255. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for a detailed update on the work of the Just Transition Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5734/26]
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256. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment given the ongoing instability caused by the USA foreign policy and potential for economic sanctions and tariffs between the EU and USA, if the Government developed contingency plans for alternative energy supply given Ireland’s reliance on importing US petroleum and gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5741/26]
257. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on work of the Energy Security Group, including completed and ongoing areas of work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5742/26]
258. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position in relation to the Government’s commitments regarding the use of surplus renewable electricity, as outlined in the Programme for Government, including the exploration of legislation to divert surplus renewable energy, that would otherwise be wasted, to households experiencing energy poverty; his plans to utilise surplus …
259. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his strategy for repowering existing windfarms when existing turbines reach end of life. [6156/26]
260. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the work of the Accelerating Renewable Electricity Taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6157/26]
261. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the current DMAP process; the timeline for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6158/26]
262. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the role he envisions for the community of Arklow, County Wicklow in the development of the offshore renewable sector in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6161/26]
263. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the State supports which are available to companies, universities and postgraduate students to carry out of research in the field of renewable energy. [6162/26]
264. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his strategy to ensure that career opportunities in the renewable energy sector are promoted to second level students. [6163/26]
265. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of instances within the SEAI's retrofitting programme whereby works carried out caused damage to the property and/or did not function correctly; if he has met with the SEAI to discuss this issue; if he has considered updating the code of conduct for contractors; the processes through which this code is enforced; and if he wi…
266. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Defence the amount her Department has spent on legal fees for each of the years 2020-2025, in tabular form. [5533/26]
267. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence the number of females that applied to join each branch of Defence Forces in each cadetship and or general services recruitment campaign in 2025, in tabular form. [5549/26]
268. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Defence to provide a breakdown of expenditure by her Department and bodies, agencies or organisations under her remit on paid verification services on a platform (details supplied) or any other verified account products, for each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of verified accounts held under each category; the annual cost per account; the t…
269. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Defence the position regarding Ireland’s national sail training program; whether there are plans to acquire a new national sail training vessel as a successor to Asgard II; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5726/26]
270. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Defence for an update on any and all engagements or funding supplied, to an organisation (details supplied) over the past five years, in relation to potential scoping, purchase and retrofit of Lady Ellen / Grace O'Malley ship which had been proposed to be the new Irish national sail training vessel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5727/26]
271. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Defence if all Air Corps helicopters are fully capable of night time reconnaissance during heavy intensive poor weather conditions, such as snow and so on. [5834/26]
272. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the development of facilities for the offshore renewable sector at Irish ports. [6160/26]
273. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of motor tax revenue for the most recent year for which figures are available, by local authority area based on the registered address of the vehicle owner; and to clarify that for the purposes of this breakdown, motor tax payments should be attributed to the local authority in which the vehicle owner ordinarily resides, irrespective of …
274. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if there is a clear plan to upgrade the Tralee-Mallow rail service in a manner that goes further than what was announced in the All-Ireland Strategic Rail Review (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5419/26]
275. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving tests identified as booked through a third party website; and the number of these tests cancelled, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5449/26]
276. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport if he will allocate additional funding for roads in County Wexford in Budget 2026 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5455/26]
277. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Transport if new bus routes will be provided for counties Wicklow and Wexford under his Department’s 2026 current expenditure allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5456/26]
278. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Transport if he will support the introduction of an hourly rail service between Dublin Heuston and Waterford, alongside full double-tracking of the Dublin–Waterford rail corridor and associated capacity upgrades, including the reopening of platform 2 at Thomastown Station. [5477/26]
279. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Safer routes to Schools Programme in Carlow for 2023,2024,2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5483/26]