Questions

267. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide details of Ireland's response to the latest attacks on the Global Sumud Flotilla, which currently has a number of Irish citizens onboard; the engagement her Department has had to ensure their safe release; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39703/26]

268. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific actions his Department has taken, or will take, in circumstances where an Irish High Court order for the return of children has not been implemented in a non-Hague jurisdiction; and where the parent concerned is being advised to travel to that jurisdiction despite the existence of travel restrictions preventing a guaranteed retur…

269. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether his Department has sought formal clarification or assurances from the Egyptian authorities in relation to the status of travel restrictions affecting the children of an Irish citizen; and whether any steps have been taken to ensure that the parent and children would be permitted to leave Egypt safely following the execution of custody…

270. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether his Department recognises that cases involving Irish citizens in non-Hague jurisdictions, where court orders cannot be effectively enforced, give rise to a gap in the protection of citizens’ rights; and whether consideration is being given to the development of formal bilateral arrangements, including a Memorandum of Understanding, to…

271. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a foreign birth registration application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39965/26]

272. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the diesel and jet fuel refined from Russian oil and imported into Britain is subject to the waiving of sanctions under licence GBSAN0004 issued by the Secretary of State on 19 May 2026 (detail supplied) will be subject to import sanctions here; and her views on whether additional measures are required to prevent its import. [39968/26]

273. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of child passport applications processed by the passport service in each of the past five years; the number and proportion of these applications which required additional documentation beyond standard parental consent, including sole guardian affidavits (AFF1 or equivalent), cases involving a deceased parent, and cases involving cou…

274. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she intends to review the process for renewing child passports for widowed parents, who are currently required to submit death certificates and sworn affidavits every time their child's passport is renewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40107/26]

275. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will review the procedures in the issuing of passports to ensure that widowed parents are not obliged to repeatedly submit death certificates and sworn affidavits every time their child's passport is renewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40176/26]

276. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of EU transposition deadlines relevant to her Department in the years 2019 to date in 2026; if such deadlines were met; if not, the date by which they will be transposed; the value of any penalties incurred, by deadline and by year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40189/26]

277. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she envisages Ireland, during its European Union Presidency, being able to ensure that the EU awards higher priority to its efforts to address the multiplicity of conflicts and disadvantage impacting the Sahel region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40190/26]

278. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if in the context of Irelands European Union Presidency more can be done to counteract campaigns of disinformation particularly in matters relating to the war in Ukraine and the plight of Palestinian citizens; if Ireland will do more to influence the social media platforms not least those headquartered in Ireland; and if she will make a sta…

279. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports issued by her Department in each of the years 2019 to 2025, and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40202/26]

280. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a timeline for the enactment of the General Scheme for the Maritime Area Planning (Marine Protected Areas) (Amendment) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39610/26]

281. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has engaged with the operators of the deposit return scheme regarding accessibility concerns raised by wheelchair users in accessing reverse vending machines independently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40215/26]

282. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware that some waste collection services have added a temporary fuel surcharge; his views on whether the waste management sector is in need of a regulator; the measures he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38756/26]

283. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the mechanisms in place in his Department to ensure delivery on the commitments in the Programme for Government; the civil servant specifically responsible for overseeing such delivery; the measures that are used to assess progress; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38807/26]

284. Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to the hardship the pollack three fish restrictions per 24 hour period will cause the fishing angling vessels nationwide given that the sea angling business is critical to so many in our coastal communities; if he has considered other fishing opportunities for this sector, including exploring …

285. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total amount of public money, including from the Central Fund and any other sources, expended on the acquisition of carbon credits and investments in multilateral funds through the Carbon Fund and related mechanisms since its establishment in 2007; if he will provide a yearly breakdown of such expenditure and the compliance outcome…

286. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to detail the rationale for the voluntary cancellation of the remaining 701,795 Kyoto units in the Carbon Fund on 17 April 2025; the original cost to the State of acquiring or receiving these specific units from 2006–2007 investments; his assessment of the overall value-for-money delivered by these legacy credits in meeting Ireland’s i…

287. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the need to purchase carbon credits during the 2013–2020 period, as referenced in the Carbon Fund 2024 Annual Report, demonstrates the failure of Government policies to support practical and achievable emission reductions, particularly given the disproportionate and unrealistic targets imposed on the agriculture sector; if he will o…

288. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the lessons that have been learned from the operation and wind-down of the Carbon Fund, particularly around the potential wastefulness of relying on international carbon offsets instead of practical, cost-effective measures at home that support farming families; if he will confirm that no further purchases of carbon credits or equivale…

289. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the basis for recent public comments reported in the media (details supplied) that the data centre sector employs approximately 29,000 people in the State; whether the figure of 29,000 jobs associated with data centres is derived from Departmental analysis or from estimates supplied by industry representatives or agencies such as IDA …

290. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate; Energy and the Environment the status of all proposed offshore wind farm projects off the Irish coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39467/26]

291. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate; Energy and the Environment the status of grid connection arrangements for offshore wind projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39468/26]