661. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the NCS attendance and under-attendance are currently being reviewed (details supplied). [68698/26]
341. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether he will preserve the option for existing Garda members to retire at age 62 without an additional pension penalty arising from a future increase in retirement age, while allowing those who wish to continue beyond 62 to do so voluntarily, subject to appropriate fitness requirements. [68659/26]
319. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance If he will consider increasing the property value for the help to buy scheme from €500,000 in light of the increase in construction costs and so on. [68405/26]
318. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance will he restore the 9% VAT rate for the letting of camping and touring pitches to tourists using their own camping equipment at Fáilte Ireland-registered and approved caravan and camping parks. [68378/26]
135. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a replanting order (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67427/26]
68. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will examine a situation that is affecting school students in the Killorglin area (details supplied). [67668/26]
535. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if outpatient surgeries were cancelled in St. James Hospital on 31 of August 2026; and if so, the number and the reason. [66420/26]
511. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality is there any update on the ratifying of the second optional protocol of the UNCRC. [67217/26]
386. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection about the provision of hot school meals and the difficulties facing small rural and Gaeltacht schools in securing a catering provider (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66443/26]
202. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated annual and long-term cost, broken down by service, of extending the Occupational Supplementary Pension to existing members of An Garda Síochána, the Prison Service, Fire Service and Defence Forces covered by the single public service pension scheme who must retire before State Pension age. [66446/26]
201. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether he will consider a pension enhancement or accrual multiplier for Garda members covered by the single public service pension scheme to recognise long service and promotion, particularly progression into supervisory and management roles later in their careers, and support retention [66448/26]
200. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether he will commission an independent review of the Single Public Service Pension Scheme arrangements for uniformed services with fast-accrual pension terms, including disparities with pre-2013 arrangements and the income gap before State Pension age; and if not, the reasons for this decision. [66449/26]
151. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if there is no practical route to obtaining Code 96 in Ireland, the reason the entitlement is provided for in Irish legislation and listed by the RSA and NDLS. [67041/26]
150. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if his Department will consider introducing a training-based B96 entitlement similar to France, allowing combinations up to 4,250 kg without requiring a separate driving test. [67042/26]
149. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has considered the Great Britain approach of extending BE trailer entitlement to Category B licence holders without requiring a separate test. [67043/26]
148. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the assessment that has been made of the number of BE driving tests carried out; and whether a B96 training route could reduce demand on an already heavily used driving-test system. [67044/26]
146. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport Is there currently a mechanism by which an Irish category B licence holder can obtain code 96; and if so, the process. [67039/26]
221. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if an extension can be given to a Sports Capital Grant for a GAA club in Kerry (details supplied). [66007/26]
360. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if the OPW will install public toilets and a flag pole with an OPW flag at the coastguard station in Ballydavid County Kerry given the OPW has taken over the coastguard station. [65307/26]
1349. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in public health nurses being released from posts when a transfer has been accepted to another county. [65278/26]
1088. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will examine opening a childcare facility in a vacant school in north Kerry (details supplied). [65892/26]
633. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the timeframe for An Post pensioners to receive the payment rise that was agreed in May 2026. [64196/26]
1505. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason a student (details supplied) cannot defer their third level course. [65334/26]
1499. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason SOLAS was allowed to give exam papers to apprentices on modules that were not covered (details supplied). [64786/26]
1005. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing the farming for water's grant to people who were approved. [65722/26]
924. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the way in which the proposed changes to naturalisation will affect spouses, workers and so on, who are already living in Ireland for some years. [65295/26]
605. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will give funding for bus transport for students attending a school (details supplied). [65382/26]
590. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review school bus transport for a child with special needs (details supplied). [65292/26]
296. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport his plans to include American driving licences in the exchange process for an Irish licence for Americans who come home to Ireland. [65335/26]
261. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport if funding will be provided for a local link service in County Kerry for the active retired group in the Abbeydorney/Kilflynn area. [65079/26]
247. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Transport the reason skilled workers from the Philippines cannot exchange their driving licences (details supplied). [64972/26]
3949. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if community paramedics will be permitted to work NAS shift patterns that reflect local patient demand and not just day time hours. [63699/26]
3948. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health to provide clarification on the application of LCR23254 and the proposed removal of shift working and associated payments. [63700/26]
3930. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the reason 37 nurses who are due to complete their internships in September have been left without a position in UHK. [63620/26]
3741. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health if she will increase the income limit on medical cards for over 70s in line with inflation. [62653/26]
1906. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department will assist a person (details supplied) who has land covered in rhododendron. [63096/26]
3536. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health the current status of the National Huntington’s Disease Care Pathway; when it is expected to be approved; whether dedicated funding and staffing will be provided for its implementation across all health regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61594/26]
3078. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason children that spent time at Temple Hill have been excluded from the redress scheme for mother and baby institutions. [63184/26]
3025. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason funding cannot be given to an individual with disabilities to transport them to an adult day service where a place has been offered. [62691/26]
2862. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the safeguards that have been put in place to assist vulnerable young adults with complex needs who require a functional capacity assessment under the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60455/26]
2085. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a job seekers allowance payment included is included in a means test when it comes to the back to school allowance payment. [63211/26]
1733. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the mandatory retirement age of retained firefighters with a view to increasing it from 62 years to 66 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60654/26]
1479. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason teachers who are job sharing cannot make themselves available for substitute work on their non-working days. [63301/26]
1309. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding concessionary school bus tickets. [62477/26]