8. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his meeting with the EU budget Commissioner on 25 June 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37909/25]
125. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the commission on generational renewal in farming will be introducing an early retirement scheme; if this will be included in their report on policy that is due to be published in the coming weeks
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63. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 242 of 3 July 2025, the number of students enrolled in the school each September from 2015-2024; the number of students enrolled in the school at the end of the school year each June from 2016-2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38207/25]
59. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if any details will be provided as to the number of children in Dublin 2 and Dublin 4 who are currently seeking autism classes and places in special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38108/25]
58. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if consideration will be given to supporting the upskilling of parents and carers to fill the capacity gap for special needs assistants whilst ensuring that their carer's allowance is not affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38107/25]
57. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if autism classes will commence in schools (details supplied) in September 2026, as previously indicated by the NCSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38106/25]
39. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the SNA allocation for moderate general learning disability classes could be reviewed in order that the allocation is on par with ASD classes, given the complex medical needs in these classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37977/25]
914. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if funding will be provided to the ETB as they are currently not in the position to continue local training initiatives for the remainder of 2025 in Littleton, Cahir, Cashel and Tipperary town, as funding for the shortfall would ensure that these classes are not lost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37212/25]
865. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the mental health supports available to children and adults in IPAS accommodation; if specialist services for trauma and, more generally, services that can address the unique experience of undergoing the international protection process are provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37734/25]
707. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payment supports that are recommended as introductory farm payments for farmers not receiving any supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37499/25]
706. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payment supports available to small suckler farmers who are not in receipt of any agricultural payments or supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37498/25]
560. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is any plan to increase the rate of €289 maternity benefit, considering the rising cost of living, parenthood, and childcare, especially for families with multiple children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37202/25]
528. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage with regard to cessation of turf cutting scheme applicants whose scheme is due to end this year, if the scheme will be extended; if not, if other compensation will be provided to these turbary right holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37611/25]
462. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department will consider using the post office network as a delivery partner for more public services, such as form generation, tourist office, managing the register of electors, also that all postmasters become peace commissioners, allowing the proposed €15 million investment to the Post Office Network to deliver a greater community and economic impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37140/25]
461. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department will invest the proposed funding of €15 million to the Post Office Network, considering this will unlock more government services through the post office network, while also boosting local economies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37139/25]
460. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if the potential cost to the State and communities has been assessed if the Post Office Network continues to decline, due to lack of structured, multi-annual funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37138/25]
459. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will consider committing to a sustained annual investment of €15 million in the Post Office Network to safeguard postal services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37137/25]
458. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he recognises that investing €15 million per annum for five years in the Post Office Network is vital in maintaining critical public access points in communities across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37136/25]
413. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of plans to add school caretakers to her Department's payroll; the timeline for the implementation of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37401/25]
202. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the next of kin which is listed on the back of a passport can be changed if the named next of kin has passed away; the current process to change this is to renew a valid passport; if an alternative option will be considered; where the name of the next of kin could be updated without renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37390/25]
242. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider reopening a school (details supplied) under new patronage, considering that there is a sufficient demand of children in the area, and the closure of the school is a great loss to the community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36957/25]
193. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the proposed early retirement scheme for farmers will be introduced; if an upper age limit of 70 years will be considered for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36283/25]
192. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payment supports available to small suckler farmers who are not in receipt of any agricultural payments or supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36278/25]
118. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason counselling courses, particularly for teachers who are guidance counsellors, are not included under the teacher fee refund scheme on the ground of well-being, there being no logical reason they should not as they enable teachers to have the best possible skills to cater for their students' needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36620/25]
48. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport if a case (detailed supplied) could be reviewed on the grounds that this constituent has been waiting 28 weeks for a BE (trailer) licence driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36503/25]
47. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport if he can confirm the average waiting time for a BE (trailer) licence driving test in the Nenagh test centre; if there are any efforts being made to reduce this wait time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36502/25]
868. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider enforcing a scheme for Irish citizens training abroad in medicine, where tuition relief would be provided while completing their degree, contingent on a contractual agreement to return and serve in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35461/25]
867. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if financial support is available to Irish citizens who chose to complete a third level degree abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35460/25]
614. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the progress made by the deer management strategy group; the number of deer culled as a result of its work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35511/25]
603. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a strategic environmental assessment was carried out prior to the development and publication of the National Biomethane Strategy; the way in which this assessment informed the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35453/25]
532. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Social Protection the average processing times for carer's allowance claim reviews and carer's allowance claim appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35722/25]
531. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Social Protection the average processing times for domiciliary care allowance claim reviews and domiciliary care allowance claim appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35721/25]
458. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is concerned about the level of access to training available to planners and associated staff in local authorities with regard to the standards and frameworks used in the assessment of biogas plant developments nationally, especially considering a national planning framework would be seen as the typical practice internationally, rather than leaving it to individual local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35454/25]
454. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average processing time for a cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35395/25]
438. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if lower BER ratings such as B or C could be considered for new builds, as it could reduce the cost of the development of new homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35238/25]
292. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the data resources available to individuals seeking up-to-date, accurate information on their exposure to flood risk; the frequency with which data and resources are updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35458/25]
258. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Finance the options available to the property owner to query and validate an assessment (details supplied) given the impact it may have on future quotes and availability of cover with other providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35457/25]
257. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Finance if a universal system/process is used by insurance providers to check whether a property is located on a flood plain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35456/25]
74. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the action he is taking to support modular housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35630/25]
356. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the steps being taken by his Department to encourage Irish businesses to provide bilingual labelling on product packaging, which would promote the Irish language; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35168/25]
64. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on the primary care centre in Nenagh; when it will be completed; the services that will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34754/25]
729. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies on the north Tipperary CDNT; when it is intended to fill these vacancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34213/25]
707. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the timeframe she envisages for the announcement of the five new family resource centres, now that applications have been accepted by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33595/25]
706. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the new applications for family resource centres be appraised externally or within her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33594/25]
699. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a case can be reviewed and an update provided (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34444/25]
597. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Social Protection whether illness benefit is available to an employed person with a long-term illness, also in receipt of disability allowance, whilst on extended sick leave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34383/25]
596. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Social Protection the income supports that are available for an employed person, also in receipt of disability allowance, but out of work due to illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34382/25]
313. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Finance if there are any exemptions from the vacant homes tax for a house with a thatched roof and due to this feature, the property is uninsurable (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34170/25]