Questions

150. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide an update on the general scheme of the Private Wires Bill 2025; and when he expects legislation to be introduced. [66229/26]

151. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR); and a timeline for its implementation here. [66328/26]

152. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of households receiving fuel allowance that qualify for the warmer homes schemes; the number of fuel allowance households that have been retrofitted; the current waiting list and time; and the support that exists for households just above the warmer homes scheme income/welfare eligibility criteria, in tabular form. [66299/26…

155. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if his Department maintains a risk register; if so, since when has the National Train Control Centre project appeared on the register; the way in which issues arising with the project been escalated over the years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65992/26]

156. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport if there are supports to cover the cost of medical exams and eye tests for drivers over the age of 75 in order to renew their driver licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66008/26]

157. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Transport the way in which the sale of e-scooters will be regulated; the penalties to wholesalers, retailers or other businesses for selling e-scooters that can travel above 20 km/h; and the penalties for individuals who modify e-scooters to increase their speed. [66006/26]

158. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport if his Department maintains a risk register; if so, if copies of the register since 2022 will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66078/26]

159. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of the congestion on the M1; if he has plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66101/26]

160. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide information on the number of cars using the M1 on a daily basis for each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66100/26]

161. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the regulatory assessment of dispatch operator licensing in Ireland in the context of ensuring that the regulatory framework is sufficiently up to date and robust to respond to developments since the enactment of the Taxi Regulation Act 2013; to provide an update on this year's planned fare review; and if he will make a statement on the m…

163. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Transport the annual value of the fixed-wing element of the Irish Coast Guard search and rescue aviation contract (details supplied), separately identified from the value of the rotary-wing element; the date on which the five-year term of the fixed-wing element expires; if the provision made in that contract for the Air Corps to assume responsibility for the fixed-wing …

164. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Transport if he can advise when new accommodation (details supplied) will be completed; the date he expects the crews to be fully moved in and operating from this space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66147/26]

165. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport the number of recipients and the total value of payments made under the 2026 road transporters support scheme to operators based in County Offaly, by category of operator such as licensed road haulage operators, licensed bus operators or otherwise, in tabular form. [66277/26]

168. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 243 of 14 May 2026, for a breakdown of each figure as provided by an organisation (details supplied); indicating the number of campaigns associated with each figure; the name of each individual campaign; and associated cost; in tabular form. [66246/26]

169. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Transport the number of businesses and operators based in County Offaly that applied for support under the 2026 road transporters support scheme; the number approved; the number refused or deemed ineligible; and the total amount of funding approved and paid to County Offaly operators, in tabular form. [66285/26]

183. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to provide an update on the status of the Financial Management Shared Service Project; the outcome of the full review of the potential indicative cost to complete; when it will be applied across all Votes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65981/26]

184. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he has received a pre-Budget submission (details supplied); if he will give consideration to the asks therein; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65989/26]

185. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department maintains a risk register; if so, if copies of the register since 2022 will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66076/26]

186. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has plans to introduce a 'tell us once' approach whereby people would be able to inform a single public body about the death of somebody, instead of having to inform multiple different public bodies. [66023/26]

187. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the procurement process by which the contractor for the retrofit of Áras an tSáile, Renmore, Galway, was appointed, including whether the contract was awarded by open tender and the number of tenders received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66222/26]

188. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the sources of funding for the retrofit of Áras an tSáile, Renmore, Galway, including the amount met from the Exchequer and the amount part financed by the European Union under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66220/26]

189. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a breakdown of the total cost of €11.467 million for the retrofit of Áras an tSáile, Renmore, Galway, distinguishing between construction costs, professional and design fees, Office of Public Works project management costs, and any other costs; and if he will make a statement …

190. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated payback period for the retrofit of Áras an tSáile, Renmore, Galway, by the number of years over which projected energy savings are expected to recover the capital cost of the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66217/26]

191. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the projected annual energy cost and the projected annual energy saving for Áras an tSáile, Renmore, Galway, following completion of the retrofit works; the basis on which those projections were calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66215/26]

192. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total annual energy cost of Áras an tSáile, Renmore, Galway, in each of the past three years prior to the commencement of the recent retrofit works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66212/26]