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. [39962/25]
Topics / Environmental Policy
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsEnvironmental Policy
194 questions from 47 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 6 October 2026.
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193 written, 1 oral
47
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
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| January 2025 | 5 |
| February 2025 | 12 |
| March 2025 | 1 |
| April 2025 | 1 |
| May 2025 | 55 |
| June 2025 | 13 |
| July 2025 | 7 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 25 |
| October 2025 | 1 |
| November 2025 | 17 |
| December 2025 | 12 |
| January 2026 | 7 |
| February 2026 | 8 |
| March 2026 | 5 |
| April 2026 | 4 |
| May 2026 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 11 |
| July 2026 | 5 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 4 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
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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.
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The questions
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]
165. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when planning guidelines will be put in place as part of the national biomethane strategy for biogas plants. [35316/25]
166. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the targets under the national biomethane strategy, which aims to have approximately 200 anaerobic digestion plants and 5.7Twh of renewable gas in place by 2030, are realistic. [35317/25]
216. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide the cleaning costs associated with a situation in County Kildare (details supplied) to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33592/25]
502. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on his Department’s approach to river conservation in light of reports that hundreds of Irish rivers are to be effectively written off as unsuitable for nature restoration; the criteria being used to make such determinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32056/25]
167. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in light of the deepening ecological catastrophe engulfing Lough Neagh, and noting that the 2025 fishing season has already been adversely impacted by the onset of blue-green algae pollution, and by a moratorium on commercial fishing, he is willing to meet with a representative group of Lough Neagh stakeholders to discuss how t…
169. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will outline the reasons for his plans to downgrade the environmental target standards of 466 stretches of river, lakes and estuaries by classifying them as heavily modified water bodies, HMWB; whether his Department has assessed the long-term impacts of such designations on our environment; and if he will make a statement on …
127. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being taken by his Department or in collaboration with the CRU and SEAI to ensure that the operation and expansion of data centres in Ireland are aligned with national climate goals; if his Department is engaging with the sector on the deployment of best-in-class sustainability practices, including advanced cooling syst…
157. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has had engagement with Government colleagues regarding the need to embed skills for a circular economy such as design, repair and refurbishment in national skills strategies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30072/25]
227. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 54 of 28 May 2025, the funding that was allocated to the Irish environmental network in 2025; and the estimated cost of increasing this funding by 10%, 25%, 50% and 100% in 2026, in tabular form. [29558/25]
249. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on phase 2 of the land use review; when it will be published; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30182/25]
250. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when he intends to publish information on the social climate plan, considering that this is a key action of the National Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30185/25]
251. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when a public consultation will take place in relation to the social climate plan that his Department is currently drafting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30186/25]
255. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the implementation of the National Biomethane Strategy as it pertains to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25110/25]
257. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the status of the Land Use Review; the direction is being given to local authorities for balanced, common-good and needs'-based planning in the areas of Renewable Energy production, social infrastructure and housing; the reason there a disproportionate concentration of renewable energy facilities in south east Meath over 2000 acres u…
261. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline Ireland’s position with respect to the proposed draft fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty; if his Department will consider sending representatives with observer status to discussions about the proposed draft treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30620/25]
26. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the cost to increase the capital funding for the better energy warmer homes scheme by 50%. [28137/25]
27. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average cost of achieving a B2 BER cost optimum standard in the better energy warmer homes scheme, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [28138/25]
28. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average cost of achieving a B2 BER cost optimum standard in the better energy community grant scheme, in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [28139/25]
29. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the cost to increase the domestic solar pv budget over a five year period with a 50% increase per annum, by years one to five. [28140/25]
30. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average cost of achieving a B2 BER cost optimum standard in the domestic solar PV scheme in each of the years 2020 –to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28141/25]