122. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the targeted solar PV scheme for medically vulnerable persons is still in operation; if so, the criteria for the scheme; the way in which a person can avail of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48055/25]
Topics / Renewable Energy Generation
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsRenewable Energy Generation
451 questions from 86 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 8 October 2026.
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424 written, 27 oral
86
TDs have asked
10
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 4 |
| February 2025 | 11 |
| March 2025 | 7 |
| April 2025 | 19 |
| May 2025 | 20 |
| June 2025 | 19 |
| July 2025 | 34 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 23 |
| October 2025 | 7 |
| November 2025 | 32 |
| December 2025 | 15 |
| January 2026 | 12 |
| February 2026 | 25 |
| March 2026 | 20 |
| April 2026 | 103 |
| May 2026 | 38 |
| June 2026 | 28 |
| July 2026 | 8 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 22 |
| October 2026 | 4 |
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115. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding sources available for individuals or companies working on development new and innovative sources of renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45064/25]
131. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the criteria used to determine the order in which households on the life support category of the priority services register receive solar panel installation under the solar PV for the medically vulnerable scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45846/25]
155. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide updated figures on the installation of solar panels in homes, new and retrofitted, to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46052/25]
160. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there are any changes to the SEAI grants for solar panels for houses built after 2020; the up-to-date position on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46169/25]
190. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the consultation on plans designating renewables acceleration areas for one or more types of renewable energy sources under Article 15c of the RED III Directive is due to commence. [47096/25]
191. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment which public authority or authorities will designate renewable acceleration areas for one or more types of renewable energy sources under Article 15c of the RED III Directive. [47097/25]
203. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of solar PV installations supported by SEAI in Dublin bay north in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47461/25]
205. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the consultation on plans designating renewables acceleration areas for one or more types of renewable energy sources under Article 15c of the RED III Directive is due to commence. [47470/25]
206. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the public authority or authorities that will designate renewables acceleration areas for one or more types of renewable energy sources under Article 15c of the RED III Directive; and when will the necessary transposing legislation be put in place. [47471/25]
1246. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department has any plans to develop or draft development guidelines for solar energy projects similar to the 2006 wind energy guidelines (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46392/25]
1806. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total funding allocated by county under the solar capital investment scheme to date; the number of successful applicants in each county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47021/25]
168. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide updated figures on the installation of solar panels in homes, both new and retrofitted, to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41021/25]
171. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will set out the provisions he intends to promote to facilitate the circular economy and the reuse and repair of household items; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41177/25]
172. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps he will take to reduce the cost of rented household appliances to promote the circular economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41179/25]
175. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if consideration will be given to changing regulations to allow household solar PV energy generation in the event of a power cut, provided a changeover switch is installed and thereby isolating the property from the grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41338/25]
187. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a detailed breakdown of installation of solar PV as part of the warmer homes scheme; the number of homes installed with solar PV as part of the warmer homes scheme broken down by average cost, their pre and post-BER and the average KwH installed in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by county, in tabular form. [41751/25]
188. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to report on the participation of his officials in the Expert Group on Renewable and Low Carbon Fuels set up by the EU Commissions; the number of meetings that have taken place; how the discussions have informed policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41752/25]
189. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current average waiting time for the home surveys that are required to access Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland free energy upgrades. [41824/25]
191. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of applications that have been received under the warmer homes scheme in Wicklow in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41964/25]
192. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of properties that were upgraded under the warmer homes scheme in Wicklow in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41965/25]
193. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the average wait time under the warmer homes scheme from when the initial application is received until the works commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41966/25]
194. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of applications under the warmer homes scheme that were inspected by SEAI in Wicklow before and after the works were completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41967/25]
195. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if SEAI carry out an inspection of all properties before and after the retrofitting works under the warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41968/25]
197. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of complaints SEAI have received from applicants under the warmer homes scheme, broken down per year over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41970/25]