Environmental Policy

121. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the environmental impacts of nitrous oxide canisters have been examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48038/25]

129. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the engagement his Department has had with the supermarket sector to encourage the reduction in use of non-recyclable plastic in all aspects of their operating procedures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48451/25]

138. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to introduce a carbon credit scheme for quality fuels such as wood pellets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48743/25]

139. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to introduce a carbon credit scheme for stoves and burners of quality fuels such as wood pellets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48744/25]

152. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will expand the role and powers of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), given the number of offences and breaches committed by bodies operating under the remit of the EPA is increasing, with relatively little or no powers of sanction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49138/25]

103. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment given the International Court of Justice new advisory opinion (details supplied), and State's obligations under international human rights law, whether he is still undecided on his stance regarding the legal recognition of the right to a healthy environment at the Council of Europe. [44647/25]

148. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his Department’s identification of opportunities for additional peatlands for enhanced rehabilitation, as committed to in the National Peatlands Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46043/25]

149. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his Department’s assessment of the contributing factors that led to three major peatland failures in 2020, as committed to in the National Peatlands Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46046/25]

150. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the scoping study report on mapping peat depth and carbon storage as committed to in the National Peatlands Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46047/25]

175. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to advocate for the Global Plastics Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46603/25]

620. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount of the ICN fund that will be ringfenced for protecting and restoring nature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45086/25]

637. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount of the €3.15billion climate and nature fund that has been ringfenced for nature-specific projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46036/25]

638. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for a breakdown of where the €3.15billion climate and nature fund is going to be spent, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46037/25]

1216. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the assessment of the impact of the use of the Difco cutter in peatlands, as mentioned in the National Peatlands Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46042/25]

1220. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the feasibility study on the creation of a national peatlands-wetlands park as committed to in the National Peatlands Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46056/25]

1221. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the Programme for Government commitments regarding peatlands and maximising benefits for biodiversity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46057/25]

1223. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the dedicated funding the Government has allocated for the implementation of the Nature Restoration Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46059/25]

1224. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether work has begun on a specific action plan to deal with the pollution at Lady’s Island Lake, County Wexford; whether the Minister of State responsible for Biodiversity will lead on that programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46062/25]

1225. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the cross-Departmental discussions that have taken place in relation to Lady’s Island Lake, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46063/25]

1226. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any funding will be set aside in the upcoming budget to tackle the pollution at Lady’s Island Lake, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46064/25]

23. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position as of July 2025 on the Programme for Government commitment to work with farmers and rural communities to realise the transition opportunities from energy efficiency, renewable electricity and heat, efficient food production and nature-based solutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3996…

89. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the work of the research and modelling group. [39426/25]

222. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which he plans to address the €3.3 billion environmental investment gap identified in the latest European Commission Environmental Implementation Review country report for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39453/25]

225. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for a progress report on the implementation of Buying Greener: Green Public Procurement Strategy and Action Plan 2024-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39457/25]

211. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to confirm Ireland’s stance on the Right to a Healthy Environment Campaign at the Council of Europe, specifically regarding whether or not we are in favour; our position on the “floodgate” argument against the protocol; and ideally how access to justice in courts would look. [36983/25]