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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]

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...

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

Darren O'Rourke: 57. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the national energy and climate plan will be published. [20642/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 319. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the proposed dairy farmer retirement scheme details have been finalised; and if there is a timeline for when farmers will be able to avail of this scheme. [20570/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (3 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 369. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide an update on plans to increase respite for children and adults with disabilities in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20690/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Does the CRU have oversight of those strategies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Does the CRU have to take their word on that? In other countries with regulators, hedging strategies are published or made available on a quarterly or annual basis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank Mr. Gannon for his comments on hedging. What about anti-competitive practices and profiteering? I suppose they are all profiteering, but what about excessive profiteering?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (9 May 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Sorry. My question was on whether the CRU monitored the situation and had the power to intervene.