Questions

1. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of houses and shops in towns or villages that were identified as being vacant on the occasion of the last census in 2022, by-county, in tabular form. [17943/25]

2. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 1 April 2025, the basis upon which there is a requirement to prioritise those measures which least disturb the functioning of the EU Israel Association agreement, in light of suspension being on the grounds that Israel being in serious and persistent violation of the requirement to respect …

3. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 1 April 2025, if he will outline Ireland's obligations as clarified by the International Court of Justice in its recent advisory opinion on the legal consequences arising from the policies and practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory; and if he will make a statement on the …

4. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update as to whether the Government has contributed, or intends to contribute, to the work of the Montreal Irish Monument Foundation’s plan to create a memorial green space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17842/25]

5. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 130 of 1 April 2025, the length of time it will take him to prepare carefully and consider the full range of issues involved regarding the enaction of legislation giving effect to the rulings of the International Court of Justice regarding the trade of goods and services with illegal Israeli settl…

6. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the State supports an international legal prohibition on autonomous weapons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17677/25]

7. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has engaged with his European counterparts in relation to the EU Mercosur free trade agreement; if so, the outcome of that engagement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17695/25]

8. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to examine the case of a person (details supplied); who having applied for a Passport on 9 January 2025, and despite having no errors identified on the application, has yet to receive his passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17696/25]

9. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will take action at the EU level to defend the rights of LGBTQ+ people in Hungary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17697/25]

10. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline his proposals to support Irish tourism through the work of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17698/25]

11. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that Israel is illegally withholding significant tax revenues from the Palestinian Authority, which it controls as a result of its ongoing illegal occupation; if the Government has raised this issue directly with Israel or at international fora; if the State will press for the release of this revenue to the Pal…

12. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the dates and attendees of all MinMAC meetings in his Department since he took office. [17700/25]

13. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the meetings the special envoy to the United States of America has had since his appointment; the date and locations of meetings; the travel costs incurred as a consequence of these meetings; and the resources available to the envoy from his Department. [17797/25]

14. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will engage with the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Tourism Ireland officials, US Embassy officials and other stakeholders (details supplied) to discuss the possible establishment and to assess the feasibility of creating a US president's trail in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on …

15. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list of the countries which are the primary beneficiaries of Irelands Development Aid Programme, in tabular form; if he is aware of any projects funded by Irish Aid that have been co-funded by US aid; if there are strategies in place to sustain these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […

16. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (ISL) within his Department and its associated public bodies, including details of any ISL strategies that have been developed; and if no ISL strategy has been developed to date, the details of plans his Department has to address this gap in the near fu…

17. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the North Irish Sea Array offshore project; details of any consultation that has taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17843/25]

18. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he aware that the approval for State aid for the RESS is due to expire at the end of 2025; the steps he has taken to extend this into 2026; the measures that have been taken to negotiate approval for another five year period; the way in which he ensure there is no break in State aid for RESS as there have been for schemes previou…

19. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on offshore renewable energy; if there are plans to development more than 900 MW currently planned; if there is sufficient grid capacity to facilitate additional developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17708/25]

20. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the land use review; when he anticipates this will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17709/25]

21. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on floating offshore wind; if he plans to progress any pilot projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17710/25]

22. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures his Department is taking to ensure that there is sufficient land zoned for renewable energy to meet Ireland’s 2030 targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17711/25]

23. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there is a statutory obligation on local authorities or agencies within his remit to carry out noise abatement studies on national secondary routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17772/25]

24. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current plans for climate resilience for Dublin’s coastline, in particular, in the context of rising sea levels affecting Dublin city centre and Dublin Bay communities of Ringsend, Sandymount, Merrion, and Blackrock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17850/25]

25. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if an audit of State-owned buildings has been carried out to ascertain the level of insulation, solar panels, heat pumps and other energy-saving measures have been taken in the past ten years, and planned for in the next five years. [17948/25]