Barry Heneghan

243. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the legislation that allows dispatch operators to set fares below the national taxi tariff, given concerns that this practice undermines the Government appointed regulator and creates unfair competition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66044/25]

244. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport the engagement his Department has had with the National Transport Authority regarding reports that reduced fares offered through app-based operators are threatening the income of taxi drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66045/25]

245. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he will assess the need to amend legislation in order that only the vehicle licence holder can offer a fare below the metered tariff, as is being called for by taxi drivers who warn that current arrangements place them at financial and regulatory risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66046/25]

246. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Transport if he is satisfied that international app-based dispatch operators who do not maintain a physical presence or staff in Ireland are operating within the spirit and intent of existing taxi regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66048/25]

259. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will examine the extent to which current house price inflation is increasing local property tax liabilities for homeowners, particularly in areas where rising valuations are placing additional financial pressure on households; if his Department has assessed the impact of these valuation changes on families and older people in constituencies such as Dublin bay north; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65320/25]

296. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if funding will be sanctioned in order that research staff in all higher education institutions across the sector can access a public service pension scheme, in view of a business case from the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science requesting access to the single public service pension scheme for those researchers who are not currently able to join the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65556/25]

391. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if individual schools have any discretion under the tendering and procurement process when selecting the provider of their school meals, taking into consideration local factors, price, menu selection; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65555/25]

440. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the review of out-of-school education; the current status of the revision report; when it is expected to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66022/25]

590. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a school (details supplied), which received DEIS status in 2022, has not yet been approved to provide hot meals to its students; the steps her Department will take to ensure that the school can access the hot school meals programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66158/25]

779. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions her Department is taking in response to reports from early-years childcare operators that rising costs are placing unsustainable pressure on services, resulting in over 150 creches withdrawing from the Government scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66026/25]

780. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department will take to address the warnings from childcare operators that parents' bills could rise to €1,400 per month due to support funding not keeping pace with costs, leading to fears of closures across the sector (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66027/25]

931. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the reasons for the introduction of a charge for blister packaging by pharmacists from January 2026; if she acknowledges that many of the people who rely on this service live with serious medical conditions and have very limited income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66130/25]

932. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will consider introducing financial supports or exemptions for patients who rely on blister packaging because of complex medical conditions, cognitive difficulties or disability, given that any additional charge would disproportionately impact those on low incomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66131/25]

933. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will engage with the pharmacy sector to ensure that any changes to blister packaging provision do not reduce medication safety for vulnerable patients who depend on organised dosing systems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66132/25]

934. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if her Department carried out any assessment of the financial or clinical impact of introducing a blister pack charge, particularly for older people and people with disabilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66133/25]

27. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the current funding allocations for grassroots sports infrastructure in Dublin Bay North, with specific reference to pitch capacity pressures facing clubs on Dublin’s northside; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64588/25]

38. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the supports available to upgrade local sports facilities to ensure full accessibility for children and adults with disabilities in community clubs across Dublin Bay North; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64587/25]

160. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the planned redevelopment of the emergency department at Beaumont Hospital; the current status of the design and planning stages; the expected timeline for tendering and construction; whether the project remains a priority within the HSE Capital Plan; the anticipated opening date for the new emergency department; the anticipated opening date for the proposed one hundred bed block; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64599/25]

579. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the interim actions being taken by her Department and the HSE to reduce audiology waiting times ahead of the publication of the National Hearing Care Plan in Q1 2026, including any temporary staffing supports or targeted initiatives to clear the current backlog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64679/25]

580. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE plans to expand short-term access to private or community based audiology services, including options in Northern Ireland, in order to reduce delays for hearing assessments and hearing aids while the National Hearing Care Plan is being finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64680/25]

651. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will examine the current regulatory status of naloxone and consider allowing approved formulations to be made available over-the-counter in order to improve timely access to this emergency medication, in line with international practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64949/25]

652. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current supply pathways through which community and voluntary organisations can access and distribute naloxone; if consideration is being given to expanding these pathways to reduce delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64953/25]

9. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on water quality will meet next. [59583/25]

93. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will outline progress towards the 2030 national retrofit target of 500,000 homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64290/25]

94. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will outline the total renewable electricity generation capacity connected to the national grid for each of the past ten years, as of Q3 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64292/25]