Questions

1. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the Irish Government was consulted, through the Foreign Affairs Council or otherwise, in advance of the High Representative of the European Union on Foreign Affairs and Security Policy issuing a joint statement with the so-called "E3" group of Foreign Ministers from France, Germany and the United Kingdom on 18 June 2025;…

2. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Irish Government is satisfied for the High Commissioner to consult only with the largest EU member states of Germany and France, and with a non-EU state like the United Kingdom, and not with the Irish Government, when articulating foreign policy positions on behalf of the European Union; or if it is of the view that the t…

3. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to the statement of European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas, of June 18 2025 (details supplied), whether he has appraised the High Representative that Iran was involved in negotiations regarding its civilian nuclear programme at the time it was attacked by Israel; if he is concerned that the High Rep…

4. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of defence attachés accredited to Ireland, both resident and non-resident; when defence attachés were first accredited to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34690/25]

5. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contents of the official acknowledgement by the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations in response to the concerns he raised relating to Israel shooting at Irish soldiers in Lebanon; if Israel has accepted responsibility or apologised for this attack; and if not, the steps he will take to ensure Israel does accept…

6. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it is the view of the Government that representations by the President of the European Commission regarding the European Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy in her engagement with war crimes suspect Benjamin Netanyahu and at the most recent meeting of the G7 are consistent with positions agreed by the Government at the…

7. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it is the view of the Government that the engagement by the President of the European Commission in speaking with Benjamin Netanyahu on 15 June 2025 is consistent with the long-standing commitment he reiterated in response to Parliamentary Question No. 201 of 19 June 2025 by the EU and its Member States to avoid non-essential…

8. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will give consideration to opening a new Irish Consulate General office in the Bahamas. [34721/25]

9. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the names of companies his Department has contracts with for transferring of furniture, artwork and so on, from embassies of Ireland and consulate general building worldwide, in tabular form. [34722/25]

10. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures he will implement to ensure adequate safety measures are in place in relation to the development of battery energy storage systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34560/25]

11. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of what stage the tendering process is at for an installation company to carry out installation works on behalf of a supplier (details supplied) under the SEAI Medically Vulnerable Solar PV System; the duration expected for the tendering process; when customers of said company can expect installations to commence; and if…

12. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether Inland Fisheries Ireland has set a cap on the number of recreational salmon angling licences on the River Blackwater; and if not, whether consideration will be given to introducing one. [34838/25]

13. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will urgently address the long delays, currently over two years, in SEAI grant processing times in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34882/25]

14. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the board and or senior management team of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has given notice to Departmental officials that the Cong Salmon Hatchery in County Galway will cease operations imminently, considering that IFI operates under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34944/25]

15. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if, further to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 19 March 2025, he will set out the steps that have been taken to date to implement the Programme for Government to introduce a new management system for the Curragh Plains; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34604/25]

16. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if, having regard to the expeditious manner in which he and his Department dispersed earlier encampments this year on the Curragh Plains, his Department will move with equal alacrity to seek the removal of the current very large illegal encampment now relocated to the Rathbride Road, including a number of vehicles, caravans, and campervans with F…

17. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total cost incurred by his Department from 2020 in clean-ups of the Curagh Plains following illegal encampments; any legal costs incurred; for an indication of the man hours required to deal with the situation on the part of employees of the Department of Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34606/25]

18. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if, in light of the recognised importance of An Garda Síochána's police liaison officer network in embassies abroad, particularly in recent high-profile extradition operations, he is convinced that a similar network of military attachés in embassies of Ireland abroad would be beneficial for the State's security and defence partnerships; and if he will ma…

19. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the 2015 White Paper on Defence proposal to explore the creation of a military attaché network, a proposal which was recommended for urgent introduction by the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34688/25]

20. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the reason it has taken his Department ten years to explore the creation of the military attaché network, while other Departments and agencies have significantly increased their global presence in embassies of Ireland abroad in the same timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34689/25]

21. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if consideration is being given to the acquisition or long-term leasing of a dedicated strategic or tactical airlift capability for the Defence Forces, either independently or in partnership with other EU member states; if such consideration includes the C-130 Hercules or the Airbus A400M, or participation in multinational initiatives such as the Eu…

22. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport whether a person (details supplied) can be granted a driving licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34559/25]

23. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the concerns of commuters using Bus Éireann services on the Cavan-Dublin route in relation to the excessive increase in fares effective from 16 June 2025; if he will ensure that these fares are reviewed and reduced by the National Transport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34578/25]

24. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to date for each phase of the Waterford to Glenmore road scheme; the amount of funding drawn down to date; and the amount of funding not drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34588/25]

25. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to date for each phase of the Kilkenny northern ring road extension; the amount of funding drawn down to date; the amount of funding not drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34589/25]