229. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the target of 500,000 homes retrofitted to a B2 standard by 2030; if the Government remains in pursuit of this target of 500,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54709/26]
228. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position regarding all actions in each of the Climate Action Plans 2021 to 2025 under the remit of him Department; to provide a breakdown of the legacy actions remaining, broken down by the year of the climate action plan they were initially included in; and the estimated timelines for completion, in tabular form. [54623/26]
227. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the Climate Action Plan 2026 will be published; if it will be published during the Dáil recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54619/26]
226. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a breakdown of the recycling that Ireland exported in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; the measures the Government is taking to reduce this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54612/26]
225. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he is aware of concerns (details supplied); the dates on which he has met to address this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54606/26]
224. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the dates on which he met with each of the State or semi-State bodies under his remit, broken down by State or semi-State since taking office, in tabular form. [54605/26]
222. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide an update on the work of the NEAT taskforce; if the action plan is expected to be approved and published by Q3; and when the action plan will be enacted. [54570/26]
221. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his Department’s expenditure on consultancy; the breakdown of all 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. [54569/26]
220. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment his Department’s expenditure on IT consultancy; the 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 date, in tabular form. [54568/26]
219. 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; the name of the contractor and a description of the work undertaken in each case, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54567/26]
218. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the new private wires policy and the threshold for a new grid based solution not being available thus allowing access to a private connection. [54566/26]
217. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the additional resources that will be provided to the CRU for its regulatory role with regard to private wires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54565/26]
216. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the new policy on private wires; to provide the details to ensure that it does not undermine the financing of the national grid and does not impact on TSO and the DSO to maintain and expand the national grid. [54564/26]
215. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the new policy on private wires; if he will provide further details on the framework to ensure that private wires will not undermine the development of the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54563/26]
214. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will report on the new policy on private wires; if he will provide further details on the framework for gaining the consent of local communities and landowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54562/26]
206. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding all actions in each of the Climate Action Plans 2021 to 2025 under the remit of her Department; to provide a breakdown of the legacy actions remaining, broken down by the year of the climate action plan they were initially included in; and the estimated timelines for completion, in tabular form. [54629/26]
194. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views regarding the increasing cost of private school transport for families; her views on the impact rising operating costs are having on the viability of private school transport operators; whether consideration is being given to introducing a subsidy scheme to support these services and reduce costs for parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53799/26]
168. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that the current catch-up arrangements are sufficiently flexible for students who miss their routine HPV vaccination; and whether provision can be made to allow such students to access the vaccine free of charge. [51051/26]
667. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether she is satisfied that children and adults with Down syndrome who are not members of any organisation have equitable access to the State-funded GLÓR Speech and Language Therapy Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51577/26]
666. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if organisations delivering the State-funded GLÓR Speech and Language Therapy Programme are permitted under the funding agreement to restrict access to the service to paid-up members or members whose subscriptions are not in arrears; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51576/26]
665. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the State-funded GLÓR Speech and Language Therapy Programme is intended to be available to all eligible children and adults with Down syndrome, regardless of membership of any organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51575/26]
425. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the priority the Government is giving to the delivery of affordable housing throughout County Kerry for working individuals and families who are above the income threshold for social housing but cannot afford to purchase a home at current market prices; if funding has been set aside to accelerate the delivery of affordable housing schemes in Kerry. [51039/26]
217. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to concerns that the number of driving tests being cancelled by the RSA has risen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51626/26]
201. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost to eliminate all fares across all PSO service for under 18s, broken down by service type, in tabular form. [51114/26]
200. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number of grants provided for EV grants, broken down by local authority in each of the years 2020 to date; the breakdown of the total value of grants drawn down for EVs, broken down by local authority in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [51113/26]
199. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the projected total cost of establishing contactless payments on public transport in Dublin; the expected timeline for delivery; if he has considered extending this to services outside of Dublin and any associated projected costings; and expected timelines for delivery, in tabular form. [51112/26]
198. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered extending the young adult travel card to categories (details supplied) [51111/26]
192. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the revenue that has been collected to date by Transport Infrastructure Ireland in 2026, broken down by the road on which the toll is operating, in tabular form. [51011/26]
189. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the toll revenue collected by Transport Infrastructure Ireland in each of the years 2020 to date, broken down by road, in tabular form. [51008/26]
188. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the toll revenue collected by Transport Infrastructure Ireland from the M50 in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [51007/26]
179. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding spent on purchasing green hydrogen buses since 2020 to date; the number of these buses that are in operation, broken down by the year they were purchased; the number of buses in storage broken down by the year they were purchased; the average daily cost to maintain a green hydrogen bus in operation; the average daily cost to maintain a green hydrogen in storage, in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50848/26]
178. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the average first and full year cost to purchase and operate a green hydrogen bus, broken down by cap ex and op ex funding. [50847/26]
177. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the average first and full year cost to purchase and operate an electric bus, broken down by cap ex and op ex funding. [50846/26]
176. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update of the stages of the Connecting Ireland rural bus scheme; the number of routes that have been rolled out and which are yet to be rolled out, by county, in tabular form; and the expected cost of this. [50845/26]
175. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the full and first year cost of establishing a trolley service on trains on Ireland's rail network; his plans to establish a trolley service on routes without one in operation; and to outline the services operating a trolley and/or catering service. [50844/26]
174. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a detailed breakdown of the EV charging points delivered as part of the public charging infrastructure network, in each of the years 2020 to date, broken down by local authority, in tabular form. [50843/26]
173. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the average cost to install an EV charging point as part of the public charging infrastructure network in each of the years 2020 to date, in tabular form. [50842/26]
172. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocation to local authorities to install on street EV charging infrastructure in each of the years 2020 to date. [50841/26]