Electricity Generation
An official questions-paper heading. 59 questions (0 oral, 59 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-06-23.
Questions under this heading, per month
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| Month | Questions |
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| Jan 2025 | 2 |
| Feb 2025 | 1 |
| Apr 2025 | 2 |
| Jun 2025 | 7 |
| Jul 2025 | 2 |
| Sep 2025 | 3 |
| Oct 2025 | 4 |
| Nov 2025 | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | 9 |
| Jan 2026 | 2 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 2 |
| Apr 2026 | 5 |
| May 2026 | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 7 |
Addressed to
| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Climate | 49 |
| Environment | 5 |
| Agriculture | 2 |
| Housing | 2 |
| Finance | 1 |
The questions
Pa Daly
written
2025-12-17 · to Climate
63. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the new policy on private wires; the framework to ensure that private wires will not undermine the development of the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72897/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-12-17 · to Climate
64. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the new policy on private wires; the framework to ensure that the same technical and safety standards as the National electricity grid and will be capable of being taken in charge by the system operators. [72898/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-12-17 · to Climate
65. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the new policy on private wires; the framework to ensure that it does not undermine the financing of the national grid; the framework to ensure that it does not impact on TSO and the DSO to maintain and expand the national grid. [72899/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-12-17 · to Climate
66. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the additional resources which will be provided to the CRU for its regulatory role with regard to private wires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72900/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-12-17 · to Climate
67. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the new private wires policy; the threshold for a new grid based solution not being available thus allowing access to a private connection. [72901/25]
Thomas Gould
written
2025-12-17 · to Finance
170. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether electricity sent back to the grid will be taxed from next year. [72603/25]
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-12-11 · to Climate
287. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will publish an updated year-by-year trajectory to 2030 for renewable electricity generation, broken down by onshore wind, offshore wind and solar PV capacity; the contingency measures he will introduce to stay on track to meet the 80% renewable electricity target; and if he will make a statement on the mat…
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-11-27 · to Climate
189. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department will investigate increasing feedback tariffs from anaerobic digesters and solar panels in order to incentivise the production of electricity on family farms by making green energy more sustainable. [66857/25]
Cathy Bennett
written
2025-11-12 · to Climate
226. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the grants or supports available for 3-phase electric in a commercial setting; the grants or supports available for 3-phase electric in a commercial setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60988/25]
Pádraig O'Sullivan
written
2025-11-06 · to Climate
146. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on private wires policy; the timeline for delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60034/25]
Willie O'Dea
written
2025-11-06 · to Climate
147. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on legislation to amend the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to allow for private wires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60496/25]
Séamus McGrath
written
2025-11-04 · to Climate
172. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the statutory bodies that are responsible for regulating and enforcing compliance with building and electrical safety requirements for the installation of microgenerators in domestic housing developments and for ensuring that such installations are correctly notified to ESB Networks. [58320/25]
Séamus McGrath
written
2025-11-04 · to Climate
173. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the respective roles of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, ESB Networks, Safe Electric and local building control authorities in regulating and enforcing compliance with building and electrical safety requirements for the installation of microgenerators in domestic housing developments; and the escalatio…
Colm Burke
written
2025-10-08 · to Climate
150. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of uptake for the small-scale renewable electricity support scheme for SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54203/25]
Colm Burke
written
2025-10-08 · to Climate
151. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of uptake of the non-domestic microgen grant scheme for electricity used on farms to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54205/25]
Emer Currie
written
2025-10-07 · to Climate
39. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if a policy has been developed for the inspection of internal networks and collector cables referenced in the Private Wires Policy statement. [53491/25]
Naoise Ó Muirí
written
2025-10-01 · to Climate
10. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has considered providing additional monetary incentives for households availing of the micro-generation support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52278/25]
John Clendennen
written
2025-09-18 · to Climate
128. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proposed timeline for the delivery of the private wires legislation referenced in the Private Wires Policy Statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48876/25]
Louis O'Hara
written
2025-09-18 · to Climate
146. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress made in the development of flexible electricity generation capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49078/25]
Joe Cooney
written
2025-09-08 · to Climate
186. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline details of engagement during 2025 between the Government and ESB regarding the future development of Moneypoint power station; and to detail the plans that exist for the transformation of the facility into a renewable energy hub. [46971/25]
Brian Stanley
written
2025-07-29 · to Climate
183. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department analysed developing micro-electricity production in the State and the feasibility of providing grant aid for hydro projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41683/25]
Catherine Connolly
written
2025-07-15 · to Agriculture
782. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm that the electricity generation test-site station on Galway Bay under foreshore lease (details supplied) is now fully decommissioned; that all structures, infrastructure, devices, items and or utilities included in the foreshore lease application have now been permanently removed from the Galway Bay m…
John Connolly
written
2025-06-26 · to Climate
200. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the sources of energy used to fuel the production of electricity at the State’s electricity power stations, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35115/25]
John Connolly
written
2025-06-26 · to Climate
201. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of the electricity used by the State that is produced indigenously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35116/25]
Louis O'Hara
written
2025-06-12 · to Climate
192. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a list of all dispatchable electricity generators currently operating within the single electricity market (SEM) (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31397/25]