Questions

1. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Taoiseach the progress made by the sub-group convened to progress the National Disability Inclusion Strategy and the NDIS Transport Working Group proposals for an improved disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; his views on the report submitted to him for consideration; if this will or has been published; when a new scheme will be implemented; and the Minister to which he…

2. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps being taken to assist the undocumented Irish in the United States; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10911/26]

3. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his plans to introduce a waste regulator for the re-municipalisation of domestic waste collection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10519/26]

4. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his Department is aware of reports that many ostensibly recycled plastics go to landfill or are incinerated (details supplied), and in light of this the data he has available regarding the volume of plastics that are actually recycled after collection through the deposit return scheme; and the monitoring systems which ar…

5. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the Government’s policy approach to sustainable seaweed harvesting as it arises under the Marine Planning Policy Statement and the National Marine Planning Framework; the way in which this policy approach is intended to guide decision-making across relevant departments and agencies; and if he will make a statement on…

6. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the biomethane sustainability charter will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10916/26]

7. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the communications strategy as part of the National Biomethane Strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10917/26]

8. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the online information hub as part of the National Biomethane Strategy will be made available to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10918/26]

9. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the estimated cost of providing a €50 energy credit to all households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11056/26]

10. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the number of drivers who have been disqualified from driving in each of the past seven years; the number of those disqualified who did not hold a licence for each of those years; of the number of persons who did hold a licence, the number each year who surrendered their licence within the two weeks required by law; the number of disqualifications been given t…

11. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether he has received formal proposals from the Minister for Transport regarding the prohibition or restriction of scrambler bikes in public places; when these proposals will be published; and the expected commencement date of any resulting regulations. [10846/26]

12. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport if any funding has been formally approved for the second Newbridge bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10969/26]

13. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the second Newbridge bridge project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10970/26]

14. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of scrapping the unfair surcharge on people paying motor tax in instalments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11059/26]

15. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has reviewed the adequacy of existing statutory powers available under current legislation to address the illegal use of scrambler bikes and quad bikes in residential and urban areas; whether any legislative gaps or limitations have been identified; and whether proposals for legislative amendment or consolidation are under development. [11…

16. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Transport the total funding delivered through Transport Infrastructure Ireland for major capital works, by project, by county in each of the years 2021 to 2025, inclusive, in tabular form; the total for each county for each year and across the five year period. [10545/26]

17. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the number of accidents recorded at each junction of the M50, northbound and southbound in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10550/26]

18. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will provide a timeline of when the new bus corridor on the M4 will be deemed road safe and be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10554/26]

19. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding plans to make helmets mandatory for all cyclists on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10624/26]

20. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding plans to make his-vis jackets mandatory for all cyclists on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10625/26]

21. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the experience in Australia whereby the introduction of mandatory helmets and hi-vis jackets for cyclists led to an overall reduction in the number of cyclists; the actions he will take to ensure this is not the case if that policy is replicated in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10626/26]

22. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to concerns of cycling groups in relation to the potential unintended consequences of the introduction of mandatory helmets and hi-vis jackets for cyclists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10627/26]

23. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he will meet with cycling advocacy groups as part of the review of the implementing of mandatory helmets and hi-vis jackets for cyclists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10628/26]

24. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to claims that the introduction of mandatory helmets and hi-vis jackets for cyclists will shift the blame for the cause of road accidents away from dangerous drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10629/26]

25. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered international comparisons in relation to the review of implementing of mandatory helmets and hi-vis jackets for cyclists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10630/26]