1. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach if he has had any recent engagement with church leaders; if structures are in place to facilitate Church and State dialogue. [26078/25]
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2. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the funeral of Pope Francis. [26079/25]
3. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Taoiseach if he has had discussions with the papal nuncio recently. [26080/25]
4. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he plans to provide places for parents and carers to be represented on the Department of An Taoiseach Disability Unit [26142/25]
5. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline how he is honouring his commitment to defend the interests of farmers by opposing the EU Mercosur deal in its current form. [26156/25]
6. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the situation in India/Pakistan. [26267/25]
7. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the making of any legacy deal with the UK government that would undermine the calls for a public inquiry into the murder of a person (details supplied). [26268/25]
8. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding whether a national security veto in any reformed Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (details supplied) will command the confidence of victims and survivors in such a body dealing with the legacy of the Troubles; and how the policy of the Government is being pressed. [26269/25]
9. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the countries and cities where Ireland currently maintains an embassy or consulate; the countries under consideration for future Irish embassies or consulates as part of Ireland’s expanded diplomatic engagement, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26296/25]
10. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the reported expulsion of two Irish nationals (details supplied) from Germany in connection with their participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations; if he has raised any concerns with his German counterparts regarding the protection of free speech and the rights of Irish citizens within the European Union; and…
11. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the establishment of a data centre in a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26339/25]
12. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the proliferation of fires occurring in waste collection vehicles due to the presence of combustible lithium batteries within vaping devices, igniting in trucks while in transit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26098/25]
13. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of villages and townlands in Tipperary still awaiting the roll out highspeed broadband; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26130/25]
14. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the roll out of highspeed broadband in the village of Rathcabbin, County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26131/25]
15. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware that night storage heating meter are not entitled to a smart meter; if he is aware this is therefore preventing them from installing solar AV; the number of people this has impacted; the measures he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26206/25]
16. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the social climate action plan, which is due to be published by June 2025, will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26228/25]
17. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the national building renovation plan, which is due by the end of 2025, will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26229/25]
18. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether the Government is on track to meeting retrofitting targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26232/25]
19. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the Energy Poverty Action Plan will be published; the reason it was not published when it was due in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26234/25]
20. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to outline the number of islanded data centres contracted to connect to the gas network; the number connected to the gas network of those contracted; the number awaiting connection to the gas network of those contracted; and the number of formal enquiries that have been received but which are not contracted, for each category, …
21. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are statutory planning guidelines for the construction of anaerobic digestors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26280/25]
22. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are mandatory set-back distances from houses for anaerobic digestors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26281/25]
23. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence whether he has ruled out acquiring Israeli-built Spike anti-tank guided missiles for use on the recently purchased Airbus H145M helicopters. [26106/25]
24. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport to urgently address the unacceptable average waiting time for a driver test appointment of 27 weeks (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26099/25]
25. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Transport his views on the delay in analysing wildlife surveys carried out during the construction of greenways, given that some were not analysed until 1.5 years after the survey took place. [26155/25]