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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Electricity Sector (16 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: Portugal is doing quite well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Electricity Sector (16 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I understand what the witnesses are saying. We have unprecedented levels of dispatch down and when one turns off the turbines, we do need more batteries. We have all said that. I thank ESB Networks for its response to Storm Éowyn. The PSO for customers will go through the roof if everything is overhead lines. Storm Éowyn did not take out transmission lines. It only knocked...

Select Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 29 - Climate, Energy and the Environment (Revised) (16 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: There has been a bit of a looseness here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Electricity Sector (16 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I appreciate that response. Mr. Tarrant mentioned the current grid. We all know we really have to boost our battery storage. I recognise that he said there is 2.0 GW being installed, but we can all accept it has not been done quickly enough. I recently visited a solar farm that had to turn off its supply at midday. As we all know, curtailment stops the solar farms. They do not have...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (16 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 53. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a time-limited capital gains tax exemption for property owners to encourage the sale or reuse of vacant or underused residential properties, with the relief set to expire a short number of years after its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40195/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (16 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 54. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a 10-year income tax relief on rental income from refurbished vacant properties that are converted into residential use, with the relief available for a limited period following its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40196/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (16 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 55. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider replacing the existing vacant homes tax with a vacant property tax, and if he will consider increasing the tax annually by 5% from year two, up to a maximum of 15% over three years, to improve the activation of underused housing stock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40197/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (16 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 56. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a 9% VAT rate on construction products and materials that deliver measurable carbon savings during the operational phase of a building’s life cycle, to incentivise sustainable construction practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40198/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Regulations (16 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 156. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the rationale behind proposals to reduce minimum standards for apartment size, window dimensions, and green space provision in new housing developments; and how he intends to address concerns that such changes may negatively affect residents’ well-being and overall quality of life; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (16 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 223. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will provide an updated list of all childcare providers currently availing of the core funding scheme; if she is aware that only a relatively small proportion of providers are participating, which has led to confusion among many parents seeking clarity on available supports, in tabular form; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (16 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 225. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has assessed the level of awareness and understanding among parents regarding which childcare providers are participating in the core funding scheme, given the confusion reported by some families about fee structures and eligibility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40191/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (16 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 224. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will engage directly with smaller or community-based childcare providers as part of the core funding evaluation process, to ensure that the scheme’s accessibility challenges for providers of different sizes are fully captured; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40190/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (16 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 307. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the findings from the May 2025 ESPAD report which show that 10 percent of 15- and 16-year-olds in Ireland have used moist snuff and 7.6% have used nicotine pouches, with higher prevalence among male students and typical initiation at age 15; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40193/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (16 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 308. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the promotional activity by nicotine pouch brands (details supplied) including the distribution of free samples and merchandise at retail tills, concerts, and festivals; if she will outline what steps her Department is taking to regulate the advertising, promotion, and availability of nicotine pouches to young people; and if she will make...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (15 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I am delighted to see the new private wires policy announced by the Government today. Will this be just for large-scale energy users like Amazon and the big data centres or will it be able to take eco-villages and small, eco- and sustainable projects away from the grid? We risk having a parallel grid that reduces costs for large corporations but does not really help the Irish people. Does...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (15 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 25. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [34302/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Public Sector Staff (15 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 121. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing targeted tax reliefs or financial supports for essential public sector workers, such as nurses, teachers and Gardaí, in high-cost urban areas, to address recruitment and retention challenges linked to housing affordability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39413/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (15 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 152. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department is considering the introduction of an income tax credit for parents with children in paid childcare, in line with models used in other EU Member States, with a view to easing the financial burden on low- and middle-income working families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39414/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (15 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 279. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of plans for a new Coast Guard building in Howth; the next steps in the delivery of this project; the amount spent by his Department on the project to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38919/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (15 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 280. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a detailed breakdown of investment in enhancing existing bus services in north Dublin from 2021 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38920/25]