248. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under his Department, in tabular form. [3866/26]
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249. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has examined the potential introduction of a levy on single use coffee cups as a waste reduction measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3960/26]
250. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he plans to introduce a levy on disposable coffee cups within the lifetime of this Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4023/26]
251. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the process for individuals and volunteer organisations who wish to dispose of nitrous oxide canisters appropriately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4160/26]
252. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to explain the reason Lough Corrib SAC, which is a large body of water greater than 600ha in size with strong stream connectivity, as per Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) statistical models, cannot produce surplus Atlantic salmon for the 2026 angling season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4197/26]
253. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will allocate extra funding to Inland Fisheries Ireland for 2026 to facilitate increased stock management (pike culling) efforts on Lough Corrib SAC considering the documented predation on salmon smolts by invasive pike together with the perilous state of salmon stocks in Ireland as referenced in the draft salmon angling regu…
254. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his officials will consider opening Lough Corrib SAC in 2027 for the harvesting of Atlantic salmon by rod and line angling; if his ‘catch and release’ proposal for 2026 results in a quantifiable growth in fish numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4200/26]
255. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reasons for his failure to sign off the proposed Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations for the 2026 salmon angling season, which would be a matter of course every December; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4201/26]
256. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he accepts that the continued enforcement of S.I. No. 741/2024 [Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2024] into the 2026 salmon angling season is legally untenable considering that the appropriate assessment screening which underpins S.I. No. 741/2024 is not related to the generation of salmon that ma…
257. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when he expects to publish Climate Action Plan 2026; and if it takes into account the findings of the Land Use Report Phase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4255/26]
258. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his statement that 2030 GHG mitigation targets would be missed by a wide margin is the position of this Government, given the legally-binding carbon budgets in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4256/26]
259. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when he received the Land Use Report Phase 2; when he expects to publish it, given commitments last year to publish before the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4257/26]
260. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for his views on the non-energy electricity network charges faced by energy-intensive industries in Ireland in comparison with other EU member states; whether his Department keeps these charges under review in the context of industrial competitiveness and energy system objectives; whether any assessment has been undertaken of how su…
261. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the body or bodies responsible for ensuring that retail outlets operating reverse vending machines under the deposit return scheme for plastic and aluminium bottles and cans are fully operational and that the associated receptacles are emptied on a regular and timely basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4275/26]
262. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the timeline for introducing the disposable coffee cup levy provided for in the Circular Economy Act 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4324/26]
263. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding Ireland’s preparedness for a significant drone attack on our airports or any other significant capital infrastructure; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3461/26]
264. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding Ireland’s preparedness for a significant cyber-attack on her Department's offices and institutions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3462/26]
265. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence her views on the adequacy of the existing level of equipment available to the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3463/26]
266. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding any proposals to increase capital expenditure on military equipment for the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3464/26]
267. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding any assessment of the readiness and preparedness of the Defence Forces in the context of an increasingly volatile international climate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3465/26]
268. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding any engagement she has had with her EU counterparts in relation to the increasingly volatile international climate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3466/26]
269. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding the level of expenditure on defence compared to our EU counterparts, by percentage of overall Exchequer expenditure, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3467/26]
270. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the publication the national maritime security strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3535/26]
271. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Defence for an update on the Implementation Plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3536/26]
272. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Defence for an update on a previous request by an organisation in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3543/26]