254. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he plans to initiate a robust public consultation on the development of Ireland’s social climate plan; if he will guarantee that this consultation is held in good time to allow for meaningful and inclusive public input ahead of the 30 June 2025 deadline for submission to the European Commission; if the consultation w…
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255. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has any vacant or derelict buildings in Dublin-Rathdown; to provide the addresses of these buildings and details on the length of time they have been derelict, in tabular form; and his plans to bring any vacant or derelict buildings back into use. [17476/25]
256. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the transition to renewable heat; if he has considered measures to increase the use of biofuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17514/25]
257. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on energy security; what the Government means when it describes a ‘State-backed’ LNG facility; if this will have a commercial element; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17515/25]
258. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the implementation of the national biomethane strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17523/25]
259. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has been in communication with the Department of Social Protection as part of the interdepartmental working group tasked with assessing the impact of a new, non-binary category of gender on existing legislation; when he is planning the next meeting with the representatives from the Department of Social Protection…
260. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position regarding any further initiatives proposed by his Department to increase the support for offshore wind infrastructure in coastal communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17581/25]
261. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by his Department and organisations under the aegis of his Department since 1 January 2020; the total project cost of projects in excess of €1,000,000, or of any other capital projects below this that have come to his Department's attention for reaso…
262. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the Jadotville community were invited to make submissions when drafting the terms of reference for the tribunal in relation to examining the way in which complaints were made since 1983; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16766/25]
263. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will expedite a decision in relation to the 62 residential units under the control of his Department in County Kildare, with a view to refurbishment and reuse of the properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16926/25]
264. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of new recruits admitted to the Defence Forces for each of the past five years, by gender; and the number admitted from each county, for each of the past five years, in tabular form [17024/25]
265. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of visitors to the museum on the Curragh Camp for each of the past five years; and the cost of operating the museum on the Curragh Camp, for each of the past five years, in tabular form. [17025/25]
266. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he is satisfied with the number of visitors to the Curragh Camp Museum; the signage in relation to the museum; the overall presentation of the site and museum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17026/25]
267. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the criteria for a person to be inducted as a member of the Irish Defence Forces legal services club. [17042/25]
268. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide a list with the job titles and salaries of all Ministerial staff, and Department private secretaries. [17050/25]
269. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to clarify that a UN General Assembly resolution may authorise the deployment of Irish troops overseas under the Defence (Amendment) Act 2006; that such authorisation would not be subject to a UN Security Council veto or require changes to the triple lock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17135/25]
270. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to report on his Department's work to encourage female participation and recruitment in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17305/25]
271. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to report on the current gender balance of all serving members of the Defence Forces in percentage form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17306/25]
272. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department has any vacant or derelict buildings in Dublin-Rathdown; to provide the addresses of these buildings and details on the length of time they have been derelict, in tabular form; and his plans to bring any vacant or derelict buildings back into use. [17473/25]
273. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has been in communication with the Department for Social Protection as part of the interdepartmental working group tasked with assessing the impact of a new, non-binary, category of gender on existing legislation; when he is planning the next meeting with the representatives from the Department for Social Protection to investigate legi…
274. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport the number of Irish Rail workers (apart from gatekeepers) that are working for Irish Rail after the age of 66; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16544/25]
275. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport if all Irish Rail workers have the right to choose to work until the age of 70; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16545/25]
276. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons currently waiting for driving tests across each test centre in Tipperary, in tabular form. [16611/25]
277. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport when the new Adare bypass road will be fully open. [16614/25]
278. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport when the new restored Foynes-to-Limerick rail line will be open. [16615/25]