Energy Prices

101. 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. [44562/25]

102. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason Irish energy prices are so high compared to other EU states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44563/25]

173. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the work of the National Energy Affordability Taskforce and its work on drafting an energy affordability action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46560/25]

174. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline any legal impediments to re-introducing the market revenue cap in the wholesale electricity market to guard against spikes in the gas markets increasing all electricity costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46600/25]

208. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average household electricity costs in 2023 compared with 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47477/25]

204. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on any meetings he had with energy suppliers since he took office; the dates on which those meetings took places; the discussions that took places; if he anticipates energy prices will decline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42032/25]

263. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to reduce the cost of energy for households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43267/25]

264. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the analysis that has been carried out on the impact of the Government’s decision not to provide energy credits this winter; the impact projected this is to have on households in arrears; if he anticipates the numbers of households in arrears will rise this winter; the measures he is taking to address this; a…

265. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to ease the energy burden on households this winter given the decision to not supply energy credits; if he anticipates households will be able to withstand the increased annual cost in real terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43269/25]

266. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his engagements with the CRU since he took office; if he has discussed the powers it has to monitor and regulate hedging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43270/25]

267. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the engagements he has had with the CRU regarding the speed of passthrough between wholesale and retail energy prices; to outline the reasons prices have fallen more slowly here than other EU states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43271/25]

268. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the analysis that has been carried out on the cost of energy for households between 2022 and to date in 2025; the measures he is taking to reduce these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43272/25]

269. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the energy market reforms he is considering reducing the cost of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43273/25]

270. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason Irish energy prices are so high compared to other EU states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43274/25]

288. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on plans to address the high costs of energy in this State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43531/25]

306. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to introduce energy poverty reduction measures to assist with high energy costs for lower income households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44130/25]

307. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his response to the Commission for Regulation of Utilities report that as of April 2025, there are more people in arrears on energy bills than at an time since the invasion of Ukraine; and given the objective need for an energy credit greater than at any point previously, if he will consider a fifth round of energy…

308. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of domestic electricity customers in arrears; the number of commercial electricity customers in arrears; the number of domestic gas customers in arrears; the number of commercial gas customers in arrears for the months of May and June 2025, using the information provided to his Department's Retail Energy…

217. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding a timeline for when the terms of reference for the National Energy Affordability Taskforce will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37141/25]

223. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has undertaken any cost benefit or an electricity price impact analysis regarding the warning raised by EirGrid that very significant levels of renewable power will need to be spilled under the current Climate Action Plan targets (details supplied); if, under the current Renewable Electricit…

11. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment how his Department is working to address the rising costs faced by householders on district heating systems. [36392/25]

99. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to address the high cost of energy; if he is planning to rule out categorically an additional levy on household bills to contribute to the proposed strategic emergency gas reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30270/25]

115. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has engaged with the Department for Energy to seek a solution to the increase of energy costs in Ireland; and if there is potential for a CAP for businesses who are now struggling to keep up with its growing bills. [20750/25]

120. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has plans to legislate and assign more functions on the CRU to introduce energy market reforms to reduce the price of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30277/25]

161. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the actions his Department is undertaking to address the energy price increases that Irish households are facing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30220/25]