76. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps he is taking in response to a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52775/26]
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77. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there is a specific policy within his Department that seeks to preclude those elected to local authorities from any boards that he may appoint; the rationale behind any such policy; the way in which it aligns with encouraging participation in local government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52849/26]
78. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to commit to preparing legislation to not automatically exclude members of local authorities from consideration for appointment to State boards; and to set out the reasons such persons would be excluded. [52867/26]
79. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department has had any engagement regarding exploration interest near the Inishkea Islands in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53038/26]
80. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the Inishkea Island's exploratory licence; the reason this licence was extended to 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53039/26]
81. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment in light of his recent statement that no household has not been connected to the network due to a data centre (details supplied), if he is also satisfied that no households have been delayed in connecting to the electricity network because of data centres. [53105/26]
82. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding provided to participating local authorities under the Local Authority Public Lighting Energy Efficiency Project (details supplied) to date, in tabular form; to clarify the grounds on which each payment was calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53216/26]
83. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the assessment his Department has made of the damage caused to waste management facilities by discarded nitrous oxide canisters, with individual incidents reported to have cost up to €30,000; whether producer responsibility or deposit-style obligations for canister disposal have been considered; and if he will make a statement on…
84. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the arrangements in place for the environmentally safe disposal of items excluded from the pharmacy-based unused medicines return scheme, including sharps, vapes and nitrous oxide canisters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53346/26]
85. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total Exchequer support for the Bord na Móna bog rehabilitation scheme; the approximate cost per acre of the scheme; and the findings made by his Department on the applicability of these costings to other rewilding and ecological restoration schemes in Ireland, whether in bogs or elsewhere. [53373/26]
86. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the specific pollution source that is suspected in relation to the fish kill on the River Rye in Kildare; whether any individual, business, farm or facility has been identified as a potential cause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53396/26]
87. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether the fish kill on the River Rye in Kildare indicates a failure in regulatory oversight by the EPA, Kildare County Council or any other authority; the corrective actions that will be taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53397/26]
88. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide details of all grant schemes currently available through his Department for which individuals or community groups are eligible to apply; the purpose of each grant scheme; the eligibility criteria; the application process; the opening and closing dates for application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53411/26]
89. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the key measures taken to enhance environmental protection since January 2025; his priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53447/26]
90. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the key measures taken on climate action since January 2025; his priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53448/26]
91. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the key measures taken on enhance energy security and production capacity since January 2025; his priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53449/26]
92. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the key measures taken to control energy costs since January 2025; his priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53450/26]
93. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 90 of 22 January 2025, to provide an update on proposals for a scheme of legal aid for environmental litigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53572/26]
94. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on the energy affordability action plan; the timeframe for the plan to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53721/26]
95. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence the number of external competitions held for external applications to apply for instruments posts within the Defence Forces in each of the years of 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; and the number of persons who applied for each of those competitions, in tabular form. [52713/26]
96. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Defence the amount of extra capital and current funding allocated to the Defence Forces during Ireland's Presidency of the EU. [52714/26]
97. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence the estimated cost of creating a new rank of lance corporal as per the CODF; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52819/26]
98. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence the estimated cost of introducing long service increments to the pay scales of all ranks of enlisted personnel as per the CODF; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52820/26]
99. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence the estimated cost of replacing the existing APCs with a larger and enhanced fleet equipped with sufficient firepower for future overseas missions, and with 'level 4' armour across armour platforms where required as per the CODF; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52821/26]
100. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence the estimated cost of ensuring that all modern vessels be double crewed to ensure each vessel spends an absolute minimum of 220 days at sea per year, with this being phased in over the course of the vessel replacement programme as per the CODF; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52822/26]