Questions

1. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Taoiseach cad é líon foirne a Roinne agus cé mhéad díobh sin atá inniúlach sa Ghaeilge; agus cad iad na bearta atá á ndéanamh aige agus ag a Roinn chun an céatadán Gaeilgeoirí sin a ardú. [9986/25]

2. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den an Tánaiste agus Aire Gnóthaí Eachtracha cad é líon foirne a Roinne agus cé mhéad díobh sin atá inniúlach sa Ghaeilge; agus cad iad na bearta atá á ndéanamh aige agus ag a Roinn chun an céatadán Gaeilgeoirí sin a ardú. [9984/25]

3. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to detail any EU legislation required to be transposed into Irish law and awaiting referral to an Oireachtas committee from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10220/25]

4. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the report on liquefied natural gas, commissioned by the previous Minister, will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9904/25]

5. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will engage with colleagues and the Commission for Regulation of Utilities to review and potentially revise the existing policy framework to ensure that any future data centre developments provide clear and proportional benefits to the country. [9927/25]

6. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Aire Comhshaoil, Aeráide agus Cumarsáide cad é líon foirne a Roinne agus cé mhéad díobh sin atá inniúlach sa Ghaeilge; agus cad iad na bearta atá á ndéanamh aige agus ag a Roinn chun an céatadán Gaeilgeoirí sin a ardú. [9964/25]

7. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the solar PV for the medically vulnerable scheme; if he intends to continue this scheme to benefit new households on the medical priority register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10066/25]

8. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications in the wake of storm Éowyn, his plans to engage in the upgrade and strengthening of electricity infrastructure across the country, in particularly in isolated rural areas which tend to have older, weakened infrastructure, leaving these areas adversely affected during periods of poor weather; and if he will make a statement on th…

9. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to detail any EU legislation required to be transposed into Irish law and awaiting referral to an Oireachtas committee from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10225/25]

10. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for a detailed breakdown of costings for the way in which the Defence Forces can get from level of ambition 2 to level of ambition 3, which he referred to in a Dáil debate on 26 February 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9874/25]

11. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the unit in his Department which he has tasked with providing a detailed breakdown of costings for the way in which the Defence Forces can get from LOA2 to LOA3 which he referred to in a Dáil debate on 26 February 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9875/25]

12. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence when he intends to publish the heads of the Defence (Amendment) (No.2) Bill; if he will provide an outline of the issues he intends to address in the Bill; what consultations he intends to hold and if he will provide for pre-legislative scrutiny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9905/25]

13. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of proposed peacekeeping missions involving the deployment of Defence Forces personnel that have been vetoed by a vote of the United Nations Security Council in the years 2001 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9906/25]

14. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of proposed peacekeeping missions involving the deployment of Defence Forces personnel that have been vetoed by a vote including a vote from the United States on the United Nations Security Council in the years 2001 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9907/25]

15. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of proposed peacekeeping missions involving the deployment of Defence Forces personnel that have been vetoed by a vote including a vote from the Russian Federation on the United Nations Security Council in the years 2001 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9908/25]

16. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of proposed peacekeeping missions involving the deployment of Defence Forces personnel that have been vetoed by a vote including a vote from China on the United Nations Security Council in the years 2001 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9909/25]

17. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of proposed peacekeeping missions involving the deployment of Defence Forces personnel that have been vetoed by a vote including a vote from the United Kingdom on the United Nations Security Council in the years 2001 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9910/25]

18. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of proposed peacekeeping missions involving the deployment of Defence Forces personnel that have been vetoed by a vote including a vote from France on the United Nations Security Council in the years 2001 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9911/25]

19. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den an Tánaiste agus Aire Cosanta cad é líon foirne a Roinne agus cé mhéad díobh sin atá inniúlach sa Ghaeilge; agus cad iad na bearta atá á ndéanamh aige agus ag a Roinn chun an céatadán Gaeilgeoirí sin a ardú. [9963/25]

20. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport to examine whether people with disabilities are being adequately represented on the board of management of State transport companies, disability advocates are still concerned that these regulations are still not being enforced and therefore many companies are breaking the rules which clearly state that people with disabilities must be fairly represented. [101…

21. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Transport when the contract agreed between the State and a company (details supplied) in relation to the operation and maintenance of the Fermoy and Rathcormac bypass, and the associated toll plazas at Condonstown, Watergrasshill and Ballyoran Fermoy, is due to expire; if there is a buy out or release clause for the State in that contract before it is due to expire; an…

22. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Transport whether staff employed in a semi-State body (details supplied) have the option to work until the age of 70; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9892/25]

23. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the contents of a report from a company (details supplied) to the Dublin Airport Authority April 2024 on the possibility of re-designing flight paths from the north runway Dublin Airport [9900/25]

24. Deputy Gillian Toole asked the Minister for Transport when the National Transport Authority will allocate funding for a link bus from Ratoath County Meath to the M3 Parkway train station, thereby reducing commuter carbon emissions and improving commuter quality of life. [9901/25]

25. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh den Minister for Transport cad é líon foirne a Roinne agus cé mhéad díobh sin atá inniúlach sa Ghaeilge; agus cad iad na bearta atá á ndéanamh aige agus ag a Roinn chun an céatadán Gaeilgeoirí sin a ardú. [9970/25]