Energy Policy

144. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the progress being made in the work of the National Energy Affordability Taskforce (NEAT); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27314/26]

169. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will introduce a €500 energy credit for households to respond to the cost-of-living crisis. [26786/26]

175. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide details of the proposed national pilot repair voucher scheme, including eligibility criteria, estimated cost, projected uptake and the timeframe for rollout by 2027; the way the scheme will be funded through the Circular Economy Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27552/26]

176. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the role the National Reuse and Repair Network will play in designing and delivering the repair voucher scheme; the supports that will be provided to local repair businesses and community enterprises nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27553/26]

290. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the timeline for the presentation of a Memo to Cabinet regarding Ireland's withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25006/26]

350. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the contingency planning in place to safeguard Ireland’s energy security in the event of a sustained disruption to global oil and liquefied natural gas supply routes, including those transiting key maritime chokepoints; to detail the State’s current strategic fuel reserve capacity, expressed in days of consumption f…

408. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding any further review of supports for households that use home heating oil in view of significant price increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24273/26]

409. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps being taken by his Department following the publication of the International Energy Agency report Powering Ireland’s Energy Future in December 2025; whether a consultation with industry stakeholders on the report’s findings is planned; and when any such consultation is expected to take place. [24280/26]

410. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in relation to the Government's Large Energy User Action Plan (LEAP), if he will outline, in detail the measures that will accelerate energy generation, and set out the mechanism and timeline for delivery of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24308/26]

411. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in relation to the Government's Large Energy User Action Plan (LEAP), if he will outline, in detail the measures that will accelerate connectivity, and set out the mechanism and timeline for delivery of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24309/26]

412. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in relation to the Government's Large Energy User Action Plan (LEAP), if he will outline, in detail the proposed changes to planning processes that will guide the development of data centres, and set out the mechanism and timeline for delivery of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24310/26]

413. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in relation to the Government's Large Energy User Action Plan (LEAP), if he will outline, in detail the proposed changes to planning processes that will guide the development of strategically-significant, energy-intensive industries, and set out the mechanism and timeline for delivery of each; and if he will make a s…

414. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in relation to the Government's Large Energy User Action Plan (LEAP), if he will outline the plans he has for greater co-location of energy-intensive sectors with the supply of renewable energy generation within green energy parks, and set out the mechanism and timeline for delivery of any or each of them; and if he …

424. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is planning to introduce a RESS scheme for energy storage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24518/26]

435. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to significantly reduce the cost of home heating oil, the cost has almost doubled during the past few weeks and many households are under enormous financial pressures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24606/26]

456. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will address the concerns regarding the proposed floating gas terminal on the Shannon Estuary raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25392/26]

460. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which the proposed RHO will deliver a viable decarbonisation solution for the 700,000 households using heating oil, many of whom are located in rural areas and cannot access the natural gas grid; and if he will outline the alternatives for these homes if renewable liquid fuel blending is not meaningful…

461. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the assessment his Department has undertaken regarding the age and income profile of off-grid households; and the way in which the proposed RHO will avoid disproportionately increasing heating costs for these groups without delivering corresponding environmental benefits. [25423/26]

462. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will publish his Department's cost-benefit analysis showing the expected financial impact on households under the current RHO obligation levels; and whether consideration has been given to offsetting measures within the taxation of renewable fuels to ensure consumer affordability. [25424/26]

473. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the Energy Affordability Action Plan; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25685/26]

725. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport the initial estimated allocation compared to the actual outturn for the period of carbon tax to his Department, disaggregated by the programme or measure funded, for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25276/26]

727. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport the amount of allocated carbon tax funding that remained unspent at year end; the amount surrendered back to the Exchequer via the Central Fund; the amount carried over via formal arrangements for deferred surrender; and whether amounts carried over were retained for the specific programme/measure originally allocated or transferred …

160. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment how wholesale electricity market transactions in Ireland are monitored for potential market manipulation under a regulation (details supplied) on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency (REMIT); the role of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities and the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulato…

69. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline plans to ensure that 3% of publicly owned buildings with a total useful floor area of more than 250m2 are retrofitted each year in line with the revised Energy Efficiency Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17643/26]

100. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19556/26]