977. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of carbon that will be emitted on all transport and related actions undertaken by him and all members of his staff during their St Patrick’s Day trips in 2026. [20603/26]
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978. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of carbon that will be emitted on all transport and related actions undertaken by all Junior Ministers in his Department and their members of staff during their St Patrick’s Day trips in 2026. [20621/26]
979. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he has paid to offset any of the carbon emitted due to St Patrick’s Day trips in 2026; and the amount paid.
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980. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of carbon that has been emitted by transport used by him, the Junior Ministers in his Department, and their staff for each of the past five years; if he has paid to offset any of the carbon emitted because of transport; and the amount paid in each year. [20658/26]
981. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of consultant orthodontists and specialist orthodontists currently working in the public dental service in each RHA; the number of whole-time equivalent posts in each RHA; the number of vacancies and posts filled on a temporary or agency basis; the current waiting list for orthodontic assessment and treatment in each RHA; an…
982. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding a project (details supplied); the progress made to date; the expected timelines for completion; and the estimated cost range for the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20696/26]
983. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will clarify a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20742/26]
984. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department is supporting a project (details supplied); the timelines and projections for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20766/26]
985. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide the up to date position with regard to An Post pensions; to provide a clear timeline on when the 7% increase to An Post pensions will be implemented. [20775/26]
986. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of shark fin products and derivatives under Irish Law; the person or body responsible for enforcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20058/26]
987. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the refurbishment works that were carried out at each National Park during 2025; if each of those refurbishment works projects are completed or still ongoing at present, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18229/26]
988. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a bog (details supplied) is included in the Cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18242/26]
989. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any recent tripartite engagements between his Department, Dublin City Council and the developers of the Poolbeg SDZ area to reach an agreement on the delivery of affordable housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18280/26]
990. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the position regarding any review of the qualifying income thresholds for cost rental housing developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18281/26]
991. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No’s 148,149,150,151,152 of 16 July 2025, if he will provide this Deputy with a complete copy of the Department/NPWS’s correspondence concerning gulls and public health and safety with the HSE in 2017 as cited in his reply; if he will also provide copies of any consistent/similar correspondence …
992. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No’s 148,149,150,151,152 of 16 July 2025, and his statement in his reply that he is satisfied that the NPWS carries out their functions in a balanced and measured manner in line with the legislative provisions for the protection of wild birds, if he will confirm that he is also satisfied that, s…
993. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department or the National Parks and Wildlife Service has issued any public notices that it is perfectly legal under the Wildlife Acts 1976 and 2000 (Amended) to remove nests from occupied buildings provided they do not contain eggs or hatched chicks; if no such public notice has been issued, and as the Oireachtas ha…
994. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a summary of all wildlife licences granted in the period 2019 to 2025 in respect of herring gulls and removal of their nests and eggs, such a summary to include the licence date, location, the reason for which licences were sought, the approved control actions; the specific legal grounds for the granting of th…
995. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of meetings which have taken place between him or officials in his Department and an organisation (details supplied) or bodies which are members of the organization in 2025; to provide a list of those meetings; the dates on which they took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18353/26]
996. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list of maintenance contracts using public funds that his Department or his/her agencies has where a company (details supplied) carry out works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18358/26]
997. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 654 of 27 January 2026, the number of individual dwellings which were the subject of the remediation claims to date; the total number of estimated dwellings affected which are likely to apply under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18449/26]
998. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 645 of 20 January 2026, the reasons why he has no plans to propose amendments to the provisions referred to; whether he has relied on any research or reports in forming this view; to outline any such research or reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18450/26]
999. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to elaborate on the January 2026 homelessness statistics by giving a breakdown of the lengths of time spent in emergency accommodation by the 17,112 people mentioned in the report; to state or estimate the average length of time that an adult person spends in emergency accommodation; and to state the earliest date on which any of th…
1000. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to the recent opening of the state’s first purpose-built social housing with supports for older people (details supplied) if there are plans to roll-out further similar style facilities; if existing developments will be considered for adaptation for such purposes; if a single point of contact exists for stakeholders co…
1001. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is aware of growing delays in Tailte Eireann property registration times and the subsequent risks to the conveyancing process; if he or his officials have raised the matter with Tailte Eireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18516/26]