51. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment who will conduct the analysis of market coverage ahead of a final decision on the 400GWh threshold in the Renewable Heat Obligation Bill 2025; the timeline for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55887/25]
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52. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding ringfenced for Just Transition as part of Budget 2026; under which subheads these allocation(s) appear; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55890/25]
53. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of how the “€500 million to fund projects/programmes that support climate mitigation and renewable energy development” will be allocated, as per Budget 2026; which projects specifically it will fund; how much will be allocated to each specific project, and in total, for 2026, in tabular form; under which subheads it w…
54. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline how the commitment in Budget 2026 to leverage “the €3.5 billion equity into semi-state energy companies to boost electricity supply and make the network more sustainable and resilient” will be achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55892/25]
55. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment Communications the reason the figures for the Ministerial Vote Group Gross Voted Capital Expenditure were based on the revised 2025 allocations subheads (details supplied); the reason he chose to present the information in this way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55898/25]
56. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if his Department is using agentic AI in the delivery of its services or operations; if it is considering the use of agentic AI, and in what contexts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55694/25]
57. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the capital expenditure on Columb Barracks, Mullingar by his Department in 2024 and to date in 2025. [55780/25]
58. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the total expenditure by his Department for Columb Barracks, Mullingar, excluding capital; and a breakdown of the expenditure. [55781/25]
59. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will raise at upcoming meetings of the EU Energy Council the issue of EU anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on US-origin hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO); his assessment of the implications of these measures for our renewable fuel supply, pricing and security of supply; and how this aligns with the Programme for Government commitments to continue with the…
60. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to capacity issues on a bus route (details supplied); the actions he will take to work with the NTA to address these concerns and improve this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55712/25]
61. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number of EV grants awarded, by county; the average vehicle value; and the average award value, in each of the years 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [56252/25]
62. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of the number of EV grants per county; and the average value in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [56251/25]
63. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if his Department, along with Irish Rail, would carry out a feasibility study to assess whether there is a need for trains every half hour from Cork to Heuston in extremely busy times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55554/25]
64. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the amount Irish Rail has spent on the use of buses from Mallow to Cork Kent Station since the beginning of this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55555/25]
65. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if a company (details supplied) has all of the parking contracts in the Irish Rail car parks across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55556/25]
66. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the cost of the contract for monitoring of Irish Rail car parks, broken down for each car park; who has each contract; the tendering process for all car park monitoring contracts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55557/25]
67. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Cork-Limerick N/20 motorway project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55558/25]
68. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of establishing a new shared mobility hub; the total funding provided in 2025 and to be provided in 2026 to support the roll-out of shared mobility hub; and the number of hubs expected to be in place by the end of 2026. [55593/25]
69. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the total funding in 2025 and to be provided in 2026, for grants support for ZE vehicle take-up by households and businesses. [55594/25]
70. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the total funding in 2025 and to be provided in 2026, for the provision of e-bikes in urban centres around Ireland; and to list the urban centres where NTA-supported e-bikes are expected to be in place by the end of 2026. [55595/25]
71. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the total funding in 2025 and to be provided in 2026, for roll-out of a nationwide EV charging network; and the progress in meeting EU targets for public EV charge points. [55596/25]
72. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the preferred locations for the 90 new EV recharging hubs and 192 new fast (100kW+) recharging points announced as part of Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55598/25]
73. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to allocate funding to expand free travel for children under nine years to commercial bus operators under the 2026 PSO funding allocation of €940 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55599/25]
74. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to increase public transport fares in 2026. [55600/25]
75. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if he will extend the availability of the child Leap card to commercial bus services in line with the current policy for the young adult Leap card on commercial services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55601/25]