Questions

367. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health her views on whether blanket overnight restrictions after childbirth is acceptable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44913/26]

368. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health if exceptions to overnight partner restrictions will be considered for private rooms, caesarean sections, traumatic births, anxiety, breastfeeding difficulties, mobility issues or other clinical and emotional support needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44914/26]

369. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Health whether her Department will consider a national standard for family-centred postnatal care, including overnight partner support where the mother requests it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44915/26]

370. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the Government’s position on introducing a statutory secondary publication right for publicly funded research outputs (details supplied); if he has considered the draft legislation proposed under the National Open Research Forum (NORF) SCOIR project; if he will provide a timeline for any proposed legislativ…

371. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the decision making process behind the merger with Carlow College and SETU; the assessment that was undertaken on this decision to close Carlow College altogether and make the staff redundant; if other alternatives and options were considered as part of the merger; and if he will make a statement on the matte…

372. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is satisfied that adequate protections are in place for staff affected by the planned closure of Carlow College, including redundancy arrangements, recognition of years of service, and access to future employment opportunities within the higher education sector; and if he will make a statement on the ma…

373. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the provision of a library in Mahon, Cork city; the stage it is currently at; and the funding avenues that are open for such projects. [44706/26]

374. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if the level of funding provided by his Department to pay employees of family resource centres, community centres and so on, is below the minimum wage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44760/26]

1. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it is intended to ensure that widowed parents do not have to resubmit death certificates for their dead partner for child passport renewal applications subsequent it being initially submitted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44265/26]

2. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action she will take to sanction a Russian-owned facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44234/26]

3. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the issue of a Russian-owned facility (details supplied) has been raised with her; the steps that will be taken to ensure that Ireland and industries in Ireland are in full compliance with EU-imposed sanctions against Russia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44235/26]

4. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the humanitarian assistance Ireland is currently providing to Cuba; whether her Department has undertaken any assessment of the worsening humanitarian situation in the country, including reported shortages of food, fuel, medicines and medical supplies and their impact on vulnerable groups, including children; the additional humanitarian, develo…

5. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to detail each state against which the Government currently applies sanctions, by date of application of sanctions, nature and scope of the sanctions, reason for the application of sanctions, whether the sanctions are applied unilaterally or as part of a multilateral initiative; and if applied multilaterally, by which international body or…

6. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps he is taking to address the slow progress on green hydrogen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44230/26]

7. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding any incentives or obligations under review within his Department that would support data centres in the use of renewable energy systems to minimise their reliance on the grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44325/26]

8. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding any regulations or requirements for data centres to use solar panels or other renewable energy sources to reduce their demand on the electricity grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44326/26]

9. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the annual usage of gas energy by data centres in Ireland, if this is something that is recorded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44327/26]

10. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the annual usage of water by data centres in Ireland; if this is something that is recorded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44328/26]

11. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding the annual usage of electricity by data centres in Ireland, if this is something that is recorded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44329/26]

12. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding any data centre in Ireland that is associated with a district heating supply to use the excess heat created by their operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44330/26]

13. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of data centres in Ireland and the approximate level of energy they use; the percentage of energy they use as a proportion of all Irish energy; whether each has a diesel backup generator, by location, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44331/26]

14. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his attention has been drawn to a report published by an organisation (details supplied) in relation to data centre energy usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44332/26]

15. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will facilitate a meeting with an organisation to discuss their recently published report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44333/26]

16. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding any research ongoing within his Department into the potential use for heat generated by data centres as a source of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44334/26]

17. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of households disconnected from electricity supply in each of the past five years due to non-payment of bills; if he will report on trends in energy poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44348/26]