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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025 (1 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: The reference is to both trade in goods and services, yes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025 (1 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: That is really helpful. If we enact this Bill, it is likely that Ireland will face infringement proceedings. We would have to defend it and would probably use Article 36 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the reference to public policy therein. The witnesses have said that the public policy ground is interpreted very narrowly by the Court of Justice. Is there a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: General Scheme of Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025 (1 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: When the court looks at the interpretation, as in the UK case about the minting of coins or the L'Église de scientologie case, it speaks of public policy regarding "the fundamental interests of the State". I believe that was what was said in the minting case and again in the L'Église de scientologie case about a sufficiently serious threat to a fundamental interest of society....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (1 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 64. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide in the planning regulations that front garden storage for bicycles and personal powered transporters measuring no more than 1.4m in height and 4m2 in area would be classified as exempted development and not require planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35772/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Data (1 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 162. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to list the competent authorities with the authority to prepare a DMAP proposal, designated under the Maritime Area Planning Act 2021. [35246/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Renewable Energy Generation (1 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 179. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the renewable heat obligation legislation will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35807/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Renewable Energy Generation (1 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 180. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the alternative steps he is considering if in the event that the soon-to-be-published renewable heat obligation fails to achieve TRIS approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35808/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Strategic Infrastructure (1 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 181. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the heads of bill of the upcoming Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve (Amendment) Bill will be brought to pre-legislative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35810/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Data (1 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 182. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if mid-2027 is the expected delivery window for GNI’s ‘Final Business Case’ to the Minister in anticipation of the 'Final Investment Decision’ regarding the provision of State-leased FSRU in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35812/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Reports (1 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 183. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will commission an independent risk-assessment of introducing Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) infrastructure into Ireland given the recent comments by Predator Oil and Gas CEO, Paul Griffiths, in relation to the risk of such a facility exploding, such as the 2022 Freeport LNG vapour cloud explosion in Texas; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Policies (1 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 188. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on the delivery of the Programme for Government commitment on private wires policy framework; if this will require any primary or secondary legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36148/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: EU Directives (1 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 189. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the process and timescale under which Ireland will transpose and implement the RED III Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36149/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Electric Vehicles (1 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 190. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress that has been made on enabling members of the public to use electric vehicle charging facilities in his Department’s car parks as indicated by the former Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36150/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (1 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 191. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on the way in which the Waste Framework Directive will be implemented; if it will require primary or secondary legislation, and what is the timeframe for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36154/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management (1 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 192. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the revised food waste prevention roadmap will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36155/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Appointments (1 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the engagements in his ministerial diary since taking office in January 2025. [35248/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (1 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider the addition of a new train station on the Maynooth line between the existing Coolmine and Clonsilla stations to facilitate the ongoing development of lands for high-density residential use at Kellystown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35799/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (1 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made on enabling members of the public to use electric vehicle charging facilities in Government Departments’ car parks as indicated by the former Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36151/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (1 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 274. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are regulatory measures that can be taken to address the failure of certain banks to pass on ECB interest rate cuts to customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35801/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (1 Jul 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 584. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the majority off all join family visa applications are being sent to visa HQ in Dublin when several embassies hold powers to process in-house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35950/25]