219. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there is a co-ordinated programme across Government at local and national level to ensure the use of public buildings for the installation of solar panels. [64066/26]
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.
451
questions
424 written, 27 oral
86
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
14
departments asked
Questions per month
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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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The questions
234. 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 in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54740/26]
366. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given the regional capacity allocations for solar deployment, the way in which the Regional Renewable Energy Strategy will be implemented at local authority level; the methodology that will be used to decide which allocation is made to each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54382/26]
46. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recently published report ‘A Living Land’ in relation to solar renewable energies; his views on solar farms and land use on agricultural farms; if his Department has considered the report when speaking to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage about the upcoming solar planning guidelines; and if he wil…
49. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a full review of the operation of the ranking and selection process under the solar capital investment scheme within TAMS 3 to ensure they align with Ireland’s climate and energy targets; the steps he will take to improve access to funding for on-farm solar investments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52091/26]
12. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when a response will issue to correspondence (details supplied) that was sent to him by this Deputy on 2 June 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52210/26]
13. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department plans to include all energy providers in the delivery of the Solar PV for the Medically Vulnerable Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52281/26]
139. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in relation to Ireland’s co-hosting of the Second Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, if his Department plans on hosting any pre-conference or related events in Ireland ahead of the conference in Tuvalu; if he plans any policy areas that Ireland plans to be a focus for their contributions to the conference; if fossil f…
205. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the dates on which the accelerating renewable energy taskforce and each subgroup met ,in tabular form, in each of the years since the taskforce's inception [50416/26]
143. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the designation of renewables acceleration areas for one or more types of renewable energy sources under Article 15c of the RED III Directive; the way in which these areas are identified; who is responsible for identifying them; if proposals have been put forward to designate areas in County Galway; if a map of…
226. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the cap ex and op ex funding provided to the solar PV scheme in each of the years 2020 to date, by programme; and the breakdown of the number of solar PV installations this supported in each of the years 2020 to date, by programme, in tabular form. [48736/26]
250. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to increase the €400 per year tax-free exemption from selling surplus solar electricity back to the grid as an incentive to encourage more households to install solar panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48588/26]
132. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the specific measures his Department are taking to ensure Irish households have access to low-cost energy production; the expected timeline to receive the sought guidance on plug-in solar and small-scale microgeneration systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48159/26]
123. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when he expects the review regarding the interaction between the small-scale renewable electricity support scheme (SRESS) tariffs and Community Enabling Grants to conclude; and if he will provide a timeline for the introduction of Community Enabling Grants under SRESS. [47139/26]
124. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether legal advice has been received regarding the potential double-funding issue between SRESS tariffs and Community Enabling Grants; if so, whether he will publish or summarise that advice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47140/26]
125. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the categories of project development costs he expects will remain eligible for Community Enabling Grant support under SRESS following the completion of the ongoing review. [47141/26]
126. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if consideration is being given to a transitional arrangement for community renewable energy projects that incurred costs in good faith in anticipation of the introduction of Community Enabling Grants under SRESS. [47142/26]
127. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether he has assessed the impact on community renewable energy projects, including the Blackrock renewable energy community in County Louth, which have already incurred significant development costs while awaiting the introduction of SRESS Community Enabling Grants. [47143/26]
128. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of community renewable energy projects nationwide that have incurred development costs in anticipation of accessing Community Enabling Grant funding under SRESS; and the estimated value of those costs. [47144/26]
129. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if alternative financial supports are being considered for renewable energy communities pending the resolution of the State aid issues affecting Community Enabling Grants. [47145/26]
130. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department has engaged with the European Commission regarding the State aid concerns identified in relation to SRESS Community Enabling Grants; and if he will provide details of such engagement. [47146/26]
131. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if SEAI has been instructed to advise communities that have already incurred project development costs regarding their eligibility for future Community Enabling Grants under SRESS. [47147/26]
132. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he intends to introduce to ensure that smaller community-led renewable energy projects are not disadvantaged compared to commercial developers as a result of delays in introducing Community Enabling Grants under SRESS. [47148/26]
133. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he accepts that community renewable energy groups were encouraged to progress projects on the understanding that Community Enabling Grants would form part of the SRESS support framework; the reason projects that have already incurred costs are now at risk of receiving no grant support; and the measures he intends to introduce to …
134. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has ever engaged with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding potential changes to planning laws to make the provision of solar canopies mandatory when planning permission is being granted for large outdoor carparks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47160/26]