195. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason heads 28, 29 and 30 of the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025 that were approved by Government on 11 June 2024, and which would allow the Minister to levy environmental charges such as the plastic bag levy, on producers rather than on retailers, did not appear in the Bill when drafted and initiated in Dáil…
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196. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the dates when he plans to commence the remaining sections of the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 2022, in tabular form. [8107/26]
197. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will allow retrospective access to SEAI's individual energy upgrade grants for households impacted by a company that went insolvent (details supplied) after they had paid a deposit for works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8131/26]
198. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether he has met with the Climate Change Advisory Council to discuss concerns that the Council has raised with him regarding the sectoral adaptation plans adopted by Government in November 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8177/26]
199. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to reduce waiting times for BER assessments associated with SEAI grants from the current 12 months; the number of persons waiting on an assessment as of 27 January 2026; the number of applicants on an annual basis since the grant scheme commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8268/26]
200. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the MPA legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8405/26]
201. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the status of work to establish a legislative and regulatory framework for peer-to-peer energy trading and community microgrids; the expected timeline for enabling such energy trading within the Irish electricity market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8441/26]
202. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department plans to recognise or legislate for community system operators as referenced in EU microgrid guidance documents; the steps being taken to enable community-managed grid entities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8442/26]
203. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding or grant supports which are available or planned for community-scale battery storage projects, such as those proposed for Skerries; his views on the role of such infrastructure in grid stability and decarbonization; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8443/26]
204. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department plans to develop a national framework for community virtual microgrids and virtual power plants; the way in which Ireland’s policy will align with emerging EU guidance and projects such as CityxChange; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8444/26]
205. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the Government plans to develop standards or guidance for smart system design, integrated community energy assets and community energy marketplaces as described in EU city-scale demonstration projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8445/26]
206. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the point at which, and level at which his Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General is at in respect of the civil service pay scales; the duration for same; and the plans to revise current remuneration arrangements [8461/26]
207. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to the scale of fees for environmental law judicial review cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8481/26]
208. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to correspondence sent to his Department in relation to judicial review cases (details supplied); the actions he will take to address the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8482/26]
209. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on whether the proposed increases in cost to take environmental law judicial review cases acts as a barrier to public participation in the planning process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8483/26]
210. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of statutory instruments intended to transpose remaining elements of RED III; the anticipated publication and commencement timelines; and whether draft regulations will be made available to stakeholders in advance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8593/26]
211. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the publication of Ireland's Social Climate Plan; and the drawdown of funding from the EU. [8743/26]
212. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Defence when the aircraft maintenance technician scheme will be launched for the next intake; if she will consider aligning the timing of future competitions with the CAO and Leaving Certificate cycle in order that prospective applicants can make informed career choices at an earlier stage; whether she has assessed the impact of late competition timelines on recruitme…
213. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Defence whether she will publish a forward schedule for remaining Defence Forces competitions, similar to the CAO model, to allow prospective applicants to plan their careers in advance; the timelines and terms and conditions for the 2027 intakes no later than 30 September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7610/26]
214. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Defence the agencies and bodies under the aegis of her Department; the contact information of each available to members of the Oireachtas as per the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 25/2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7762/26]
215. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7926/26]
216. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Defence whether her Department or any body under its remit has any contracts with an organisation (details supplied); or has contracted work from that organisation within the past two years. [7944/26]
217. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Defence the total number of sick days taken by staff in her Department for each of the years 2022 to 2025; the average days lost per employee for each year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8166/26]
218. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Defence the number of vacancies by rank currently in the Defence Forces Equitation School; the timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8187/26]
219. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Defence the legal basis and operational rationale for the continued closure of the public walkway linking Renmore Road and a club (details supplied) at Renmore Barracks, Galway; whether alternative safety or perimeter security measures were considered in lieu of the large boundary fence; if a timeline exists for the reopening of the walkway; and if she will make a stat…