281. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to state whether any review or audit has been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness, redundancy, and administrative costs of state funding for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) under the aegis of his Department; if such a review has not yet been conducted, to request a detailed timeline and plan for implementing a comprehensiv…
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282. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a summary of any specific steps taken to streamline non-governmental organisations under the aegis of his Department, eliminate redundancies, and prevent the duplication of services where organisations may be competing for similar grants or operating in the same areas with little coordination (details supplied). [23924/25…
283. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the total administrative costs associated with non-governmental organisations under the aegis of his Department, including the overhead costs related to compliance, reporting, and auditing requirements; and to compare these costs to the overall financial aid allocated to the organisations, identifying whether the administ…
284. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a full and detailed explanation of how his Department monitors and ensures transparency in the use of public funds by non-governmental organisations under his aegis. (details supplied). [23960/25]
285. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will ensure that the processing of a passport for a person (details supplied) will be processed urgently by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24218/25]
286. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will expedite a passport application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24223/25]
287. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of WTE housekeepers/executive assistants working in each Irish Embassy and Consulate General Office, as of 5 May 2025, by gender, in tabular form. [24285/25]
288. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he plans to invite the Governor of Washington to Ireland for a bilateral meeting. [24286/25]
289. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to list all international treaties to which the State has been a party from 1 January 2020 to date in 2025; to specify which of these treaties, if any, have been the subject of debates or scrutiny in either Dáil Éireann or the Oireachtas committees as to their contents, to which the Minister has contributed; and if he will make a st…
290. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland’s views on Ukraine’s path to European Union membership; the role it will play as part of Ireland’s EU Presidency in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24497/25]
291. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views as to closer European Union engagement with the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24498/25]
292. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has reversed previous Governments’ policy which banned fracked gas in Ireland; if it is now Government policy to allow the importation and use of fracked gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23169/25]
293. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide figures on the uptake of the low-cost loan scheme since it was rolled out in 2024, broken down by quarter, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23194/25]
294. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide updated figures on the installation of heat pumps in retrofitted homes, from 2021 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23195/25]
295. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide updated figures on the installation of solar panels in homes, new and retrofitted, from 2021 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23196/25]
296. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide updated figures on the homes retrofitted to B2 or above, from 2021 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23197/25]
297. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the scientific expertise his Department has access to for assessing environmental and climate claims; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23206/25]
298. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the work of his Department’s exploration and mining division; the way in which he ensures that exploration and mining projects in Ireland are consistent with climate and environmental goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23207/25]
299. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide and update on the work of his Department’s petroleum affairs division; the way in which he ensures that oil and gas exploitation in Ireland is consistent with climate and environmental goals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23208/25]
300. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has met with representatives from unions (details supplied) to discuss the sale of Bord na Móna recycling recently; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23212/25]
301. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans for delivering a new national cybersecurity strategy in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23227/25]
302. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the specific measures taken in his Departmental offices and operations in reducing energy usage and to assist in Ireland meeting our climate targets for 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23318/25]
303. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the implementation of the Waste Management (Use of CCTV in Waste Enforcement) Regulations 2023, and if he will outline how his Department is supporting local authorities to deploy CCTV effectively for the detection and prevention of illegal dumping in both urban and rural areas. [23382/25…
304. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will confirm the number of local authorities currently using CCTV under the provisions of section 20 of the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022; if he will set out how his Department is ensuring that all such use is in line with data protection law; and if he will outline the role of CCTV as a t…
305. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will detail what funding and technical support is being provided to local authorities to ensure compliance with the Waste Management (Use of CCTV in Waste Enforcement) Regulations 2023; if he will outline plans to expand or review these powers in light of ongoing challenges in rural areas; and if he will make a st…