151. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount of uptake of the non-domestic microgen grant scheme for electricity used on farms to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54205/25]
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152. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the measures Ireland has in place in the event of a drone attack being launched in Irish air space by another State or third party; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54061/25]
153. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the number of drone detections recorded since the installation of anti-drone technology at Dublin Airport in July 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53952/25]
154. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the number of occasions on which Dublin Airport has had to suspend operations due to drone sightings since the system became operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53953/25]
155. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if anti-drone technology been installed at other Irish airports such as Cork, Shannon, Knock or Belfast; if so, to provide details of the locations and operational status; if not, the timeline for the roll-out of anti-drone systems at other airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53954/25]
156. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the number of individuals that have been prosecuted for flying drones within restricted zones around Dublin, Cork, Shannon and Knock airports since 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53955/25]
157. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if further legislative changes are being considered to strengthen enforcement around drone activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53956/25]
158. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if anyone has been prosecuted for breaching laws of flying drones near Dublin, Shannon and Knock airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53957/25]
159. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the specific measures the IAA is taking to prevent drone incursions at airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53958/25]
160. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if the IAA is involved in real-time monitoring or enforcement regarding drone activity; the way in which it is coordinating with An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53959/25]
161. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the annual running cost of the anti-drone system currently in place at Dublin Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53960/25]
162. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the number of staff employed or trained to operate the anti-drone system currently in place at Dublin Airport; whether these roles are managed by the DAA or another agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53961/25]
163. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if a licence exchange can be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53976/25]
164. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the contingency plans that are in place to prevent similar incidents in Ireland, in light of recent drone-related hybrid attacks on airports in Denmark; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53977/25]
165. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has conducted any risk assessments or simulations to test Ireland’s airport resilience against coordinated drone incursions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53978/25]
166. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if a designated state agency will be tasked with overseeing counter-drone operations nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53979/25]
167. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if Irish Rail will install anti slip grip on the steps leading down to platforms 1, 2 and 3 at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53994/25]
168. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the additional buses that would be needed to increase the frequency to every 20 minutes on Mondays to Fridays and to every 30 minutes on the weekends for Dublin Bus route number 6 from Abbey Street towards Howth Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53995/25]
169. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 108 of 28 May 2025, if he can provide an update as to how the principles and parameters of the new scheme are being progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53997/25]
170. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with Bus Éireann to address the limited public transport provision serving Cloyne, County Cork; if consideration will be given to extending the Ballinacurra service to loop through Cloyne, particularly given the town’s growing population and new housing developments; if he will further examine how enhanced bus links to Cloyne could facilitate …
171. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport if he will engage with Bus Éireann and the National Transport Authority to address the limited public transport provision serving towns and rural areas in east Cork, including Cloyne, Ballycotton, Ladysbridge, Garryvoe, Shanagarry and their surrounding hinterlands; if consideration will be given to extending existing services, such as those from Ballinacurra, t…
172. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will review options for a limited no fault compensation scheme for public transport passengers injured in accidents where no negligence is found, as highlighted in a court case (details supplied) to ensure medical and rehabilitation costs are not left uncovered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54006/25]
173. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of challenges that public service bus companies are experiencing with regarding to the international recruitment of bus drivers and bus mechanics due to changes in visa requirements; if he has he raised these challenges with other Government Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54091/25]
174. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport for an update on progress on each of the 12 spine routes for BusConnects in Dublin, indicating where each are in the planning process; which are in a judicial review process, and at what stage that judicial review process is at; if any have been tendered yet; if any are close to tender; an indication of the order in which these 12 routes will be built over…
175. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport regarding search and rescue services in an area (details supplied), if consultation with the local community occurred before the service was moved to the location; what, if any, noise abatement or flight path restrictions are in place for the protection of residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54126/25]