563. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection if there has been engagement with the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment to examine the way in which energy retrofit and solar supports can better assist older persons on fixed incomes, including those in receipt of the State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32040/26]
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 |
Who asks, by party
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.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
201. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if additional measures will be introduced to reduce the cost of home heating oil. [31604/26]
253. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has a solar panel policy in place in relation to the installation of solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30715/26]
254. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has a solar panel policy in place in relation to the installation of solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by agencies under the control of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30735/26]
255. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the merits of installing solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30752/26]
256. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the merits of installing solar panels on all buildings operated and owned by agencies under the control of her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30773/26]
259. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any buildings operated and owned by her Department that have solar panels in place to support the energy demands of the building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30843/26]
278. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will join with Austria, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain to seek a windfall tax on inflated profits of energy companies, similar to 2022 after Russia's invasion of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29618/26]
279. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on short to medium term measures that the Government will take to secure Ireland's energy supply and increase emergency rollout of renewable energy generation capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29619/26]
297. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when Ireland will transpose Article 12 of the Energy Efficiency Directive (2023/1791), regarding transparency reporting; if this will be achieved ahead of the third reporting deadline for data centre operators on 15 May 2026, given his prior statement recently that this was at an ‘advanced stage’; and if so, the date he expects to sign…
298. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to confirm whether the transposition of Article 12 of the Energy Efficiency Directive (2023/1791) will include specific conditions for penalties in the event of non-compliance with reporting obligations, as required by Article 32 of the Directive, similar to the German transposition of same (EnEfG Section 19) given only 18 Irish data c…
299. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the public body which will be, whether it be the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, EirGrid, the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, his own Department or a new or other body entirely, be empowered to investigate and sanction a data centre operator that fails to submit accurate and timely information to the European database …
300. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department or any other delegated body currently has visibility of data being sent by Irish data centre operators to the European database, in accordance with their responsibilities under the Delegated Regulation (2024/1364); and if the lack of a related Statutory Instrument is impeding the Government’s ability to access an…
301. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to confirm reports that the European Commission has advised Member States to ‘keep confidential all information and key performance indicators for individual data centres’; and if he has sought legal advice on whether this interpretation of confidentiality violates the Aarhus Convention and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. [30637/…
84. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in light of the recently announced suspension of the carbon tax increase, the way in which he plans to make up the shortfall in funding allocated in budget 2026 to the SEAI for home energy upgrade schemes, and to just transition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27884/26]
93. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the significant barriers being faced by small-scale renewable energy generation groups and communities; when the review of tariffs will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26175/26]
96. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position communicated by Ireland at EU level regarding reducing dependency on imported fossil fuels from geopolitically unstable regions; the role of his Department in EU level discussions on responding to recent disruptions in global energy markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22801/26]
98. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if consideration is being given by his Department to permitting the use of plug-in solar panels for residential properties in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27602/26]
105. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the actions that are being taken to ensure energy security with the current global fuel crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27076/26]
108. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his work on the Programme for Government commitment to explore if legislation could be enacted to divert surplus renewable energy that would otherwise be wasted to homes in fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27349/26]
111. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which he is enhancing energy security specifically with regard to diversifying sources of supply in order to cushion Ireland from global energy shocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27302/26]
113. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the work of the National Energy Affordability Taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27491/26]
121. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in the context of the ongoing situation in the Middle East, if he or his Department has given further consideration to implementing a comprehensive strategy for the utilisation of surplus renewable energy to help reduce energy poverty, as in the Energy Poverty Reduction (Use of Surplus Renewable Energy) Bill 2025; and if he will mak…
126. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to help businesses reduce energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27679/26]
136. Deputy Catherine Ardagh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the work of the National Energy Affordability Taskforce. [27253/26]