Written answers
Thursday, 18 December 2025
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Renewable Energy Generation
109. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of Ireland’s energy that is now being generated by renewable sources; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Meetings
111. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of meetings he has held with ESB and other energy providers on energy costs to date in 2025. [71671/25] - Energy Policy
114. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are specific regulations for the operation of battery energy storage systems; what monitoring powers exist in... - Electricity Grid
115. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the work he has undertaken to engage with the rental car industry in relation to increasing the electricity grid capacity... - Legislative Process
116. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current status of the proposed private wires legislative framework; the timeline for bringing forward primary... - Energy Policy
117. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his Department's role in framing and implementing the regulatory framework for anaerobic digestion; and if he will make a... - Departmental Funding
118. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding allocated to his Department from the climate tax; and the allocations made therefrom. [72996/25] - Energy Prices
120. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current number of consumers in arrears regarding electricity bills; and the cadence at which such data is reported to... - Departmental Schemes
121. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the efforts being made to reduce the waiting time for people who have applied for the warmer homes scheme; and if he will... - Legislative Process
122. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made in further developing the Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 to introduce a... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
123. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government how it is intended to meet our 2030 climate targets and avoid significant EU compliance costs, while ensuring that... - Energy Prices
124. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to explain the rationale behind not providing targeted energy credits in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Schemes
125. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of approvals and drawdowns for the home energy upgrade scheme loan in Cork city and Cork county to date in... - Renewable Energy Generation
127. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an update in relation to the Programme for Government commitment to examine community-led ownership models for... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
128. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department was consulted on the impact on carbon emissions reductions targets of delaying public transport projects... - Energy Prices
129. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the actions he has taken to engage with energy supply companies in relation to the high charges they put on customers; and... - Programme for Government
130. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the commitment in the Programme for Government to “revise and improve the provision of grants... - Energy Conservation
131. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of homes retrofitted in 2025 under the warmer homes scheme. [71670/25] - Energy Prices
132. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in light of persistently high household energy costs nationwide, whether he will bring any privately owned energy... - Climate Action Plan
133. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way in which his Department is supporting local authorities to deliver on their climate action plans, particularly in... - Data Centres
134. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he supports enabling data centres to build their own fossil fuel power plants; and if he will make a statement on the... - Energy Policy
135. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on all of the actions in the energy security review; the estimated timeline for... - Energy Conservation
137. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline the current uptake of the home energy upgrade loan scheme in County Galway; and how his Department intends to... - Climate Change Policy
138. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his Department’s investment in climate adaptation projects, and estimates of adaptation investment needs between... - Illegal Dumping
140. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the supports being made available to Cork County Council and other agencies in Cork to tackle illegal dumping in rural... - Energy Conservation
141. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he could provide an update on the retrofitting schemes; and provide a detailed timeline of how the 2030 target of... - Energy Prices
142. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to explain the current level and the movement in electricity costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73215/25] - Renewable Energy Generation
144. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an update on his Department’s involvement in the Accelerating Renewable Electricity Taskforce and the... - Energy Conservation
145. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will carry out a review of the home suitability criteria under the SEAI, free energy upgrades warmer homes scheme;... - Wind Energy Generation
146. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department have forecasted the viability of Ireland becoming a net exporter of wind energy by 2040; and if he will... - Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan
147. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the impact the suitability of Ireland’s waters will have on the development of offshore wind in Ireland (details... - Renewable Energy Generation
150. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the plans his Department has to upscale and increase the roll out of solar panels across residential, commercial and... - Grant Payments
151. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for consideration for SEAI individual grants for new heating systems be used in conjunction with the local authority older... - Energy Policy
152. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when fossil fuels will be phased out in this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72884/25] - Energy Prices
153. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his proposals to support consumers financially burdened by rising energy prices. [72994/25] - Wind Energy Generation
155. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason Ireland is still behind in its offshore wind energy generated electricity in comparison with 20 years ago; and... - Electricity Supply Board
156. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government whether he will introduce legislation creating a not-for-profit mandate for the Electricity Supply Board. [73224/25] - Recycling Policy
158. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he plans to expand the deposit return scheme. [72999/25] - Weather Events
159. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government following the publication of the review of Storm Éowyn, if his Department is undertaking any work in progressing... - Departmental Schemes
160. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of homes retrofitted under SEAI schemes in Cork in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the total funding allocated;... - Energy Prices
161. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the engagement his Department has had with the CRU and other stakeholders about lowering the retail price of electricity... - Waste Management
164. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on waste management in Ireland, and the importance of the circular economy. [72998/25] - Energy Infrastructure
165. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to remove bureaucracy and red tape for the progress of infrastructural developments, such as wind... - Renewable Energy Generation
167. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his Department's role in the implementation of the national biomethane strategy; and if he will make a statement on the...
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