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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (27 Apr 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I ask the Minister how he intends to act on the recommendations of the energy security review, if he has assessed the environmental, social and economic impact of State-owned gas storage versus commercial liquified natural gas, LNG, if he will rule out the introduced of commercial LNG and if he will make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (27 Apr 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I refer to the timeline for this and the active consideration being given to the options set out in the energy security review. There is an understanding that the trilemma of energy security, affordability and sustainability have to be balanced out. It is a question of how to balance them out. What weighting and prioritisation will be given to each leg of the stool, given the identified...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (27 Apr 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Will the Minister set out the timeline for that ongoing analysis and for a decision? A clear indication from the energy security review is that we need this gas storage. Separately but related, the Minister mentioned the Dermot McCarthy report. Will it be published and, if so, when? How will it be acted on by the Government?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (27 Apr 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: The North-South interconnector project needs to be delivered and it is a matter of how we deliver it. A number of findings in the report are important. First, it says that VSC-HVDC is a viable option. Second, it is very critical of the cost-benefit analysis that has been conducted heretofore, specifically in the area of losses over the full life cycle of this project, not just the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Environmental Schemes (27 Apr 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 92. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of retrofits completed under the SEAI one-stop shop and warmer homes schemes in quarter 1 2023, and for the pre-BER, post-BER of completed projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19963/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Environmental Schemes (27 Apr 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I ask the Minister the number of retrofits completed under the SEAI one-stop shop and warmer homes schemes in quarter 1 of 2023, and for the pre-BER, post-BER of completed projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Environmental Schemes (27 Apr 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: What we are increasingly getting is a picture of a fundamental flaw in the Government’s approach to the national retrofitting plan. The Minister will have heard me previously welcome the funding and welcome the commitment, but what we see here is a two-track approach, and we see vulnerable people who are poor and live in cold homes being left behind. It is welcome that we are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Environmental Schemes (27 Apr 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I do.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Environmental Schemes (27 Apr 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: The Minister said he disagrees with me and gave his response but that response does not deal with any of the issues I raised. There is demand there, of course, and I welcome that but the question is from whom is the demand and what works are being done. I have the figures in front of me. Of all of the works done under the warmer homes scheme, only 3% of households were lifted to a B2...

Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Apr 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. The Bill provides a new framework to modernise and bolster the law that provides for the protection of our archeological and related heritage. There is much work to be done on the Bill but it is an important piece of work. In County Meath we have many archeological sites. In my own constituency of Meath East we have the High Cross of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (27 Apr 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 110. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he intends to expand the Offshore Wind Delivery Taskforce to bring ports, the ORE industry and State agencies together to improve readiness to deliver offshore wind, including through the possible introduction of an Irish strategic port investment model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19964/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (27 Apr 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 134. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the immediate plans for the North-South Interconnector; the legal basis on which agencies intend to access private lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19965/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (27 Apr 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 181. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total number of retrofits completed under all SEAI schemes; the total number per scheme; and the total per post-conversion rating, per scheme in 2022 and in Q1 2023, in tabular form. [20012/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (27 Apr 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 182. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total number of retrofits completed under the better energy warmer homes scheme; and the total per post-conversion rating, per scheme in 2022 and in Q1 2023, in tabular form. [20013/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (27 Apr 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 183. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total number of fully funded retrofits completed under the better energy warmer homes scheme and the better energy warmth and well-being scheme; and the total per post-conversion rating, per scheme in 2022 and in Q1 2023, in tabular form. [20015/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (27 Apr 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 184. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total number of retrofits completed under the better energy warmth and well-being scheme; and the total per post-conversion rating, per scheme in 2022 and in Q1 2023, in tabular form. [20017/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (27 Apr 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 185. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total number of retrofits completed under the better energy homes scheme; and the total per post-conversion rating, per scheme in 2022 and in Q1 2023, in tabular form. [20018/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (27 Apr 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 187. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total number of retrofits completed under the one-stop shop (National Homes retrofit); and the total per post-conversion rating, per scheme in 2022 and in Q1 2023, in tabular form. [20020/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (27 Apr 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 186. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total number of Solar PV's completed under the SEAI scheme; and the total per post-conversion rating, per scheme in 2022 and in Q1 2023, in tabular form. [20019/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Strategies (25 Apr 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 95. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update for the National Outdoor Recreation Strategy 2023-2027; and the plans for County Meath. [19318/23]