Climate Change Policy

160. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the Government has delivered on the commitment in Ireland’s Climate Finance Roadmap to scale up climate finance channelled through bilateral partnerships and civil society organisations, rather than primarily through multilateral funds and institutions; the progress on this commitment; and if he wil…

161. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the thematic focus of Ireland’s international climate finance commitments post-2025; whether the principle of a just transition will be explicitly integrated into Ireland’s future climate finance programming; the measures being taken to ensure that Ireland’s climate finance is provided as grant-based financ…

232. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding provided to Meath County Council in the past five years to implement local climate action plans, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60111/25]

233. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the social climate plan will be published; the way in which he has engaged with anti-poverty and civil society organisations throughout the development of the social climate plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60166/25]

129. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will acknowledge recent ESRI research showing that farmers are just as concerned about climate change as urban dwellers (details supplied); and the steps his Department is taking to support and engage with farmers who are already adapting to the realities of climate change, including the challenges of worki…

143. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he would consider Ireland hosting a future Conference of the Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54025/25]

117. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for the provision of a local community climate action officer for County Cork to liaise and work directly with the various rural community groups in County Cork in developing projects to address climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49279/25]

131. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if Ireland will officially endorse the development of a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty as a matter of our climate policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48542/25]

288. 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. [47839/25]

144. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will clarify recent statements he has made regarding progress on climate targets in light of the 2.9% increase in greenhouse gas emissions in Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024, as reported recently by the EPA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46038/25]

145. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline his proposed policy response to the recently reported 2.9% increase in greenhouse gas emissions in Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46039/25]

146. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the 2.9% increase in greenhouse gas emissions in Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024 as reported by the EPA recently renders Ireland at risk of non-compliance with the legally binding sectoral ceilings under the Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46040/25]

147. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has engaged with or met the EPA following their recent report of a 2.9% increase in greenhouse gas emissions in Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46041/25]

916. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures being taken in 2025 to identify key sectors that will require additional State supports to successfully transition to low-carbon production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42343/25]

60. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach to report on the new Climate Investment Clearing House. [28977/25]

365. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance his views on the merits of 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. [39496/25]

366. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Finance his views on the merits of 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. [39497/25]

78. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach to report on the new climate investment clearing house. [32140/25]

166. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the legal basis for the threatened €26 billion in fines related to Irish climate targets, both in domestic and Irish law; when the Government and Dáil Éireann agreed to accede to the instruments which expose the State to such fines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32079/25]

104. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on the recently published national climate change risk assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30710/25]

128. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on the recently published National Climate Risk Assessment. [30252/25]

107. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the infrastructure, climate and nature fund; to report on the progress to disperse these funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28218/25]

492. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's plans to support peatland restoration and enhance biodiversity through sustainable agricultural practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28576/25]

21. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether his Department has applied for, or will apply for, EU social climate funding before the June 2025 deadline; the project/’s for which funding has or is being applied for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27835/25]

22. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the preparation, including public consultation, for a new Social Climate Plan for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27836/25]