450. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if her Department has plans to raise the mileage rate for HSE workers, especially those working caring for patients in more rural areas and who have to travel longer distances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67829/26]
210. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if, in view of the fact that public transport connections to Dublin Airport are being significantly increased and improved, his plans to increase public transport accessibility to Shannon Airport, including the provision of a long-heralded rail spur to Shannon Airport. [67282/26]
201. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an overview of the soon-to-be-launched Ennis town public bus service; the hours of operation; the extent of bus stops; the range of vehicles; the expected price fares for all ticket and concessionary passengers; if there are plans to provide further public bus routes across County Clare, including the potential to provide more on-demand TFI Anseo services in rural parts of the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67332/26]
68. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline the level of service his Department already provides within the town of Shannon in County Clare; the way in which his Department proposes to address any deficiencies or expand their service offering in the town. [67218/26]
25. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline his intentions to reduce the means testing for people who apply for carer's allowance; the provisions he plans to make in this regard in Budget 2027. [67221/26]
154. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health for a report on the take up by nursing homes of the resident environment enhancement scheme. [67258/26]
171. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the Programme for Government commitments regarding pharmacists and pharmacy services. [67415/26]
78. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way in which the evolving technical standard I.S.465:2026 will resolve anomalies faced by homeowners who are affected by defective concrete blocks who have timber-frame inner leafs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67420/26]
77. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, given the increasing cost of building materials, he and his Department will consider increasing the maximum grant payable under the defective concrete blocks scheme so that homeowners are not left significantly out-of-pocket due to the potential mismatch between the maximum grant cap and the actual rebuild cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67425/26]
587. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of days per week CT scanning services are operational and fully facilitated for patients at Ennis hospital; the operating hours of the service on those days; and if there are any specific capital, staffing, or operational plans currently in place to increase the number of days or daily hours that CT scans are provided in Ennis hospital. [66707/26]
425. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the steps being taken to address the operational and financial impact on legal practitioners following the restructuring of the criminal legal aid scheme on 1 July 2026; if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding the long-term viability of the system and the risk of reduced access to legal representation in smaller court venues; if consideration will be given to introducing judicial discretion to allow separate legal aid certificates for distinct cases, subject to a statutory cap or sliding scale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66624/26]
339. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when a person (details supplied) can expect to have a new Eircode they have applied for processed, approved and communicated to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67156/26]
288. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will provide an update on the urgent funding options that are available or are being considered to address the roofing defects in a primary school (details supplied) in county Clare; if she will confirm whether the roof repairs are currently on the relevant remedial works list; and if so, the expected timeline for assessment and completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66771/26]
265. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will clarify the position under Circular Letter 0037/2026 regarding the new senior cycle redevelopment co-ordinator posts of responsibility; specifically, the status of an existing permanent Assistant Principal I (AP1) post holder who successfully applies for and is appointed to this newly created position. [66460/26]
264. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will clarify whether an existing permanent AP1 teacher must permanently relinquish their substantive, secure AP1 position to take up the new senior cycle redevelopment role, given that the availability of the new post is contingent on fluctuating school enrolment numbers and subject to a stated review in 2031. [66461/26]
162. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport the current status of an application under the road transporters support scheme (RTSS) in the case of a business operating in County Clare (details supplied) where an information discrepancy error was resolved via the official portal prior to the closing date of 7 September 2026; the reason for the delay in processing this payment given that other active operators within the sector have already received their financial support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67172/26]
52. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the engagement his Department has had with an organisation (details supplied) and its employees; and the supports they will be able to provide in the event of redundancies. [66534/26]
23. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the actions that are being undertaken by his Department and by agencies such as Enterprise Ireland and the IDA to secure a future for the former Roche site at Clarecastle in County Clare. [66535/26]
244. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the third call under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund announced on 28 May 2024; if the funding to all local authorities announced (details supplied) was drawn down; and the number of residential units that have been provided to date. [66275/26]
743. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if officials from his Department, who are overseeing the drafting of new windfarm guidelines, have begun factoring for aviation safeguarding (details supplied) [65558/26]
742. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a company (details supplied), the Irish Aviation Authority and State-owned airports have been asked to contribute to the drafting of new planning guidelines relating to wind energy. [65559/26]
1417. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if funding for ICS-formoterol combination inhalers prescribed as maintenance and reliever therapy (MART) will be included as a measure in Budget 2027, in view of the low uptake of MART in Ireland, and the potential to reduce asthma exacerbations, hospitalisations and reliance on short-acting reliever inhalers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65623/26]
1365. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will supply the bed occupancy figures of ICU beds, adult inpatient beds, paediatric inpatient beds in model 4 hospitals for Q1 and Q2; the number of beds included in each count, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65393/26]
1307. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason new HSE staff are not entitled to increments from previous HSE experience (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65070/26]
965. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of a citizenship application (details supplied); if additional compliance documents submitted in February 2026 were successfully received and logged on the applicant's file; the steps being taken to resolve an ongoing technical error with the immigration service delivery portal that is locking the applicant out of their account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65887/26]
955. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department can urgently process a join family visa application (details supplied) on the basis that there are concerns for the applicant's safety. [65605/26]
953. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the exact criteria used by visa officers to define a 'reasonable request' for expediting an application on humanitarian grounds outside of medical emergencies or bereavement; if documented threats to personal safety or civil instability in an applicant's country of origin are considered sufficient grounds to fast-track an application; and the mechanisms available to applicants when the digital customer service portal fails to accept follow-up documentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65599/26]
744. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the expected timeline for the issuing of an initial draft of new planning guidelines relating to wind energy. [65557/26]
662. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will intercede in a case (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65797/26]
655. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his Department's plans to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the election of Daniel O'Connell in County Clare in 1828; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65586/26]
1020. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the staffing levels of CDNTs in County Clare; if she is aware that a vacancy has been created within the Ennis CDNT (details supplied); the steps being taken to immediately fill this vacancy to prevent further waitlist delays for children in the region; if her Department has a policy to ensure that the expansion of the education therapy service does not pull existing frontline therapists away from understaffed CDNTs; the total number of staff recruited for the education therapy service rollout nationwide who were previously employed within a CDNT; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64579/26]
952. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the specific volume of additional administrative and decision-making resources allocated to the Dublin visa office over the past 12 months to alleviate the backlog of family reunification visas; the reason these measures have failed to bring processing times down to his Department's own 12-month business target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65600/26]
951. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason a significant disparity exists between the processing times for join family visas for dependents of critical skills employment permit holders, processed within 8–12 weeks, and those sponsored by Irish citizens or long-term residents which currently exceed 20 to 24 months; the total volume of standard join family visa applications currently awaiting a first-instance decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter [65602/26]
950. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the reason the published processing date for join family visa applications handled by the Dublin visa office, specifically matching the cohort around late April 2024, has failed to advance for a consecutive period of six weeks; the specific operational bottlenecks preventing these applications from being finalized; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65603/26]
948. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will clarify the proposed changes to citizenship and naturalisation requirements; if they will apply retrospectively to individuals and families already resident in the State and progressing through the naturalisation process; if spouses of Irish citizens will be affected; the transitional arrangements that will be put in place for applicants who made decisions to return to and reside in Ireland based on the rules in force at the time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65535/26]
127. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the total value of financial support provided to wind energy generation in the State in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, including all subsidies, grants, guaranteed or supported electricity prices, Renewable Electricity Support Scheme supports and any other financial support provided directly or indirectly through the State or borne by electricity consumers; to provide a breakdown by support scheme and year; the estimated total value of these supports over the period concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65500/26]
615. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the planned new school building project for a school in County Clare (details supplied); the timeline for the progression of this project; when it is expected to advance to the formal planning and design stages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65715/26]
518. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department and the National Council for Special Education will grant a request from a school (details supplied) to open an additional special class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64644/26]
514. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for a refurbishment grant for a school (details supplied) in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64633/26]
329. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Transport if the National Aviation Safeguarding Framework, led by the Irish Aviation Authority (public consultation period ended on 31 October 2025) has resulted to the publication of a final framework document; if he will outline where such a document can be obtained; if he will explain the intention of the document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65537/26]
137. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of homes that received solar PV grants since 2020, by county, in tabular form. [65696/26]
136. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will detail in tabular format on a county by county basis the number of businesses in each county that have received solar PV grants since 2022. [65697/26]
4000. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the status of the National Ambulance Service (NAS) staffing resources allocated to County Clare; the reason the promised additional 12-hour ambulance shifts for both Kilrush and Ennistymon stations have not been fully implemented on active rosters; if NAS management intends to part-crew any of these positions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63975/26]
3999. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the reason fully qualified paramedics currently sitting on active HSE and NAS recruitment panels have not been offered formal positions to fill critical vacancies and short-term absences at Kilrush ambulance station; the active steps being taken to draw down from existing panels specifically for west Clare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63976/26]
3925. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health if she will address the decision by the National Ambulance Service to restrict newly qualified community paramedics in Clare and other regions to daytime-only hours; the rationale for this given the service’s proven 68% hospital avoidance rate; if she will address the severe financial impact this causes staff through the loss of shift premiums; the way in which Labour Court Recommendation LCR23254 is being applied to protect their terms; and if she will intervene to support rosters that meet community need and protect staff income. [63621/26]