143. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on funding for the proposed new school building projects for a school (details supplied); the stage it is at with her Department; and the expected start date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13178/26]
142. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on funding for the proposed new school building projects for a school (detail supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13177/26]
1159. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the recruitment of interRAI care needs facilitators; the number currently in-post; the outstanding vacancies; the measures being taken to increase the number of interRAI assessments carried out for home support, in light of the lower than expected number of assessments completed in 2024 and 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12235/26]
1158. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the current level of provision and staffing of acute mental health services for older adults (details supplied); the waiting times, broken down by health region and age range, for the counselling in primary care service, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12234/26]
502. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether concerns arising from a franchise model (details supplied) will be considered as part of any planned reform of franchise regulation, including statutory protections for franchisees and transparency obligations for franchisers. [10234/26]
501. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether the Workplace Relations Commission has received complaints or cases relating to workers or franchisees (details supplied) concerning employment rights, misclassification, or unfair treatment. [10233/26]
500. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has received complaints relating to allegations of bullying, coercion, intimidation, or unfair treatment of franchisees or workers, of a company (details supplied); and the company protections that exist for individuals raising such concerns. [10231/26]
499. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether franchise associations linked to a company (details supplied) are subject to any regulatory oversight; and whether concerns have been raised regarding their effectiveness in representing franchisee interests. [10230/26]
498. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has received complaints that a company (details supplied) has altered franchise terms or operational conditions without consultation or agreement from franchisees, and whether stronger franchise-law protections are required. [10229/26]
497. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether concerns regarding contradictions or omissions in a parent company 2024 audited accounts (details supplied) have been brought to the attention of the Corporate Enforcement Authority, and whether these matters are being examined. [10228/26]
468. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether a cross-agency review involving the Workplace Relations Commission, the Corporate Enforcement Authority, and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission is underway in relation to an employment model, corporate governance, and franchise practices (details supplied). [10235/26]
439. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the protections available to franchisees or workers of a company (details supplied) who make protected disclosures regarding corporate governance, employment status, or misconduct. [10232/26]
438. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether a cross-agency review involving Revenue is underway in relation to an employment model, corporate governance, and franchise practices (details supplied). [10761/26]
385. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of older persons awaiting a home help package in Meath, by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8883/26]
384. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS and Jigsaw waiting lists in County Meath, and length of wait, quarterly from 2012–2025, in tabular form. [8882/26]
383. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of staff, and the grade employed, in general surgery at Our Lady’s Hospital Navan; and the number of staff vacancies currently within the department. [8881/26]
382. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of staff, and the grade employed, in radiology at Our Lady’s Hospital Navan; and the number of staff vacancies currently within the department. [8880/26]
381. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of staff, and the grade employed, in general medicine at Our Lady’s Hospital Navan; and the number of staff vacancies currently within the department. [8879/26]
595. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on the work of his Department to ensure that the agreed increases for An Post pensioners will go ahead as planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6340/26]
359. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has any plans to instruct local authorities to make a provision of housing to companies wanting to open up additional centres for adults with intellectual disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72830/25]
358. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adult respite services in County Meath for individuals with intellectual disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72829/25]
357. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children's respite services in County Meath for children with an intellectual disability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72828/25]
356. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans to open up additional children's respite services in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72827/25]
355. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people with a disability awaiting placement into residential care in County Meath if she will make a statement on the matter. [72826/25]
354. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current average wait time for an assessment of need in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72825/25]
353. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people in County Meath waiting on an assessment of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72824/25]
352. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if any funding streams are available to upgrade accessibility access into private businesses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72823/25]
313. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Social Protection if her Department will consider an additional emergency winter payment for disabled people, many of whom are struggling to keep up with costs to warm their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72822/25]
382. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he has plans to expand CLÁR areas in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70586/25]
381. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht his plans to address communities who do not meet criteria for footpath projects under the outdoor recreation funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70585/25]
380. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when local authorities will be notified of the reasons projects were unsuccessful for this year’s outdoor recreation funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70584/25]
379. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the next round of funding for RRDF will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70583/25]
378. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when allocations under the 2025 town and village renewal scheme will be announced; the number of projects submitted for Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70582/25]
702. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he can provide a contact email address for local authorities to use if they are dealing with ongoing enforcement issues in relation to contracts for IPAS, BTOP, or short-term emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70100/25]
471. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the status of the An Post pension increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69677/25]
109. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have a role in the investigation of the financial dealings of the companies involved in the Ringfort development in Rathmolyon, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68188/25]
108. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the extent of the involvement of Home Building Finance Ireland (HBFI) in the financing of the Ringfort development in Rathmolyon, County Meath; if his Department will use its oversight of the HBFI to ensure a resolution for the affected home buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68187/25]
84. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update, in relation to returning and returned Irish, if she will report on the current situation with regard to the implementation of the Indecon (2018) report recommendations, in particular the appointment of a designated Departmental contact within each relevant Government department, and the establishment of a dedicated Oireachtas committee to focus on the issues concerning the returning Irish emigrants. [68269/25]
578. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health her plans for urgent prioritisation of SMA newborn screening implementation, delayed since the Ministerial announcement in 2023, with a clear time-bound commitment indicating when screening will finally commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67692/25]
175. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider scrapping the VAT and customs duties imposed on tools belonging to skilled trades people who are returning to Ireland from non-EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67977/25]
292. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport to outline any plans to implement the new United Nations vehicle safety regulations on assisted and self-driving systems, as developed through the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, that were agreed in October 2025; if they will be implemented without undue delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61343/25]
491. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount spent in the past five years on advertising campaigns to encourage Irish emigrants to return home, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60729/25]
2078. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the number of inpatient and outpatient appointments that have been cancelled at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan in quarters 1 and 2 of 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60081/25]
2077. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health the details of the number of children in County Meath that received all routine dental check-ups through the Schools Programme; the number who have not; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60080/25]