Environmental Schemes

355. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will introduce a programme for the installation of water harvesting devices in as many homes in the State as possible to offset the effects of droughts and floods caused by climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54410/26]

356. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if as part of Budget 2027 he will consider bringing forward a scheme run by the SEAI to increase the number of residential water butts as a water saving measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54762/26]

93. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 90 of 22 January 2025, to provide an update on proposals for a scheme of legal aid for environmental litigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53572/26]

243. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will review the visual representation of nappies across maternity, pregnancy and parenting resources to ensure that both reuseable and disposable are represented; to ensure reusable nappies are included as a standard option within antenatal education and parenting information; to identify the relevant HSE departments responsible for mat…

110. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures his Department has taken since 2015 to support innovation in citizen science, open data or public participation in environmental monitoring; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50149/26]

149. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will consider extending the eligibility criteria for the warmer homes scheme to include recipients of the living alone allowance, thereby allowing them to qualify for free home energy efficiency upgrades. [49348/26]

109. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total value of unredeemed deposits retained under the deposit return scheme in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46933/26]

110. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current status of the review of the deposit return scheme initiated in 2025; the terms of reference of that review; when it is expected to conclude; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46934/26]

111. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the deposit return scheme achieved the 77% separate collection target required by 2025; if he can outline the collection rate achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46935/26]

117. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to include the replacement of double glazed windows under the warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46965/26]

122. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the plans for the use of HVO in household heating boilers as a substitute to fossil fuels; and if he will consider promoting the conversion of boilers to use HVO. [47126/26]

135. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will comment on his plans for decarbonising zones in 41 local authority areas nationally. [47195/26]

136. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he plans to fund local authorities to support decarbonising zones as a core pillar of local authority climate action strategies. [47196/26]

137. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to confirm the funding that has been allocated to local authorities to develop decarbonising zones since they were first proposed by Government. [47197/26]

1497. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration is being given to prioritising Irish-grown, locally sourced hawthorn in all State-supported planting schemes to reduce disease risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42824/26]

296. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide a breakdown of funding that has been allocated through the Climate And Nature Fund to date, broken down by project, in tabular form. [41409/26]

143. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will outline the support being offered to businesses to decarbonise and become more sustainable, especially in light of global fuel market disruption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30440/26]

379. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport his plans to review the zero-emission heavy duty vehicle purchase grant scheme to increase uptake; his plans to increase the value of grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30379/26]

475. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of deposit return scheme machines; and the number of wheelchair accessible deposit return scheme machines. [25704/26]

478. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment Minister the way in which he plans to address the anomaly in locations, including Dublin Airport, where recycling cans and plastics under the deposit return scheme is not that practical or even possible; the reason consumers should have to pay the levy in these circumstances; and what happens to the excess unreturne…

479. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the State derived from returned plastic bottles and cans in 2025 (details supplied); where this excess of money goes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25904/26]

173. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if consideration has been given to instructing Re-Turn to distribute part of its surplus to community organisations in the form of grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23130/26]

314. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Ireland's progress under the Nature Restoration Law. [23391/26]

81. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 151 of 24 February 2026, the reason a person (details supplied) has been denied supports made available to others in similar circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18858/26]

67. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on the Climate and Nature Fund; the number of applications has he received; the number of have been approved; how much money has been drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10763/26]