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A subject heading for parliamentary questions

Energy Usage

38 questions from 12 TDs, between 19 March 2025 and 16 September 2026.

38
questions
36 written, 2 oral
12
TDs have asked
8
parties and groups
Independents counted together
15
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 20250
February 20250
March 20251
April 20250
May 202513
June 20254
July 20251
August 20250
September 20251
October 20252
November 202510
December 20251
January 20261
February 20260
March 20260
April 20262
May 20260
June 20260
July 20260
August 20260
September 20262
October 20260

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.

  • Fianna Fáil19 from 4 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael1 from 1 TD · 38 seats today
  • Independent1 from 1 TD · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland9 from 1 TD · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party3 from 1 TD · 11 seats today
  • People Before Profit-Solidarity1 from 1 TD · 3 seats today
  • Sinn Féin3 from 2 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 14
  2. 9
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. 2
  6. 2
  7. 1
  8. 1

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Malcolm Byrne Written 13 May 2025 · to Foreign
268. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific measures taken in his Departmental offices and operations in reducing energy usage and to assist in Ireland meeting our climate targets for 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23320/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 May 2025 · to Environment
302. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the specific measures taken in his Departmental offices and operations in reducing energy usage and to assist in Ireland meeting our climate targets for 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23318/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 May 2025 · to Finance
459. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Finance the specific measures taken in his Departmental offices and operations in reducing energy usage and to assist in Ireland meeting our climate targets for 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23319/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 May 2025 · to Enterprise
520. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the specific measures taken in his Departmental offices and operations in reducing energy usage and to assist in Ireland meeting our climate targets for 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23317/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 May 2025 · to Education
562. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the specific measures taken in her Departmental offices and operations in reducing energy usage and to assist in Ireland meeting our climate targets for 2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23316/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 May 2025 · to Tourism
627. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the specific measures taken in his Departmental offices and operations in reducing energy usage and to assist in Ireland meeting our climate targets for 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23329/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 May 2025 · to Social
791. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the specific measures taken in his Departmental offices and operations in reducing energy usage and to assist in Ireland meeting our climate targets for 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23327/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 May 2025 · to Agriculture
920. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific measures taken in his departmental offices and operations in reducing energy usage and to assist in Ireland meeting our climate targets for 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23313/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 May 2025 · to Children
953. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the specific measures taken in her departmental offices and operations in reducing energy usage and to assist in Ireland meeting our climate targets for 2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23314/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 May 2025 · to Health
1022. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the specific measures taken in her departmental offices and operations in reducing energy usage and to assist in Ireland meeting our climate targets for 2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23322/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 May 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
1226. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the specific measures taken in his Departmental offices and operations in reducing energy usage and to assist in Ireland meeting our climate targets for 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23321/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 13 May 2025 · to Rural
1273. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the specific measures taken in his Departmental offices and operations in reducing energy usage and to assist in Ireland meeting our climate targets for 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23326/25]
Ciarán Ahern Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Environment
147. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total volume of natural gas used in Ireland in each year since 2016, in tabular form; to provide a breakdown of the volume used for electricity generation, household and business use; the projected volume requirement for each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10931/25]