149. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures being taken to ensure 5GW of offshore renewable energy capacity is in place by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30258/25]
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150. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will instruct his Department to revise the Climate Action Plan 2025 in light of the EPA's report on 28 May 2025; if not, the reason not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30066/25]
151. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will address the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent analysis outlining Ireland’s declining progress on greenhouse gas emissions targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30265/25]
152. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will outline the meetings he has had and briefings received in respect of the North-South Interconnector. [30329/25]
153. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide an update on how carbon tax revenue has been spent for 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30082/25]
154. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the contingency plans the State has in place to deal with widespread power outages similar to those experienced on mainland Europe. [22229/25]
155. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 55 of 10 April 2025, to provide an update on his Department’s involvement in the accelerating renewable electricity taskforce and the development of an associated policy framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30266/25]
156. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline his assessment of the public consultation response notice for community benefit funds under the renewable electricity support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30318/25]
157. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has had engagement with Government colleagues regarding the need to embed skills for a circular economy such as design, repair and refurbishment in national skills strategies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30072/25]
158. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the current status of legislative and regulatory measures aimed at enabling private wire connections between renewable energy generators and end-users; if he will detail any interdepartmental workstreams or stakeholder consultations that have taken place since the last update to Dail Éireann; the indicative timeline for implementati…
159. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on his Department's efforts to fulfil the Programme for Government commitments to target dumping blackspots and use tools like CCTV and drones to monitor dumping hotspots to catch and penalise offenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30323/25]
160. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to implement a whole-of-Government strategy to fully integrate the sustainable development goals into national policies and initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30264/25]
161. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the actions his Department is undertaking to address the energy price increases that Irish households are facing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30220/25]
162. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he is taking to progress onshore and offshore renewables; if he expects that Ireland’s 2030 targets will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30273/25]
163. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps being taken to achieve the national target reduction of greenhouse gas emissions of 51% in light of the finding of the EPA that Ireland is projected to achieve only a reduction of up to 23% in total greenhouse gas emissions by 2030; the analysis undertaken to establish the value of potential financial penalties for fai…
164. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment how his Department is coordinating climate action across all Government Departments to ensure Ireland meets its emissions targets under the Climate Action Plan and legally binding carbon budgets. [30319/25]
165. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Taoiseach the total number of overseas visitors/tourists to the island of Ireland; and if this is not possible, the total number of overseas visitors/tourists to the State in 2022, 2023 and 2024. [28864/25]
166. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Taoiseach if he will outline the membership of the child poverty unit within his Department; and if he will provide an update on its work. [29099/25]
167. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to establish a revitalisation taskforce for Cork city; to provide the membership of the taskforce and its remit; and the remuneration scales, if any, that are proposed for the taskforce membership. [29200/25]
168. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the dates and attendees of all meetings of the Cabinet Committee on Housing since he took office, in tabular form. [29739/25]
169. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Taoiseach the dates and attendees of all meetings of the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure since he took office, in tabular form. [29744/25]
170. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of any further meetings held between his Department with the US-based Strategic Economic Advisory Panel of business leaders since the first meeting during his visit to Washington DC in March 2025. [28955/25]
171. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of any further meetings held in April and May between his Department with the US-based Strategic Economic Advisory Panel of business leaders. [28956/25]
172. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken with the new Canadian Prime Minister. [28973/25]
173. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to review the requirement for widowed parents to provide a sole guardianship affidavit for passport renewals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29095/25]