221. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has examined any additional infrastructural road safety measures on motorways following a number of incidents in recent months, including fatal collisions involving motorists driving the wrong way down slip roads and motorways. [67643/26]
224. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 96 of 15 January 2026, whether his Department has had any engagement with the UNECE Working Party on Lighting and Light-Signalling task force regarding excessive brightness and intensity of modern LED and HID car headlights; and the nature of that engagement. [67638/26]
315. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on an Emergency Works Grant application for a school (details supplied). [67687/26]
370. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person aged under 66 years-of-age who moved from receiving an invalidity pension to a bereaved partners contributory pension is no longer eligible to receive the living alone increase; whether this distinction has been reviewed for fairness and equality; if he will consider amending legislation to include widows and widowers under 66 years…
429. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to PQ63641/26, what individual assessment was actually undertaken before the accommodation was allocated to this family, what information was relied upon in determining that it was suitable, and did the decision-maker have access to an assessment addressing the child's (details supplied) actual disability, accessibility, manua…
430. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 2600 of 7 September 2026, the steps that were taken in the case of a family (details supplied) to maintain continuity of their established healthcare and supports. [66794/26]
431. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 2600 of 7 September 2026, if the relocation decision was made before or after the relevant medical and disability evidence concerning a child (details supplied) was available to the decision-maker; if the decision was made without this information, whether the decision will now be reconsidered in …
4. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in light of recent reporting on data centre energy consumption, water use, carbon emissions and their impact on household energy bills, if he is confident in the Government’s current strategy and if he is proposing any changes to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65969/26]
7. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the assessment his Department has made of the impact of the exceptionally hot and dry conditions experienced in Ireland during summer 2026 (details supplied); the additional measures he intends to introduce to protect and support communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65985/26]
23. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his response to a recent United Nations Environment Programme report which concluded that global warming is certain to overshoot the 1.5C threshold; if he is satisfied that Ireland has to date made its fair contribution towards limiting global warming; if this Government will now significantly scale up its climate action measures to pl…
45. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the status of the Climate Action Plan 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65972/26]
129. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the work of the working group established to address technical, safety and other issues, in advance of delivering plug-in solar systems in Ireland, which is due to report its recommendations to his Department this month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65583/26]
181. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered introducing statutory limits on dispatcher commission fees for regulated metered SPSV trips. [64214/26]
265. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport if Irish Rail has received insurance money with respect to Barrow Bridge, counties Wexford and Kilkenny; if so, when works will commence to protect the bridge; the cost breakdown of works carried out on the bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65135/26]
528. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the stage 2A review of a school accommodation project at a school (details supplied); if she will include the project for priority consideration in the next tranche of the school building programme; to provide a clear and realistic timeline to tender and construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64747/26]
553. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the stage 2A review of a school accommodation project (details supplied); whether she will include the project for priority consideration in the next tranche of the schools building programme; to provide a clear and realistic timeline to tender and construction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64981/26]
612. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm when special schools will receive formal approval to appoint the additional Senior Cycle Level 1 and Level 2 Learning Programmes Co-ordinator post of responsibility provided for under Circular 0038/2026; to outline the reason for the delay in providing this confirmation to special schools, particularly given that mainstream post-primary sc…
913. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the proposed Irish Nationality and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2026 will make no change to the entitlement to Irish citizenship by descent (details supplied); how the proposals have regard to the recognition in Article 2 of the Constitution of the special affinity of the Irish nation with people of Irish ancestry living abroad w…
110. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to detail any legislation and policy documents relating to the regulation of air quality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60366/26]
118. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if a full Government investigation will take place into the water and air quality in, around and downstream of a plant (details supplied); if an investigation into the reason the EPA has not suspended or revoked the licence in the face of this severe and consistent non-compliance will also be investigated; and if he will make a statem…
129. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position taken by Ireland in European Council negotiations on the proposed suspension of Article 45(3) of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 concerning extended producer responsibility authorised representatives (file 2025/0395(COD)); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61092/26]
130. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the existing major producer thresholds of €1 million annual turnover and 10 tonnes of packaging placed on the market continue to apply following the application of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 from 12 August 2026; whether micro-enterprises below those thresholds are now required to register as producers under Article 44 of that Regulati…
320. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport whether private car park operators are under any legal, planning, licensing or regulatory obligation to provide parking for bicycles, ebikes, scooters, mopeds or motorcycles; whether operators are legally entitled to exclude these users (details supplied); the evidence or policy rationale for car parking to be prioritised while lower-emission space-efficient t…
321. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Transport whether the Government intends to introduce legislation, planning requirements, licensing conditions, or insurance guidance to ensure that private car parks cannot refuse bicycles and motorcycles without a clear, evidence-based justification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61127/26]
301. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth the guidance and supports that are available for groups looking to start an after-school programme including regulations, funding, and the way to apply; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54272/26]