Written answers
Monday, 8 September 2025
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Inland Fisheries
89. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline the remit of Inland Fisheries Ireland under legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45966/25] - Environmental Investigations
90. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a report on the Munster Blackwater river biodiversity loss has been submitted to the Minister; and if he will make a... - Departmental Funding
94. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the current layout of the Community Benefit Fund relating to ORESS 2.1; and his views on whether it ensures... - Energy Prices
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] - Energy Policy
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... - Regulatory Bodies
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... - Energy Prices
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... - Environmental Policy
103. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government given the International Court of Justice new advisory opinion (details supplied), and State's obligations under... - Environmental Schemes
104. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to report on the salaries of the CEO and directors of a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Semi-State Bodies
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... - Energy Policy
108. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the assurances he will give to constituents in County Kerry in respect of a serious matter (details supplied); and if he... - Local Authorities
110. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the details of the funding that has been provided to Westmeath and Longford County Councils in the past 5 years to... - EU Directives
111. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reasons for the delay in transposing the Renewable Energy Directive III into national law, for which the European... - Energy Policy
112. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households in counties Longford and Westmeath which had electricity or gas disconnection in the past year... - Renewable Energy Generation
115. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding sources available for individuals or companies working on development new and innovative sources of renewable... - Energy Policy
116. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to indicate the progress made on each of the 10 actions set out in the Electricity Storage Policy Strategy published last... - Energy Conservation
119. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of home energy upgrades that have been supported through SEAI retrofitting schemes in Longford and Westmeath in... - Departmental Expenditure
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... - Energy Conservation
123. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if eligibility rules have changed for applicants for SEAI grants for homes; if so, if successful applicants previous to... - Just Transition
124. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding the State received from the European Just Transition Fund; the sectors that have received funding... - Fishing Industry
125. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way in which a farmer (details supplied) can find out who owns the fishing rights on their land which bounds the River... - Wind Energy Generation
126. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has developed or holds any strategic mapping or spatial planning data identifying areas where wind farms... - Programme for Government
127. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on his efforts to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to revise and improve the provision of... - Tax Code
128. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the merits of providing targeted support in the form of tax breaks for businesses that rent out clothes, to... - Departmental Policies
130. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the mechanisms available to homeowners whose properties have been damaged as a result of... - Renewable Energy Generation
131. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria used to determine the order in which households on the life support category of the priority services... - State Bodies
132. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the staffing and resources available to the MARA are sufficient to enable the agency to adequately perform its... - Water Pollution
133. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to urgently investigate the source of the pollution that caused the death of tens of thousands of fish in the River... - Ministerial Responsibilities
134. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to identify which Minister of State has responsibility for Inland Fisheries Ireland; and if he will make a statement on... - Data Centres
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... - Official Engagements
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... - Electricity Grid
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... - Departmental Reviews
143. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the land use review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46035/25] - Climate Change Policy
144. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify recent statements he has made regarding progress on climate targets in light of the 2.9% increase in... - Environmental Policy
148. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on his Department’s identification of opportunities for additional peatlands for enhanced... - Energy Policy
151. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline how a State-led FSRU would be compliant with the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act... - Departmental Schemes
154. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide figures on the uptake of the low-cost loan scheme for 2025 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Renewable Energy Generation
155. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide updated figures on the installation of solar panels in homes, new and retrofitted, to date in 2025, in tabular... - Energy Conservation
156. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide updated figures on the homes retrofitted to B2 or above, with a year-by-year breakdown to date in 2025, in... - Marine Protected Areas
157. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline the status of the Marine Protected Areas Legislation and whether a decision has been made to retain it as... - Renewable Energy Generation
160. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are any changes to the SEAI grants for solar panels for houses built after 2020; the up-to-date position on this... - Departmental Policies
161. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to review the possibility of increasing the number of water refill stations available in Dublin; and if he will make a... - Inland Fisheries
162. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the overall budget for Inland Fisheries Ireland for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46200/25] - Departmental Funding
164. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an update on the total funding allocated to County Louth under this Department from 2023 to date, per year in... - Energy Conservation
165. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his reasoning for not including floor insultation in the better energy warmer homes scheme (details supplied); if he has... - Energy Infrastructure
167. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the means by which he is planning to synchronise local infrastructure investment in Cork to maximise benefits in energy... - Energy Policy
168. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are specific development guidelines for the development of large-scale fossil-fuel-bio-fuel powered energy... - Departmental Properties
171. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from paying... - Waste Management
172. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the next steps to be taken in the process of transitioning Ireland's municipal waste collection... - Energy Prices
173. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an update on the work of the National Energy Affordability Taskforce and its work on drafting an energy... - Environmental Policy
175. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to advocate for the Global Plastics Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46603/25] - Electricity Grid
176. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the engagements he has had with electricity network operators since Storm Éowyn this year to ensure that critical... - Departmental Consultations
177. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the timeline for consultation on Ireland’s social climate plan. [46671/25] - Energy Conservation
178. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the percentage of the capital funding for works, under better energy warmer homes scheme, that was spent in the first... - Departmental Data
179. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of domestic electricity customers in arrears and the average value of the arrears; the number of commercial... - Data Centres
180. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a data centre is considered an "islanded" data centre, if it is powered by gas powered generators off-site connected... - Energy Policy
181. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on his policy regarding the establishment of a strategic gas reserve; if private companies... - Electricity Generation
186. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline details of engagement during 2025 between the Government and ESB regarding the future development of Moneypoint... - Departmental Schemes
187. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding allocated under the solar PV scheme, by county, to date in 2025; the number of successful applicants in each... - Energy Policy
188. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the support measures being considered to assist households facing increased energy costs; and to outline what Government... - Departmental Schemes
189. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if assistance will be provided under the SEAI solar panel grant scheme to person (details supplied) experiencing... - Renewable Energy Generation
190. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the consultation on plans designating renewables acceleration areas for one or more types of renewable energy sources... - Energy Policy
193. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current installed and operational electricity storage capacity in megawatts and megawatt hours, by technology; the... - Waste Management
195. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the annual tonnage of e-waste and end of life vehicles recovered since 2021, including copper, aluminium and steel; the... - Energy Policy
196. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has examined waste heat recovery from potential electric arc furnace operations for district heating or... - Capital Expenditure Programme
198. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the... - Wind Energy Generation
200. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on offshore wind energy projects off the Irish coast; and if he will make a statement on the... - Energy Conservation
202. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households in Dublin Bay North that availed of the warmer homes scheme in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form;... - Renewable Energy Generation
203. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of solar PV installations supported by SEAI in Dublin bay north in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he... - Energy Conservation
204. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the external consultation that is planned in the run up to submitting a draft National Building Renovation Plan to the... - Energy Prices
208. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the average household electricity costs in 2023 compared with 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on...
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