143. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to detail the most recent occasion her Department provided guidance, through Department circular, curriculum guidelines or any other method, to primary schools on the allocation of homework to pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31158/25]
120. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide details of any intentions within her Department to re-engage with primary schools on the ‘keeping childhood smartphone-free’ initiative for the 2025-26 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31159/25]
27. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the capital projects his Department is proposing for inclusion in the review of the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31157/25]
6. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the development of a national maritime security strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31156/25]
175. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authorities that employ an international relations officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31128/25]
1504. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently waiting for cataract surgery at University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29937/25]
1503. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently waiting for appointment at the respiratory clinic at University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29936/25]
1502. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently waiting for an oral-maxillo facial appointment at University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29935/25]
1501. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently waiting for an appointment at the endoscopy unit at University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29934/25]
1500. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of patients currently waiting for a neurology appointment within University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29933/25]
1199. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the CDNT 8–east Galway and south Roscommon service is currently operating with a full cohort of staff; the roles within the east Galway and south Roscommon CDNT that are currently vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29971/25]
1198. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the CDNT 7–north Galway service is currently operating with a full cohort of staff; the roles within the north Galway CDNT that are currently vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29970/25]
1197. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the CDNT 6–central Galway and east Galway city service is currently operating with a full cohort of staff; the roles within the central and east Galway city CDNT that are currently vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29969/25]
1196. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the CDNT 5–west Galway city service is currently operating with a full cohort of staff; the roles within the west Galway city CDNT that are currently vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29968/25]
932. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider the development of an Intreo office to facilitate the Gaeltacht population of south Conamara and Cois Fharraige, Contae na Gaillimhe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29972/25]
504. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress that has been made towards her Department directly employing cleaners and caretakers in primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29076/25]
311. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport about the progress being made towards the development of a bus interchange facility at a location (details supplied) as part of the proposed new Galway bus network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29441/25]
126. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the supports available within his Department to maintain the operation of the Galway warm home hub, a project located in the Galway decarbonisation zone as part of the NetZeroCities initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30336/25]
118. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures his Department is undertaking to encourage public sector bodies to transition to renewable energy sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30337/25]
522. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of applications for funding under the building blocks extension scheme by organisations in County Galway; if the applicants were successful or otherwise; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28762/25]
395. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of waste enforcement officers employed in each local authority throughout the country, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28764/25]
287. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the number of submissions received on the Public Consultation on draft Renewable Transport Fuel Policy Statement 2025-2027; when the submissions will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28767/25]
286. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the number of submissions made on the recent statutory consultation in relation to the exclusion of palm oil mill-effluent from the award of additional renewable transport fuel obligation certificates, when the said submissions will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28766/25]
212. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the impact for Ireland of the recently agreed agreement between the European Union and Great Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27455/25]
201. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the accession negotiations ongoing between the European Union and countries granted candidate status who wish to join the union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27454/25]
455. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications received each year during the past ten years under section 16(1)(a) and section 16(1)(b) of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended; the number granted each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26798/25]
193. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport in light of recent reports that Galway City and County Council intend to sell the site of the Former Galway Airport at Carnmore, if consideration has been given by his Department to purchasing the site for its reopening as a regional airport to serve the city of Galway, the only city of the five regional cities of the National Planning Framework without an operational airport within its metropolitan area. [27097/25]
393. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the application of the GRETB to develop a new campus for further education and training in Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26511/25]
371. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of primary care centres at locations (details supplied). [26510/25]
304. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the full breakdown of the number of Gardaí in the Galway division, by the station to which they are assigned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26529/25]
303. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí and their rank assigned to Salthill Garda Station, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26528/25]
265. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of lifeguards employed by each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26530/25]
263. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of housing units purchased through the tenant-in-situ scheme in each local authority in 2023 and 2024; the total expenditure incurred by each local authority through the tenant-in-situ scheme in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26508/25]
262. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to conduct a review of the spatial-planning-and-national-roads-guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26507/25]
245. D'fhiafraigh Deputy John Connolly den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán faoin maoiniú atá sa Roinn do scéim na gcampaí samhraidh i mbliana;; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [26334/25]
244. D'fhiafraigh Deputy John Connolly den Aire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán cad é an dul chun cinn atá déanta ina Roinn chun scéim na mbóithre áise a atosú; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [26335/25]
219. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the application for emergency works for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26513/25]
218. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the application for additional accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26512/25]
30. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he plans to review the success of the Action Plan for Apprenticeship, 2021 to 2025 towards the development of a new national strategy for apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26327/25]
17. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of additional training spaces created in the disciplines of occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy and psychology within the third level sector for the 2025-2026 academic year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26326/25]
643. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications made for safety orders, protection orders and barring orders in District Court sittings in District No.7 in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25090/25]
642. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the supports available within his Department for Charitable organisations developing facilities to help the victims of domestic and sexual violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25085/25]
525. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for the progress on the publication of the report on the State's response to Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25086/25]
400. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of educational psychologists on the current scheme for commissioning psychological assessments list; the minimum educational qualification required for a participating psychologist to be considered for inclusion on the list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25089/25]
399. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the number of psychological assessments undertaken through the scheme for commissioning psychological assessments sanctioned by each NEPS local office in the 2023/2024 academic year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25088/25]
398. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide the number of NEPS psychologists employed in each NEPS local office throughout the country; the number of primary and secondary schools serviced by each office; and the number of psychological assessments undertaken by each office in the 2023/2024 academic year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25087/25]