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TDs ask ministers questions to get answers on the record, most of them in writing. Here is every one asked in the 34th Dáil, by the department it went to and the subject heading it was filed under. How questions work

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Ciarán Ahern Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Climate
151. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the way in which emergency market adjustment charges, which were introduced by energy companies following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, were calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56144/25]
Pa Daly Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Climate
152. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the meetings he has had with energy suppliers since coming into office; the dates on which these meetings took place and the specific company that he met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56249/25]
Pa Daly Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Climate
153. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the breakdown of the recycling that Ireland exported in each of the years 2020 to 2025; the measures he is taking to reduce this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56256/25]
Pa Daly Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Climate
154. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment regarding the decision to withdraw energy credits as part of Budget 2026, the engagement he has had with the CRU to address the impact that will have on energy arrears; if he anticipates there will be an increase in the level of arrears; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56280/25]
Pa Daly Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Climate
155. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline analysis that has been carried out on the cost of energy for households between 2022 and to date in 2025; the measures he is taking to reduce them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56281/25]
Pa Daly Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Climate
156. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the energy market reforms he is considering to reduce the cost of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56282/25]
Pa Daly Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Climate
157. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will reform the PSO levy to reduce the cost of energy for households. [56283/25]
Pa Daly Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Climate
158. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the analysis his Department has conducted to assess the impact of the draft decision of PR6 on household bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56284/25]
Pa Daly Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Climate
159. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of people in arrears in each of the years 2020 to date in 2025, broken down by month. [56285/25]
Eoin Hayes Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Climate
160. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will include the upgrade works, as recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency this month, at the Ailesbury pumping station in Sandymount in the National Development Plan's departmental programme next month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56292/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Climate
161. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total remuneration, including salaries, bonuses, pension contributions, and other non-cash benefits paid to executives and board members of a company (details supplied) in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56361/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Climate
162. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total value of cash reserves currently held by a company (details supplied); the purpose for which these reserves are maintained; and whether his Department has imposed or intends to impose any limits or conditions on the accumulation of such reserves. [56362/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Climate
163. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the level of financial and operational oversight exercised by his Department over a company (details supplied), including audit arrangements, reporting obligations, and the frequency of departmental reviews or meetings with company representatives. [56363/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Climate
164. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether he will publish in full the audited accounts of a company (details supplied), including details of executive pay, consultancy and procurement contracts, administrative expenditure, and unclaimed deposits, in the public interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56364/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Climate
165. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the rationale for permitting a private company limited by guarantee to operate the national deposit return scheme rather than establishing a statutory or semi-state body; and the mechanisms that exist to ensure accountability to the Oireachtas. [56365/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Climate
166. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether any directors, executives, or shareholders of a company (details supplied) have had commercial or contractual relationships with beverage, packaging, or waste-management companies regulated under the scheme; and if his Department has undertaken due diligence in this regard. [56366/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Climate
167. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total revenue generated from unclaimed deposits under the return scheme to date; the means by which these funds have been utilised or invested; and whether he intends to require that unredeemed deposits be returned to the Exchequer or reinvested directly in environmental infrastructure. [56367/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Climate
168. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will commission an independent comparative review of a company’s (details supplied) governance model, remuneration structure, and consumer costs relative to equivalent deposit return schemes in other EU member states. [56368/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Climate
169. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the statutory instruments and regulatory framework governing a company (details supplied) contain sufficient provisions for transparency and accountability; and if he intends to review or amend these to strengthen public oversight. [56369/25]
Ken O'Flynn Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Climate
170. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of formal complaints, representations, or requests for information received by his Department regarding the financial or operational conduct of a company (details supplied) since its establishment; and the actions taken by his Department in response. [56370/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Climate
171. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under his Department and at agencies under his aegis in the next six months and in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56444/25]
Pearse Doherty Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Defence
172. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under his Department and at agencies under his aegis in the next six months and in the next 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56446/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Transport
173. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the railway safety (amendment) Bill; and when this Bill will move to the next phase. [56072/25]
Paul Donnelly Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Transport
174. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport if CIÉ plans to let out the vacant retail units on the concourse area of Connolly Station; and when each of those vacant units within this area were last in use, in tabular form. [56073/25]
Pa Daly Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Transport
175. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the waiting list for driving test applications; the number of driving testers; the waiting list for HGV tests; the number of driving tests taken; the number of HGV driving tests taken in 2020 to 2025, by month in the past 24 months, by test centre, and by county, in tabular form. [56078/25]