Energy Conservation
An official questions-paper heading. 291 questions (7 oral, 284 written), first 2025-01-22, latest 2026-07-16.
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| Jan 2025 | 2 |
| Feb 2025 | 22 |
| Mar 2025 | 10 |
| Apr 2025 | 26 |
| May 2025 | 14 |
| Jun 2025 | 17 |
| Jul 2025 | 33 |
| Sep 2025 | 27 |
| Oct 2025 | 8 |
| Nov 2025 | 40 |
| Dec 2025 | 44 |
| Jan 2026 | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 10 |
| May 2026 | 6 |
| Jun 2026 | 11 |
| Jul 2026 | 7 |
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| Department | Questions |
|---|---|
| Climate | 189 |
| Environment | 62 |
| Housing | 28 |
| Education | 5 |
| Enterprise | 3 |
| Transport | 2 |
| Public Expenditure | 1 |
| Further and Higher Education | 1 |
Debates under the same heading
Dáil debate sections whose official heading is exactly these words.
| Date | Debate section |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-24 | Energy Conservation |
| 2025-12-18 | Energy Conservation |
| 2025-11-06 | Energy Conservation |
| 2025-11-06 | Energy Conservation |
| 2025-09-18 | Energy Conservation |
| 2025-07-17 | Energy Conservation |
| 2025-02-20 | Energy Conservation |
The questions
Jennifer Whitmore
written
2025-07-29 · to Climate
251. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide updated figures on the homes retrofitted to B2 or above, with a year-by-year breakdown for Q1 2025 and Q2 2025 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43064/25]
Roderic O'Gorman
written
2025-07-29 · to Climate
309. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of home retrofits, supported by SEAI, that were completed to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44259/25]
Rory Hearne
written
2025-07-29 · to Housing
1712. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for the total number of social housing units retrofitted, by local authority area, for each of the past five years including to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44300/25]
Rory Hearne
written
2025-07-29 · to Housing
1713. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority owned properties that have been retrofitted in terms of insulation, windows, and heating systems in the Dublin North West constituency; the number of homes that are currently waiting to be retrofitted, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44301/25]
Barry Ward
oral
2025-07-17 · to Education
88. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the percentage of eligible schools that have completed or commenced work to install solar panels under the free scheme for schools; if she will consider providing funding to allow private schools to take part in this scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38827/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-07-16 · to Climate
4. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the average waiting time for the warmer homes scheme, by county, in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39888/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-07-16 · to Climate
5. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of solid fuel homes retrofitted as part of the Government’s retrofitting programme, by county and scheme, in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39889/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-07-16 · to Climate
6. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average cost to retrofit a home, by scheme, in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39890/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-07-16 · to Climate
7. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of homes retrofitted as part of the Government’s retrofitting programme, by county, in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39891/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-07-16 · to Climate
8. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of homes retrofitted as part of the Government’s retrofitting programme to a BER standard of B2 or higher in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; the proportion of which this is over the 2030 target; and the proportion of these that were retrofitted under the warmer homes scheme.…
Pa Daly
written
2025-07-16 · to Climate
9. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of homes retrofitted with a heat pump as of the Government’s retrofitting programme to a BER standard of B2 or higher, by scheme, in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39893/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-07-16 · to Climate
10. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an updates on the efforts to date to “support group retrofitting projects” as outlined in the Programme for Government; the number of homes to date that have been retrofitted as part of “group retrofitting projects”; the motivation for this policy measure; and the learnings derived to date. [39894/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-07-16 · to Climate
11. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress to date on the commitment in the Programme for Government to “Build on the pilot schemes and develop a mechanism to allow private homes in social housing estates to opt into retrofitting projects at an adjusted cost, creating a fair opportunity for all residents”; and to report on said pilot schemes, includi…
Pa Daly
written
2025-07-16 · to Climate
12. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of households that have accessed the home energy upgrade loan scheme, by local authority and by county; the average award of each loan to date; the number of homes retrofitted using the home energy upgrade loan scheme; and their pre- and post-BER ratings, in each of the years since first it was introduced. [39…
Pa Daly
written
2025-07-16 · to Climate
13. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the commitment in the Programme for Government to “Consider the use of sustainable biofuels to reduce emissions from existing home boilers where deep retrofits are not possible in the short term”; to report on the progress on this; and the conclusions that have been drawn to date. [39899/25]
Brian Brennan
written
2025-07-16 · to Climate
18. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the plans in place to address the long delays in SEAI warmer homes grant processing times in the Wicklow, Wexford constituency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39952/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-07-16 · to Housing
138. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social homes retrofitted to date; the average cost to retrofit to a b2 BER rating or higher; the proportion that have been retrofitted to a BER b2 rating or higher; the average pre and post BER of a retrofitted social home in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [39946/25]
Pa Daly
written
2025-07-16 · to Housing
139. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social homes have been fitted with solar PV in each of the years 2020 to date; the average pre and post BER; the average cost; the average KwH installed, from 2020 to date in 2025, by local authority, in tabular form. [39947/25]
Thomas Gould
written
2025-07-15 · to Climate
217. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of homes funded for retrofit in 2025, by local authority under the warmer homes scheme, in tabular form. [38832/25]
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-07-10 · to Climate
154. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of retrofitting grant applications approved, by grant type, by county, since 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38591/25]
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-07-10 · to Climate
155. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of homes that have been upgraded through the Better Energy Homes scheme since it began in 2009, by year and main type of upgrade, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38592/25]
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-07-10 · to Climate
156. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of applications that have been made to the Warmer Homes Scheme since 2018; the number that were approved, by year and by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38593/25]
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-07-10 · to Climate
157. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average waiting time for approval has been under the home energy upgrade scheme since it began, by quarter, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38594/25]
Barry Heneghan
written
2025-07-10 · to Climate
158. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of public funding that has been allocated to home retrofit grants since 2020, by year and by grant type, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38595/25]
Peadar Tóibín
written
2025-07-03 · to Climate
147. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will address matters concerning changes made to the warmer homes scheme that forbid the funding within the scheme of minor alterations to existing gas, oil or solid fuel heating systems to facilitate the insulation of homes (details supplied). [36728/25]