Renewable Energy Generation

244. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the proportion of the 2030 target for onshore wind which has been achieved energised to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43010/25]

245. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the 2030 target for offshore wind has been achieved energised to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43011/25]

246. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the 2030 target for solar PV that has been achieved energised to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43012/25]

247. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proportion of the 2030 target for offshore wind capacity specifically for renewable hydrogen has been achieved energised to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43013/25]

250. 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, for Q1 2025 and Q2 2025 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43063/25]

289. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on plans to deliver onshore and offshore wind power and solar in a sustainable way and engage with the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43532/25]

1504. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of offshore renewable energy applications to An Bord Pleanála that have been met within the 18-week decision timeframe; the reason the timeframe was not met for the remaining projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42035/25]

1505. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage of the 117 new staffing posts sanctioned in An Coimisiúin, the number if any that will be exclusively focused on renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42036/25]

1506. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on work force planning in An Coimisiúin; the additional resources planned in order to accelerate decisions on renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42037/25]

451. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of acres of farmland taken up with solar panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40264/25]

229. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding allocated to the Accelerating Renewable Electricity Taskforce - €4 billion between 2021 and 2025; the amount of this which has been drawn down to date; the plans to progress the work of this taskforce beyond 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39545/25]

219. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if, with respect to the upcoming rollout of the RHO (Renewable Heat Obligation) he will support the following measures for inclusion in the scheme: separation of the liquid fuels and gas sector into different schemes, create a dedicated renewable liquid fuels obligation incorporating obligations for transport and he…

222. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the current energy policy narrative that Ireland will become a significant exporter of renewable electricity, particularly wind energy, in view of recent Eurostat figures showing that Ireland was a net importer of electricity by over 3,000 GWh in 2023 and over 5,000 GWh in 2024, while ele…

13. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the implementation of the national biomethane strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36642/25]

179. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the renewable heat obligation legislation will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35807/25]

180. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the alternative steps he is considering if in the event that the soon-to-be-published renewable heat obligation fails to achieve TRIS approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35808/25]

195. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to set-out the supports available to support homeowners who currently rely on turf for their home heating to transition to renewable heating systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36237/25]

196. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to set-out the supports available to support homeowners who currently rely on turf for their home heating to transition to renewable heating systems; if supports for this cohort will be provided by the way of Ireland’s Social Climate Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36238/25]

446. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of offshore renewable energy applications to An Bord Pleanála that have been met within the 18-week decision timeframe; the reason the timeframe was not met for the remaining projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35336/25]

447. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is satisfied that sufficient resources are in place at An Bord Pleanála to determine the outcome of offshore renewable energy applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35337/25]

11. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of what stage the tendering process is at for an installation company to carry out installation works on behalf of a supplier (details supplied) under the SEAI Medically Vulnerable Solar PV System; the duration expected for the tendering process; when customers of said company can expect installations…

226. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there are plans to revise the solar panel grant to reflect a higher grant allowable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33908/25]

11. 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, with a year-by-year breakdown since 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32926/25]

105. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of times the biomethane implementation group has met; when the group is next to report to his Department; when the biomethane sustainability charter will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30331/25]

117. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to support renewable energy communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30275/25]