732. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will update the operational guidance for the additional needs payment to explicitly include emergency veterinary expenses for accredited assistance dogs; if he will publish claim statistics and outcomes for 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47927/25]
946. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of planned supports in Budget 2026 for the Irish wool sector aimed at improving farmer returns, such as investment in processing, branding, or innovation initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47917/25]
947. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expand the annual animal welfare grant to rehoming charities with a ring-fenced subhead for rescue adoption supports (neutering, microchipping, initial veterinary check); if he will develop a standardised rehoming certificate to support any Revenue-administered adoption credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
1447. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48321/25]
1448. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48322/25]
1449. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48323/25]
1450. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48324/25]
1451. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48325/25]
1452. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48326/25]
1453. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48327/25]
1454. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48328/25]
1455. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48329/25]
1456. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the progress of a project funded under the Community Centres Investment Fund New Build Measure (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48330/25]
193. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current installed and operational electricity storage capacity in megawatts and megawatt hours, by technology; the pipeline to 2030; the number and location of black-start capable sites; and the contingency plan to meet N-1 security during severe weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47190/25]
194. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the State’s current days-of-cover for petrol, diesel, kerosene and jet fuel; whether he intends to introduce a statutory minimum stockholding obligation; the proposed level and compliance regime; the implementation timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47194/25]
195. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the annual tonnage of e-waste and end of life vehicles recovered since 2021, including copper, aluminium and steel; the tonnage exported under waste shipment rules, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47210/25]
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]