Questions

41. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she is aware of the 21 Irish people participating in the 2026 Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza; the engagement her Department has had to ensure the safe passage through international waters of these Irish citizens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32647/26]

42. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on when a passport will be issued for a person (details supplied). [32798/26]

43. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will be issued for a person (details supplied). [32810/26]

44. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has plans to open a new Irish Consulate General in Muscat, Oman. [32822/26]

45. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the review of Ireland’s 2022 International Climate Finance Roadmap which was due to be updated in advance of 2026; to confirm that the roadmap review is framed in the context of Ireland’s ‘fair share’ of both the New Collective Quantified Goal agreed at COP29 and the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage; and if she will make a st…

46. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether Ireland will make new climate finance pledges this year; whether Ireland’s international climate finance will remain grant-based, non-debt and focussed on least developed countries and small island developing states; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32870/26]

47. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reasons Ireland is not a member of international initiatives or coalitions that seek to enable just climate transitions based on ‘polluter pays’ and social equity principles, such as those calling for a tax on the super-rich; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32871/26]

48. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when she last spoke formally with the Chinese Ambassador to Ireland. [33091/26]

49. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland is advocating for any reforms of United Nations structures, specifically at Security Council level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33284/26]

50. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will provide a list of all capital projects, including Defence Forces infrastructure projects, delivered under the remit of her Department which have been completed on time and within budget in Carlow in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33341/26]

51. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a detailed breakdown of all gifts received in her capacity as Minister; the nature of these gifts and potential monetary value; the procedures followed in accepting gifts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33381/26]

52. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will provide a list of all capital projects, including Defence Forces infrastructure projects, delivered under the remit of her Department which have been completed on time and within budget in Kilkenny in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33458/26]

53. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his attention or the attention of his officials has been drawn to the problem of demand for jet fuel from military activity straining supplies of jet fuel stocks for civilian aviation. [33334/26]

54. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the SEAI solar PV grant scheme; if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to the qualifying criteria that prevents homes built after 2021 from the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31860/26]

55. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on the merits of expanding the SEAI solar PV grant scheme to include all homes including new builds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31861/26]

56. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his views on whether the existing policy related to the SEAI solar PV grant scheme that excludes homes built after 2021 is equitable; if this is under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31862/26]

57. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures in place to ensure that households where a resident is medically dependent on electrically powered equipment, including 24-hour oxygen, are prioritised under the SEAI solar PV scheme vulnerable customer pathway; if such households are considered automatically eligible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31905/2…

58. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether an appeals process exists for applicants refused support under the SEAI solar PV scheme vulnerable customer pathway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31907/26]

59. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will publish the eligibility criteria and decision-making guidance used by SEAI staff when assessing applications under the solar PV scheme vulnerable customer pathway, including any criteria relating to medical dependency on electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31908/26]

60. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will consider introducing a specific fast-track approval route under the SEAI solar PV scheme for households where electricity costs have increased significantly due to the presence of medically essential equipment such as oxygen concentrators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31909/26]

61. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will review whether the current eligibility criteria for the SEAI solar PV scheme vulnerable customer pathway is fit for purpose given the significant increase in households caring for medically dependent relatives at home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31910/26]

62. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department engages with the Department of Social Protection and the Department of Health to ensure that households caring for medically dependent persons are protected from excessive electricity costs and supported through targeted energy upgrade grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31911/26]

63. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide detailed information regarding all notices of dispute received by the State under the Energy Charter Treaty; the number of notices received, the subject matter of the disputes, the identities of the potential claimants and the amounts referenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31928/26]

64. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will engage with SEAI on the regulations around the basis on which grants are awarded for home energy upgrades, with particular attention being focused on if a homeowner buys a house that historically has had grants awarded for the house already for energy upgrades with a previous owner, can now avail of the grants; and if…

65. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he expects rates for solar panel grants to increase; if such an increase will be available retrospectively to applications that are approved under the current rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31982/26]