115. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Taoiseach if all participants in the Covid inquiry are being directed to the Protected Disclosures Commissioner. [5703/25]
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116. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Taoiseach the gender breakdown of his Department in respect of principal officers, assistant secretaries and secretaries general, respectively. [5861/25]
117. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach to provide details of the empty buildings, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain empty; and the physical status of each building, in tabular form. [6239/25]
118. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach to provide details of undeveloped sites, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain undeveloped; and the reason for the lack of development, in tabular form. [6256/25]
119. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Taoiseach the date on which the Spring legislative programme will be approved and published. [6320/25]
120. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Taoiseach if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within his Department in 2024 and to date in 2025; if any section of his Department currently makes use of artificial intelligence; if he will outline the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; if he has consulted with any consultancy firms in respect of the use …
121. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs whether there is a planned mechanism to maintain Irish neutrality in the absence of the triple lock protection; if he will provide details on that mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6400/25]
122. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport renewals made in January 2025; and to provide the corresponding figures for January 2023 and January 2024, in tabular form. [5473/25]
123. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagements his Department has had with the government of Mexico in the past 12 months. [5474/25]
124. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department received funding support for projects of any kind from the United States of America International Development for the period 2016 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5649/25]
125. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the progress to date in Ireland securing access to the US E3 visa programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5733/25]
126. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs his assessment of the actions taken by the present United States administration to put sanctions on the International Criminal Court and it’s members; the nature of Ireland’s part in this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5771/25]
127. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the gender breakdown of his Department in respect of principal officers, assistant secretaries and secretaries general, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5853/25]
128. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of passport books and cards that were issued to Kilkenny applicants in 2024; how many are expected to issue in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5917/25]
129. Deputy John Brady asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if a passport application (details supplied) can be expedited as the applicant’s travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5988/25]
130. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he is aware of forced evictions by the Cambodian government at the Angkor Wat complex; if Ireland’s UNESCO ambassador has discussed the matter; the Government’s position on such evictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6132/25]
131. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide details of the empty buildings, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain empty; and the physical status of each building, in tabular form. [6231/25]
132. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide details of undeveloped sites, by county, in his Department’s portfolio; the value of the property; the length of time they have lain undeveloped; and the reason for the lack of development, in tabular form. [6249/25]
133. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 23 of 27 June 2024, if he and his Department have undertaken any acts of investigation or enquiry to establish if the Holy See is in the possession of the crown of Brian Boru, former High King of Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6329/25]
134. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within his Department in 2024 and to date in 2025; if any section of his Department currently makes use of artificial intelligence; if he will outline the purposes it is utilised for and costs associated with same; if he has consulted with any consulta…
135. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason for the delay in the publication of the National Heat Policy Statement 2025; when he expects it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5490/25]
136. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the Climate Action Plan 2025 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5491/25]
137. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the Heat (Networks and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5493/25]
138. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures he is taking to ensure that data centres are regulated, ensuring that they are aligned with our climate goals. [5494/25]
139. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the process for granting a mining license; to detail the number and location of mining licenses currently active; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5509/25]