Questions

1. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach the type of training provided to staff within his Department in the use of, or understanding of artificial intelligence; if a programme is planned for all staff on their obligations under the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67471/25]

2. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Taoiseach if his Department will consider the joint proposal from Donegal County Council and Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council for financial support from the Shared Island fund to invest in important community amenities in their council areas. [66770/25]

3. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Taoiseach to list all funding schemes, grant programmes and any other financial supports that are currently administered by his Department and its agencies; and the expected launch and closing dates for applications for each scheme in 2026, in tabular form. [66937/25]

4. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach the progress in emission reduction targets in areas that are the responsibility of his Department; which measures are particularly successful and which measures are underperforming. [67057/25]

5. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the hostage situation in Nigeria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67303/25]

6. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens who have sought consular assistance from Irish embassies or consulates in Britain in each of the years 2023 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67325/25]

7. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if contributions to the World Bank count towards Ireland’s official development assistance target; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67450/25]

8. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the type of training provided to staff within her Department in the use of, or understanding of artificial intelligence; if a programme is planned for all staff on their obligations under the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67463/25]

9. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports issued to persons with addresses in Northern Ireland; for each year from 2015 to 2024, and to date in 2025. [67481/25]

10. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Ireland’s current and proposed role in the talks toward a Ukraine peace agreement, including Ireland’s participation in the coalition of the willing; the commitments that have been made on Ireland’s behalf; and the position the Government intends to take on any final settlement that might include limits on Ukrainian sovereignty, territorial conce…

11. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has engaged with members of the diaspora with a construction background who are disincentivised from returning home due to VAT rates applicable on the tools of their trade; if he has engaged with his Cabinet counterparts in relation to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67549/25]

12. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a person volunteering with a group (details supplied) can receive funding under the European Solidarity Corps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67558/25]

13. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of all overseas aid projects and funding amounts allocated to each of the G20 countries in 2024; the total amount combined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67594/25]

14. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures she is taking to support International Criminal Court judges subject to sanctions by the USA (details supplied); and for details of her engagements with the US government and its embassy in Ireland on the matter. [67886/25]

15. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the merits of prioritising leadership in climate change as part of our EU presidency commencing in July 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67972/25]

16. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if individuals who are resident in the North of Ireland and have been granted leave to remain are entitled to apply for an Irish passport if they do not have access to a birth certificate, his views on the case of an individual (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67987/25]

17. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his engagements with the government of Togo and its embassy regarding a number of human rights abuses; and whether consular assistance is being offered to a number of individuals affected, including an Irish citizen (details supplied). [68013/25]

18. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on the merits of raising the issue of aviation emissions as part of the EU emissions trading system as part of our EU presidency commencing in July 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67973/25]

19. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of home energy upgrades carried out under the warmer homes scheme to date in 2025, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68554/25]

20. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the process in place for individual homeowners, businesses or farms who are producing excess energy, for example through solar panels, to be able to supply that energy into the grid; the extent to which it is being done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67300/25]

21. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide a copy of the current performance delivery agreement (PDA) between his Department and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland; the specific performance indicators, reporting obligations, and governance arrangements contained within the PDA relating to the operation of the warmer homes scheme; and if he will mak…

22. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has a formal service level agreement (SLA) in place with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland specifically governing the administration, quality assurance, contractor performance, and homeowner service standards under the warmer homes scheme; if so, if he will provide the details of this SLA; and if not, the …

23. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether any structured or contractual service-level metrics, such as delivery timeframes, inspection rates, defect remediation requirements, and customer service standards, exist between his Department and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland in respect of the warmer homes scheme; and if not, the way in which his Department mo…

24. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the governance arrangements that existed between his Department and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland prior to the establishment of the current performance delivery agreement (PDA); and whether any formal agreements, contracts, or service-level frameworks applied to the warmer homes scheme before the PDA was introduced. [67…

25. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment how compliance with the performance delivery agreement is monitored with respect to the warmer homes scheme; the frequency of reporting by SEAI; the KPIs relating to scheme delivery; and whether any performance concerns have been raised with SEAI in the past three years. [67332/25]