Cormac Devlin

196. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has examined waste heat recovery from potential electric arc furnace operations for district heating or industrial users; the proposed supports available under the heat retrofit or Exchequer-funded schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47217/25]

209. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of entities designated as “critical entities” by sector under the CER regulations; the date on which the National Strategy for the Resilience of Critical Entities will be published; the number of compliance audits completed to date; the enforcement actions taken, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47189/25]

226. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of meetings of the Government Task Force on Emergency Planning held since 2022; the exercises completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47201/25]

227. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the offshore patrol vessel sea-days, Air Corps aircraft flight hours, maritime domain awareness coverage, and interoperability protocols with UK and EU partners achieved in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47202/25]

235. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the current capacity of the reserve Defence Forces, including total strength and training days completed in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47521/25]

430. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the total kilometres of electrified rail in service; the projects approved and funded to 2030; the current and target share of rail freight tonnage; the locations of planned intermodal depots; the stock of critical rail spares including transformers, substations and pantographs, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47199/25]

431. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the fuel storage capacity for marine and ground fuels for each Tier-1 and Tier-2 ports; the availability of tugs, emergency power and communications and the business continuity plans in place for prolonged grid or IT outages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47200/25]

432. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the Irish Coast Guard’s search and rescue response-time performance and aircraft availability for each of the past three years; the current coverage; the progress on interoperability with UK and EU partners for mass-casualty search and rescue or maritime migration contingencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47203/25]

433. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the Tier-1 and Tier-2 ports that have been assessed for hosting or serving an electric arc furnace and scrap pre-processing facility; the availability of deep-water berths, covered scrap handling and rail sidings; the planned upgrades that would facilitate circular-steel production, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47215/25]

456. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the progress made on the A5 upgrade project, including funding commitments from both jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47410/25]

457. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the expected timeframe for delivery of MetroLink; the current status of the planning process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47411/25]

458. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the status of the A5 North-West Transport Corridor, including the State’s funding commitment via the Shared Island Fund, alignment with the N2/Donegal TEN-T upgrades, current approvals and delivery timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47414/25]

459. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the progress on implementing the hourly Belfast–Dublin “Enterprise” service, including rolling-stock, timetabling, infrastructure constraints and North–South coordination supported by the Shared Island Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47415/25]

460. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the status of the Carlingford Lough Greenway completion (cross-border boardwalk near Newry), including funding drawdown, agreed delivery milestones with local authorities North and South; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47416/25]

461. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the progress of the all-island sports club EV charging programme, including the number of sites approved, grant terms, interoperability standards and delivery schedule across both jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47417/25]

465. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the progress on establishing strategic spares for the rail network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47965/25]

588. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance his views on whether the level of retail investment in the Irish economy should be increased; his views on the way in which Ireland can increase this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47012/25]

589. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance to report on his engagement with the Irish Stock Exchange on the way in which Budget 2026 can provide incentives to companies to list on the exchange; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47013/25]

590. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost of increasing the small gift tax exemption from €3,000 to €5,000 per year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47018/25]

606. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his plans to deliver a resilient national public-safety radio network, including mission-critical TETRA or LTE interoperable with HF or mesh fallbacks; the implementation timeline; the integration with national cell broadcast and alerting systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47196/25]

660. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the status of the Battle of the Boyne visitor experience renewal (OPW), including scope, contract milestones and anticipated opening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47404/25]

662. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount of National Development Plan expenditure that has been ringfenced for resilience and climate adaptation measures in each year since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47528/25]

730. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the progress on establishing strategic spares for the water system, the electricity grid, including transformers, pumps and bearings; the planned funding lines to support this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47211/25]

731. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department has assessed the feasibility of establishing a modest electric arc furnace using domestic scrap to produce rebar or plate for public works; the estimated scrap availability, annual capacity range, power requirements and grid connection options; the engagement to date with potential operators; the supports for mature node PCB and controls assembly used in critical infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47212/25]

732. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the annual tonnage of ferrous scrap collected in the State since 2020; the share exported compared with that remelted domestically; the measures under consideration to retain higher-value processing in the State, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47213/25]