Roderic O'Gorman

461. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to progress the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2024 with regard to the rights of students in digs accommodation; if his Department intends to work or introduce any related legislation in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6201/25]

573. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice for an update on the proposed extension of licensing laws as progressed by the previous Government; if his Department is continuing to progress this legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6202/25]

865. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the publication of the new student accommodation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6200/25]

104. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether the public sector climate action mandate applies to the OPW; if so, the measures that have been taken by the OPW to comply with this mandate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4826/25]

106. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the amount spent on the Shared Government Data Centre to date; the amount needed to complete the project; when the project is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4824/25]

111. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform whether there will be a review of the Tetra communications network for emergency services, given the experience of its performance during Storm Éowyn; whether it is planned to be replaced; if so, the technology that will be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4827/25]

112. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform when he expects to open applications for the infrastructure, climate and nature fund; the application criteria for the disbursement of funds under section 21 of the Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Act 2024; when he expects the application criteria will be published; when the first monies will be paid over under section 21; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4831/25]

113. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the progress of the OGCIO programme to digitalise life events; which life events will be digitalised; which Departments will undertake this; when the digitalisation of life events will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4825/25]

77. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs for an update on the third secretary hiring competition; the number of persons recruited as part of this competition; how many are currently on the recruitment panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4913/25]

78. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of staff, and their associated grades, assigned to each division within his Department, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4914/25]

79. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of vacancies, including the grade, within his Department, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4915/25]

231. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many of the 11,698 non-coursing greyhounds whelped in 2022 were subsequently registered in the Irish Coursing Club’s Stud Book at microchipping stage (12 weeks old); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4910/25]

232. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many of the 11,698 non-coursing greyhounds whelped in 2022 were subsequently registered on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System at microchipping stage (12 weeks old); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4911/25]

233. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 11,698 non-coursing greyhounds whelped in 2022, giving a detailed breakdown into active, inactive, exported, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4912/25]

253. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if Budget 2025 made provision to fund the HSE for the refurbishment, operation and staffing of existing hydrotherapy pools that are currently closed; if so, when the services benefitting from this funding will be identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5026/25]

103. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for details on the establishment of a regulatory system for district heating that ensures consumer protection; when he will establish a district heating regulatory framework; when his Department will publish the heads of the proposed heat Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4822/25]

104. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on measures to improve recycling rates of glass bottles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4830/25]

182. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if he will commit to bringing forward primary legislation to require the regulation of the commercial operation of airborne drones by private companies for delivery purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4821/25]

708. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if her Department still plans to bring forward legislation to amend the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; the elements of the Act that the Bill will amend; when she expects the Bill to get Cabinet approval and be introduced in Dáil Éireann at second stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4829/25]

54. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the urgent diplomatic actions the Government is taking to prevent the execution of a person (details supplied), a Kurdish humanitarian worker and civil society activist sentenced to death in Iran; and whether he will publicly condemn this sentence while engaging with his Department to apply diplomatic pressure on the Iranian government to halt this execution and end the persecution of activists. [3520/25]

96. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline, given the risks posed by the discharge of toxic chemicals and the proposed 17-storey mine waste facility in the Sperrins AONB gold mine project, the measures the Government is considering to ensure that the Environmental Protection Agency is fully involved in the review of this project and its potential transboundary impacts on water quality and public health. [3309/25]

100. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current status of the drafting and approval process for the heat Bill, including the expected timeline for its introduction to the Government; and the steps taken to amend legislation to extend CRU’s regulatory role to all district and communal heating systems, including existing gas-fired schemes, in order to ensure full consumer protection. [3518/25]

559. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure has formally notified the Government of the gold mine application in the Sperrins AONB, as required under the Espoo Convention and EIA Regulations, given the shared waterways between both jurisdictions. [3305/25]

560. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a formal notification has been made of the gold mine application in the Sperrins AONB; when this will be published in a national newspaper in the Republic of Ireland to ensure full public awareness, particularly regarding potential impacts on the River Finn SAC and species such as the Atlantic salmon. [3306/25]

561. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps the Government will take to ensure that proper transboundary environmental impact assessments are conducted for the Sperrins AONB gold mine project, particularly concerning water quality and ecology in the River Finn SAC, as required under the Habitats Directive. [3307/25]