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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (29 Jul 2025)

Pa Daly: 3401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the one legacy action due as outlined in the Q1 2025 progress report (details supplied); to outline which actions they are; the reason for the delay; the status of the progress to date; the timeline for completion, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43043/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Prices (23 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: 132. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he is taking to avoid the spike in arrears that the Commission for Regulation of Utilities said was likely following the decision to withdraw energy credits this winter (details supplied). [50320/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (23 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: 193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale for a company (details supplied) prohibiting hackney drivers who are small public service vehicle licence holders from accessing and operating on its platform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50374/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (23 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: 500. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a detailed update on the status of each of the 18 facilities that have been grated funding under round 1 of the National Biomethane Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49727/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (25 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: 60. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he is taking to support SMEs to make the shift to renewable energy and upskill in green tech; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50843/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Prices (25 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: 61. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he is taking to address the phenomenon of shrinkflation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50844/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Poverty (25 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: 163. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures he is taking to address the risk of more people falling into energy poverty this winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50845/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (25 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: 169. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection regarding the hot school meals scheme, the steps he is taking to measure the food that is wasted; the steps he is taking to minimise the food that is being wasted; the measures in place to mandate those with contracts to provide free schools meals are mandated to minimise food waste; the steps he has taken to treat it as...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Recycling Policy (25 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: 186. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of instances of non-compliance with the DRS scheme (details supplied); if he has met with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss compliance and enforcement; the sanctions in place for retailers and/or suppliers who are non-compliant; whether data is being collected regarding compliance rates; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (25 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: 353. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications received for a nursing post recently advertised for a hospital in west Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51072/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (24 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: I thank Mr. Gannon for his contribution. I will keep this as brief as possible as I only have six minutes. He mentioned that the CRU's primary focus is to protect consumer rights and shield consumers. My question relates to regulatory powers in hedging. He will know that Irish energy prices have fallen more slowly since 2022. Wholesale gas prices, for example, have reduced by 70%, but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (24 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: Would Mr. Gannon accept that some of them are still 70% higher than they were in 2022, despite the decrease of 70%?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (24 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: With that involvement, is the CRU happy with the amount of regulatory power it has to investigate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (24 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: Has the commission carried out investigations into hedging practices over the last three or four years that required energy companies to disclose what their practices were?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (24 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: That was three years ago.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (24 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: Was the CRU happy that the energy companies were reducing their prices in an expeditious manner?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (24 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: When the CRU was conducting that investigation, or at any time since, were there any complaints or concerns from one energy supplier about the rate the other ones were reducing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (24 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: Some energy companies verbalised complaints to the commission.