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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Commissions of Investigation (29 Apr 2025)

Pa Daly: 114. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason the publication of the Farrelly Commission report was so delayed; the measures she is now taking to expedite the publication of reports concerning the welfare of children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20897/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (29 Apr 2025)

Pa Daly: 132. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to report on the mother and baby home payments scheme; if she is planning a review of the scheme; if so, what this review will entail; the person or body that will be conducting the review; the proposed timeline for the review; if has she considered expanding the eligibility criteria for the scheme; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ministerial Responsibilities (29 Apr 2025)

Pa Daly: 260. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline his responsibilities as they relate to biodiversity and nature restoration; to report on where this is detailed in his Ministerial brief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19322/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (29 Apr 2025)

Pa Daly: 269. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he aware of the CRU’s recent decision on the large energy users connection policy; if he is aware of their conclusion (details supplied); his plan to ensure that data centre expansion does not jeopardise Ireland’s climate targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19401/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (29 Apr 2025)

Pa Daly: 313. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on offshore wind targets for 2030; if he aware of concern within industry that these targets cannot be reached (details supplied); the measures he is taking to address this; if be expects that the 2030 targets will be reached; if his Department has carried out contingency planning regarding potential...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Policies (29 Apr 2025)

Pa Daly: 314. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on his plans to introduce a national designated maritime area plan in 2027 ; the resources he is dedicating to reaching this target; the progress that has been made to date in creating a national designated maritime area plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20761/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Programme (29 Apr 2025)

Pa Daly: 315. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the spring legislative programme; to report on progress of Bills listed in the spring legislative programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20763/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (29 Apr 2025)

Pa Daly: 329. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the renewable heat obligation; the reason for the delay in publication; when he expects it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21232/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (29 Apr 2025)

Pa Daly: 330. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the renewable heat obligation; the measures his Department has taken to ensure that the impact on household bills is minimized; if he has had any engagements with suppliers to discuss the impact on energy prices for final consumers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21233/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Bus Services (29 Apr 2025)

Pa Daly: 517. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a breakdown of all the public bus routes that are now operated by a private contractor, by county; for a breakdown of the dates on which the transition to operation by private contractor took place; for a breakdown of any public bus routes in which there are plans to transition to operation by private contractor, by county,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Bus Services (29 Apr 2025)

Pa Daly: 518. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proportion of bus routes that are operated by private contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20832/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Greenways Provision (29 Apr 2025)

Pa Daly: 534. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the South Kerry Greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20969/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Bus Services (29 Apr 2025)

Pa Daly: 548. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on local links; if he plans to increase the number of stops and or increased flexibility for drivers to stop more frequently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21236/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Ministerial Responsibilities (29 Apr 2025)

Pa Daly: 1213. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline his responsibilities as they relate to biodiversity and nature restoration; to report on where this is detailed in his ministerial brief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19321/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Marine Protected Areas (29 Apr 2025)

Pa Daly: 1338. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the marine protected areas legislation; to provide an update; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20762/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (29 Apr 2025)

Pa Daly: 1414. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are plans to take rent and mortgage costs into account when a person is applying for supplementary welfare allowance weekly payment as not allowing for same is placing people in financial hardship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19263/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Policy (10 Apr 2025)

Pa Daly: 3. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on energy security; what the Government means when it refers to a "State-led" LNG facility; what "State-led" means in this context; if there will be a commercial element; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17837/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Policy (10 Apr 2025)

Pa Daly: The question is to ask the Minister what he means when he refers to a "State-led" LNG facility. What exactly does that mean, and will there be a commercial element? The Tánaiste was in the United States recently and is there at the moment. Did the question of buying gas from the United States or from friends of Donald Trump come up at that meeting? The Minister mentioned legal...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Policy (10 Apr 2025)

Pa Daly: I thank the Minister for the reply and I am somewhat reassured by the answer, but there is a lot of fear out there at the moment. Some of it comes from the geopolitical situation but some of it has not been helped by a heightening of fear within the Government. With wars, tariffs and the slide into right-wing extremism that is going on, people are apprehensive. The President of the United...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Energy Policy (10 Apr 2025)

Pa Daly: We understand that the Government must keep the lights on and that it is important, if it is justifiable in those reports, that the reserve must be in place. The Government, however, also has a responsibility to ensure that costs do not spiral out of control. To take the experience in Germany, when it introduced its strategic LNG reserve it invested heavily in four terminals in 2022,...