Parliamentary questions

Energy Conservation

Jennifer Whitmore

229. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of retrofits delivered in local authority homes in each retrofitting scheme for each county to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4324/22]

Data Centres

Mattie McGrath

230. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the recent report carried out by the Commission for Regulation of Utilities on the use of energy by data centres, and the potential threat to security of energy supplies here; the actions he proposes to take to improve the security of energy supplies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4418/22]

Energy Policy

Jennifer Whitmore

231. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if persons with multiple homes, including non-principal private residences, holiday homes, property types (details supplied) and so on will be eligible for the €100 energy voucher for each of those homes; if the voucher is confined to the principal private residence; if this has been factored into the budget for the provision of €100 to all domestic accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4442/22]

Energy Conservation

Thomas Pringle

232. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications , further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 30 November 2021, when a reply will issue. [4476/22]

National Broadband Plan

Matt Carthy

233. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of new premises available to order and passed under the national broadband plan; the number of new premises available to pre-order; the number of connections to date, by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4495/22]

Environmental Policy

Matt Carthy

234. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the intended timelines with regard to the publication of expert guidance on the regulation of peat extraction in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4496/22]

Environmental Policy

Matt Carthy

235. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has had engagements with Bord na Móna on the provision of access to extraction equipment or mixing plant to the commercial peat extraction for the horticultural use sector in the State; the timeline for implementing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4497/22]

Energy Policy

Jennifer Whitmore

236. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress to date with the strategy to combat energy poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4511/22]

Inland Fisheries

Peter Burke

237. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will consider designating Lough Ennell as a wild brown trout fishery in the western lakes plan; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this lake is one of the finest brown trout fishing lakes in Europe and that the status needs to be preserved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4581/22]

Legislative Process

Denis Naughten

238. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a list of Acts or sections or other provisions of Acts for which a commencement order has yet to be signed in his Department; the reason for the delay; when commencement orders will be signed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4759/22]

Energy Conservation

Darren O'Rourke

239. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated carbon emission reduction savings, as modelled by his Department, by bringing 100,000 poorly insulated homes up to each of the following building energy ratings of C3, C2, C1, B3, B2 and B1, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4804/22]

Wind Energy Generation

Darren O'Rourke

240. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the percentage of the projected 8GW of onshore wind capacity by 2030 as envisaged by the 2021 Climate Action Plan that will be owned by Irish semi-State companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4797/22]

Wind Energy Generation

Darren O'Rourke

241. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the percentage of the projected 5GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030 as envisaged by the 2021 Climate Action Plan that will be owned by Irish semi-State companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4798/22]

Departmental Reports

Darren O'Rourke

242. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will publish in full the report by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5031/22]

Inland Fisheries

Thomas Pringle

243. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will maintain the 2021 duties in respect of a special local draft net licence to fish the Owenea and Owentocker tidal waters of Loughros Mór Estuary in view of the restricted total allowable catch for the fishery in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5079/22]

Inland Fisheries

Thomas Pringle

244. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the development of the new policy and regulatory framework for inland fisheries in Ireland; the way in which traditional net fishers and local communities will be involved in developing this framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5080/22]

Renewable Energy Generation

Niall Collins

245. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if assistance is available to nursing homes such as a nursing home (details supplied) for green renewable energy or solar improvements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5103/22]

Energy Prices

Paul Murphy

157. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 110 of 19 January 2022, the way his Department plans to ensure the €100 payment is reflected in a saving for tenants given that tenants are more in need of the saving than landlords and that there are many landlords with the prepaid power account for a tenant’s home in their name and in this case the payment will go into the landlords account; and if a landlord can receive more than one €100 payment for multiple properties. [3986/22]

Energy Conservation

Paul Kehoe

158. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the efforts being made to reduce the waiting time and clear the backlog of applications pending under the warmer home schemes; if expediting of applications on medical need can be considered at this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4029/22]

Departmental Data

Carol Nolan

159. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has commissioned any polling of the general public related to possible or existing policies within the remit of his Department for the period 1 January 2021 to date; if so, if he will provide details of the policies; the costs incurred for each individual poll; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4042/22]