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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (4 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will specify the amount of the targeted 0.9 MtCO2eq abatement by 2025 (vs 2018) under the theme of the National Retrofit Plan within the residential built environment sector of the Climate Action Plan 2023 is anticipated to be delivered by the retrofitting of 120,000 dwellings to BER B2 cost optimal or carbon...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (4 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 99. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a breakdown of the amount of the targeted 0.9 MtCO2eq abatement by 2025 (vs 2018) under the theme of the National Retrofit Plan – as outlined in the built environment section of the Climate Action Plan 2023 – is anticipated to be delivered through the retrofitting of 120,000 dwellings to BER B2...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (4 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes that have achieved a B2 cost optimum standard in each of the years 2020 to 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [20961/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (4 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 102. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a breakdown of the average cost to retrofit a home to a BER cost optimum standard for each retrofit scheme under subhead B4 in tabular form. [20963/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (4 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a breakdown of the average cost to retrofit a home to a BER cost optimum standard for each retrofit scheme under subhead B4 in each of the years 2020 to 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [20964/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (4 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 107. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes that have been retrofitted to a B2 cost optimum standard under the One-Stop-Shop scheme also had a heat pump installed in 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form. [20968/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (4 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a breakdown of the budget allocations for each programme under the subhead B4 of the Revised Estimates for 2022, the March Supplementary Estimates for 2022 and the post-March Supplementary Estimates for 2022, in tabular form. [20962/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (4 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a study into the heat loss indicator criteria for the installation of heat pumps has concluded and whether a determination has been made regarding the efficacy of installing a heat pump in homes with a heat loss indicator of >2.3 and ≤2.6 W/K m2. [20965/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (4 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 106. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes in the State that are currently heat pump ready. [20967/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (4 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 105. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes in the State that could have the potential to connect to district heating at the present time or in the short to medium-term. [20966/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (4 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the current or future potential of households to connect to district heating is a criterion in determining eligibility for supports that subsidise heat pumps and retrofitting work under the One-Stop-Shop or better energy homes schemes. [20969/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (4 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 109. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of new renewable energy capacity is expected to be delivered in each of the years 2023 to 2030, specifying the breakdown between onshore wind, solar pv and offshore wind, in tabular form. [20970/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (4 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 110. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of new renewable energy capacity is expected to be delivered in each of the years 2023 to 2030. [20971/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (4 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 111. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to specify whether EU law or domestic law require the separation of ESB’s generation and supply arms and to specify the specific provisions in the relevant legislation. [20972/23]

Support for Household Energy Bills: Motion [Private Members] (3 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank everyone who contributed to the debate. I will come back on a number of points but it is clear from the debate and listening to the Government's response and reading its extensive and long countermotion, that it has not done enough to protect consumers, to rein in energy companies, and to ensure fair practice within the energy sector here. That failure is not measured in statistics...

Support for Household Energy Bills: Motion [Private Members] (3 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: France. €100 per kilowatt hour.

Support for Household Energy Bills: Motion [Private Members] (3 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I move: That Dáil Éireann: recognises that unsustainably high energy bills continue to put workers and families under significant financial pressure; notes that: — the average cost of gas and electricity bills has doubled over the last year; — the price of electricity in Ireland is the highest in Europe, and the price of gas is the eighth most expensive...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (3 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 52. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the fish counts for 2022, in tabular form; and the number of counters that did not provide continuous reports, their geographical location and the duration. [20594/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries (3 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 53. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on Inland Fisheries Ireland's national fish counter programme and the methods used for data collection; how the data is being collected; if it is available publicly; how different species are distinguished from one another; and the methods for verification. [20595/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (3 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 51. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 12 of 19 April 2023, the reason the total percentage(s) for the better energy warmer homes, better energy warmth and well-being, better energy homes, solar PV and national homes retrofit (on-stop shop) SEAI schemes do not add up to 100%; if there are data missing; and, if so, if...