393. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will list the location and number of autism classes attached to secondary schools in the Dublin 1 area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32444/26]
139. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport when he will provide funding to Irish Rail for their planned station customer services systems upgrades and enhancements (details supplied), which will include the rolling out of passenger information display boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32077/26]
87. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when the Community Climate Action Fund allocations for 2026 will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32443/26]
76. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a list of the meetings of the Environment (ENVI) configuration of Council of the European Union which he has attended to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32058/26]
75. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a list of the meetings of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy (TTE) configuration of the Council of the European Union which he has attended to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32057/26]
74. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide a list of meetings he has held with the Climate Change Advisory Council; the topics that were discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32056/26]
73. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if steps are being taken to bring forward the commissioning date of the Celtic Interconnector, which has been moved to Q4 2028, in order to apply downward pressure on wholesale electricity prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32055/26]
72. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to clarify the reasons for the delayed commissioning date of the Celtic Interconnector, which is now expected for Q4 2028; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32054/26]
438. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for an update on waiting times for PrEP services, and details of waiting times, by CHO, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31526/26]
437. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of additional funding and staff for PrEP services in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31525/26]
416. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will engage with the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration on a proposal that, when a childcare worker has received Garda vetting within the valid three-year period, that vetting can be transferred to a new childcare service if the childcare worker moves job, rather than having to submit a brand new vetting application for the new employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31670/26]
414. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress made to date on a paediatric neurorehabilitation strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31628/26]
413. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans to deliver a specialist team for paediatric neurological services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31627/26]
369. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if consideration can be given that, when a childcare worker has received Garda vetting within the valid three-year period, that vetting can be transferred to a new childcare service; if the childcare worker moves job, rather than having to submit a brand new vetting application for the new employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31669/26]
332. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide an update on the implementation of Part 3, Chapter 5, Section 48 of the Planning and Development Act 2024, which requires that local authorities prepare a strategy for allotments and community gardens in their area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31620/26]
312. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason a school (details supplied) was not included in the list of DEIS Plus schools; if there is any mechanism for the school to appeal this exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31672/26]
236. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if there are plans to increase frequency on the L52 local bus service between the Blanchardstown centre and Adamstown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31671/26]
232. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport whether the periodic review of in-house aviation expertise recommended by the Air Accident Investigation Unit in Safety Recommendation IRLD2021029 of the Rescue 116 Final Report (Report No. 2021-008, published 5 November 2021) has ever been conducted; (details supplied); whether he considers it appropriate that his Department is promoting the Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026, which concerns complex interactions between aviation regulation, EU environmental law, and slot coordination, while his Department has confirmed through two successive FOI responses (TRA-FOI-2025-0121 and TRA-FOI-2026-0086) that it holds no records of aviation qualifications among its staff and has never conducted the periodic expertise review it accepted four and a half years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31625/26]
231. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport whether he considers it consistent with his responsibilities that the Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026, at Head 12, exempts itself from section 15 of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015, which requires public bodies to take account of national climate objectives; whether this is the first piece of legislation brought forward by his Department that has included such an exemption; whether Cabinet was informed that the Bill would disapply the Act; the way this exemption is consistent with his Department's Statement of Strategy 2025-2028 which identifies sustainability as a strategic goal; the signal this sends to other sectors about the Government's commitment to the statutory emissions ceilings his Department is responsible for enforcing,; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31623/26]
230. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport whether, before bringing the Dublin Airport (Passenger Capacity) Bill 2026 to Cabinet, his Department conducted any assessment of the Bill's impact on Ireland's obligations under the Environmental Noise Directive (2002/49/EC), the EIA Directive (2011/92/EU), Regulation 598/2014 on the Balanced Approach, the EU Effort Sharing Regulation, or the Aarhus Convention; whether independent legal advice has been obtained on whether promoting legislation that permanently removes the only enforceable constraint on airport growth, while simultaneously being responsible for Ireland's compliance with the environmental directives that growth engages, creates a conflict of interest; and if no such assessments were conducted, the basis on which the Bill was presented to Cabinet as consistent with Ireland's EU obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31621/26]
151. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the progress of the Luas light rail project since the publication of the feasibility study in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31312/26]
102. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the roll-out of the planned inner orbital O route as part of the BusConnects project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31313/26]
37. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection if, in light of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, consideration is being given to a further extension of the fuel allowance season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31311/26]
25. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of providing an emergency €200 energy payment to all households in receipt of the fuel allowance or household benefits package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31309/26]
277. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for an update on her Department's engagement with pharmacists on the cost of blister packs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31131/26]
1294. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a detailed update in relation to any communications or engagements he or his Department officials have had in relation to the use of Mount Melleray as an educational campus (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29622/26]
1293. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he and his Department are aware of the work and early outcomes of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency in the United Kingdom; whether consideration has been given to establishing a similar high-risk, high-reward research funding body in Ireland; and if he will outline any plans to develop comparable structures to support breakthrough innovation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29591/26]
1274. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the reason imvaggis is not covered by the free HRT scheme; if consideration can be given to its inclusion in the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30897/26]
882. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which an Irish non-coursing greyhound (details supplied) is recorded in Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29996/26]
881. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the number of non-coursing greyhounds currently on waitlist for a vacancy in an Irish greyhound care home, foster place or rescue place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29995/26]
877. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the main policy achievements of his Department within the forestry sector since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29621/26]
848. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider the establishment of a new role within An Garda Síochána, namely community support Gardaí, modelled on the Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) in the United Kingdom (details supplied); if he will consider empowering such officers with limited enforcement abilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30408/26]
745. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures being undertaken in order that householders in the Fingal County Council jurisdiction whose homes have pyrite can get financial support with the remediation of those homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30977/26]
689. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if consideration has been given to expanding the first home scheme and help-to-buy scheme to cover second hand homes for first time buyers given the cost of new homes in this housing crisis. [30086/26]
687. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the rationale for linking rent increases in the first two years to CPI for new build, purpose-built student accommodation, with no 2% cap where the development commenced after 10 June 2025, as outlined in the National Student Accommodation Strategy 2026–2035; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29077/26]
640. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider increasing the ANA allocations for school (details supplied), and addressing the shortage of supports for both mainstream classes and autism units in the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30991/26]
637. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the phase two redevelopment of a school (details supplied); when will it be approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30980/26]
636. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the emergency works application submitted by a school (details supplied) will be approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30979/26]
461. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason AI platforms are blocked on Government systems; and if he has examined designing a specific AI platform specific for the Civil Service to use. [30407/26]
460. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department or the Public Appointments Service, has considered removing the psychometric testing stage from civil service recruitment processes; and if alternative or more robust assessment methods are being examined to ensure that all applicants have a fair and equitable opportunity to progress to the interview stage, where candidates can more effectively demonstrate their skills and suitability for the position. [30403/26]
451. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of open cases currently with the Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information; the average time for cases to be decided; the number of cases currently with the office for two years or more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29588/26]
339. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport for a detailed explanation as to the actions his Department is taking to tackle the increasing rate of serious and fatal road traffic accidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29617/26]
338. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport for a timeline in which collision data from the RSA will be shared with planning units and local authorities to prevent further escalation in road injuries and fatalities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29616/26]
319. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Defence the criteria for a person to be inducted as a member of the Defence Forces legal services club. [30077/26]
313. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the amount that has been allocated to the SEAI for 2026; the percentage and amount of the increase over the 2025 figure; the number of retrofits, for which funding has been provided for in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30976/26]
280. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if his Department is carrying out research or examinations of the potential impact of EU proposals to decouple the renewable electricity price from fossil fuel prices; the way he will ensure that this will not disincentivise further renewable energy projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29620/26]
279. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on short to medium term measures that the Government will take to secure Ireland's energy supply and increase emergency rollout of renewable energy generation capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29619/26]
278. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will join with Austria, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain to seek a windfall tax on inflated profits of energy companies, similar to 2022 after Russia's invasion of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29618/26]
273. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress made on the commitment in the Programme for Government to establish national renewable energy clusters to be co-located with training and education centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29595/26]