170. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport the need to provide funding to local authorities for traffic cams and pedestrian crossings in rural towns and villages, including those on national roads; and whether he acknowledges that high speeds become a problem for safety of pedestrians and vulnerable road users. [67539/26]
190. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of concerns of severe overcrowding on the Oranmore to Galway train part of the Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail Dublin Heuston to Galway InterCity line; whether he accepts this shows the need for additional capacity and if he would make correspondence with Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail to ensure additional carriages would be made available to ensure public …
257. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport his plans to reform the driving test including the introduction of transparency and technology in Irish driving tests; his views on suggestions (details supplied); and his views on if lessons can be learned from European colleagues in terms of best practice. [67844/26]
Seán Kyne
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24 Sep 2026 · to Public Expenditure
303. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether the mandate for staff members in the National Shared Services Office (NSSO) to work two days per week in office rather than the present obligation of working for one day has come from his Department, and the rationale for this increase considering that the NSSO is not a public facing organ…
430. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health her plans to publish the Heads of a Bill on adult safeguarding; whether the published framework for adult safeguarding in the health and social care sectors will inform the legislation; and her views on whether the elderly and those with disabilities are vulnerable to threats and that safeguarding legislation is required. [67697/26]
Seán Kyne
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22 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
31. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline the operation of the Enterprise Ireland innovation voucher scheme; the number of vouchers issued and redeemed; the list of institutions who are designated as knowledge providers for the scheme; the point at which an organisation (details supplied) will be added to that list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66838/…
Seán Kyne
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22 Sep 2026 · to Enterprise
49. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the factors that would restrict or prevent an organisation from receiving support under the Enterprise Ireland innovation voucher scheme; whether any categories of organisations are excluded from the scheme; the rationale for such exclusions, and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66840/26]
87. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Irish Ambassador based in Thailand has visited the City of Pattaya since her appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66986/26]
262. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Youth her views on concerns raised by parents regarding the Leaving Certificate scheduling which resulted in maths paper 2 and Irish paper 1 being held on the same day; whether she acknowledges that both Irish and maths are difficult for many students and would be best held separately and on their own; and whether she will examine this in advance of the sched…
301. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school in County Kerry (details supplied) will be successful in their appeal for a much needed special needs assistant position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66984/26]
335. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will now reconsider a project's application (details supplied) submitted under the 2024 Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF); whether the achievement of planning approval will now be taken into account in reassessing the project's readiness and deliverability; whether his Department will engage directly with Galway City Coun…
440. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardaí by rank currently attached to Galway Divisional Immigration Unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66987/26]
629. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the number of total knee replacement surgeries carried out at Galway University Hospital in 2025 and to date in 2026 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66988/26]
178. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware and supportive of the plans for a redeveloped Port in Galway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64185/26]
495. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she plans to revisit the school standardised calendar and have all schools opening and closing on the same dates, beginning and end of year; and if she acknowledges that afterschool care does not start in the main until 1 September which can mean that there can be childcare issues in those first days between school starting and afterschool starting. …
595. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has carried out a review into the mathematics higher level papers 1 and 2 in this year's Leaving Certificate, which was poorly received by students, parents and teachers (details supplied); whether the drop in grades in mathematics in 2026 could be partly answered by the difficulties in the papers; the changes she envisages in pre…
1108. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health whether protests outside In-vitro fertilisation and surrogacy clinics fall within the protections for and definition of healthcare facilities, as defined under the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Act 2024; and whether consideration is being given to such inclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter, [64218/26]
1299. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health in regard to online prescriptions of weight loss medication, what happens when a patient deliberately provides inaccurate information or photographs of their current condition (details supplied); the minimum clinical assessment required before high-dose weight-loss medication is prescribed remotely; and if patients with very low body weight or a history of eating …
1300. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health if there is currently a system that allows prescribers of weight loss medication to identify whether a patient is receiving such medication from multiple prescribing providers; if an online private prescriber can see relevant prescription information issued by other providers; the identity-verification requirements that apply to online prescribing services; and the…
1301. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health to clarify the rules surrounding provision of medical supports (details supplied) to those in need and their provision by the HSE to non-medical card patients; and if such equipment when provided to all patients, is returned and reused making it more cost effective for her Department. [65029/26]
1518. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the funding allocated to Coillte for the maintenance, upkeep and improvement of Derroura cycle trail, Connemara since 2020; if that funding has been spent on Derroura; where exactly the money has been spent; the reason the track is in such poor condition considering the State investment; and if his Department officials wi…
147. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if homes should be grant aided to get to the standard of 12 kVA (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60335/26]
163. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether he is aware of the growing administrative burden created by packaging Extended Producer Responsibility rules and the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation; whether there is a need for proportionate reporting requirements based on the actual quantity of packaging placed on the market; whether he agrees there is a need for me…
164. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether his attention has been drawn to the growing administrative burden created by packaging Extended Producer Responsibility rules and the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation; whether he agrees that a meaningful exemption or simplified regime for micro and small businesses placing very small quantities of packaging on other EU…
182. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he has plans to force waste collection companies advertising online and by door to door flyers to provide their permit number in such advertisements; his views that verification online of such permits should be simplified by the National Waste Collection Permit Office; whether he agrees that improper use of a fake permit number should…