Rory Hearne

5. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason he decided to withdraw funding for social housing PPP bundles shovel ready this week; and the measures he will take to ensure the 3,000 social homes planned as PPPs are going to be delivered in the original timeframe. [36246/25]

434. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures taken to implement a State savings scheme such as the Social Democrats-proposed ‘Homes for Ireland’ State savings scheme, submitted to him and the Taoiseach on 19 May 2025, which would leverage the €160 billion in deposits to fund affordable housing delivery. [36247/25]

494. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in light of the timeline for the 2027 census, he will set out the subsequent timelines for completion and publication by the Electoral Commission of boundary reviews for, respectively, local electoral areas; European constituencies; and Dáil constituencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36098/25]

638. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of creche groups that have pulled out of core funding in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35391/25]

639. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of creches that have signed up to the core funding scheme in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35392/25]

640. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether there is a plan to support families whose only accessible creches are in the 7% of creches that are not signed up to the core funding scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35393/25]

116. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of units provided under the CAS for care leavers scheme in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34751/25]

117. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding provided for the CAS for care leavers scheme in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34752/25]

278. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport if he has recently engaged with the Road Safety Authority in respect of any new large-scale public information campaign that could be carried out to ensure proper use of e-scooters and to increase the public’s knowledge of existing rules around proper use of e-scooters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34293/25]

76. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will address matters raised in a correspondence (details supplied) from the family of a child at risk of losing out on an appropriate school place in the coming academic year; if she will provide a definitive timeline for the new classes in the school in question to be completed; if she will account for the apparent delays in the project; if she will advise as to the specific contingency plans, if any, that are in place to ensure the child and other children do not miss out on school places next term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32937/25]

214. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to expand the e-scooter legislation which was introduced in May 2024 in order that it also involves a requirement for registration and insurance of an e-scooter, and statutory checks on the technical specification of an e-scooter. [32197/25]

279. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Finance further to interactions at the Joint Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport on 28 May 2025 (details supplied), if he will clarify his Department’s interpretation of the Revenue Commissioners v. Karshan (Midlands) Ltd t/a Domino’s Pizza [2023] judgment in the Supreme Court in respect of self-employment versus employment for tax purposes; his Department’s plans, if any, to act on the Supreme Court’s decision; to clarify existing legislation in this regard; if the guidance of the Revenue Commissioners or the Workplace Relations Commission is most accurate in relation to corporate entities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32198/25]

528. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide available data on the impact of the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2027's Implementation Plan on people with intellectual disabilities, including stakeholder feedback on housing accessibility, waiting times, and unmet needs; how the Government plans to improve data collection and consultation moving forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32596/25]

529. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the 2024 interim review of the National Housing Strategy for Disabled People 2022-2027 Implementation Plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32597/25]

580. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of e-scooter related road traffic incidents recorded by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31802/25]

581. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of e-scooter related road traffic offences recorded by An Garda Síochána since the introduction of e-scooter legislation in May 2024, by policing district, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31803/25]

146. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the progress made on the programme for Governments commitment "to provide the nationwide network of post offices with funding to ensure their sustainability and enhance the value they bring to local communities."; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30906/25]

147. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will commit to additional funding for post offices that are at risk of closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30907/25]

383. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is considering introducing national drone regulations in addition to the EU regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30713/25]

384. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is considering introducing drone-free designations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30714/25]

385. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is considering introducing no-fly zones for drone usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30715/25]

386. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Transport if his Department is considering introducing night flight restrictions for drone usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30716/25]

772. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new traveller specific accommodation units delivered in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, by local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29357/25]

789. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new Traveller-specific accommodation units delivered, by local authority area, in each of the years 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29428/25]

790. Deputy Rory Hearne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide the Traveller-specific accommodation unit delivery targets, by local authority area, in each of the years 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29429/25]