99. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures his Department is taking to build a stronger and more resilient energy system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69337/25]
Topics / Energy Policy
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsEnergy Policy
391 questions from 80 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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370 written, 21 oral
80
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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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100. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures his Department is taking to protect consumers from rising energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69338/25]
155. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update regarding Ireland’s policy against the use of fracked gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70156/25]
156. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if Ireland's anti-fracking policy is still in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70157/25]
157. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the Government’s anti-fracking policy has lapsed; and if so, if it will be reinstated as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70158/25]
165. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 210 of 8 July 2025, when he will bring a memorandum to Government to formally withdraw Ireland from the Energy Charter Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68877/25]
168. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for the expansion on HVO usage to include home heating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64348/25]
169. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has conducted risk assessments, commissioned any studies or issued guidance on the environmental and public-health risks associated with large-scale battery energy storage systems, particularly in relation to thermal-runaway events; and if he will publish any such documents. [65617/25]
170. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the national standards, fire-safety requirements, or environmental-protection protocols which apply to proposed battery-storage installations in Ireland; if he is satisfied that current regulations are adequate; and if he will provide a list of all statutory instruments and technical standards governing such facilities. [65618/25]
175. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to detail his plans and timeframe to review Ireland’s energy security; the reports he has commissioned on the matter; the timeframe for their publication; the timeframe for a public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66272/25]
86. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the ‘State run’ LNG facility; to provide a breakdown on progress to date; to update on any projected timeline; and if he anticipates this will be delivered in advance of 2030. [64263/25]
92. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress being made on the commitment in the Programme for Government around the intention to 'explore if legislation could be enacted to divert surplus renewable energy, which would otherwise be wasted, to homes in fuel poverty'. [64281/25]
203. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will address the specific questions raised therein; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62886/25]
226. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on proposed regulations for biogas facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63555/25]
172. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures in place to support small businesses in transitioning to using renewable sources of energy. [62621/25]
77. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reforms he is considering to the energy market in order to reduce high energy costs; the way in which the work of the NEAT task force is different from the energy poverty steering group; the timeline for publication of the interim and final reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60266/25]
91. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there is scope in the recently announced new technical and financial advisory support, to help Ireland develop district heating systems, by the European Investment Bank to update and correct the system at a development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60419/25]
145. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the actions taken under 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. [60497/25]
152. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on his engagement with Ireland's major energy providers, including the meeting held on 26 September 2025; to outline any outcomes or commitments arising from that discussion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59713/25]
177. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the means by which the Government is supporting investment in energy storage to complement wind generation and ensure supply stability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58543/25]
15. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department will outline the safety evaluations they considered in relation to lithium-ion battery energy storage systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57521/25]
152. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the meetings he has had with energy suppliers since coming into office; the dates on which these meetings took place and the specific company that he met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56249/25]
154. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment regarding the decision to withdraw energy credits as part of Budget 2026, the engagement he has had with the CRU to address the impact that will have on energy arrears; if he anticipates there will be an increase in the level of arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56280/25]
156. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the energy market reforms he is considering to reduce the cost of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56282/25]
209. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the relevant legislation which dictates the process for connections; if there is one stream only or are their separate streams in the “queue” for a connection; his views on allocating connections on a first come, first served basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55349/25]