Questions

180. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of the implementation of the school transport review; and specifically, the steps taken to date to reduce the distance criteria for eligibility under the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40724/26]

181. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on whether a centralised application system should be created within her Department and operated by the NCSE, similar to the system they use in the Education Authority in Northern Ireland for the allocation of school places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39846/26]

182. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Mairéad Farrell den Minister for Education and Youth an dtabharfaidh sí an t-eolas is déanaí maidir le hoibreacha atá á ndéanamh ar scoil an Tuairín i mBéal an Daingin; an bhfuil cead ann ón Roinn Oideachais chun an post a fhógairt; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [40786/26]

183. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide a clear and immediate timeline for when the new building works at a school (details supplied) will commence; and any direct support from her Department to ensure there are no further delays in progressing this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40815/26]

184. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a detailed breakdown of children without an appropriate school place for September 2026, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40713/26]

185. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to report on capital investment in the provision of additional needs education supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40387/26]

186. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the new circular being drafted outlining the role of the SNA; the consultations that have taken place to date to inform the contents of the circular; if she will meet with an organisation (details supplied) in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40771/26]

187. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when she expects to bring forward the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025 to the Houses of the Oireachtas; if she will consider including a ban on services in the Bill to ensure maximum effectiveness of the sanctions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40932/26]

188. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the situation of Irish activists detained by Israel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40933/26]

189. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will follow the example of France and other countries in banning Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from Ireland (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41289/26]

190. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will provide a report on the progress made implementing the Programme for Government commitments within her remit and on the achievements since the formation of the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41386/26]

191. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the steps being taken to ensure that the expansion of the electricity grid keeps pace with increased demand from housing development and renewable energy projects in rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40856/26]

192. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to consider increasing the grant for solar panels given their increasing popularity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40896/26]

193. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the annual spend on grants for domestic solar installation over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40977/26]

194. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the annual spend on the non-domestic microgeneration grant over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40979/26]

195. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if electricity credits will be included in Budget 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39411/26]

196. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the percentage of Ireland's electricity that is imported; and the cost to import this electricity, in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [41359/26]

197. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; the name of the contractor, and a description of the work undertaken in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41360/26]

198. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in each of the years 2015 and to date in 2025; the reason for engaging them; the costs incurred in respect of their engagement; and if his Department requires consultants to declare conflicts of interest in advance of utilising their services. [41…

199. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his Department's expenditure on IT consultancy; to provide a breakdown of all IT consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work; and the costs associated with their services, in each of the years 2015 to 2025. [41362/26]

200. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the climate action plan 2026 will be published; the reasons for the delay; if it will be published within Q2; and if he anticipates it will be published before the summer recess. [41364/26]

201. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the dates on which the Government received arrears data from the CRU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41365/26]

202. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the energy market reforms he is considering to reduce the cost of energy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41366/26]

203. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the reason Irish energy prices are so high compared to other EU states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41367/26]

204. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide a report on the progress made implementing the Programme for Government commitments within his remit and on the achievements since the formation of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41380/26]