149. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware that providers appear to be applying different criteria in the administration of the SEAI medically vulnerable solar PV scheme; his views on whether this is acceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27364/25]
Topics / Environmental Schemes
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsEnvironmental Schemes
99 questions from 46 TDs, between 18 February 2025 and 22 September 2026.
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93 written, 6 oral
46
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| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 5 |
| March 2025 | 5 |
| April 2025 | 3 |
| May 2025 | 17 |
| June 2025 | 1 |
| July 2025 | 6 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 6 |
| October 2025 | 4 |
| November 2025 | 5 |
| December 2025 | 11 |
| January 2026 | 2 |
| February 2026 | 3 |
| March 2026 | 3 |
| April 2026 | 5 |
| May 2026 | 1 |
| June 2026 | 10 |
| July 2026 | 5 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 7 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
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150. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason a company (details supplied) is excluding persons who meet the criteria for the SEAI medically vulnerable solar PV scheme where such persons were eligible in 2022 but joined the list after 2022; his views on whether this is acceptable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27365/25]
219. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the supports available for retrofitting of micro approved housing bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25291/25]
220. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on a matter (details supplied). [25292/25]
225. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated cost of doubling the funding available for heating control grants based on 2024 figures. [25359/25]
253. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of SEAI home energy upgrades that have been grant supported since 2020, per county; and the amount of grant funding paid out in euro under home energy upgrades, per county, in tabular form. [25993/25]
193. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a full review of the better energy warmer homes application of a person (details supplied) could be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25074/25]
175. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the case of a person (details supplied) who received neither the November or January electricity account credit can be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21784/25]
176. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a specific timeline for the delivery of the report to Government on the outcomes of the second phase of the Land Use Review; the specific timeline for the publication of that report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21815/25]
177. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason there is still no assignment of unallocated emissions or a sectoral emissions ceiling for the land use, land use-change and forestry sector given the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 was adopted four years ago; the steps his Department is taking to rectify the issues preventing these from being ado…
178. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to report on the work he is undertaking to prepare for the impact of sustained high energy prices, which are predicted for the upcoming winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21600/25]
239. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position regarding the deposit return scheme; the protocol for money that is unclaimed; if this funding is ring-fenced for specific initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16519/25]
3. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will re-examine how peatlands and mineral rich soil lands are designated for good agricultural and environmental condition 2, GAEC 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13671/25]
14. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason mineral soils were included under GAEC 2, despite its intent to apply only to carbon rich soils, that is, peatlands and wetlands; if he intends to amend Ireland’s proposal to align with EU requirements and prevent detrimental impacts on small farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13802/25]
160. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the 100,000 haof non-carbon soils (mineral soils) included in the GAEC 2 standard will be subject to the same regulations as carbon soils with regard to ploughing, reseeding, drainage and fertiliser use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13813/25]
395. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rationale behind the decision to include mineral soils under GAEC2 despite the clear intent that GAEC2 should solely apply to peatland and wetlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13259/25]
396. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will take steps to amend Ireland’s proposal on GAEC2 in order that it is fairer for all farmers and not impact smaller family farms more than those larger farm enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13260/25]
307. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on plans to commission a new nest protection service for the Slieve Bloom mountains, including providing details on the objectives and scope, tendering, and timeline for commencement of the proposed service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10482/25]
116. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the grants and funding opportunities available to local communities to help maintain and/or acquire local wetland areas in order to protect their habitat and ecosystem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10106/25]
141. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the containers returned via the deposit return scheme are being recycled in Ireland; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7069/25]
142. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the facility in which the containers returned via the deposit return scheme are being recycled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7070/25]
143. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the value of unclaimed deposits from the first year of the deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7071/25]
144. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there was a tender process for the collection of the containers returned via the deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7072/25]
158. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on correspondence regarding the extended producer scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6151/25]