Renewable Energy Generation

118. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures his Department is undertaking to encourage public sector bodies to transition to renewable energy sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30337/25]

119. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps he is taking to accelerate the transition to renewable heat; if he has considered introducing supports for renewable fuels for home heating; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30276/25]

142. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the milestones the Government hopes to achieve around the expansion of biogas in the 34th Dáil; and the next steps in this area. [30022/25]

143. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the proposals being made to optimise agricultural and food waste to advance plans to produce biogas; and the next plans in this area. [30021/25]

144. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he anticipates that changes to the solar PV programme grant amounts will impact the uptake of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30243/25]

149. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being taken to ensure 5GW of offshore renewable energy capacity is in place by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30258/25]

155. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 55 of 10 April 2025, to provide an update on his Department’s involvement in the accelerating renewable electricity taskforce and the development of an associated policy framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30266/25]

156. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline his assessment of the public consultation response notice for community benefit funds under the renewable electricity support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30318/25]

158. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current status of legislative and regulatory measures aimed at enabling private wire connections between renewable energy generators and end-users; if he will detail any interdepartmental workstreams or stakeholder consultations that have taken place since the last update to Dail Éireann; the indicative timel…

162. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to progress onshore and offshore renewables; if he expects that Ireland’s 2030 targets will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30273/25]

219. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will consider reviewing the eligibility criteria for the solar panel grant scheme administered by the SEAI, in light of concerns that the grant is only available through registered solar companies (details supplied); if, given that an individual with professional experience in solar installation, who is …

220. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the forthcoming RHO will deal with the liquid fuel and gas sectors separately given the fact that the liquid fuel sector will be in a position to deliver a higher obligation rate the gas sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29215/25]

221. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in the preparation of the forthcoming RHO, has he considered the creation of a separate scheme for liquid fuels which could be combined with highly successful RTFO. [29216/25]

683. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth given the success of the solar panels for schools scheme if her Department has considered expanding the number of solar panels a school can install past 17; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30575/25]

74. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to specify the agreed or provisionally agreed auction contracts under RESS 1, RESS 2, RESS 3 and RESS 4 respectively; the number of successful projects; the total capacity of successful projects; and the percentage share of total successful projects that are that are wholly or partly owned by ESB and its subsidia…

75. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to specify the agreed or provisionally agreed auction contracts under ORESS 1 and ORESS 2.1 respectively; the number of successful projects; and the total capacity of successful projects and the percentage share of total successful projects that are that are wholly or partly owned by ESB and its subsidiaries, in …

241. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the further steps that are in place to ensure his Department delivers sustainable housing to promote renewable energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27895/25]

130. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the plans being made to install a solar farm on Bord na Móna lands that have hosted breeding common cranes in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27552/25]

131. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the environmental considerations that were taken into account when planning to install a solar farm on Bord na Móna lands that have hosted breeding common cranes in recent years; if an environmental impact study was undertaken to ascertain the impact of such a development on this rare breeding pair; an…

132. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to share the exact location of planned, and discussed, solar farms on Bord na Móna land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27554/25]

133. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the expected capacity of the planned solar farm on Bord na Móna land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27555/25]

134. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeline for any planned, and discussed, solar farms on Bord na Móna land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27556/25]

135. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has considered identifying the site that is currently home to breeding common cranes (Bord na Móna land) as a special protection area in light of the presence, and successful breeding, of this rare indigenous species in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27558/25]

137. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are plans to reinstate the solar PV scheme for medically vulnerable households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26762/25]

138. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if it is Government policy to support 100% community owned renewable energy projects in the renewable electricity support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26856/25]