Written answers
Thursday, 18 September 2025
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Electricity Grid
96. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current and projected contribution of solar farms to the national grid; the impact this is having on the grid's... - Energy Policy
98. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason he has decided to replace the proposed Energy Poverty Action Plan with an Energy Affordability Action Plan; and... - Energy Conservation
99. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applications currently in place for the warmer homes scheme; the number of applications processed in 2022,... - Inland Fisheries
100. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the current investigation into the widespread fish kill in the River Blackwater in recent weeks; if his... - Renewable Energy Generation
101. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his Department’s plans to support the development of biomethane. [48951/25] - Wind Energy Guidelines
103. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when his Department will issue new guidelines on the way in which offshore windfarms should be developed; and if he will... - Energy Infrastructure
104. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of severe weather events in 2024 and to date in 2025, the measures being implemented to strengthen critical... - Sustainable Energy Communities
105. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are plans to fund the development of district heating. [48950/25] - Renewable Energy Generation
106. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an update on the publication of the Biomethane Sustainability Charter which is intended to transparently... - Energy Infrastructure
107. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if additional legislative or regulatory measures need to be implemented by his Department to protect critical... - Departmental Schemes
110. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to report on the low-cost loan retrofitting scheme; to report on the scheme's uptake since its inception; and if he will... - Environmental Policy
111. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that GHG emissions went up by 2.9% in Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024; to report on any meetings he has had... - Energy Policy
112. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason he has established the National Energy Affordability Taskforce without civil society representation; and if he... - Recycling Policy
113. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his proposals to increase the amount of PET plastic recycled in Ireland. [48879/25] - Closed-Circuit Television Systems
115. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an update on the implementation of the relevant sections of the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions... - Climate Change Policy
117. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for the provision of a local community climate action officer for County Cork to liaise and work directly with the various... - Departmental Schemes
119. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of home energy upgrades completed to date in 2025, in each county; the way in which this compared to the same... - Energy Policy
121. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will transpose the EU definition of energy poverty into Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Air Quality
122. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on Ireland's capacity to monitor air pollution; and if he will make a statement on the... - Marine Protected Areas
123. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will urgently introduce legislation to properly protect marine protected areas; and if he will make a statement on... - Waste Management
124. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when a new a waste action plan for a circular economy is planned to be delivered after the current plan is due to expire... - Energy Usage
126. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will support legislation to enable the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities to give more specific directions... - Electricity Generation
128. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the proposed timeline for the delivery of the private wires legislation referenced in the Private Wires Policy Statement;... - Departmental Funding
129. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the supports available within his Department to further develop the Galway warm home hub; and if he will make a statement... - Renewable Energy Generation
131. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on the development of renewable energy. [48943/25] - EU Agreements
133. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the Government remains committed to the decision of the previous Government to withdraw from the EU Energy Treaty; if... - Renewable Energy Generation
134. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a separate renewable heat obligation rate was considered for the liquid fuels sector; the reason this was not advanced... - Energy Conservation
135. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress that has been made to date in 2025 towards reaching the Government’s retrofitting targets across... - Renewable Energy Generation
136. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding any incentives or obligations under review within his Department that would support data centres in... - Wind Energy Generation
137. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will intervene to oppose plans for wind turbines in east Clare (details supplied); if aviation authorities have been... - Departmental Schemes
139. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress being made to reduce waiting times for the warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Climate Action Plan
140. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has carried out a review of the level of performance of all public bodies with regards to their... - Recycling Policy
141. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the deposit return scheme; if he is aware of the €66.7 million in unclaimed deposits; if he is... - Energy Prices
144. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps his Department is taking to reduce the cost of electricity. [49292/25] - Electricity Generation
146. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made in the development of flexible electricity generation capacity; and if he will make a statement on the... - Environmental Policy
148. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he will take to ensure Ireland meets its commitment to protect 30% of its oceans by 2030 through the designation... - Waste Management
149. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has engaged with the European Union or international partners on the collection and reporting of data which will... - Noise Pollution
150. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the legislative and policy measures his Department is planning to take with respect to noise pollution from commercial... - Electricity Transmission Network
152. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government given the frequent long delays for electricity connections on newly built houses, if there are plans to ensure available... - Electricity Grid
154. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline the plans for investment in the grid over the coming decade. [48949/25]
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