Sinéad Gibney

718. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance Ireland's official position on the International Court of Justice's ruling on climate change, calling it an "urgent and existential threat”; and his position on Ireland being the 14th globally in terms of fossil fuel investment by manager location, alongside economies that have substantial fossil fuel industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43752/25]

719. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance given the International Court of Justice's ruling on climate change, calling it an "urgent and existential threat", the proactive steps the Government will take to stop fossil fuel investment being channelled through Ireland, specifically to stop Irish-based subsidiaries from fossil fuel investments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43754/25]

720. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance whether Irish sovereign funds are invested in fossil fuel industries; the steps his Department is taking to ensure Ireland's investments are green investments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43755/25]

768. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Finance his Department’s position on the recent comments by a person (details supplied) in the context of the Irish economy’s reliance on fossil fuel investments, infrastructure, and use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44264/25]

778. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if the well-being framework will be utilised in formulating key target areas of budget 2026; if consideration is given to how the Sustainable Development Goals could map onto the well-being framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43989/25]

833. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the specific terms under which the National Concert Hall site was allocated for the National Children’s Science Museum project; the duration, cost-sharing and oversight mechanisms; if the OPW has assessed the impact of construction on the National Concert Hall’s operations and heritage status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43619/25]

834. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the predicted construction cost for the National Children’s Science Museum project; and the costs that have been incurred to date. [43620/25]

835. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if there are concerns regarding state aid rules relating to the National Children’s Science Museum project as a similar museum, Explorium, is now in operation 10 km from the proposed site. [43621/25]

836. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason there is no specific allocation in the national development plan for the Gaeltacht; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43622/25]

837. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of full-time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43665/25]

838. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43683/25]

845. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the steps his Department is taking to ensure the implementation of the public sector equality and human rights duty in the operation of his Department and any related State bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44244/25]

846. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the steps his Department is taking to ensure the implementation of the public sector equality and human rights duty in the public procurement practices of his Department and any related State bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44248/25]

853. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he is supportive of the Wild Atlantic EuroPride bid, which seeks to make counties Limerick and Clare the hosts of EuroPride 2028 [43885/25]

909. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in view of recent incidents of AI chatbots producing and posting racist and antisemitic content, the steps he is taking to ensure that AI chatbots in use in Ireland do not post hateful and harmful content; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42291/25]

956. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of full time equivalents directly employed by his Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43658/25]

957. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43676/25]

965. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline his Department's position on the Oireachtas joint committee on enterprise report on the EU Omnibus proposal; if the Government will use the report at the EU level to advocate for the protection of environmental and human rights safeguards in the supply chain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43770/25]

966. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in the context of proposals for an AI observatory and the clear impact of AI on the employment market demonstrated in independent research, the concrete actions he will take to pre-empt and mitigate the displacement of labour by AI, particularly in more lucrative industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43889/25]

967. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he has done any independent research or assessment on the impact of the 9% VAT for hospitality on the retention of jobs and the affordability of hospitality services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43890/25]

968. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps being taken to address the lack of collective bargaining agreements or collective bargaining coverage in the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43891/25]

969. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the steps being taken to address the low pay and poor working conditions prevalent in the hospitality sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43892/25]

1113. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the number of students enrolled in Irish-medium schools, broken down by school, primary and secondary level, local authority area, Gaeltacht status, mixed or single sex status, and patronage since 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42292/25]

1235. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of full time equivalents directly employed by her Department, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [43657/25]

1236. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has a policy or goal of better insourcing of IT requirements and needs of the Department for better cybersecurity, autonomy, and crisis management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43675/25]