Parliamentary questions

309. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence the number of Naval Service ships which are operational and currently able to patrol Irish waters; the plans to put more in operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59159/26]

310. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Defence the steps his Department is taking to ensure this State has adequate personnel to staff Naval Service ships and adequately patrol Irish waters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59160/26]

311. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the 100 non-governmental organisations that received the highest levels of public funding in the most recent year for which figures are available; the amount received by each organisation; and the Department, agency or public body from which the funding originated. [59491/26]

312. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the total amount of Exchequer funding, grants and other public monies provided directly or indirectly to non-governmental organisations headquartered outside the State in each year from 2020 to date; and if she will provide a list of each organisation, its country of registration and the amounts paid. [59509/26]

313. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Defence the total amount of Exchequer funding, grants, service-level agreement funding and other public monies provided to non-governmental organisations in each year from 2020 to date; and if she will provide a list of the recipient organisations; and the amount paid to each organisation in each year. [59526/26]

314. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Transport the way in which pricing for public EV charging rates are set; the measures his Department is taking to ensure public EV charging remains affordable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54804/26]

315. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department is considering legislative or regulatory changes to facilitate the use of overhead EV charging arms, cable gullies or similar home charging solutions for properties without off-street parking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54929/26]

316. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport if his Department intends to publish national guidance or a standardised licensing framework for local authorities in respect of EV charging infrastructure for homes and businesses without off-street parking, including the use of Section 254 licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54930/26]

317. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Transport the assessment his Department has made of the impact that the absence of home charging options for households without driveways is having on Ireland's electric vehicle targets and emissions reduction objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54931/26]

318. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the number and location of electric vehicle charging points currently operational in County Clare, together with details of planned new installations. [55146/26]

319. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Transport the position regarding the proposed increase in pension entitlements for retired CIÉ employees under the CIÉ 1951 pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55201/26]

320. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport his plans to acquire a station building for a coast guard service at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55237/26]

321. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on proposals to upgrade an Irish Coast Guard station at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55238/26]

322. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport to provide the most recent assessment of the condition of critical infrastructure assets in Cork county, including roads, bridges and public transport infrastructure; the identified maintenance backlogs and associated costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55303/26]

323. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to ensure Gardaí have sufficient powers to tackle the misuse of e-scooters and scramblers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55351/26]

324. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Transport when the proposed legislative changes regarding the standard against which a garda's driving is measured during pursuits will be brought forward; if a timeline has been agreed with An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55450/26]

325. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport to consider expanding the Safe Routes to School initiatives to additional primary and post primary schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55470/26]

326. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport to provide the number of publicly accessible EV charge points currently in operation, by standard, fast and high-power chargers, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55701/26]

327. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the timetable of the 266 high-power recharging hubs announced under the national EV charging programme; the projected commissioning dates for each phase of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55922/26]

328. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the reason substantial increases in annual allocations for EV charging infrastructure have not translated into corresponding levels of expenditure and delivery; the measures being taken to improve drawdown rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55923/26]

329. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport to confirm any contracts, grant agreements or funding approvals for EV charging infrastructure projects that have been delayed, varied or cancelled since 2022; the reasons for same; the value of funding involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55924/26]

330. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport the progress being made in the delivery of Government-procured and Exchequer-funded EV infrastructure across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56185/26]

331. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the number and location of public EV charge points which have been installed; the EV charge points, broken down by county, operator and charger type in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56719/26]

332. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the number of on-street residential EV charging points currently operational, under construction, approved for installation and planned for delivery over the next two years, by local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56720/26]

333. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the number of publicly funded EV charge points in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026 that have been broken and unavailable for use for more the 7, 30 and 90 days; the measures being taken to address reliability issues, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56721/26]