111. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which he is enhancing energy security specifically with regard to diversifying sources of supply in order to cushion Ireland from global energy shocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27302/26]
132. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking with regard to generating energy from hydrogen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27301/26]
457. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the rationale for setting initial renewable heat obligation levels at rates that independent analysis has shown will not require any additional renewable fuel blending; and if he will outline the evidence base used to determine that these obligation levels would achieve measurable emissions reductions. [25419/26]
458. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has modelled alternative obligation trajectories beginning at 5% or higher; and if so, whether he will publish the analysis of their impact on emissions reductions, consumer cost, and renewable fuel uptake. [25420/26]
459. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department will commit to establishing a clear, multi-year obligation trajectory to 2030, rather than a two year window, given that internal Government analysis indicates a minimum 15% obligation will be required to meet RES-H targets. [25421/26]
460. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which the proposed RHO will deliver a viable decarbonisation solution for the 700,000 households using heating oil, many of whom are located in rural areas and cannot access the natural gas grid; and if he will outline the alternatives for these homes if renewable liquid fuel blending is not meaningfully increased. [25422…
461. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the assessment his Department has undertaken regarding the age and income profile of off-grid households; and the way in which the proposed RHO will avoid disproportionately increasing heating costs for these groups without delivering corresponding environmental benefits. [25423/26]
462. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will publish his Department's cost-benefit analysis showing the expected financial impact on households under the current RHO obligation levels; and whether consideration has been given to offsetting measures within the taxation of renewable fuels to ensure consumer affordability. [25424/26]
463. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department has assessed the likely administrative and compliance cost burden on suppliers under the proposed scheme; and whether these costs are expected to be passed on to consumers despite no requirement for increased renewable content in heating fuels at the obligation levels proposed. [25425/26]
464. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which his Department plans to utilise the EU Union Database for Biofuels to ensure full traceability and sustainability verification for renewable liquid fuels used for home heating. [25426/26]
732. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the way in which Ireland’s certification and audit framework for renewable liquid fuels will be strengthened to address concerns about feedstock integrity, particularly in the context of EU-level investigations. [25427/26]
760. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport the total toll revenue collected by the operator at the Donore Road toll location for the years 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25679/26]
1323. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) were not included in the Department's recently announced list of DEIS Plus schools; if she will outline the criteria and data used to determine eligibility for DEIS Plus status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24715/26]
1352. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the extent to which schools are adequately equipped and supported to manage both diagnosed and undiagnosed medical conditions among pupils, particularly in cases requiring emergency intervention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25127/26]
1845. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people who have availed of parent’s leave and parent’s benefit, and separately paternity leave and paternity benefit, since its inception per year, in tabular form. [23976/26]
1846. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Social Protection the total annual cost to the State of parent’s benefit and paternity benefit respectively each year since the inception, the breakdown of expenditure on both payments, in tabular form. [23977/26]
1847. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has identified any trends in uptake of parent’s leave and paternity leave in recent years; the projections that have been made for future demand and associated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23978/26]
2250. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current safeguards in place to protect animal welfare during long-distance live cattle exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25215/26]
2251. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail the oversight and inspection requirements for vessels involved in shipments of long-distance live cattle exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25216/26]
2252. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which welfare standards are monitored throughout long-distance live cattle export journeys to non-EU destinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25217/26]
2253. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department intends to review the policy on live exports in light of concerns about transport duration, welfare at destination, and any risks associated with the current geopolitical situation in receiving countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25218/26]
2373. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider extending statutory paternity leave beyond the current two-week entitlement, in light of evidence showing the benefits of longer, dedicated paternity leave for child development, maternal recovery and gender equality; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23971/26]
2374. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has conducted any assessment comparing Ireland’s two-week statutory paternity leave entitlement with more extensive paternity or partner leave provisions in other EU countries; and if she plans to bring forward proposals to align Ireland more closely with international norms. [23972/26]
2375. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current uptake rates of both paternity leave and parent’s leave, and whether her Department has identified any barriers, financial or otherwise, that prevent fathers or partners from availing fully of their entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23973/26]
2376. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has carried out analysis on the economic, social, and workplace impacts of extending statutory paternity leave beyond two-weeks; if she will publish such findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23974/26]