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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (16 Jul 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: ...transformation, backed by a €2.5 billion programme of grid upgrades. Renewable electricity generation has increased fivefold since 2005; indeed, last February, onshore wind provided 48% of Ireland’s power. We are also prioritising a major expansion of our offshore wind capacity. Action is being accelerated in other key areas. The switch to electric vehicles is gathering...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Food Security (15 Jul 2025)

Danny Healy-Rae: ...he is going back to figures for what has happened up to now but I am worried about here on because as I told him, much land is being bought up and let go idle. Much land is being planted with solar panels. I am glad the Minister of State mentioned coastal communities and fishing. Our fishers are almost gone. They were paid to decommission. I have mentioned pair trawling in Kenmare...

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

Darragh O'Brien: ...Government 2025 reaffirms the commitment to meeting 80% of Ireland’s electricity generation from renewable sources as set out in the Climate Action Plan. In order to deliver on this, a flexible power system is critical to align our electricity use with periods of plentiful, low-cost renewable generation and to reduce periods where the output of renewable energy sources is reduced or...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Solar Energy Guidelines (3 Jul 2025)

Conor McGuinness: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to add my voice to this important debate. The issue of solar farms on prime agricultural land is a critical one in parts of County Waterford. We all see the advantage of solar power, including solar farms and solar on rooftops. Farmers in rural communities are in favour of this and see the advantages and benefits of it. However, we...

Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment (2 Jul 2025)

Barry Heneghan: ...and I know it is a huge issue for himself as well. On end to end, can the Minister give us any idea what the policy statement that will be brought out will be? Will it allow for protection of eco-villages or microgrids and for people who have their own on-site power and want to power themselves? For developments, especially with private developers, when they have their own nearby solar...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Housing Delivery, Service and Supply: Discussion (1 Jul 2025) See 1 other result from this debate

Micheál Carrigy: ...deliver housing? Could I have a straight answer to that? With regard to data centres, it was said it was a case of first-come, first-served. How many houses, on average, use the same amount of power as a standard-sized data centre? Could it come down to the equivalent of 2,000 houses per data centre where supply is limited? We have seen shutdowns, particularly in the midlands....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electricity Generation (26 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: ...form below: Source 2024 % Gas 42.1% Wind 31.7% Interconnection net imports 14.0% Solar 3.0% Hydro 2.2% It should be highlighted that as of the 20 June 2025, Ireland successfully phased out coal for power generation. Ireland’s last...

Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (25 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: ...but this is not being done fast enough. Countries like Denmark and the UK have moved ahead while Ireland still has gigawatts of renewable energy waiting for connection. I have spoken to multiple people with solar farms or wind farms who have waited periods of 18 months or nearly two years for EirGrid and the ESB to connect those facilities to the grid. This is not acceptable. This...

Legislative and Structural Reforms to Accelerate Housing Delivery: Motion [Private Members] (25 Jun 2025)

Paul Gogarty: ...poorly designed houses. While I agree with Deputies Collins and Fitzmaurice about having a standard type of house, it has to be a high-quality standard that is energy efficient and can produce its own solar electricity to power electric vehicles, EVs. Let people live and work in rural communities. That would be a win-win for everyone. I praise the croí cónaithe scheme....

Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy: Carbon Budget: Climate Change Advisory Council (25 Jun 2025) See 4 other results from this debate

Ms Marie Donnelly: The Deputy is pointing quite correctly to the stress the grid is currently under. Our grid needs considerable investment and reinforcement to be able to take this power. It is very important that we understand that corporate power purchase agreements, PPAs, private wires and hybrid connections are key elements in delivering the volume of energy that will be needed. The...

Committee on European Union Affairs: EU General Affairs Council: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (18 Jun 2025)

Thomas Byrne: Making sure our grid capacity is improved is certainly a priority for us. I am not totally familiar with how Spain is going with regard to renewables. There is a lot of solar power there. Spain invested a lot in liquified petroleum gas, LPG, in the past number of years, particularly around the time of Covid and the invasion of Ukraine.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Usage (10 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: ...reduction in emissions in 2023. We are undergoing a renewables-led energy transformation. Peat is gone, coal is on the way out by the end of this month, and renewables are now the backbone of our power mix. Electricity generation from renewables has increased fivefold since 2005. A total of 40% of Ireland's electricity demand was met by renewable energy last year. This represents...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electricity Generation (10 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: ...year (including 2025 to date) . Ireland has over 7 GW of renewable generation capacity. Wind, particularly onshore, remains our largest source of renewable electricity, with over 5 GW now installed. Solar generation is rapidly growing with over 1.5 GW installed, which is a significant increase on the previous year. Solar generation is highly complementary to wind generation and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Prices (10 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: ...part depend on a diversified and cost-effective energy system, as envisaged in the Climate Action Plan. Supports available to business include the Increased Cost of Business Scheme (ICOB) and the Power Up Grant, administered by the Local Authorities. Businesses can receive support to install solar PV through the Non-domestic Microgeneration scheme supported by my Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (10 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: ...pressures. We are in the midst of a renewables-led energy transformation. Peat-fired electricity generation has ended, coal is being phased out, and renewable energy is now the backbone of our power system, providing an estimated 40% of our electricity in 2024—a fivefold increase since 2005. This transition is being powered by unprecedented investment, including a €2.5...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Gillian Toole: ...Energy production, social infrastructure and housing; the reason there a disproportionate concentration of renewable energy facilities in south east Meath over 2000 acres under planned for solar energy harnessing and gas-fired peaking power plant and make a statement on these issues. [30457/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Prices (10 Jun 2025)

Darragh O'Brien: ...in part depend on a diversified and cost-effective energy system, as envisaged in the Climate Action Plan. Supports available to business include the Increased Cost of Business Scheme (ICOB) and the Power Up Grant, administered by the Local Authorities. Businesses can receive support to install solar PV through the Non-domestic Microgeneration scheme supported by my Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (10 Jun 2025)

James Browne: ...allocation of regional renewable electricity capacity allocations. This is in order to facilitate the accelerated roll-out and delivery of renewable electricity infrastructure for on-shore wind and solar generation development intended to support the achievement of the national targets set out in the Climate Action Plan. From a strategic policy development perspective, the Revised NPF...

Seanad: Economic Competitiveness: Statements (28 May 2025)

Peter Burke: .... We are going to treble our interconnectivity this year, through both interconnectors with the UK and the one to Brittany from Cork. For generation, we also need the arteries to be able to get that power around the country. We are bringing forward a large energy user policy on behalf of the Department which gives certainty to the sector. Like many European capitals, we have pinch...