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Special Education School Places: Motion [Private Members] (17 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the time to raise this important issue. The Equality in Education group has said that 168 children have been offered an appropriate school place but cannot take it up due to delays in essential building works. We believe there is a certain amount of waiting list manipulation going on. A place in an unbuilt school is not a place. A place in a cubby...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: I thank the witnesses for their submissions. Many of them spoke on fairness and equity. On a related point, the international wholesale price of gas is down 74% since 2022, while, at the same time, retail prices remain up by 75%. Do the witnesses have any views on the restructuring of network charges and the PSO levy, which seems to be skewed against householders and small businesses in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: Or energy credits.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Prices (8 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: 95. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he is taking to reduce the cost of energy for households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44556/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: 96. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the analysis that has been carried out on the impact of the Government’s decision not to provide energy credits this winter; the impact this is projected to have on households in arrears; if he anticipates the numbers of households in arrears will rise this winter; the measures he is taking to address this; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Policy (8 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: 97. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he is taking to ease the energy burden on households this winter given the decision not to supply energy credits; if he anticipates households will be able to withstand the increased annual cost in real terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44558/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regulatory Bodies (8 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: 98. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to report on his engagements with the CRU since he took office; if he has discussed what powers they have to monitor and regulate hedging; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44559/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regulatory Bodies (8 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: 99. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the engagements he has had with the CRU regarding the speed of passthrough between wholesale and retail energy prices; to outline the reasons prices have fallen more slowly here than in other states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44560/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Regulatory Bodies (8 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: 107. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 204 of 29 July 2025, to report on meeting with energy suppliers; the breakdown of the energy suppliers he has met with since taking office; the dates these meetings took place; whether energy price increases and decreases were discussed; if he discussed network charge passthrough to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Prices (8 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: 100. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the analysis that has been carried out on the cost of energy for households between 2022 and to date in 2025; the measures he is taking to reduce them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44561/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Prices (8 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: 101. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the energy market reforms he is considering to reduce the cost of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44562/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Prices (8 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: 102. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason Irish energy prices are so high compared to other EU states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44563/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Semi-State Bodies (8 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: 106. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 156 of 29 July 2025, if any parameters were put in place regarding the type of projects the €3.5 billion will be targeted towards; if this investment can be used to power data centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44745/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (8 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: 120. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the breakdown of all Exchequer funding provided to the Tallaght district heating scheme; and the proportion this was of the total cost of the project in each of the years since its inception to date, in tabular form. [45171/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (8 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: 121. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the breakdown of all Exchequer funding provided to the Poolbeg Waste to Energy Project; and the proportion this was of the total cost of the project in each of the years since its inception to date, in tabular form. [45172/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Expenditure (8 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: 122. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the breakdown of all Exchequer funding provided to the district heating at the glass bottle site; and the proportion this was of the total cost of the project in each of the years since its inception to date, in tabular form. [45173/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Data Centres (8 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: 138. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he is taking to address the impact of data centres on energy bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46022/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Data Centres (8 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: 139. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he is taking to address the warnings the Government received regarding the upward pressure data centre expansion is having on household energy bills (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46023/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Official Engagements (8 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: 140. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to report on his engagements with the CRU since taking office; the date and details of any meetings that took place; the issues discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46024/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electricity Grid (8 Sep 2025)

Pa Daly: 141. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has met with the Minister for housing to discuss what impact the constrained grid is having on housing supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46025/25]