538. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the progress of the publication and distribution of information to local authorities providing guidelines on the reduction of the speed limit in urban cores, which include built-up areas as well as housing estates and town centres to 30km/h; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21127/25]
537. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the consideration his Department is giving to reviewing the operation of the National Transport Authority to provide increased input over transport and traffic policy to local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21126/25]
366. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the efforts of the RSA to find a new location for a driving test centre on the west of Galway city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18699/25]
365. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the number of applicants currently awaiting an appointment to undertake the driving test at the Carnmore, Clybaun and Clifden test centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18698/25]
324. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the steps that are been taken to ensure that the damage caused by falling trees and branches to both electrical and communications infrastructure is minimised in the event of future storms; whether it is intended to include the local authorities in a co-ordinated approach to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21153/25]
323. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated extra non-budgeted cost to ESB Networks and Eirgrid of the damage caused by storms and other weather related events since September 2024; the extra charge that would have to be levied on customers to recoup these costs over a three year period; whether it is his intention to introduce a measure funded by his Department to assist the public in paying for these extra costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21151/25]
322. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what discussions have taken place between officials from his Department and officials from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to onshore and offshore wind energy projects planning guidelines to ensure their mutual compatibility in relation to, for example, noise, flicker and height to distance ratios; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21150/25]
321. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when new wind energy guidelines for offshore wind energy developments will be published; the reason for the delay with these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21149/25]
320. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide the membership of the Biomethane Implementation Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21125/25]
125. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the progress the Department is making to ensure better integration in the assessment of need process through the roll out across the health regions of a single HSE point of assessment, to direct children and families to the appropriate service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20986/25]
108. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children currently residing in special care placements; and to seek the number of children, subject to a special care order of the High Court, where there is no placement available in special care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20985/25]
1095. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the programmes within his Department that support community groups to employ staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17524/25]
1082. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the proportion of applicants to the CAO for 2025 completed the Leaving Certificate between 2020 and 2024; the efforts he is making to ensure equity in the CAO application process for Leaving Certificate candidates of 2025 who will not benefit from the same level of grade inflation as candidates who sat the leaving certificate between 2020 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17530/25]
1081. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if any consideration has been given in his Department towards the provision of funding for the establishment of a further cycle of the Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17526/25]
1018. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health if the Galway city west primary care centre has received HSE property/board approval; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17520/25]
843. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the staffing cohort at the CDNT at the west Galway children’s disability network team; if the service is currently operating with a full cohort of staff; what roles within the west Galway CDNT are currently vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17525/25]
685. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to a carer’s allowance review requested by a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in making a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17427/25]
644. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if considerations has been given towards extending the time afforded to successful applicants under the vacant property refurbishment grant to complete the works on the vacant property for which grant aid has been approved beyond the 13-month period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17527/25]
520. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the efforts to increase the supply of primary school teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14612/25]
326. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if his Department makes specific funding available to local authorities to fund safety works at locations where there are primary schools along regional routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17522/25]
325. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if TII makes specific funding available to local authorities to fund safety works at locations where there are primary schools along national routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17521/25]
324. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the planned capital rail priorities for the next decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17519/25]
318. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the average time a person is waiting for a driving test in Galway city and county; the number of people who are currently waiting for a driving test in each driving test centre in Galway city and county; the steps that are being taken by his Department to reduce the driving test waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17447/25]
258. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for an update on the implementation of the national biomethane strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17523/25]
147. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education the efforts being made to increase the number of qualified primary teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17200/25]
110. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education if she is satisfied that sufficient efforts are being made to ensure teachers, schools and pupils are adequately prepared for the introduction of the new leaving certificate cycle in the next academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17201/25]
166. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the progress his Department is making towards reviewing the infrastructure guidelines and creating a public investment Act to reduce delays in the decision-making process around State capital projects as per the commitment in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16246/25]
109. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform for an update on the funding of the flood relief scheme in Clifden; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16247/25]
67. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Finance in the context of the considerations of the ESRI that a potential change in the taxation policy of the United States could adversely affect Irish corporation tax receipts, the action he is taking to mitigate the possible impact of such a change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16244/25]
52. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Finance the progress his Department is making in examining the tax treatment of production costs for theatre productions, as per the commitment in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16245/25]
872. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the supports his Department has provided towards the establishment of community hotels in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15810/25]
447. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the supports his Department has provided towards the establishment of community hotels in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15811/25]
9. Deputy John Connolly asked the Taoiseach the engagements he had with the National Emergency Co-ordination Group in the days before, during and after Storm Éowyn. [13732/25]
280. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the resources provided within his Department for the summer camps scheme, which provides Irish language enrichment and acquisition opportunities for young people in the out-of-school environment during the summer; and whether an increase could be provided to support organisations which seek to organise such summer camps through the medium of Irish. [14881/25]
212. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications made for general employment permits in 2024, and the number of applications which were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14883/25]
178. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department can provide emergency funding to local authorities for road-safety measures to create road-safety infrastructure where dangerous situations exist for pedestrians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14885/25]
177. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the efforts of the RSA to relocate the driving test centre in Galway city away from the existing location at the Westside Shopping Centre to an alternative location; if information in relation to the location of the new centre will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14882/25]
165. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to seek the reopening of a pedestrian walkway for public access in a location adjacent to the grounds of Dún Uí Mhaoilíosa military barracks at Renmore, Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14884/25]
113. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will review the eligibility criteria of CLÁR, with a view to expanding the programme to rural areas which are currently ineligible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14573/25]
88. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the progress towards the establishment of an urban communities initiative to revitalise disadvantaged city areas, as per the Programme for Government commitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14572/25]
55. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the work within his Department to prepare a new five-year apprenticeship action plan 2026-2030. [14613/25]
255. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an initial appointment at the paediatric rheumatology services at Children's Health Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14485/25]
254. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the considerations her Department has given to the inclusion of fibromyalgia as a recognised illness on the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14477/25]
170. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all participants who participated in the sheep welfare scheme in 2024 who had penalties applied following an on-site inspection have received payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14478/25]
157. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice to provide the number of renewal applications made to Immigration Service Delivery under each stamp category in 2023 and 2024; the cumulative data on the outcome of each renewal application, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14487/25]
156. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice to provide the number of new applications made to Immigration Service Delivery under each stamp category in 2023 and 2024; the cumulative data on the outcome of each application, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14486/25]
98. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the level of funding provided to every local authority for the provision of emergency accommodation in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14483/25]