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Michael Cahill Written 7 May 2026 · to Climate
176. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to consider issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); the current and future plans to make Ireland more energy resilient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33922/26]
Brian Brennan Written 7 May 2026 · to Climate
177. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide a list of all capital projects including energy and environmental infrastructure projects delivered under the remit of his Department, and bodies under his aegis, which have been completed on time and within budget in the Wicklow Wexford constituency in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will m…
Micheál Carrigy Written 7 May 2026 · to Climate
178. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of civil and public servants employed by his Department in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [33946/26]
Emer Currie Written 7 May 2026 · to Defence
179. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Defence if she will provide a list of all capital projects, including Defence Forces infrastructure projects, delivered under the remit of her Departments which have been completed on time and within budget in Dublin West in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33673/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 7 May 2026 · to Defence
180. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Defence if her Department or any bodies and agencies under her aegis use software and or products from a company (details supplied); and the duration and cost of the contract; and the services they avail of from the company. [33717/26]
Barry Ward Written 7 May 2026 · to Defence
181. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Defence if she will provide a list of all capital projects, including Defence Forces infrastructure projects, delivered under the remit of her Department which have been completed on time and within budget in Dublin in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33820/26]
Shane Moynihan Written 7 May 2026 · to Defence
182. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Defence the number of Acts for which her Department has responsibility; the number of these that have official texts available in both English and Irish; the number that are available in English only; the number that are available in Irish only; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33852/26]
Aidan Farrelly Written 7 May 2026 · to Defence
183. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Defence if she will publish and or provide this deputy with a report, the EU-funded World Bank country consultation into Ireland's review of the strategic emergency management structures. [33896/26]
Brian Brennan Written 7 May 2026 · to Defence
184. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Defence if she will provide a list of all capital projects, including Defence Forces infrastructure projects, delivered under the remit of her Department which have been completed on time and within budget in the Wicklow Wexford constituency in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33933/26]
Micheál Carrigy Written 7 May 2026 · to Defence
185. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Defence the number of civil and public servants employed by her Department in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [33948/26]
Grace Boland Written 7 May 2026 · to Transport
186. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the role, if any, his Department plays in the funding, policy development or delivery of rural transport services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33497/26]
Grace Boland Written 7 May 2026 · to Transport
187. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department provides direct or indirect funding to rural transport initiatives to strengthen rural transport provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33498/26]
Niamh Smyth Written 7 May 2026 · to Transport
188. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will examine the exclusion of a village in County Leitrim from a rural transport route that provides connectivity to a neighbouring county town which has traditionally served as the primary service centre for that area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33447/26]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 7 May 2026 · to Transport
189. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider the proposals arising from the Drivers Licence Exchange Committee Report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33483/26]
Grace Boland Written 7 May 2026 · to Transport
190. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport to outline his Department's role in the planning, funding and expansion of rural transport services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33494/26]
Grace Boland Written 7 May 2026 · to Transport
191. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the programmes currently funded by his Department to support rural and community transport, including the Rural Transport Programme and Local Link services; to confirm the level of Exchequer funding allocated to these services in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; his plans to widen, broaden or otherwise invest in rural transport provision natio…
Grace Boland Written 7 May 2026 · to Transport
192. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether the responsibility for the strategic development and expansion of rural transport services rests with his Department or with any other Department to indicate whether additional funding or policy changes are under consideration to address transport deficits in rural and island communities. [33496/26]
Grace Boland Written 7 May 2026 · to Transport
193. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the assessment that has been carried out of rural transport needs in north County Dublin; whether any proposals are under consideration to expand Local Link or other rural transport services in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33499/26]
Grace Boland Written 7 May 2026 · to Transport
194. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether consideration has been given to expanding Local Link services to better connect rural villages with nearby towns in north County Dublin particularly where villages are experiencing population growth but limited transport provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33500/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 7 May 2026 · to Transport
195. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the current capacity limits of the M50; the frequency with which incidents lead to full or partial gridlock; and the contingency measures that are in place when major collisions occur. [33518/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 7 May 2026 · to Transport
196. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport when the M50 was originally designed and commissioned as an outer ring road; the population and traffic projections that underpinned that design; and whether those assumptions remain valid today. [33519/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 7 May 2026 · to Transport
197. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has assessed the strategic case for an additional outer ring road around Dublin; and if so, to outline the findings of any such assessments. [33520/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 7 May 2026 · to Transport
198. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the plans, route options or feasibility studies for a Dublin outer ring road that currently exist; when they were last reviewed; and the reason they have not progressed to delivery. [33521/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 7 May 2026 · to Transport
199. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport the proportion of heavy goods vehicles and non-Dublin bound traffic that currently use the M50; and the measures being considered to divert unnecessary through traffic away from it. [33522/26]
Peadar Tóibín Written 7 May 2026 · to Transport
200. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has examined the impact of M50 tolling on traffic volumes; and whether local and regional traffic is discouraged from alternative routes and thereby concentrated onto the M50. [33523/26]