126. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the potential use of liquefied natural gas as an energy source in Ireland; if he envisions the construction of a liquefied natural gas terminal in Ireland in the future; if he intends to ban the use of liquefied natural gas as an energy source in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7038/25]
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127. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will increase the monetary value of PhD stipends (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6839/25]
128. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his awareness or otherwise as to whether An Post has complied with Ministerial authorisations on pension increases, as required under Rule 13 (details supplied). [6894/25]
129. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the delegated authority given to An Post in May 1989 to approve the payment of pension increases to pensioners of the company was withdrawn; the instructions that replaced it; if these are still enforced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6902/25]
130. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department was requested by An Post in 2013 to approve the pensions accord introduced by the company; if not, if the new procedure to control pension costs was an operational matter for An Post and the trustees of the superannuation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6903/25]
131. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the guidelines in place for community engagement when a biomethane plant is proposed in an area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6971/25]
132. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will amend the Climate Action Plan 2025 to ensure that the actions outlined will meet a 51% reduction in emissions by 2030, as required by law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7033/25]
133. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the Liquefied Natural Gas Report previously commissioned by the previous Minister for Environment; Climate and Communications has been finalised; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7034/25]
134. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason Ireland did not submit a new nationally determined contributions to the UN on 10 February 2025, as required under the Paris Agreement; when Ireland will be submitting these nationally determined contributions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7035/25]
135. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to consider reinstating battery grants for solar panels and expanding the solar electricity grant given recent storms and in acknowledgement of the role that solar can play in securing individual energy supplies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7036/25]
136. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to specify the agreed or provisionally agreed auction contracts under ORESS 1 and ORESS 2.1, respectively; the number of successful projects; and the total capacity of successful projects and the percentage share of total successful projects that are wholly or partly owned by ESB and its subsidiaries, in tabular form. [7063/25]
137. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to specify the agreed or provisionally agreed auction contracts under RESS 1, RESS 2, RESS 3 and RESS 4 respectively; the number of successful projects; the total capacity of successful projects; and the percentage share of total successful projects that are wholly or partly owned by ESB and its subsidiaries, in tabular form. [7064…
138. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for the breakdown of the funding provided for community energy grants in 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7065/25]
139. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment; Climate and Communications for the breakdown of the funding provided for domestic solar photovoltaic systems in 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7066/25]
140. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for a breakdown of the funding provided for community solar photovoltaic systems in 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7067/25]
141. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the containers returned via the deposit return scheme are being recycled in Ireland; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7069/25]
142. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the facility in which the containers returned via the deposit return scheme are being recycled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7070/25]
143. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the value of unclaimed deposits from the first year of the deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7071/25]
144. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there was a tender process for the collection of the containers returned via the deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7072/25]
145. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to examine the issue of exclusive broadcasting rights for major sporting events in Ireland, particularly a UK-based provider (details supplied) that holds a dominant position in the Irish market, leading to limited competition, no direct VAT contribution, and increased costs for the hospitality sector; and if he will explore…
146. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the amount of unspent defence budget returned to the Exchequer for the years 1989 to 2024, in tabular form. [6821/25]
147. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his approach to the use of artificial intelligence by the Defence Forces and its use generally in international conflicts. [6889/25]
148. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has reviewed the global study The Military Balance 2025 conducted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies which reveals Ireland is at the bottom of the European table of 38 countries for defence spend as a percentage of GDP; if he has carried out any assessment of our spend as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) given t…
149. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport the actions his Department is taking to address the misuse of E-scooters, specifically actions taken to address speeding, driving on footpaths and dangerous behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6869/25]
150. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on each of the projects funded under the 2024 active travel scheme within the Fingal County Council area; and if he will provide a list of the projects to be shared, in tabular form. [6849/25]