Questions

201. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government was asked, through the Foreign Affairs Council or otherwise, to approve any engagement between the President of the European Commission and persons wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court; and if President Ursula Von Der Leyen was representing the Government’s position when she engaged with …

202. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government is aware of any occasions since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu on which he was granted entry to land or airspace of a member state of the European Union; and if the Government has issued any protest, through the Foreign Affairs Council or otherwise, at the ref…

203. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total amount of money which the State has provided to the UNFPA from 2024 to date. [33452/25]

204. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of all diplomatic démarches received by the Government from other states over each of the past five years, including the period from January 2025 to date, in tabular form, to include the state issuing the démarche; the date on which the démarche was received; a brief summary of the content of the démarche; …

205. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of all diplomatic démarches issued by the Government to other states over each of the past five years, in tabular form, including the period from January 2025 to date, to include the state to which the démarche was issued; the date on which it was issued; a brief summary of the content of the démarche; whet…

206. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of people working full-time and part-time in his Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33502/25]

207. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether local authorities have the legal authority to request proof of lawful waste disposal by residents in the form of receipts or bank statements, particularly in cases where there is no evidence of public or private bin service usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33242/25]

208. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there are statutory planning guidelines for the construction of anaerobic digestors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33275/25]

209. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update of all the actions in the energy security review, broken down by action; the breakdown of completed actions, of actions still in progress, and those that have yet to commence; and the breakdown of estimated timeline for delivery of each action, in tabular form. [33356/25]

210. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 10 June 2025, to provide a breakdown of the revenue generated from the temporary solidarity contribution that was used to support measures for final energy customers, introduced in Budgets 2024 and 2025. [33493/25]

211. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of people working full-time and part-time in his Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33496/25]

212. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update and timeline regarding the Naval Reserve’s plan to launch four new vessels for harbour protection; the reasons for the delays; and the revised total projected cost for the completion of the full project. [33267/25]

213. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if there are any recent requests by the UN DPO for explosive ordnance removal units; the units that are currently deployed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33435/25]

214. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the Volunteer and Equipment Management System (VEMS) of Civil Defence; how effective this system is in terms of having timely and up to date information about the recruitment, training and deployment of volunteers; the steps that are taken to ensure optimum delivery and resourcing of VEMS for the benefit of volunteers as well as of…

215. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of people working full-time and part-time in his Department and bodies under the aegis of the Department in roles that are fully on-site, hybrid, or fully remote from 2022 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33498/25]

216. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport if he will investigate two recent power line failures (details supplied) which caused significant disruption to the DART services and many commuters during peak rush hour travel; if he will accept and consider the modernisation of DART infrastructure, especially power systems, investment in contingency measures and intermodal planning to protect commut…

217. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if a trolley service will be provided for the Mallow-to-Tralee train service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33253/25]

218. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the reason for the delay in a licence being exchanged (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33283/25]

219. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the reason there is a freeze on commercial driving tests for trucks and busses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33284/25]

220. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport to confirm when the new stations under the expanded commuter rail programme for Cork, such as Blackpool, Blarney, Monard and Tivoli are due to be constructed; if there is a confirmed timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33293/25]

221. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to extend the wheelchair accessible vehicle taxi grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33334/25]

222. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to outline the funding that was allocated to the EV grant scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2025; the number of grants that were awarded; the number of grants that were drawn down; the number of grants that were provided to vehicles over €40,000; the number of grants that were provided to vehicles over €45,000; the number of grants that were provided to vehicles …

223. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Transport to ask TII the materials went into the road surface in the area for one kilometre either side of junction 27 in Birdhill on the M7. [33375/25]

224. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to outline the Irish Aviation Authority’s role in enforcing consumer protection for airline passengers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33378/25]

225. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on a driving licence exchange (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33425/25]