324. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department’s work on the All-Island Strategic Rail Review and in choosing the projects that are due to be delivered by 2035, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55483/25]
325. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department’s work on the advancement of the Enterprise Replacement Fleet project, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55484/25]
326. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department’s review of the National Ports Policy, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55485/25]
327. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department’s work to deliver the destination charge point scheme, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55486/25]
328. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department’s work on the roll-out of key elements of electric vehicle Infrastructure Strategy, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55487/25]
329. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport for an update on his Department’s work on the procurement strategy for the Shared Island Fund Eastern Green Hydrogen Corridor Demonstrator Project, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55488/25]
368. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that while the DIRT exemption limit of €18,000 for over 65s has not changed for a number of years, increases in the State pension mean that it is increasingly difficult for pensioners to stay under that limit if they have any additional income at all; if he will consider increasing this limit; and if he will make a statement on the mat…
370. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Finance for an update on the expansion of his Department’s green building methodology from a tax perspective to include all six EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities based on the EU Green Budgeting Reference Framework and the OECD Green Budgeting Framework, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the m…
392. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on his Department’s development of ‘green budgeting’ analysis of expenditure allocations in order to align with performance reporting, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55495/25]
393. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on his Department’s work to support regeneration, repurposing and sustainable development of walking and cycling tracks and trails, and waterways, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55498/25]
400. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on his Department’s work regarding the prioritisation of high impact projects with higher decarbonisation potential as part of their ongoing engagement strategy with clients, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55512/25]
401. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on his Department’s analysis of the price differential between the price of fossil fuels and the price of renewables, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55513/25]
415. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth the future plans for the temporary accommodation site currently occupied by a school (details supplied), in view of the schools' scheduled move to its permanent premises in 2026; the plans for the retention or development of the existing sports facilities on the site; her plans for the current school premises once vacated; and if she will make a…
644. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on his Department’s work to develop embodied carbon methodology and to establish structures in line with the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive to reduce carbon in construction materials for all new buildings, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 3 2025; and if he will make a …
645. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on his Department’s work to complete a built environment and planning scoping exercise, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55490/25]
646. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on his Department’s publishing the Bill to transpose the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55491/25]
647. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on his Department’s development of a sectoral adaptation plan for the biodiversity sector, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55492/25]
648. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on his Department’s development of a sectoral adaptation plan for the water quality sector, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Quarter 3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55493/25]
724. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the assessment that has been made of the environmental impact of razor shell dredging off Portmarnock beach, including the displacement of marine life and the effect on beach conditions and public amenity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54965/25]
737. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether any area off Portmarnock beach is officially licensed for razor shell fishing; the enforcement measures in place to address reports of unlicensed vessels operating in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54963/25]
738. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of unlicensed vessels partaking in unauthorised razor shell fishing off Portmarnock beach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54964/25]
751. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s work to explore measures to encourage the use of inhibited urea, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55514/25]
752. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s work to tackle the challenge of securing access and cost of feed in the organic livestock sector, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55515/25]
753. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s preparation of a Land-Use Strategic Implementation Plan to deliver the Coillte Forest Estate Strategic Land-Use Plan, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q4 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55516/25]
754. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s work to raise awareness among forest owners of the impact of timing when deciding to fell their forest, as committed to in the Climate Action Plan 2025 and due in Q3 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55517/25]