Energy Prices

260. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate; Energy and the Environment the steps being taken by his Department to address the gap between wholesale market prices for electricity and the price that customers pay for electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62234/25]

80. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on the outcome of his recent meeting with our largest energy companies, on 26 September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59711/25]

83. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the engagements he has had with the regulator and energy suppliers to ensure that the determination of PR6 and the renewable heat obligation do not place upward pressure on household energy bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60288/25]

89. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is concerned at high household energy costs; the steps he will take in areas under his remit to lower the cost of the energy for households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59247/25]

92. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the Energy Affordability Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60405/25]

101. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will consider implementing a comprehensive strategy for the utilisation of surplus renewable energy to help reduce energy poverty, in the context of increasing energy prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60479/25]

109. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps being taken to strengthen the powers and remit of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities in light of the persistent gap between wholesale and retail electricity prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59706/25]

114. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the analysis his Department has undertaken into the effect the withdrawal of energy credits in budget 2026 will have on the rates of energy poverty and energy arrears in Irish households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60470/25]

118. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he aware of the extent of energy poverty in Ireland; the measures that will be put in place to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50387/25]

119. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his proposals to address Irish households paying amongst the highest electricity prices in Europe. [60491/25]

120. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the actions his Department is undertaking to tackle rising electricity prices; whether his Department will initiate new actions in view of the recent IEA report on electricity prices (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60469/25]

141. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the National Energy Affordability Taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60477/25]

211. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of the average household electricity bill in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59442/25]

212. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average household gas bill in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59443/25]

217. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there has been a review into the cost of energy for domestic users relative to other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59791/25]

218. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there has been a review into the cost of energy for business users relative to other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59792/25]

219. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if research has been carried out by his Department into the percentage of average income that is spent on energy bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59793/25]

220. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if research has been carried out by his Department into the average price increase of both electricity and gas per unit over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59794/25]

151. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which emergency market adjustment charges, which were introduced by energy companies following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, were calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56144/25]

155. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline 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 them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56281/25]

157. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will reform the PSO levy to reduce the cost of energy for households. [56283/25]

158. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the analysis his Department has conducted to assess the impact of the draft decision of PR6 on household bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56284/25]

159. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of people in arrears in each of the years 2020 to date in 2025, broken down by month. [56285/25]

195. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of domestic electricity and gas customers in arrears (details supplied); the average value of the arrears, using the information provided to his Department by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, in tabular form. [55261/25]

210. 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; to outline the discussions that took places; if he anticipates energy prices will decline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55350/25]