Renewable Energy Generation

910. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance when a homeowner installs solar panels on their property if they are liable to pay tax on the excess that is sold back to the grid; and if the rate of this sale to the grid is to be cut. [24496/26]

1790. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if any assessment has been carried out on the social housing stock to assess if it could accommodate solar PV; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26201/26]

176. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason the grant for solar panels has been reduced (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23333/26]

179. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has conducted analysis on the economic benefits of a transition to renewable sources of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23496/26]

289. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding any engagement he is having with Irish Rail in relation to increasing the use of solar power in the rail network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21562/26]

290. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport his views on the merits of increasing the use of solar as part of the operation of the rail network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21563/26]

291. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport his views on the merits of providing for solar panels on buildings owned by Irish Rail including all train stations, similar to what has been provided for schools across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21565/26]

785. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of applications received, the number of applications approved under TAMS 3 solar capital investment scheme for counties Cavan and Monaghan, respectively, in each of the years 2023 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22466/26]

786. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the approval rate for funding allocated for TAMS 3 solar capital investment scheme, by county in each of the years 2023 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22467/26]

166. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the plans in place to expand the solar PV scheme for medically vulnerable customers to additional energy suppliers, ensuring that all eligible customers can access the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21075/26]

104. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the membership of the Accelerating Renewable Energy taskforce; the dates on which the taskforce has met since its inception, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19642/26]

106. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the actions taken to date to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to use surplus renewable energy to assist households in fuel poverty; the specific milestones achieved; and the timeline for full implementation. [19707/26]

107. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to set out the policy mechanism by which surplus/curtailed renewable generation can be repurposed for social use and whether primary legislation or secondary regulation is required to operationalise it. [19708/26]

108. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to confirm the Department's estimate of wasted renewable energy in the 13 months to 31 January 2026 (reported as 1,537 GWh) and the approximate retail value (€559m); and the portion that could be practically redirected to households in energy poverty within 12 months under a Government led scheme. [19709/26]

109. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has undertaken a cost benefit analysis of capturing a portion of the reported €1.369 million per day in value currently being lost; and if so, to publish that analysis and the assumptions used. [19710/26]

110. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason the National Energy Affordability Taskforce (NEAT) will not report until at least July 2026; and the reason interim actions have not been taken to utilise wasted renewable energy for energy poverty alleviation ahead of Budget 2027. [19711/26]

111. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to direct the CRU and EirGrid to develop a Social Use of Surplus Energy (SUSE) pathway that prioritises dispatch down energy for pre programmed immersion controllers or other socially targeted loads, and to outline the necessary market rules (e.g., settlement, metering, curtailment signals). [19712/26]

112. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his Department's position on curtailment compensation where generators facilitate no cost social redirection of otherwise wasted electricity; and whether State aid clearance is envisaged. [19713/26]

113. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to approve a national pilot to convert a portion of curtailed energy into hot water heating for households in energy poverty, noting EnergyCloud's estimate of 3 kWh per tank (equating to 512 million tanks potentially heated from the waste volume cited); and to provide targets, geographic spread, and monitoring me…

114. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to allocate a ring fenced fund to cover enabling hardware (smart switches/controllers), installation, communications, and programme administration for households identified as being in energy poverty. [19715/26]

116. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which households on low incomes will be identified, enrolled, and prioritised for any surplus-energy-to-hot-water scheme; and the way data protection and consent will be managed when interfacing with energy suppliers and network operators. [19717/26]

117. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to model the bill-saving impact per household from receiving automated hot-water boosts during curtailment periods over a full year; and to publish the distributional impact across household types. [19718/26]

226. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the basis on which the renewable heating obligation rates of 1.5% and 3% were determined; and whether these levels will result in additional renewable fuel deployment beyond current market activity. [15722/26]

227. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department has assessed the risk that fuel suppliers may opt to use buy-out provisions rather than invest in renewable fuel blending infrastructure under the proposed obligation rates; and the implications this would have for emissions reductions. [15723/26]

228. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the estimated emissions reductions expected from the renewable heating obligation in each of the first five years. [15724/26]