Energy Conservation

229. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the target of 500,000 homes retrofitted to a B2 standard by 2030; if the Government remains in pursuit of this target of 500,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54709/26]

82. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding provided to participating local authorities under the Local Authority Public Lighting Energy Efficiency Project (details supplied) to date, in tabular form; to clarify the grounds on which each payment was calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53216/26]

125. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the financial supports that are available for the replacement of solid fuel stoves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51023/26]

316. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide the attendees, agendas, and scheduled meeting date of the “Annual Data Centre Sector Roundtable”, which was created through Action 9 of the Large Energy-user Action Plan (LEAP). [51612/26]

194. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the estimated NDP uplift for retrofitting in 2027. [50401/26]

331. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of the funding that was provided to retrofitting of local authority homes; the average cost to retrofit a local authority home; and the average BER uplift in each of the years 2020 to 2026, in tabular form. [50354/26]

332. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the breakdown of the funding that was allocated for solar PV in local authority homes in each of the years 2020 to 2026, in tabular form. [50355/26]

139. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to confirm that those who apply for the new SEAI windows and doors grant scheme will be issued with clear and concise information upon receipt of an approval letter for the scheme, in particular setting out in detail in the approval letter if any additional measures are required to be undertaken by the applicant incl…

23. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether Ireland has a current national strategy for the development of wave energy, if he will outline any targets for its deployment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46206/26]

24. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the assessment that has been carried out of Ireland’s wave energy potential, particularly along the Atlantic coast; the way in which this is being incorporated into national energy planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46207/26]

599. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the 2026 Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme (EERP) Circular requires local authorities to include a mix of properties across a range of building energy ratings (BERs) when selecting dwellings for retrofit works; whether this approach means that estates with the poorest-performing homes are …

44. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number and total value of drawdowns under the home energy upgrade loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44498/26]

57. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether consideration will be given to expanding the eligibility for SEAI warmer homes scheme to all those over 70 years-of-age that own and live in their own home and whose home was built and occupied before 2006, regardless of if they are in receipt of a qualifying payment; and if he will make a statement on the mat…

20. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has considered the allocations for retrofitting grants for commercial buildings from 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44611/26]

279. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will clarify whether receipt of fuel allowance is considered a standalone qualifying payment under the scheme; whether applicants qualifying through fuel allowance are additionally required to satisfy the 'jobseeker's allowance for over six months and have a child under seven years of age' criterion; whet…

290. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of grants applied for under the SEAI windows and doors grants; the number drawn down since its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42314/26]

331. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when a grant will be available to support a person (details supplied) to bring a specific home to a BER B2 rating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43101/26]

1097. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the funds allocated to each local authority for the energy efficiency retrofitting programme 2026, to improve the energy performance of social housing stock; if the funding has increased from 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42871/26]

311. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the target number of homes the Government seeks to retrofit to a BER B2 or above by 2030; if the target remains 500,000 retrofitted homes to a BER B2 or higher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40104/26]

312. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the target number of heat pumps that the Government seeks to install by 2030; if the target remains 400,000 heat pumps installed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40105/26]

723. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the progress of Ireland’s transposition of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive as the transposition date of 29 May 2026 approaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39935/26]

307. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason the radon risk assessment and mitigation are not explicitly included within the National Residential Retrofit Plan or associated grant schemes, despite evidence that energy efficiency retrofitting can alter indoor radon levels, and given his Department's responsibility for both retrofit policy and t…

79. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when his Department first became aware of concerns raised by the European Commission regarding the proposed design of the Renewable Heat Obligation; the steps taken at that stage to address these concerns prior to the issuing of the Commission's detailed opinion; whether any such issues have had an impact on the p…

93. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps taken to prevent an inflationary effect on the cost of home energy upgrades arising out of grant increases and to ensure that the benefit of the grants continues to be felt by consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33207/26]

207. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the legislative mechanism through which Articles 12 and 26 of Directive (EU) 2023/1791 on energy efficiency will be transposed into Irish law, including whether this will be by statutory Instrument or primary legislation; the current status of this work; the bodies responsible for delivery; the expected timelines…