492. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment regarding section 2 (3) (d) on the Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts act 2024, which accounts he has requested data on; to provide a breakdown of the dates on which he requested the data for each type of account listed in article 2(3)(dt; the figures which were received for each type of account broken down by the dat…
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A subject heading for parliamentary questionsEnergy Prices
304 questions from 65 TDs, between 6 March 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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284 written, 20 oral
65
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| January 2025 | 0 |
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| April 2025 | 6 |
| May 2025 | 6 |
| June 2025 | 6 |
| July 2025 | 16 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 27 |
| October 2025 | 10 |
| November 2025 | 27 |
| December 2025 | 55 |
| January 2026 | 8 |
| February 2026 | 17 |
| March 2026 | 16 |
| April 2026 | 26 |
| May 2026 | 11 |
| June 2026 | 24 |
| July 2026 | 9 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 32 |
| October 2026 | 3 |
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493. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment regarding section 2 (3) (d) on the Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts act 2024; if he has not requested data for each type of account listed to outline his reasoning; if he plans to request this data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26209/26]
494. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment regarding section 2 (3) (d) on the Electricity Costs (Emergency Measures) Domestic Accounts Act 2024, to provide updated figures for each type of account listed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26210/26]
884. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his Department’s current assessment of the potential inflationary impact on the Irish economy arising from sustained increases in global energy prices; to detail any modelling undertaken regarding second-round effects on food prices and household purchasing power; and to outline the fiscal policy options available to Government to mitigate cost-of-li…
1179. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in light of soaring energy costs if he will consider introducing more flexible payment mechanisms for grants administered by his Department and Local Enterprise Offices, including the option of upfront payments, front-loaded funding or staged instalments, rather than relying solely on retrospective claims; and if he will make a s…
171. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department can calculate the cost of providing an amnesty or write off to the 320,000 people in arrears on their energy bills. [23166/26]
236. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if a register for vulnerable customers will be established for home heating oil to support those with challenging circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21614/26]
431. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if measures are introduced to assist persons due to increased energy charges; if he will ensure that such measures are inclusive and do not exclude persons in employment and often times incurring substantial expenditure attending work and who may be over the income limit for some social welfare payments; and if he will make a statemen…
107. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has discussed any initiative with his Cabinet colleagues to limit and reduce the cost of agricultural fuels which have rapidly increased since the start of the illegal American/Israeli war in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19100/26]
101. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the impact on the cost of electricity, with growing demand for electricity from data centres has been brought to his attention or that of his officials. [19575/26]
115. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of households currently assessed as being in energy poverty (reported as c. 550,000); the number in electricity bill arrears (over 320,000); and whether the Department will integrate a 'surplus energy credit' into the Household Benefits Package or Additional Needs Payments. [19716/26]
429. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Government has examined the impact of VAT and other Exchequer-imposed charges on commercial electricity costs in the context of heightened energy price volatility since 2020; whether any temporary or permanent adjustments to such taxation measures are under consideration to support businesses in Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on …
555. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the position regarding significant increases in oil prices being charged, with an almost 50% increase since last order in some cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18561/26]
560. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will regulate for any fuel price increases to be curtailed until the old fuel stocks have dissipated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18651/26]
567. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the actions he has taken to prevent price gouging in the prices of petrol, diesel and home heating oil following reports of suppliers raising prices as a result of the recent outbreak of conflict in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18784/26]
568. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the powers the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has to investigate potential price gouging by fuel suppliers; the actions the CCPC has taken to date to investigate and price gouging in the prices of petrol, diesel and home heating oil following the recent outbreak of conflict in the Middle East; and if he will make…
571. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if in view of recent increases in oil prices (details supplied), he has had any engagement with the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to request that they investigate price-gouging among suppliers; if not, whether he intends to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18974/26]
579. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will investigate issues of alleged price gouging from gas and oil companies since the escalation of violence in the Middle East; the steps his Department will take to combat this rise in home heating oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19591/26]
580. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will consider mandating the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to set up a system that requires real time price reporting by service stations to allow for transparency in fuel pricing, and for consumers to be better aware of competitive pricing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19619/26]
584. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the actions his Department is taking, in conjunction with relevant regulators and Departments, to address potential price gouging by energy providers in light of the recent unprecedented increases in oil, diesel and gas prices linked to tensions and conflict in the Middle East; whether any monitoring or regulatory measures are being …
585. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his current plans to deal with price gouging occurring by certain fuel providers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20161/26]
5. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection his engagement with the CRU, or energy providers, in relation to pay-as-you-go, or hardship metres; to detail the full extent of this engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15404/26]
138. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to reduce the price of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14765/26]
144. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures his Department is taking to acknowledge the increased energy cost pressures on businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14815/26]
169. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the CRU analysis of the characteristics of domestic electricity and gas arrears and when said analysis will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14066/26]