221. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the projected final costs to remediate the illegal landfill at Whitestown, County Wicklow; the party which will bear these costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63399/25]
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222. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of submissions received during consultation on Ireland’s social climate plan; the key issues raised in the submissions; and the timeline for finalisation and publication of the plan. [63452/25]
223. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the estimated cost of Ireland's participation in COP30, including travel and accommodation for the delegation. [63543/25]
224. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment Ireland's plans for participation in COP30; the composition of the official Irish delegation; the ministerial or departmental engagements planned during the conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63544/25]
225. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the key policy priorities and negotiating positions Ireland aims to advance at COP30; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63545/25]
226. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on proposed regulations for biogas facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63555/25]
227. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has reviewed the balance between environmental protection considerations and the timely delivery of essential infrastructure in the current planning and regulatory processes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63589/25]
228. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of major infrastructure projects delayed due to environmental assessment processes, in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63590/25]
229. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total legal costs in defending judicial reviews of planning decisions involving his Department and/or agencies within the aegis of his Department for each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63615/25]
230. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will meet the deadline to transpose EU laws which require Ireland to collect and publish data centre emissions details, together with the energy and water use from the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63987/25]
231. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Defence the number of vacancies which arose at principal officer level for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department; the number of these vacancies filled between internal and external methods; the number of vacancies each year at principal officer level filled by mobility; the number of internal com…
232. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Defence the countries with whom Ireland has a memorandum of understanding in respect of defence cooperations, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63112/25]
233. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Defence his plans to renew the memorandum of understanding on defence with Finland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63113/25]
234. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Defence if Ireland will be signing an agreement with a company to replace its fleet (details supplied); the timeline involved in such a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63114/25]
235. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Defence the engagement his Department has had with the European Commission regarding the so-called 'crisis mechanism' within the European Defence Industrial Programme which would allow basic protections within the Working Time Directive to be suspended for arms companies, allowing them to override core workers' rights provisions of EU law; and if he will make a statemen…
236. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Defence the total legal costs in defending judicial reviews of planning decisions involving his Department and/or agencies within the aegis of his Department for each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63617/25]
237. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 265 of 12 November 2025, the meaning of emergency resilience in this context. [63716/25]
238. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Defence the additional costs incurred by the Irish Defence Forces for security provided at Shannon Airport due to US military use of that airport from 2010 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64014/25]
239. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the steps his Department is taking to reduce the economic burden being experienced by people who commute long distances to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63790/25]
240. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport his response to the introduction of a fixed fare strategy by operators in the taxi sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62737/25]
241. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Transport the plans to introduce chargers (details supplied) for EV vehicles to Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62757/25]
242. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if TII plans to conduct a safety assessment on the M3 motorway (Navan to Dublin) before the toll bridge at Dunboyne, taking into account frequent incidents occurring on this section of the road which can cause significant safety issues and delays for commuters. [62766/25]
243. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the measures available for him to take to improve safety and reduce the volume of incidents before the toll bridge at Dunboyne on the M3, taking into account that there have been several incidents affecting commuters on this section of road in recent times. [62767/25]
244. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the long-term plans in place to improve transport infrastructure for commuters from Navan to Dublin. [62768/25]
245. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number of EV grants and the average value in each of the years 2020 to date in 2025, by county, tabular form. [62779/25]