477. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of applications for fuel allowance refused to date in 2026. [71445/26]
Topics / Fuel Poverty
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsFuel Poverty
36 questions from 21 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 13 October 2026.
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| September 2026 | 4 |
| October 2026 | 2 |
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413. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection if the fuel allowance payment for a person (details supplied) can be reinstated as soon as possible. [70334/26]
10. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection in view of a recent report (details supplied) that shows that more than 60% of those in fuel poverty are not in receipt of fuel allowance, the measures he will take to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67336/26]
104. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of people or households on a register (details supplied), broken down by county, in tabular form. [66803/26]
10. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he aware of cases whereby people eligible for fuel poverty supports including the better energy warmer homes scheme go through the lengthy application process and are ultimately, on decision, only deemed eligible for minimal upgrading works due building regulations requiring a heating system that they do not have. [65809/26]
17. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Climate; Energy and the Environment if he is aware of anomalies with the better energy warmer homes scheme whereby people who are experiencing energy poverty and are eligible for upgrades, cannot get works done on their house due to current building regulations and heat loss issues. [65826/26]
81. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether contingency measures are in place to ensure swift action for farmers in the event of a further escalation of the fuel crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52228/26]
281. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number and proportion of domestic electricity and gas customers in arrears who are currently on formal repayment plans, broken down by fuel type; the latest date for which data is available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29710/26]
876. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify the taxation and excise arrangements arising from the Government's fuel support package announced in April 2026, insofar as they relate to marked gas oil, commonly referred to as green diesel (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30389/26]
3. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the way in which he intends to assist rural communities both households and local civil society organisations amidst rising oil prices and general trends indicating a rise in energy poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22887/26]
83. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures he is taking to address energy poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2679/26]
323. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the engagement between his Department and EnergyCloud Ireland in relation to the use of surplus renewable electricity that would otherwise be curtailed to provide free hot water to households experiencing energy poverty; the details of any policy, regulatory or funding supports in place or under consideration to scale such demand-sid…
324. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which his Department is engaging with the EnergyCloud Ireland initiative, including the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council pilot, as a measure to reduce household energy poverty; if his Department has assessed the typical savings to participating households, the proportion of participating households in receipt of the f…
49. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress made on the commitment in the Programme for Government to "Explore if legislation could be enacted to divert surplus renewable energy, which would otherwise be wasted, to homes in fuel poverty"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72699/25]
109. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being taken by his Department to decrease the waste of surplus renewable energy, which was as much as 1,169 GWh in the ten months of this year to October 31; if consideration will be given to redirecting this surplus energy to heat water in the homes of families living in social and affordable housing, at no cost to them;…
593. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection to consider changing the eligibility criteria for fuel allowance given the increasing numbers of adults living at home, where a single pensioner (details supplied) who lives alone falls well below the income threshold and is eligible for the payment, however if they have an adult child living with them no matter their income then they are no longer…
178. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection to clarify his Department's understanding on the position of charities who previously gave funding to support individuals struggling to pay electricity bills (details supplied). [64142/25]
72. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider granting a fuel allowance to those that have had an application refused or revoked due to an adult child or family member moving back home. [62019/25]
163. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures he is taking to address the risk of more people falling into energy poverty this winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50845/25]
220. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if an organisation (details supplied) which works to address issues of energy poverty, would be suitable for inclusion on the Cross Governmental Task Force on Energy Affordability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33717/25]
221. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which he plans to advance the Programme for Government commitment to explore ways to use surplus renewable energy to help reduce energy poverty, ensuring that renewable energy benefits all communities; if measures to achieve this commitment will be set out in the Climate Action Plan 2026; and if he will make a statement…
19. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the Energy Poverty Action Plan will be published; the reason it was not published when it was due in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26234/25]
192. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the energy poverty action plan will be scrapped; if it is to be revised, to outline all of changes being made, particularly all changes being made to the fuel allowance; any changes being made to income disregards for the fuel allowance, and a clear timeline for when this is projected to happen; and if he will make a s…
13. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he plans to publish a revised Energy Poverty Action Plan; the measures he proposes to take to address the incidence of energy poverty in Ireland in 2025 and throughout the lifetime of this Government; if he will implement the recommendations of the public consultation process conducted in 2024; and if he will make a s…
16. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he intends to publish the revised Energy Poverty Action Plan, for which a public consultation was held in 2024 in recognition of the increased cost of energy for low-income households in 2023 and 2024; the measures he proposes to take in 2025 to implement the European Commission’s Recommendation (EU) 2023/2407 of 20 Octobe…