Parliamentary questions

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]

101. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence the estimated cost of completing the latest steps in full primary radar picture as per the CODF; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52823/26]

102. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence the cost of enhancement of the Air Corps' fleet with the addition of two additional medium lift rotary wing aircraft for enhanced Defence Forces support and priority ATCA taskings as per the CODF; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52824/26]

103. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence the estimated cost of a further 100 additional specialist personnel as part of a Joint Cyber Defence Command managing cyber defence, defence IT services, and CIS services, as per the CODF; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52825/26]

104. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Defence the estimated cost of establishing an intelligence school, as per the CODF; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52826/26]

105. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Defence if there is a specific policy within her Department that seeks to preclude those elected to local authorities from any boards that she may appoint; the rationale behind any such policy; the way in which it aligns with encouraging participation in local government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52851/26]

106. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Defence 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. [52869/26]

107. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence to provide details of the armoured vehicles that were offered to Ukraine according to a media report; if the vehicles were to come equipped with weapons; and if so, to detail the types of weapons (details supplied). [53367/26]

108. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Defence whether she considers the offer of armoured vehicles to Ukraine constitutes non-lethal military aid; and to outline the method by which she came to that conclusion. [53368/26]

109. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Defence 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 applicant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53413/26]

110. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Defence if she intends to take steps in order that a vote of the UN General Assembly would allow for the deployment of Irish troops on overseas peacekeeping missions, particularly in a situation where the UN Security Council is deadlocked; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53578/26]

111. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Defence the defence infrastructure projects that have been completed since 2020; and the funding provided for each project, by county, in tabular form. [53724/26]

112. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Transport the number of learner permit and driving licence applications affected by the recent NDLS printing disruption; the average delay experienced by applicants; and the measures being introduced to ensure timely communication with applicants during future service disruptions. [52625/26]

113. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport his plans to expand late-night transport services across the State. [52633/26]

114. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Transport if the NTA will install Leap vending machines in both the arrivals hall of Dublin Airport and arrivals hall of Dublin Port; and if so, when this these machines will be fully operational. [52637/26]

115. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport whether he is satisfied that the voluntary dwelling purchase scheme achieves its objective of enabling affected homeowners to relocate without financial disadvantage (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52642/26]

116. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Transport the amount the NTA collected via advertisement on the sides of bus shelters within the Dublin region in 2025 and to date in 2026 in tabular form; and the rates charged for this type of advertisement. [52712/26]

117. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Transport to report on the printer failure in the NDLS; to detail the services affected; the date by which the fault will be remedied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52763/26]

118. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Transport if he will instruct public transport operators to allow dogs on all scheduled bus, rail and light rail services; the steps his Department is taking to standardise pet travel policies across all public transport operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52774/26]