320. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the outstanding ARUP and KPMG studies relating to hydrogen safety, storage and export connectivity are expected to be completed and published; the legislative or policy actions expected to follow from those reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42971/26]
Topics / Energy Policy
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsEnergy Policy
391 questions from 80 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
391
questions
370 written, 21 oral
80
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
10
departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 2 |
| February 2025 | 13 |
| March 2025 | 48 |
| April 2025 | 26 |
| May 2025 | 18 |
| June 2025 | 16 |
| July 2025 | 25 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 38 |
| October 2025 | 10 |
| November 2025 | 14 |
| December 2025 | 24 |
| January 2026 | 12 |
| February 2026 | 17 |
| March 2026 | 4 |
| April 2026 | 48 |
| May 2026 | 24 |
| June 2026 | 18 |
| July 2026 | 7 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 20 |
| October 2026 | 7 |
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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
726. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his views on the infrastructure funding models to ensure Ireland is an attractive investment location for industry mentioned in the LEAP policy. [43998/26]
320. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress of the Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 (Heat Bill), which is listed as priority legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40257/26]
171. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the engagement he has had with other Ministers on the subject of National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPPs) and the role of civil society; his views on the potential role of energy communities and including them on monitoring committees that will be set up to oversee the implementation of the NRPPs; and if he will make a statemen…
65. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the financial supports, compensation schemes, tax relief measures or emergency assistance available to business owners who have experienced a loss of revenue as a result of repeated power outages or electricity supply disruptions; and if he will outline the supports currently available to affected businesses. [37973/26]
164. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an updated timeline for the delivery of the retrofit scheme to all social housing units in County Louth and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37523/26]
183. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will state the current level of Ireland's oil reserves in days of consumption; the estimated cost of replenishment following the recent IEA-coordinated release; and whether he accepts that accelerating licensing for oil and gas exploration in Irish waters would reduce long-term reliance on imported stocks and the associated NORA …
252. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason the SEAI solar PV for medically vulnerable households scheme for Electric Ireland customers is being advertised as a support available to customers who meet the outlined criteria, when in fact, those who meet the criteria are not guaranteed access to the scheme, which is instead a lottery; the rationale for the scheme bei…
270. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in which instances are window replacements included in the warmer homes scheme; if a defective double glazed window can ever be included in this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34800/26]
448. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he envisages a timeline for the introduction of a scheme to support home-heating modification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34116/26]
449. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way in which his Department intends to decide which renewable fuels will be included in a future scheme to support home-heating modification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34117/26]
450. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if HVO is one of the fuels being examined for inclusion in a scheme for home-heating decarbonisation supports; if his Department is examining existing rates of tax on HVO compared to other home heating fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34118/26]
451. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has worked with the Department of Climate Energy and Environment to ensure that the roadmap to increasing supplies of HVO is consistent with his call to allow switches to HVO-based home heating; the engagements that have taken place to date; whether engagements are ongoing [34119/26]
165. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the analysis of an organisation (details supplied) of surplus grid energy that has taken place; if there is a proposal to make free surplus energy available to targeted customers in energy poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33507/26]
170. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department or any agency under its remit has examined the potential for a State supported bulk procurement or aggregated purchasing model for small-scale solar photovoltaic systems for households; if so, the findings of any such examination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33733/26]
176. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to consider issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); the current and future plans to make Ireland more energy resilient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33922/26]
57. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures in place to ensure that households where a resident is medically dependent on electrically powered equipment, including 24-hour oxygen, are prioritised under the SEAI solar PV scheme vulnerable customer pathway; if such households are considered automatically eligible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31905/2…
58. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether an appeals process exists for applicants refused support under the SEAI solar PV scheme vulnerable customer pathway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31907/26]
59. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will publish the eligibility criteria and decision-making guidance used by SEAI staff when assessing applications under the solar PV scheme vulnerable customer pathway, including any criteria relating to medical dependency on electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31908/26]
60. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will consider introducing a specific fast-track approval route under the SEAI solar PV scheme for households where electricity costs have increased significantly due to the presence of medically essential equipment such as oxygen concentrators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31909/26]
61. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will review whether the current eligibility criteria for the SEAI solar PV scheme vulnerable customer pathway is fit for purpose given the significant increase in households caring for medically dependent relatives at home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31910/26]
62. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department engages with the Department of Social Protection and the Department of Health to ensure that households caring for medically dependent persons are protected from excessive electricity costs and supported through targeted energy upgrade grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31911/26]
64. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will engage with SEAI on the regulations around the basis on which grants are awarded for home energy upgrades, with particular attention being focused on if a homeowner buys a house that historically has had grants awarded for the house already for energy upgrades with a previous owner, can now avail of the grants; and if…
70. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if any forthcoming Statutory Instrument to transpose Article 12 of the Energy Efficiency Directive (2023/1791) will include the implementation and governance for real-time emissions reporting by Large Energy Users, as referenced in Action 12 of the Large Energy-user Action Plan (LEAP), or if separate primary legislation will be requi…
92. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to consider the implementation of a financial grant to allow older people to upgrade their heating system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32875/26]