974. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm 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. [48935/25]
975. 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. [48936/25]
976. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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 a public amenity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48937/25]
143. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the land use review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46035/25]
144. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will clarify recent statements he has made regarding progress on climate targets in light of the 2.9% increase in greenhouse gas emissions in Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024, as reported recently by the EPA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46038/25]
145. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline his proposed policy response to the recently reported 2.9% increase in greenhouse gas emissions in Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46039/25]
146. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the 2.9% increase in greenhouse gas emissions in Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024 as reported by the EPA recently renders Ireland at risk of non-compliance with the legally binding sectoral ceilings under the Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46040/25]
147. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has engaged with or met the EPA following their recent report of a 2.9% increase in greenhouse gas emissions in Q1 2025 compared to Q1 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46041/25]
148. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his Department’s identification of opportunities for additional peatlands for enhanced rehabilitation, as committed to in the National Peatlands Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46043/25]
149. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his Department’s assessment of the contributing factors that led to three major peatland failures in 2020, as committed to in the National Peatlands Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46046/25]
150. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the scoping study report on mapping peat depth and carbon storage as committed to in the National Peatlands Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46047/25]
151. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline how a State-led FSRU would be compliant with the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46048/25]
152. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the timeline and cost for the development of the State-led strategic gas emergency reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46049/25]
153. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when his Department expects to finalise policy and legislation on the operation of a State-led strategic emergency gas reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46050/25]
154. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide figures on the uptake of the low-cost loan scheme for 2025 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46051/25]
155. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide updated figures on the installation of solar panels in homes, new and retrofitted, to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46052/25]
156. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide updated figures on the homes retrofitted to B2 or above, with a year-by-year breakdown to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46053/25]
157. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the status of the Marine Protected Areas Legislation and whether a decision has been made to retain it as stand-alone legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46084/25]
158. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will publish the work done by his Department to date on the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46085/25]
393. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the regulations in place that set the national standards for pedestrian crossings; if any of these standards could preclude the design of pedestrian crossings whereby crossings are painted in the pride colours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46834/25]
394. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the reason search and rescue crew members, who perform duties for a continuous 24-hour period, have their recorded working hours reduced to 16.5 hours; if this practice is consistent with national and EU legislation on working time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46835/25]
637. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount of the €3.15billion climate and nature fund that has been ringfenced for nature-specific projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46036/25]
638. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for a breakdown of where the €3.15billion climate and nature fund is going to be spent, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46037/25]
653. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if funding has been allocated to Wicklow town courthouse under the NDP and the details of that allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47150/25]
654. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide details of the works undertaken on Wicklow town court house in 2024 and to date in 2025; the works, if any, planned over the coming year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47151/25]