232. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport when the Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) course for HGV drivers in Ireland was last reviewed and updated to consider new technologies in that area; who has responsibility for the setting of this CPC course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13168/25]
194. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice his plans for expanding capacity at Templemore Garda Training College; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12612/25]
168. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice the number of Gardaí currently assigned to stations in the Nenagh and Thurles Garda districts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12611/25]
1943. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the next round of CLÁR funding for developing community facilities and amenities grants will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10804/25]
1762. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered amendments to the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018, to target zero-alcohol product advertising in spaces where alcohol advertising is restricted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11925/25]
1591. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the hours in which Shannon Doc operates in Roscrea, County Tipperary; if she will provide a breakdown of each day that the Shannon Doc service did not open during its advertised opening hours between 1 January 2024 and 4 March 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11104/25]
1488. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the status of the Assisted Human Reproduction (Amendment) Bill 2023, which addresses issues of parentage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10681/25]
1243. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has given consideration to introducing further regulations on protected urea fertiliser labels, specifically the inclusion of NBPT inhibitor application dates and expected efficacy duration and more transparent labels regarding storage and handling conditions that may impact inhibitor effectiveness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10738/25]
1238. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to introduce a replanting grant for windblown forests in recognition of the fact that the less-mature timber that fell during Storm Éowyn will now be sold at a lesser price than anticipated by the farmer had the forests fully matured, given that replating is going to be more expensive than usual as additional rehabilitation works will be required on lands where trees were knocked during the storm and considering it is only fair that farmers are financially assisted when the price of their crop is reduced while the cost of replating is increased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10646/25]
1237. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to consider introducing an intervention scheme for forestry for windblown forests to ensure that timber that has fallen during Storm Éowyn can be harvested and stored in a timely manner to avoid it decaying on the ground; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10645/25]
1236. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a scheme to grant aid the additional transport costs of transporting timber harvested from windblown forests, given the normal price of transport has increased from €14 per tonne to €20 per tonne; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10644/25]
1235. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a scheme to grant aid the cost of additional diggers and track machines required to harvest windblown forests following Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10643/25]
1234. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a scheme to grant aid the price difference of harvesting forests following Storm Éowyn, given that harvesting crews could normally harvest 180 tonnes per day for €15 per tonne but in windblown forests, harvesters are charging upwards of €25 per tonne and only harvesting 60-70 tonnes per day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10642/25]
1233. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will direct his departmental staff to work in sawmills nationally to measure and verify the volumes of timber being sold to the mills from private forests, thus ensuring that farmers can sell timber that fell during storm Éowyn on a volume- rather than tonnage basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10641/25]
1232. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the damage done by Storm Éowyn, if timber harvested from private forestry can be sold on a volume rather than a tonnage basis, given much of the timber that fell during the storm will take an extended period of time to be harvested and transported to sawmills, meaning that the weight of the timber will be reduced in the meantime, and therefore farmers will be financially disadvantaged by having lower tonnages going into the mills, and considering a measurement of timber per cubic metre is the fairer system to be applied in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10640/25]
1160. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice when the request for final documentation and a certificate fee will issue to an applicant (details supplied) after their application was approved a few months ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11736/25]
1150. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice the sources of income and means that are considered in the means assessment for a stamp 0 visa, a retiree applying as an individual of independent means; if rental income, stocks, or net worth are considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11610/25]
613. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education if she will engage with Bus Éireann and introduce a local school bus service in north Tipperary (details supplied) for the upcoming school term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11192/25]
522. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on reports of the recent legal action threatened by the Design and Crafts Council Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11201/25]
359. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport the Irish and EU legislation regulating the use of heavy goods vehicles and more specifically, the legislation relevant to load securing; to set out in summary the relevant EU legislation that has been transposed in the past ten years, including Directive 2014/47/EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12380/25]
174. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if she will consider establishing a 24/7 Shannon Doc service in Thurles, County Tipperary, considering only one 24/7 Shannon Doc service currently operates in Nenagh, County Tipperary for the entire population of north Tipperary within the mid-west region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9753/25]
114. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on the HIQA review of urgent and emergency care in mid-west region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9752/25]
10. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when the next round of the large scale sport infrastructure fund will open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9758/25]
194. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on the rollout of the hormone replacement therapy programme, with specific regard to the ongoing discussions regarding dispensing fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10023/25]
8. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications in the wake of storm Éowyn, his plans to engage in the upgrade and strengthening of electricity infrastructure across the country, in particularly in isolated rural areas which tend to have older, weakened infrastructure, leaving these areas adversely affected during periods of poor weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10215/25]
796. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he plans to release further LEADER funding prior to the new CAP in 2028, considering some LEADER streams nationwide have already been depleted at such an early stage in the programme;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9069/25]
795. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the community centre investment fund permits applications from sports clubs for the building of dressing room and gym facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9068/25]
591. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department plans to re-open recruitment and establish a new agricultural officer technical panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9812/25]
586. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the establishment of the Forest Windblow Taskforce, if the price for logs will be monitored, following concerns that the prices may drop as a result of the windblow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9662/25]
585. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the establishment of the Forest Windblow Taskforce, if the provision of financial supports to affected landowners is under consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9661/25]
394. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education when the commission of investigation into historical sexual abuse in schools will be established; if the remit of the commission will be expanded to include all schools, as recommended in the Scoping Inquiry report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9614/25]
391. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the current status of efforts to licence the drug concerta, in its liquid form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8755/25]
143. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on the current timeframe for social welfare appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8178/25]
97. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of newborn baby grants that have been made to parents in Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8177/25]
834. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the supports that are available to an individual diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and advised to acquire a CGM sensor (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7166/25]
833. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the expansion of eligible cohorts under the continuous glucose monitoring sensor reimbursement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7165/25]
444. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 365 of 18 February 2025, the Department funding streams available to a school in the early stages of developing plans to build a multi-use hall, following on from the inclusion of plans to deliver a PE build and modernisation programme in the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8023/25]
2. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Taoiseach for an update on the establishment of a Cabinet committee on water quality to coordinate water quality improvements across all sectors; and when it will hold its first meeting. [4431/25]
282. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice the criteria that a person who arrived in Ireland as a child under beneficiaries of temporary protection must meet for naturalisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6823/25]
228. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media when he plans to open applications for the next round of the Community Sports Facilities Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6901/25]
36. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he plans to take to support the SME sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6717/25]
20. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in Tipperary that applied for the power up grant; the number of the applications that were successful; the total value of the grants approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6716/25]
38. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport to seek an update from Iarnród Éireann on its efforts to automate crossings across the rail network, particularly along the line servicing Nenagh town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6472/25]
591. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the persons who have been appointed to the Forest Windblow Taskforce; if membership of the taskforce is representative of all stakeholders of the industry; the breakdown of membership, including name and the sector of the industry being represented, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5708/25]
560. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice if, in the case of a person who has dual British and Swiss citizenship and has applied as sponsor for a family member of a UK national preclearance but is awaiting a decision, it is possible to cancel the application and reapply through the Swiss-national route for their family to join them in Ireland instead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6061/25]
459. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he plans to engage with the business sector, particularly SMEs, following requests to temporarily reduce commercial rates to ease financial burdens during and following serious weather events, like experienced in recent weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6167/25]
458. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage following serious weather events in recent weeks, if his Department plans to work with local authorities to expand their snow and ice management resources during cold spells, given the impact they can have on travel, access to services, and commercial businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6166/25]
457. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in the wake of storm Éowyn and following on from his Departments work as part of the National Emergency Co-ordination Group, if consideration will be given to local co-ordination groups being established in all affected counties in the wake of a storm, as opposed to just those worst affected (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6165/25]
456. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the National Emergency Co-ordination Group will reconvene all relevant bodies to assess and review response efforts to storm Éowyn once all emergency efforts are stood down; and if there will be an opportunity for organisations and bodies to engage with the group to further inform future storm responses. [6164/25]