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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 May 2026
Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community
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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 May 2026
Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 May 2026
493. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1964 of 18 March 2026, relating to omaveloxolone skyclarys®, whether any interim arrangements are available or under consideration whereby, in circumstances where a family is willing to travel abroad, a patient could be facilitated in accessing this treatment while the drug remains under assessment by the HSE; whether the National Treatment Purchase Fund, or any other State mechanism, can be used to enable access to omaveloxolone (skyclarys®) in another jurisdiction pending completion of the assessment and reimbursement process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33553/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 May 2026
172. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 68 of 18 March 2026, for an update on the engagement regarding the establishment by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine of a Food Vision Seafood Sector Group; whether representatives of the recreational angling and charter boat sectors have now been engaged with or consulted as part of this process; the current status and work programme of this group; whether any immediate supports, mitigation measures or transitional arrangements have been identified to date for charter boat operators impacted by the recreational pollack bag limit; when the group is expected to report or make recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33796/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 May 2026
133. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Defence her plans for an expanded Naval Reserve presence in Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33297/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 May 2026
102. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Defence her plans for a forward operating base on the west coast for the Naval Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33296/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 May 2026
51. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to report on the work of the night-time economy advisor for Galway city. [33413/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 May 2026
50. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport given the Government’s commitment to promote the uptake of sport and physical activity by all citizens, if he will undertake a review of the available outdoor recreational spaces in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33412/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 April 2026
78. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to enhance application processes within the social welfare system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31290/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 April 2026
66. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to carry out a comprehensive review of means tests across the social welfare system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31289/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2026
Comhchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2026
34th Dáil
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2026
988. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the specific measures that are being taken, or are planned, to address the shortage of childcare places for children under two years of age in Galway city, including whether the city is being prioritised under State-led or publicly supported early learning and childcare provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30968/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2026
987. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of registered early learning and care places available in Galway city, broken down by age category, including children aged 0–one years and one–two years; the number of children on waiting lists in the city for these age cohorts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30967/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2026
968. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department holds, or plans to develop, disaggregated early learning and care capacity and demand data at Galway city level rather than county level, particularly in respect of children under two years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30664/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2026
631. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current criteria and decision-making process applied by her Department and by Bus Éireann when determining eligibility for school transport in case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30933/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2026
189. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the plans he has in place to help businesses cope with the cost impact of the US-Iran war; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30058/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2026
141. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his assessment of the prospects for tourism in Ireland in 2026, especially in relation to visitors from North America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30059/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2026
16. Deputy John Connolly asked the Taoiseach to provide an update on the work of the Cabinet offshore energy clearing house. [7909/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 April 2026
9. Deputy John Connolly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the World Economic Forum in Davos. [29772/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2026
408. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason for delays in the processing of land registration applications, including amendments relating to boundary errors; the reason requests to expedite such applications are now accepted only from legal representatives; if he is aware of the additional legal costs to applicants as well as the impact these delays are having on individuals, including first-time buyers who are purchasing or constructing a home and are subject to mortgage approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29456/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2026
337. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of tax revenue recouped annually by the Exchequer from carer’s allowance and carer’s benefit payments, including the impact of the real-time reporting and collection arrangements introduced from January 2026, and whether he has examined the estimated cost of making these payments fully tax-exempt (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29401/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 April 2026
214. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the position regarding his work to make higher education and higher education institutions more accessible for those coming from communities with higher levels of disadvantage. [22300/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2026
34th Dáil
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2026
732. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the reason long-term cancer medications, including hormone therapies used in cancer treatment and recurrence prevention, are not currently covered under the long-term illness scheme; whether consideration is being given to extending eligibility under the scheme to include such medications for cancer patients; whether consideration has been given to the automatic provision of a time-limited medical card to patients undergoing long-term cancer treatment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27956/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2026
430. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether a single person who is in receipt of a State pension (contributory) or State pension (non-contributory) and half rate carer's allowance only, are required to make an income tax return and pay any tax due by way of lump sum or whether in such cases it can be deducted at source; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28241/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2026
416. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the mechanisms currently in place to ensure that sections of the national road network identified as dangerous through collision data or reports from members of the public are subject to formal safety review and redesign (details supplied); the obligations that exist on local authorities to act on such reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28628/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2026
412. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the rationale for requiring repeated medical certification under the NDLS driver licencing process for individuals with clearly documented permanent physical disabilities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28599/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2026
409. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of difficulties faced by morning commuters using Bus Éireann Route 419 (Galway-Clifden), particularly those boarding in Moycullen (details supplied); whether consideration has been given by the National Transport Authority, as part of its review of the PSO service, to aligning the first weekday departure serving Moycullen with the Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays timetable for the same service by moving the stop forward by approximately 10 minutes in order that the service will arrive in Moycullen at approximately 07:26 and allow workers to make it to work in the city for 8am; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28564/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2026
324. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he plans to review the thresholds for the help-to-buy scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26556/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2026
277. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he has further plans to review the excise rates on fuel following the recent spike in prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26555/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2026
213. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health whether a design team have been appointed to design the two new blocks to be developed at University Hospital Galway as part of the masterplan project for the site of the hospital; the content and capacity of the new blocks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28220/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2026
167. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of the new National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28221/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2026
17. Deputy John Connolly asked the Taoiseach for an overview of the Budget 2026: Spotlight on Disability report recently published by his Department. [18505/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 April 2026
3. Deputy John Connolly asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress his Department is making in tackling child poverty. [7897/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 April 2026
244. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether consideration has been given to developing a single national platform or framework for parking rules, information and payment systems to improve clarity and ease of use for the public and visitors (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27761/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 April 2026
207. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the efforts undertaken since Storm Éowyn to increase the resilience of the State's emergency communications infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17180/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 April 2026
60. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the Clifden flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27489/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 April 2026
24. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the Galway City (Coirib go Cósta) flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27490/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 April 2026
382. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason for recent reductions in SOLAS funding allocations to education and training boards, including GRETB; the extent to which these reductions have resulted in the cancellation of adult literacy, disability support and ESOL programmes (details supplied); the assessment that has been made of the impact of these cuts on learners and staff, particularly in rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27488/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 April 2026
191. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the specific time periods that are defined as peak times for the purposes of the higher service frequencies referenced therein, including where such frequencies are identified for Route 4 and Route 424 in respect of the Galway BusConnects Network frequency table published by the National Transport Authority (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27482/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 April 2026
3504. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on the assessment and development of accessibility measures at the Cill Rónáin Pier on Inis Mór; if his Department has engaged with Galway County Council on this matter, in light of recent discussions referenced in Departmental correspondence; the current status of the Council’s engagement with stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25518/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 April 2026
3502. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on his Department’s involvement in the assessment, planning or development of pier infrastructure on Inis Meáin, including any interdepartmental engagement to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25395/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 April 2026
3189. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of recommendation 22 of the sharing the vision implementation plan on the provision of appropriate environments for those presenting at emergency departments who require a mental health assessment including specifically to get an update on the response received to communication furnished to eight emergency departments that do not have appropriate spaces to provide a mental health assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26390/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 April 2026
2356. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to initiate a new employment regulation order process in the second half of 2026; to provide the accompanying sum of monies in 2026 for a future round of pay improvements for staff working in the early years, childcare and pre-school sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23757/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 April 2026
1966. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of serving members of the Garda Reserve in each Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23954/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 April 2026
1809. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social homes that have been delivered in the South Conamara local electoral area since 2020; the number that are new builds; the number that are acquisitions; the number that are leased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26714/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 April 2026
1808. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social homes that have been delivered in the North Conamara local electoral area since 2020; the number that are new builds; the number that are acquisitions; the number that are leased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26713/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 April 2026
1807. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of social homes that have been delivered in the Athenry-Oranmore local electoral area since 2020; the number that are new builds; the number that are acquisitions; the number that are leased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26712/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 April 2026
1643. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will examine the introduction of a statutory requirement that all planning applications for grid scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) be automatically subject to a full Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), regardless of site size, technology type, or threshold classification; if he will consider amending the Planning and Development Regulations to expressly include BESS developments within Schedule 5 as a distinct class of energy infrastructure requiring mandatory EIA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23756/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 April 2026
1421. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to change the staffing schedule for primary schools to recognise the appointment of an administrative deputy principal at a lower threshold where the school operates across two campuses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25578/26]