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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 34. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on building works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23828/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 35. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on building works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23827/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (28 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 99. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how frequently the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the proposed floating storage and regasification unit will need to be replenished, if approved, given the inevitable boil-off of LNG over time; where this gas will be sourced; what measures will be taken to minimise the frequency of this occurrence; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (28 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated length of time a proposed temporary floating storage and regasification unit, if approved, would be in operation in Ireland until a carbon neutral energy system is in place and we are no longer reliant on gas for our energy security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23621/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (28 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the will report on the excellence in energy efficient design scheme; the funding available to be drawn down; how much funding was drawn down; the number of grants awarded; the average amount awarded in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23841/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (28 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the support scheme for renewable heat; the funding available to be drawn down; the amount of funding was drawn down; the number of grants awarded; the average amount awarded in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23842/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (28 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost to increase the capital funding for the better energy warmer homes scheme by 50%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23867/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (28 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the average cost of achieving a B2 BER cost optimum standard in the better energy warmer homes scheme to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23868/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (28 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 116. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to estimate the cost of including properties with HAP tenancies in the SEAI warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23869/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (28 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 117. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of doubling the climate action fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23870/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (28 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 190. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the supports available from his Department for businesses to decarbonise; if he will provide a breakdown of schemes; the amount of funding available to be drawn down per scheme ; the amount of funding drawn down per scheme; the number of grants awarded per scheme; the average amount awarded in 2020, 2021, 2022,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (28 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of increasing the social housing retrofitting over a five-year period, rising incrementally between 20% in year 1, by 30% in year 2, by 50% in year 3, by 75% in year 4 and by 100% in year 5, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23865/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (28 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 287. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of increasing the social housing retrofitting budget by 50%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23866/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (23 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 23. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the labour constraints identified in various reports (details supplied) that Ireland faces in order to meet our 2030 targets; the measures being taken by his Department to address those labour constraints; the measures being taken to equip the labour force with the necessary skills to reach our 2030 targets; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Climate Action Plan (23 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 37. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on progress on the actions on which his Department is leading in the 2024 climate action plan annexe of actions; if these actions are proceeding on time; to report on work to develop a framework to oversee emerging skills requirements for e-mobility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23270/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Climate Action Plan (23 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 118. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on industrial heat decarbonisation; the measures he is taking to decarbonise industrial heat; the supports he is providing for industry to decarbonise their heat sources; to report on the level of reduction of emissions reached to date given the target of 20% by 2025 and 45% by 2030; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies (22 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 91. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the breakdown of financial sponsorship provided by Fáilte Ireland to events and conferences in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [23107/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Energy Rating (22 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 97. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government with regard to the retrofitting of social housing, the number of heat pumps installed in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; the average cost of these installations in per year, in tabular form; to provide a breakdown of the pre and post-BER assessments following heat pump installation; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Energy Rating (22 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 98. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government with regard to the retrofitting of social housing; the number of local authority homes retrofitted in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; the average cost of these retrofits in per year, in tabular form; to provide a breakdown of the pre- and post-BER assessments of these retrofits; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Energy Rating (22 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 99. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a breakdown of the number of social authority homes that have been retrofitted with solar PV panels in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; the average cost of these retrofits in per year, in tabular form; to provide a breakdown of the pre- and post-BER assessments; and if he will make a statement on...