243. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to reaffirm Ireland’s opposition to the current Mercosur trade deal in accordance with the Programme for Government; to outline the details of engagement with EU partners in opposing the deal since December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15580/25]
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244. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is considering prohibiting the use of Shannon Airport by the United States military given the recent threats by President Trump to remove Palestinians from Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6082/25]
245. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 39 of 11 February 2025, the actions taken arising from his follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem; and if he will make a …
246. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the commitment in the Programme for Government to “Commission an independent review into the speed and level of passthrough from wholesale prices to retail prices, with an additional assessment of the overall price dynamics and an overall focus on the competitiveness of the Irish economy”; when he expects the revie…
247. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the commitment in the Programme for Government to “Emphasise that low costs for households and businesses are a central tenet in the updated mandate of the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU)”; if he intends to update the mandate of the CRU; what said updates will consist of; to provide a timeline for deli…
248. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the climate action plan for 2025 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15030/25]
249. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the commitment in the Programme for Government to “Ensure a policy is put in place to streamline repowering and life extension of existing onshore wind farms that are nearing end of life”; when he anticipates this policy will be published; the work being done to develop said policy; and if he will make a statement …
250. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the commitment in the Programme for Government to “Fast-Track Offshore Wind Development by prioritising the publication of Designated Maritime Area Plans (DMAPs) and ensure the relevant agencies are sufficiently resourced to accelerate these developments”; the steps he is taking to achieve this; and if he will make…
251. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an exemption could be made for an SEAI warmer homes scheme application (details supplied), in view that the applicant is the spouse of the person in receipt of the qualifying social welfare allowance, which is a requirement in the eligibility criteria of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15050/25]
252. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of an Eircode where there is currently no dwelling; if the presence of an Eircode indicates that a dwelling is permitted there; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15124/25]
253. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the expected connection date of the national broadband plan to a location in County Offaly (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15173/25]
254. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeline for the consultation for the social climate plan which the Government needs to submit to the European Commission by June 2025.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15174/25]
255. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the cost to both Kilkenny County Council and Carlow County Council for the collection and management of illegal dumping in each year from 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15303/25]
256. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the total amount of funding allocated for the development of district heating projects and the conduct of district heating feasibility studies over the past five years, by local authority area and project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15321/25]
257. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department plans to introduce additional funding for local authorities to develop district heating schemes in order to support Ireland’s climate and energy targets; if he will outline any future funding commitments, including potential new schemes or expansions of existing supports; and if he will make a statement o…
258. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position taken at the meeting of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council of 17 March 2025 regarding the decoupling of retail electricity and gas prices; if the Government intends to proceed with decoupling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15357/25]
259. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of the EU Commission's Action Plan for Affordable Energy (details supplied); his views on the proposal to decouple electricity prices from gas prices; his position in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15368/25]
260. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide an update on which information about data centres will be made publicly available pursuant to Article 12(1) of the recast Energy Efficiency Directive, and which information he will allow the data centres to keep concealed as commercially sensitive. [15776/25]
261. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are plans to expand the warmer homes scheme to people who live in a property held in trust; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15818/25]
262. Deputy Jen Cummins asked the Minister for Transport his plans to install an EV charger in Chapelizod. [15683/25]
263. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the progress of the examination of the legal and policy implications of the provisions of the Air Navigation and Transport (Arms Embargo) Bill 2024; if appropriate mechanisms for routine inspections have been established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14985/25]
264. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner permit holders disqualified in 2024 and to date in 2025, by county; the number that surrendered their learner permit to the Road Safety Authority, by county in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14990/25]
265. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport the drivers disqualified in 2024 and to date in 2025, by county; the number that surrendered their licence, by county in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14991/25]
266. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport the number of exemptions granted under Air Navigation (Carriage of Munitions of War, Weapons and Dangerous Goods) Orders 1973 and 1989 to allow for the transport of munitions or weapons of war through Irish sovereign airspace for February 2025, in tabular form, broken down by the applications granted, refused, and cancelled, and category of application; and i…
267. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Transport whether there is a set date on any given month by which the previous months statistics on exemptions granted for the carriage of munitions of war on civil aircraft are published by his Department as part of its monthly publication of these statistics; if he will provide this schedule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14995/25]