275. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide details of the 80 schools that will progress to construction in 2026 and 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67770/25]
117. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport if he will investigate the possibility of additional car parking spaces at Muine Bheag train station. [67714/25]
156. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the recent visit of Commissioner Roswall to Ireland, and on talks he had with the commissioner regarding Ireland’s Nitrates Derogation. [66471/25]
126. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the reports on Brazil’s illegal antibiotic trade; if he has concerns regarding same in relation to the import of Brazilian beef into the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66472/25]
55. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her response to the EU Commission's final package of proposals for the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66263/25]
954. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists employed; the number of approved WTE speech and language therapists positions; the number of children under 18 waiting to be seen; the length of time they are waiting to be seen, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66555/25]
953. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE occupational therapists employed; the number of approved WTE occupational therapists positions; the number of children under 18 waiting to be seen; the length of time they are waiting to be seen, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66554/25]
952. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists currently employed by the HSE in the southeast region; the number of OT’s approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66553/25]
784. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of occupational therapists currently employed by the HSE in the southeast region; the number of OT’s approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66062/25]
783. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE occupational therapists employed; the number of approved WTE occupational therapists positions; the number of children under 18 waiting to be seen; the length of time they are waiting to be seen, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66058/25]
782. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE speech and language therapists employed; the number of approved WTE speech and language therapists positions; the number of children under 18 waiting to be seen; the length of time they are waiting to be seen, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66056/25]
126. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his assessment of home completions in the first nine months of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65638/25]
7. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the key measures to increase usage of modern methods of construction under Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65637/25]
198. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health if hospital car parking charges in St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny will be phased out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64382/25]
159. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on general practitioner services in Mullinavat, County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64381/25]
68. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps his Department is taking to encourage the over 60s to participate in sport. [64541/25]
66. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the integration of organisations (details supplied). [64540/25]
365. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the reason income limits for persons aged over 70 applying for a full medical card have not been revised in recent budgets; if she accepts that the current income thresholds are no longer reflective of the significant rises in the cost of living, energy, insurance, inflation and healthcare expenses; and if she will outline any plans to review these limits to ensure a fairer and more realistic assessment for older people, who are disproportionately affected by these increases as they often live on fixed or modest retirement incomes, with limited capacity to supplement their income. [64324/25]
157. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the upgrade of the Kilkenny ring road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63291/25]
304. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department is aware that farm families are being denied planning permission to build homes on land fronting N roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62323/25]
154. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Social Protection when the Christmas social welfare bonus will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62026/25]
125. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in Counties Carlow and Kilkenny that will benefit from the changes in criteria for the fuel allowance announced in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62025/25]
59. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on IDA activity in Kilkenny and Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62043/25]
36. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if there will be a new Southeast Regional Enterprise Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62042/25]
1081. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the amount raised from car parking charges at University Hospital Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61856/25]
1080. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the amount raised from car parking charges at St Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61855/25]
489. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth regarding the new process for completion of assessments and eligibility letters in advance of applying for special school places by 1 October, where previously the deadline would have been February of the applicable year, if the portal will re-open; if so, when; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61145/25]
168. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the first Programme Plan of Action under the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025 to 2030 will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61446/25]
155. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the means by which Budget 2026 will support the delivery of affordable and accessible childcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61445/25]
34. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the steps his Department is taking to improve pay and conditions of members of the Defence Forces. [60260/25]
28. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the capital works projects currently under way at Stephens Barracks, Kilkenny; the estimated cost of each of these projects; when each project will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60259/25]
30. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the Graiguenamanagh flood relief scheme; and the timeframe for completion [59967/25]
16. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on the work of the accelerating infrastructure task Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59966/25]
1898. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health her views on cancelled scheduled appointments for surgery for a person (details supplied), due to a shortage of beds in Beaumount Hospital. [59120/25]
1671. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health for an update on adding chrome colitis and renal failure on to the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58019/25]
957. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will be allocating capital funding in 2026 towards the noise mitigation grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58910/25]
791. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress of a building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58912/25]
790. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress of a building project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58911/25]
647. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on emergency works applications by a school (details supplied). [57928/25]
643. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a climate action summer works scheme 2026 application for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57877/25]
493. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the amount of Irish Government Bonds held by Irish credit institutions and Irish credit unions; for an update on Ireland’s position on the regulatory treatment of sovereign exposures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58909/25]
492. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance if a date has been finalised for the Informal Ecofin meeting during Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58908/25]
491. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the number of credit unions in Ireland at end September 2023, September 2024 and September 2025;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58907/25]
490. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the amount and average value of personal lending outstanding by credit unions at end September 2023, September 2024 and September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58906/25]
489. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the amount and average value of business lending outstanding by credit unions at end September 2023, September 2024 and September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58905/25]
488. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance the amount and average value of mortgages outstanding by credit unions at end September 2023, September 2024 and September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58904/25]