709. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether regional housing targets have been adjusted to reflect regional electricity grid constraints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9744/26]
Topics / Electricity Grid
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsElectricity Grid
127 questions from 46 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 6 October 2026.
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120 written, 7 oral
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| July 2025 | 6 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
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| October 2025 | 0 |
| November 2025 | 8 |
| December 2025 | 16 |
| January 2026 | 3 |
| February 2026 | 16 |
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| April 2026 | 11 |
| May 2026 | 3 |
| June 2026 | 8 |
| July 2026 | 5 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 5 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
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1082. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the number of hospitals and major healthcare facilities operating at or near maximum electricity capacity, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9745/26]
1083. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether any hospital developments, upgrades or diagnostic facilities have been delayed due to electricity grid capacity constraints or connection timelines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9746/26]
1084. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether hospitals seeking to install on site renewable generation, battery storage or heat pumps have encountered grid, planning or regulatory barriers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9747/26]
241. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the relative share of projected electricity demand growth in the greater Dublin area attributable to data centres, housing growth and transport electrification, respectively; and how prioritisation decisions are made where grid capacity is constrained; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3368/26]
376. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the engagements he has had with Eirgrid and ESB regarding housing connections; the number of new homes that will be connected to the grid in 2026; if he anticipates any capacity constraints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1378/26]
377. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current waiting times for ESB connections to homes; the number of homes currently on the waiting list in each county waiting for a connection, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1481/26]
115. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the work he has undertaken to engage with the rental car industry in relation to increasing the electricity grid capacity at airports to remove a significant impediment to increasing the use of EV cars by this sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71467/25]
45. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of housing units and estates currently awaiting connection to the grid; the average wait times for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73059/25]
46. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of housing units/estates that are currently awaiting connection to the grid; the average wait times for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73059/25]
57. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to the lack of capacity in the electricity grid at Dublin Airport to allow for a significant expansion of electric cars to be leased by car rental companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72786/25]
58. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to the lack of capacity in the electricity grid at Shannon Airport to allow for a significant expansion of electric cars to be leased by car rental companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72787/25]
198. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total amount of battery storage available on the Irish electrical grid as of the latest figures; the capacity added in 2025 and the projected amount to be added in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72339/25]
286. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on if the proposed new large energy users and data centre grid connection policy being developed by the CRU will be aligned with the urgent need to connect new housing developments and small businesses in constrained areas to the electricity network; the extent to which the new requirement for on-site or nearby dispatchabl…
106. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the planned timeline for the publication of the heads of Bill to amend the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to provide for private wire projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69501/25]
107. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the draft legislation on private wires has been reviewed by the Office of the Parliamentary Legal Adviser to ensure it aligns with the Electricity Regulation Act 1999; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69502/25]
108. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being considered to ensure that private wire projects do not result in increased network charges for other electricity customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69503/25]
109. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he intends to introduce a disconnection charge for large energy users who seek to move fully to private wire supply in order to protect the recovery of grid connection costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69504/25]
110. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if a specific standby network charge is being considered for large energy users who retain a grid connection while primarily supplied through private wires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69505/25]
111. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the mechanisms that will be included in the forthcoming private wires legislation to ensure that only renewable electricity generation and storage is supported through the new framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69507/25]
112. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the forthcoming legislation will expand the enforcement powers of the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities to ensure compliance with national climate targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69508/25]
113. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if private wire proposals will be required to demonstrate that they provide additional renewable generation capacity and emissions reductions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69509/25]
114. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if private wire infrastructure will be permitted to connect new fossil fuel based generation; if so, the rationale for this within national decarbonisation commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69510/25]
561. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged with the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to address the impact of electricity grid constraints on housing targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66129/25]
94. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will outline the total renewable electricity generation capacity connected to the national grid for each of the past ten years, as of Q3 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64292/25]