1175. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the impact of US direct foreign investment in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26227/26]
1174. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the amount his Department has spent on tourism campaigns for County Meath in the past five years, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26226/26]
1173. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans to promote tourism in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26225/26]
1172. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the work his Department plans on doing to promote rural towns and villages in Meath and Westmeath, as tourist destinations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26224/26]
1171. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment his plans for collective bargaining to become legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26223/26]
823. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport his plans to reduce bus fares in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26350/26]
822. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of the fare increases or decreases on the Bus Éireann 111 service over the past five years in County Meath, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26349/26]
821. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to deal with the cancellations of the 111 Bus Éireann services between Westmeath and Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26348/26]
820. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to improve the 111 Bus Éireann service with links between Westmeath and Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26347/26]
819. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the most up-to-date plans on the Navan rail project in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26346/26]
818. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the engagement he has had with drivers to improve the local hackney scheme from 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26345/26]
329. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has considered a collection option for new passports and renewed passports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26344/26]
328. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current turnaround time for new passport applications and for renewals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26343/26]
20. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the metric of assessing the salmon stocks on the Boyne/Kells Blackwater Catchment that is most relied upon by Inland Fisheries Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22777/26]
19. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the longest extended period of below average rainfall since 1975 was factored into the results of the 2025 IFI salmon fry counts on the Boyne /Kells Blackwater catchment;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22776/26]
2211. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the current ratio of healthcare workers available to perform colonoscopies by hospital nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20740/26]
2210. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the percentage capacity each endoscopy unit nationally is currently functioning at; the plans to address any shortfall, by hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20739/26]
2209. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the modelling systems that are used to assess current and future national demand for endoscopy units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20738/26]
2208. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the national tendering process that is currently in place for new endoscopy infrastructure within the public system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20737/26]
2207. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health to outline the infrastructural challenges which result in people waiting longer than the recommended timeframe to access colonoscopies nationally; the proposed solutions to best address these challenges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20736/26]
519. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the steps his Department is taking on the supplementary pension for workers in fast accrual schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19180/26]
275. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health regarding the reimbursement of Skyclarys (omaveloxolone), the only approved treatment for Friedreich’s Ataxia (details supplied), the way in which the commitments in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030 and the 2026 IPHA Framework Agreement (which aims for a 180-day decision timeline) are being applied to this specific case, to prevent further delays in addressing the ‘unmet need’,; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17395/26]
274. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health regarding the reimbursement of Skyclarys (omaveloxolone), the only approved treatment for Friedreich’s Ataxia (details supplied), the specific steps being taken to ensure the HSE considers the "time-critical" nature of FA during the current price negotiations for Skyclarys; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17394/26]
265. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she will confirm the number of people who went to a facility (details supplied) in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [17349/26]
264. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health if she has plans to increase capacity at a facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17348/26]
263. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the current number of mental health inpatient beds in each regional health area, RHA; the additional beds that have been promised to meet shortfalls; the location of the shortfalls; and the timelines attached to delivering those additional beds. [17347/26]
51. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the engagement his Department has had to date with landowners along the potential routes of the Navan rail project in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17363/26]
50. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the current status of the Navan rail project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17362/26]
49. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport if he has any plans to increase public transport availability and frequency between Athboy, County Meath and Delvin, County Westmeath, to compensate for the current lack of reliable services linking these two towns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17361/26]
48. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of his Department funding allocated to, but not spent by Meath County Council, on road projects, for the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17360/26]
47. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide additional finance to Meath County Council to re-surface the roads in exceptionally poor condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17359/26]
547. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the timeframe for the application portal to open for the sports capital grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16632/26]
942. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who were waiting for diagnostic imaging in Q4 2025 by imaging type (e.g. CT, MRI, CT, VUS) nationally, and by hospital, in tabular form. [14134/26]
941. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the shortest, median and longest waiting time for accessing an urgent colonoscopy following referral, nationally and by hospital, in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form. [14133/26]
940. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the proportion of persons referred for an urgent colonoscopy who accessed an urgent colonoscopy within the recommended 28 days, nationally and by hospital, in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form. [14132/26]
939. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who accessed an urgent colonoscopy within the recommended 28 days, nationally and by hospital, in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form. [14131/26]
938. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the total number of persons who were referred for an urgent colonoscopy, nationally and by hospital, in each of the years 2015 to 2025, in tabular form. [14130/26]
937. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who accessed prostate rapid access clinics regardless of waiting time, nationally and by hospital, in 2025, in tabular form. [14129/26]
936. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the proportion of persons who accessed prostate rapid access clinics within the recommended ten days, nationally and by hospital, in 2025, in tabular form. [14128/26]
935. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people who accessed prostate rapid access clinics within the recommended ten days, nationally and by hospital, in 2025, in tabular form. [14127/26]
933. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people who accessed lung rapid access clinics regardless of waiting time, nationally and by hospital, in 2025, in tabular form. [14125/26]
932. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the proportion of people who accessed lung rapid access clinics within the recommended 10 days, nationally and by hospital, in 2025, in tabular form. [14124/26]
931. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people who accessed lung rapid access clinics within the recommended 10 days, nationally and by hospital, in 2025, in tabular form. [14123/26]
930. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people who accessed urgent symptomatic breast disease clinics regardless of waiting time, nationally and by hospital, in 2025, in tabular form. [14122/26]
929. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the proportion of people who accessed urgent symptomatic breast disease clinics within the recommended 10 days, nationally and by hospital, in 2025, in tabular form. [14121/26]
928. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people who accessed urgent symptomatic breast disease clinics within the recommended 10 days, nationally and by hospital, in 2025, in tabular form. [14120/26]
144. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a list of schools awaiting funding for the small works grant in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13179/26]