201. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade 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. [19097/25]
Topics / Climate Change Policy
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsClimate Change Policy
128 questions from 37 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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123 written, 5 oral
37
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| January 2025 | 0 |
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| May 2025 | 11 |
| June 2025 | 3 |
| July 2025 | 5 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 7 |
| October 2025 | 2 |
| November 2025 | 16 |
| December 2025 | 3 |
| January 2026 | 5 |
| February 2026 | 14 |
| March 2026 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 3 |
| May 2026 | 5 |
| June 2026 | 6 |
| July 2026 | 2 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 13 |
| October 2026 | 3 |
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213. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade noting that "Ireland’s International Climate Finance Roadmap seeks to address climate challenges and prioritise funding for adaptation efforts in countries most vulnerable to climate change, particularly Small Island Developing States", to outline what tangible work has been done from an Irish perspective over the past fiv…
243. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the biomethane sustainability charter will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18662/25]
244. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the communications strategy as part of the National Biomethane Strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18663/25]
245. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the online information hub as part of the National Biomethane Strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18664/25]
254. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications 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. [19095/25]
279. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department will publish the current projected EU climate targets for Ireland; and the actions being taken to reduce Ireland’s projected emissions in order to meet those targets. [19679/25]
280. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether the proposed liquefied natural gas facility, which has been acknowledged as an interim measure, will include infrastructure to facilitate a transition to green hydrogen; and if not, whether such infrastructure will be developed in parallel. [19680/25]
338. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence 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. [19092/25]
385. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport 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. [19106/25]
1692. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [19090/25]
1822. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth 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. [19091/25]
2508. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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. [19098/25]
7. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has carried out any cross-simulation or cost analysis of the fines Ireland may incur if it fails to meet its 2030 climate targets; his views on whether equivalent investment would be better directed towards domestic climate action measures rather than paying fines to the EU; and if he will make a statement on…
39. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position regarding any projects supported in the Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council area under the Climate Actions Work campaign launched in September 2024; his views on the merits of making this an annual campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17627/25]
85. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the work his Department has carried out to ensure that our infrastructure is resilient to climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16102/25]
72. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Finance his views on the way Ireland’s taxation system could help citizens mitigate risks with regard to the impact of climate change as identified in the Climate Change Risk Matrix as published by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15670/25]
254. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeline for the consultation for the social climate plan which the Government needs to submit to the European Commission by June 2025.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15174/25]
343. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking to reduce transport emissions; if he anticipates there will be a reduction this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11987/25]
215. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will respond to the report published on 10 December 2024 (details supplied) which found "a significant blind spot in Ireland’s climate action planning", resulting from a failure to include direct demand for natural gas from connections to data centres; the engagement he has had with the Environmental Protection Agency an…
198. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to detail, on an annual basis, the specific projects and associated funding allocated through the Climate Action Fund; whether the project is categorised as a climate or biodiversity one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7189/25]
109. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the work undertaken by his Department to ensure adequate resourcing of lead Departments for climate adaptation-related activities; his views on the report of the Climate Advisory Council’s Annual Review ‘Preparing for Ireland’s Changing Climate’ 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4898/25]
24. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on climate financing as part of the planned Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5222/25]
92. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to consider the climate change policy requirements referenced in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4946/25]
80. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for a progress update on the development of the social climate plan. [4562/25]