]
677. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the specific measures taken in his Departmental offices and operations in reducing energy usage and to assist in Ireland meeting our climate targets for 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23323/25]
915. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 728 of 8 April 2025, whether it remains his Department’s position that wool is a low-carbon textile (details supplied); and whether he will offer any clarity on the relative carbon impact of wool compared with other textiles. [23203/25]
264. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the Climate Action Plan for 2025 will be published; the reason for the continued delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19386/25]
282. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the new climate action plan will include a commitment to provide additional supports for the retrofitting of approved housing body social housing. [19878/25]
574. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Finance his views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support his Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19096/25]
610. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance his views on the merits on financially incentivising the use of HVO fuel instead of diesel to support achieving Ireland’s climate emission targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21065/25]
1191. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support his Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19100/25]
1410. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support his Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19104/25]
1546. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Justice his views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support his Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19101/25]
2067. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Health her views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support her Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19099/25]
2586. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his views on the public and private financial resources required and available to support his Department’s plans to meet Ireland’s climate targets by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19103/25]