151. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department carries out tests to verify the protection coating on protected urea; if testing is carried out, the procedures on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52253/25]
150. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmer milk samples taken by his Department at milk processing plants in to date 2025; the number of samples tested in the same period that were outside the required standards for milk testing at processor level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52252/25]
149. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of feedstuff samples taken by his Department at animal feed mills to date in 2025 ; the number of samples tested in the same period that were outside the required standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52251/25]
112. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department plans to increase the rate of for the living alone allowance payment; if not, if he will consider same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52593/25]
111. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department plans to increase the income threshold for the fuel allowance payment; if not, if he will consider same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52592/25]
42. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the amount of money spent on the Trinity Point lease on behalf of the Department of Defence, from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52262/25]
19. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to update on recruitment and retention measures being progressed by the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52271/25]
18. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the status of draft legislation to create the post of Chief of Defence; the powers to be allocated to the Chief of Defence; if the Chief of Defence will be appointed as accounting officer for the Defence Forces budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52269/25]
17. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the rationale for the withdrawal of certain payments to Reserve Defence Force personnel, per recently issued pay guidance, the civil service grade at which this decision was taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52268/25]
16. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress to date on each action listed in the Reserve Defence Force Regeneration and Development Plan, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52267/25]
15. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress made on each action listed in the Detailed Implementation Plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52266/25]
14. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide details of the lead for the implementation of the 35 recommendations of a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52265/25]
13. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the steps being taken to regulate for each of the 35 recommendations of a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52264/25]
12. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of his Department’s staff using the Trinity Point building, the grades of those staff, the percentage of those staff using the building on a weekly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52263/25]
1. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Taoiseach his Department’s engagement on the preparation of a national security strategy; when he expects this strategy to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52270/25]
911. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the services and supports which are available for children who need to access early intervention in North Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51924/25]
910. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the number of psychologists on the North Tipperary CDNT team; if this number can be increased to combat the current waitlist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51923/25]
909. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies on the North Tipperary CDNT team; when the vacancies will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51922/25]
757. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to extend the slurry spreading period by a week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51908/25]
450. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider allowing primary school teachers who have been on the supplementary panel for an extended period to apply for the main panel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51454/25]
195. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on the expansion of the National Newborn Bloodspot Programme to include severe combined immunodeficiency and spinal muscular atrophy; the timeline for implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50824/25]
701. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the waiting times for gender-affirming care in Ireland, which are currently more than ten years; if members of the trans community will be consulted about this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50469/25]
561. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports available for young children with disabilities prior to accessing ECCE; the AIMs support available to children with disabilities before they are two years and eight months old; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50040/25]
383. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline any plans or work he and his Department have undertaken to extend the postal vote entitlement to those who are on holidays or overseas, on a temporary or part-time basis, on polling day, ahead of the upcoming presidential election; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50103/25]
310. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce financial support for tillage farmers, considering the income crisis currently being faced by the sector due to low grain prices and high costs of production [49329/25]
210. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the OPW plans in place for the vacant Garda station in Templederry, Nenagh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49338/25]
48. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to a nationwide programme for transition year and third level students, with a view to achieving the target of 11,500 personnel and better representation of women at all levels of the Defence Forces. [48990/25]
38. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the means by which he is examining incentives and structural changes to make a military career accessible to a wider range of candidates, and to encourage existing personnel to extend their military careers, including rewarding long service and broadening eligibility criteria. [48991/25]
1460. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding supports available to community groups (details supplied) seeking funding assistance towards the cost of a second-hand ambulance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48546/25]
1459. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding supports available to community groups (details supplied) seeking funding assistance towards the cost of a new ambulance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48545/25]
1309. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the plans to replace the service of coronial post-mortems in University Hospital Waterford to ensure that this service can be carried out in counties Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny, Tipperary and Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48722/25]
1308. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the number of full adult post-mortems carried out per year from 2015 to date in 2025 in University Hospital Waterford, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48721/25]
1307. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if there was any consultation with coroners in counties Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny, Tipperary and Carlow in relation to the discontinuation of coronial post-mortems at University Hospital Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48720/25]
1306. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health when the affected coroners were notified of the decision to discontinue the service of coronial post-mortems for counties Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny, Tipperary and Carlow that was being carried out at University Hospital Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48719/25]
1305. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the reason the decision was made to discontinue the service of coronial post-mortems for counties Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny, Tipperary and Carlow that was being carried out at University Hospital Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48718/25]
1304. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health when the decision was made to discontinue the service of coronial post-mortems for counties Waterford, Wexford, Kilkenny, Tipperary and Carlow that was being carried out at University Hospital Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48715/25]
1274. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the funding supports available to community groups (details supplied) seeking funding assistance towards the cost of a new ambulance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48544/25]
1273. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the funding supports available to community groups (details supplied) seeking funding assistance towards the cost of a second-hand ambulance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48543/25]
1108. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to consider removing the age eligibility of two years and eight months by 31 August for the free ECCE scheme, allowing children to have two free years of preschool regardless of their starting age, preventing an extra cost on parents of children who are ready for preschool before two years and eight months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49009/25]
984. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of herd numbers that have been re-designated as dealer numbers since 1 January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49073/25]
983. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific additional measures that will apply to controlled finishing units in his TB Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49072/25]
982. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific additional measures that will apply to dealers in his TB Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49071/25]
981. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of cattle traded through dealer numbers and associated herd numbers in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49070/25]
980. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of cattle traded through dealer numbers in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49069/25]
979. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are delays in TB compensation payments; if so, the action that is being taken to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49068/25]
942. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No.333 of 27 March 2025, with regard to the four vacancies in the driving training school in a college (details supplied), if these posts have been filled; if not the reason; when is it intended that these posts be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49266/25]
736. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Social Protection the supports available to a household facing high electricity bills due to essential medical equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48059/25]
709. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the proposals submitted by his Department to the EU Commission on the review of the Nitrates Directive that is currently taking place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49074/25]