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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...

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]

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...

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...

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...