233. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the Government giggawatt, GW, targets for roof-top solar, including residential and commercial; the agricultural and utility scale solar provided on land including privately owned land and State/State-agency owned land, by category; and the way in which these targets have been selected and categorised. [74512/26]
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234. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when his Department last reviewed its policies, operations and handling of protected disclosures under all relevant protected disclosures legislation. [74428/26]
235. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the timeline for transposing the EU directive on energy sharing, EU Directive 2024/17111, published in 2024, into Irish law, given that a Commission for Regulation of Utilities, CRU, consultation on the topic was completed in April 2026, and that the Community Energy Federation of Ireland, CEFI, have outlined how energy sharing ca…
236. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has considered a retrospective Sustainable Energy Agency of Ireland, SEAI, solar PV grant for homeowners who installed solar panels in or before June 2026, shortly before the recent changes to grant eligibility. [74092/26]
237. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to consider reinstating grant support through the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, SEAI, for the installation of variable speed vacuum pumps in dairy farming operations, given their potential to significantly reduce on-farm electricity consumption and improve the viability of renewable energy systems. [74131/26]
238. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Defence the number of flight simulators training facilities that are currently available to Air Corps personnel; and if funding has been requested by the Air Corps to purchase a flight simulator. [73397/26]
239. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 71327/26, if the information sought was unavailable due to the fact that it is not collected, whether it is collected but not retained, whether it is retained but not centrally collated, or whether it is held by another State body; and if she will clarify the position. [73557/26]
240. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces or her Department have the ability, either directly or through another State body, to verify and reconstruct an applicant's administrative history from arrival in the State through to enlistment; and if she will outline the agencies and databases involved in that process. [73556/26]
241. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence if Defence Forces recruitment forms, interviews, vetting procedures or background investigations seek information regarding an applicant's immigration history, arrival circumstances, previous immigration permissions, international protection history, or previous identity documentation. [73555/26]
242. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Defence if she will outline any proposals to facilitate greater mobility between the Defence Forces, An Garda Síochána and Fire Services through the mutual recognition of relevant experience, training and qualifications; and the timeline for any such measures. [73515/26]
243. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Defence if consideration is being given to recognising previous service, experience, training and qualifications obtained in An Garda Síochána, Fire Services or other front line emergency services for the purposes of recruitment, pay, promotion or other employment benefits within the Defence Forces. [73514/26]
244. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence the number of members inducted into the Reserve Defence Force in each of the years 2020 to 2025 who received the dental provisions set out in paragraph 302 of Defence Forces administrative instruction A12 (medical treatment), namely dental charting, a sports guard, treatment to dental class 1 and a maintenance and recall programme. [73673/26]
245. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Defence the way in which Budget 2027 will improve Ireland's defence capabilities and support the fulfilment of programme for Government commitments under her Department's remit. [73649/26]
246. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Defence whether paragraph 302 of Defence Forces Administrative Instruction A12, which provides for dental care at recruit induction "including induction of members to the Reserve Defence Forces", applies to Reserve recruits notwithstanding paragraph 301(a)(3) of that instruction; if not, the reason the Reserve Defence Forces are expressly included in paragraph 302; the…
247. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Defence the expenditure on the Tribunal of Inquiry into the Defence Forces; the anticipated full cost of the Tribunal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74416/26]
248. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces properties, lands and buildings disposed of since 2010; and the total proceeds generated. [74311/26]
249. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence the number of airspace incursions by military aircraft of foreign states detected in Irish-controlled airspace since 2022. [74295/26]
250. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence the number of trained members of the Defence Forces who have resigned in each year since 2020; and the primary reasons recorded for departure. [74294/26]
251. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Defence the expenditure incurred by the Defence Forces on recruitment campaigns in each year since 2020; and the net increase or decrease in personnel achieved. [74310/26]
252. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Defence to provide the number of full-time equivalent staff within the climate action unit or division of her Department from 2020 to 2026 to date, broken down by year, in tabular form. [74538/26]
253. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Defence when her Department last reviewed its policies, operations and handling of protected disclosures under all relevant protected disclosures legislation. [74429/26]
254. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if additional commuter parking, interchange facilities or station access improvements for Rush and Lusk Railway Station are planned as part of, or complementary to, the DART+ Coastal North project. [73478/26]
255. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport whether the National Transport Authority has assessed the feasibility of developing a park-and-ride facility serving commuters in the Rush, Lusk and wider north Fingal area. [73477/26]
256. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the plans to increase the number of parking spaces at Rush and Lusk Railway Station. [73476/26]
257. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport if he has requested the National Transport Authority or Iarnród Éireann to undertake a review of parking capacity at Rush and Lusk Railway Station and the current occupancy rates of the station car park. [73475/26]