326. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he plans to review the warmer homes scheme to ensure it provides flexibility to support homeowners. [21171/25]
Topics / Energy Conservation
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsEnergy Conservation
302 questions from 75 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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295 written, 7 oral
75
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| January 2025 | 2 |
| February 2025 | 22 |
| March 2025 | 10 |
| April 2025 | 26 |
| May 2025 | 14 |
| June 2025 | 17 |
| July 2025 | 33 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 27 |
| October 2025 | 8 |
| November 2025 | 40 |
| December 2025 | 44 |
| January 2026 | 7 |
| February 2026 | 4 |
| March 2026 | 3 |
| April 2026 | 10 |
| May 2026 | 6 |
| June 2026 | 11 |
| July 2026 | 7 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 9 |
| October 2026 | 2 |
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331. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on progress regarding the energy efficiency obligation scheme in each of the three sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21234/25]
16. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current waiting list for the warmer homes scheme in County Offaly; how this compares to waiting lists in other counties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17285/25]
18. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of surveyors currently working in County Offaly for the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland; if there are plans to recruit additional surveyors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17286/25]
22. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the action his Department is taking to reduce the timeframe for the SEAI warmer homes scheme application process, in view that the timeline for each stage has steadily increased over the past 12 months, whereby it is now taking approximately 24 months from approval to completion, in view that many applicants are elderly, live in …
28. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes that have been retrofitted in each of the past ten years. [17288/25]
51. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the action he is taking to resolve the ongoing increasing timelines for completion of works under the SEAI free energy upgrades in Cork county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17995/25]
58. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the retrofit scheme; the number of homes that have benefitted from the scheme to date; and the work he is undertaking to meet the target of retrofitting 500,000 homes by 2030. [17754/25]
59. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an audit of State-owned buildings has been carried out to ascertain the level of insulation, solar panels, heat pumps and other energy-saving measure have been taken in the past ten years, and planned for in the next five years. [18060/25]
25. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an audit of State-owned buildings has been carried out to ascertain the level of insulation, solar panels, heat pumps and other energy-saving measures have been taken in the past ten years, and planned for in the next five years. [17948/25]
631. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total number of local authority homes that were retrofitted under the Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme in 2024, broken down by local authority and property type; how this compares to the programme's targets for the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17274/25]
632. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether the Government intends to increase funding for the Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme for local authority housing in 2025 in light of inflation and rising construction costs, to ensure that retrofit targets can be met without scaling back ambition or delaying works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17275…
633. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in light of the ESRI report "Exploring Investment Requirements for Energy Efficiency Upgrades in the Private Rental Sector", which underscores the scale of investment needed and the challenges specific to the rental sector, when the Government intends to implement the minimum BER standard for private rental properties as committed t…
634. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in light of the ESRI estimate that €7-8 billion will be required to bring private rental housing up to a B2 energy rating, how the Government intends on meeting this investment need, and whether a funding strategy is being developed to ensure the rollout of minimum BER standards proceeds on schedule, while ensuring tenants are prote…
108. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for the take up of the new energy efficiency grant from the local enterprise offices across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15865/25]
109. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress being made on the appeals process for the Power Up grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15866/25]
251. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an exemption could be made for an SEAI warmer homes scheme application (details supplied), in view that the applicant is the spouse of the person in receipt of the qualifying social welfare allowance, which is a requirement in the eligibility criteria of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15050/25]
261. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are plans to expand the warmer homes scheme to people who live in a property held in trust; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15818/25]
31. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans there are to increase the number of apprentices and graduates to enable a greater number of retrofits to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13982/25]
158. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of heat pumps installed in County Louth under the warmer homes schemes and warmth and wellbeing schemes from 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14964/25]
159. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of oil boilers and gas boilers replaced in County Louth under the warmer homes schemes and warmth and wellbeing schemes from 2020 to 2024, in tabular form. [14965/25]
160. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the funding allocated to install heat pumps in County Louth under the warmer homes schemes and warmth and wellbeing schemes from 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14966/25]
161. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the funding allocated to replace oil and gas boilers in County Louth under the warmer homes schemes and warmth and wellbeing schemes from 2020 to 2024.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14967/25]
162. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the financial supports available to older persons in County Louth to replace oil and gas boilers following the signing of the EU regulations 2024 ( S.I. No. 749/2024); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14968/25]
203. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are plans to introduce stand-alone grants, outside of the One Stop Shop, for retrofitting windows and doors in homes. [14040/25]