26. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action she has taken in relation to the illegal seizing of Irish citizens who were part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, in October 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72671/25]
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27. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the further action she will take in relation to the illegal seizing of Irish citizens who were part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, in October 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72672/25]
28. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions being taken or anticipated against Belarus in relation to an aircraft (details supplied) that was grounded in Minsk in May 2021 [72730/25]
29. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the conclusion of Irish complaints in relation to the detention of an aircraft (details supplied) that was grounded in Minsk in May 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72731/25]
30. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on her Department's position in relation to the detention of a person (details supplied); the concerns raised in the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention report in June 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72749/25]
31. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she is aware of the recent abduction of over 300 students and staff from St Mary's Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, Niger State, Nigeria; if her Department can offer any diplomatic assistance or advice including support through EU diplomatic mechanisms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72759/25]
32. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland's trading relationship with South Korea. [72770/25]
33. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will review correspondence (details supplied); if this process can be expedited due to the circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72799/25]
34. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has undertaken an assessment of potential risks or financial vulnerabilities in respect of possible cases that may be taken against the Irish State under ISDS or ICS rules, particularly vulnerabilities under fair and equitable treatment grounds in light of Article 8.10.4 of CETA, which states 'where a Party made a specific repre…
35. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the recent Kenova report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73257/25]
36. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when she expects a further publication arising from the Kenova report, with particular reference to the Dublin/Monaghan bombings of May 1974; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73258/25]
37. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the €3.5 billion allocation for EirGrid and ESB in the NDP review; and if any parameters were put in place regarding the types of projects the funding should be targeted toward. [72929/25]
38. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the €3.5 billion allocation for EirGrid and ESB in the NDP review; the amount of this allocation that will be used to fund new data centre connections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72930/25]
39. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the exchequer funding to Eirgrid or ESB that has been used to facilitate new data centre connections in each of the years 2015 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [72931/25]
40. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has engaged with Eirgrid and ESB regarding the amount of funding they have allocated to facilitating new data centre connections through exchequer funding; if this data is recorded; to provide a detailed breakdown of funding provided for this purpose in each of the years since 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [72932/25]
41. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has engaged with Eirgrid and ESB regarding the amount of funding they have allocated to facilitating new data centre connections through network charges; if this data is recorded and if so, to provide a detailed breakdown of funding provided for this purpose in each of the years since 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [72933/25]
42. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of funding provided to ESB for energy grid maintenance and upgrade in each of the years 2010 to date, in tabular form. [72986/25]
43. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of funding provided to Eirgrid for energy grid maintenance and upgrade in each of the years 2010 to date, in tabular form. [72987/25]
44. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment following the NDP review and the announcement of €3.5 billion of an equity investment in ESB and EirGrid, the level of equity this investment will equate to in both ESB and EirGrid, respectively; to provide a breakdown of the equity the Government has in both EirGrid and ESB as the TSO and DSO, respectively; how this ownership stake will be…
45. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of housing units and estates currently awaiting connection to the grid; the average wait times for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73059/25]
46. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of housing units/estates that are currently awaiting connection to the grid; the average wait times for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73059/25]
47. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he plans to enhance the power of the regulator in the energy sector to increase transparency around the retail price of energy and to prevent price gouging taking place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72696/25]
48. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if price gouging is being carried out by energy suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72697/25]
49. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress made on the commitment in the Programme for Government to "Explore if legislation could be enacted to divert surplus renewable energy, which would otherwise be wasted, to homes in fuel poverty"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72699/25]
50. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps being taken to make our critical energy infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather events. [72704/25]