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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: We have had announcements of energy price reductions this week but the fact remains that energy companies are far too slow to pass on wholesale savings. Even with these planned reductions, energy prices here are far too high. We have some of the highest electricity and gas prices in Europe. Almost 275,000 domestic electricity customers and almost 160,000 domestic gas customers are in...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (17 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 42. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications currently with the Passport Office from persons based in County Meath. [1169/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Economic Sanctions (17 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 46. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if additional harsher sanctions will be discussed to be applied to North Korea due to their involvement in the war against Ukraine at the next EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. [1627/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (17 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 54. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if heat tests are carried out as part of the national retrofitting programme in advance of carrying out a retrofit. [56223/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (17 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 141. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how many homes were heat pump assessed in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; how many of these were found not to be suitable for heat pumps; how many were offered alternatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1909/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (17 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware of concerns (details supplied) concerning the warmer home scheme, that inadequate work is carried out to reach a B2 standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56305/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 57. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware of the €170.2 million underspend in residential and community retrofits in 2022; the factors that caused this underspend; the steps that he took to address them; if he anticipates an underspend in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56310/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of retrofits carried out in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, broken down by scheme and by pre to post-BER ratings, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56315/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 59. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the average energy uplift as part of the warmer homes scheme in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56316/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 60. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the average energy uplift per SEAI scheme in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56317/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 72. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of retrofits completed broken down, by SEAI scheme and the pre-BER, post-BER of completed projects in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56578/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 61. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how many sold fuel homes were retrofitted as part of the national retrofit programme broken down, by scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56318/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (17 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 62. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of additional workers required to reach the Government's national retrofitting targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56324/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (17 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 73. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a breakdown of retailers who have signed up for the deposit return scheme to date; how many retails have yet to sign up; what major retailers have signed up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56603/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (17 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware of concerns (details supplied) that particulars of the re-turn scheme will render it anti-competitive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57325/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (17 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how the re-turn scheme will process imported drinks containers from EU Member States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57326/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 77. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost to double the domestic solar PV scheme by 50% over the next five years. [56818/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (17 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 80. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the Youth Assembly on Climate; and how he plans to respond to the report’s recommendations. [55772/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (17 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 108. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment what, if any, additional funding has been provided to increase grid capacity and-or to prepare the grid for renewable energy projects; if there are plans to increase this; what, if any, requests for additional funding have been made to Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1100/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff (17 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 111. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the WTE staff by job title working in the geological survey division of his Department as of 3 January 2024; the number of vacancies currently in this division; and when he expects these vacancies be filled, in tabular form. [1171/24]