Parliamentary questions

69. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the criteria and sequencing that will determine which candidate countries make progress on EU accession during Ireland's EU Council presidency; and if any timeline commitments have been given to Ukraine that have not been given to Western Balkan candidate countries at similar or earlier stages of the accession process. [53242/…

70. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which Ireland's stated priority of supporting "substantial, historic" progress on Ukraine's EU accession during Ireland's EU Council presidency has been assessed against Ireland's policy of military neutrality; if any formal assessment of this kind has been conducted; and if she will make a statement on the matte…

71. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide details of all grant schemes currently available through her 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 she will make a statement on the matter. [5…

72. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the main initiatives taken to support Ireland's trading position since January 2025; her priorities for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53546/26]

73. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on how Ireland has enhanced its diplomatic capacity January 2025; her priorities for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53547/26]

74. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of infringement procedures currently initiated against Ireland by the EU for failure to transpose EU directives within the required timeframe; the details of each infringement procedure including the date of initiation and the Department responsible; the reason given for delayed transposition in each case; and i…

75. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether her Department utilises a central tracking or recording system for EU directives transposed into Irish law across each of the departments; whether records are kept on the extent to which each EU directive is transposed, that being to the minimum level required or above the minimum; and if she will make a statement …

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]

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. [5284…

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…

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 m…

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]