Written answers
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Energy Policy
110. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to work on possible grant schemes or changes to the Resource Health & Safety Services to facilitate... - Environmental Schemes
112. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current grant schemes available for anaerobic digestion (AD); if enhancements to these grants are being considered;... - Recycling Policy
113. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of retailers and producers currently operating the deposit return scheme; the challenges faced in the... - Energy Prices
114. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to address the high costs of energy in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47689/25] - Renewable Energy Generation
115. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on plans to deliver onshore and offshore wind power and solar power in a sustainable way and on engaging... - Public Procurement Contracts
116. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide the web links to his Department’s Q1 2025 and Q2 2025 published reports of procurement-related payments... - Energy Infrastructure
118. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures his Department has taken to improved energy infrastructure and security; and if he will make a statement on... - Legislative Measures
119. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the expected timeframe for the enactment of the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025; and if he will make a... - Energy Policy
120. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action being taken to prepare for the coming winter period to reduce power outages across the country caused by fallen... - Environmental Policy
121. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the environmental impacts of nitrous oxide canisters have been examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Renewable Energy Generation
122. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the targeted solar PV scheme for medically vulnerable persons is still in operation; if so, the criteria for the... - Energy Prices
123. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the supports available to a household facing high electricity bills due to essential medical equipment; and if he will... - Energy Infrastructure
124. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to expedite and provide a detailed up-to-date progress report in relation to the provision of a liquefied natural gas... - Air Quality
125. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the locations of air monitoring stations in the Dublin, Wicklow and Kildare areas; the criteria for where these stations... - Recycling Policy
126. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are requirements for a regular review of the operations or scope of the deposit return scheme; if he plans to... - Energy Prices
127. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to protect consumers from rising energy costs, to reduce wasted renewable energy, to build a grid... - Just Transition
128. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding that the State received from the European Just Transition Fund in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025;... - Environmental Policy
129. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the engagement his Department has had with the supermarket sector to encourage the reduction in use of non-recyclable... - Fuel Quality
130. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to establish an independent fuel quality control body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48484/25] - Climate Change Policy
131. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Ireland will officially endorse the development of a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty as a matter of our climate... - Illegal Dumping
132. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will allocate specific funding to protect tourism hotspots from illegal dumping, such as the Shannon fishing areas;... - Electricity Grid
133. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the progression of restoration works across the national electricity network following... - Statutory Instruments
136. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide a list of all Statutory Instruments signed by him in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement... - Electricity Grid
137. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the planned spending on improving the electricity grid; and if he will make a statement on the... - Environmental Policy
138. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to introduce a carbon credit scheme for quality fuels such as wood pellets; and if he will make a statement on... - Energy Prices
141. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the breakdown of electricity costs in Ireland by generation, transmission, distribution, and taxes/levies; and how these... - Departmental Data
145. 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... - Inland Fisheries
146. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he has taken in response to the fishkill on the River Blackwater; if he has met with Inland Fisheries... - Official Engagements
147. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has met with Re-turn since taking up his Ministerial role; when these meetings took place; the matters discussed;... - EU Directives
148. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he aware that the European Commission has launched infringement proceedings for delaying the transposition of the... - Energy Conservation
149. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide updated figures on the homes retrofitted to B2 or above, by year to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he... - Legislative Measures
150. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49075/25] - Just Transition
151. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding provided to projects and initiatives in County Laois from the National and European Just Transition... - Environmental Policy
152. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will expand the role and powers of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), given the number of offences and... - Social Enterprise Sector
153. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if consideration will be given to supporting social enterprises such as a charity's (details supplied)’ bike... - Energy Conservation
154. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of SEAI warmer home applicants who applied for a replacement boiler pre-January 2025, and whose applications... - Illegal Dumping
158. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the European Union enforcement order requiring the remediation of illegal dumping at Murphy’s Rock,... - Wind Energy Generation
161. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps being taken to drive the delivery of Ireland's offshore wind targets; and if he will make a statement on the... - Electricity Grid
162. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress being made to reinforce grid infrastructure across the country; and if he will make a statement on the...
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