Paul Lawless

214. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of passports which have been issued but lost in the post in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [42010/26]

409. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport to list the rail services which offer catering on board, and those which do not; the reason for the discrepancy; if an assessment of cost has been made on restoring catering services to all routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42004/26]

410. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the amount of money spent by Irish Rail on the spreading of weedkiller along rail tracks in each of the past ten years, and the amount used in gallons in each year, in tabular form. [42005/26]

411. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will list the top twenty highest salaries of persons working for Irish Rail. [42006/26]

412. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the amount spent by Irish Rail on the washing of trains in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [42007/26]

413. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the amount in unused credit sitting on dormant leap cards in the State, and if he will outline what happens to that money. [42008/26]

463. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the number of disability hackney grant applications received by the National Transport Authority in the most recent funding round, broken down by rural and urban locations; the number approved in each category; if he acknowledges that people with disabilities in rural areas face particular difficulty accessing wheelchair-accessible transport due to the limited number of licensed operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42746/26]

464. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the measures being taken by the National Transport Authority to encourage the uptake of the disability hackney grant in rural areas where wheelchair-accessible taxi services are scarce; to outline the targeted supports, outreach, or ring-fenced funding being considered to address regional imbalance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42747/26]

465. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he considers a first-come, first-served application process for the disability hackney grant to disadvantage rural applicants, particularly those with weaker broadband connectivity or limited access to professional supports; if alternative application or prioritisation models are under consideration to ensure equitable rural access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42748/26]

537. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of VAT collected on electricity in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [42024/26]

538. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the amount of VAT collected on fuel in each of the past ten years and to date in 2026, by fuel type, in tabular form. [42025/26]

760. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total funding allocated to the July provision programme for 2026; whether this represents a reduction compared to 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41587/26]

761. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether an assessment has been carried out on the impact of any reduction in July provision supports on children with additional educational needs and their families; and if she will provide details of same. [41588/26]

762. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to ensure that all eligible children can access July provision programmes in 2026, particularly given reported difficulties in securing places or staffing. [41589/26]

806. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way the DEIS identification model accounts for rural schools (details supplied) whose enrolment profile changed rapidly due to the placement of a large number of international protection applicants in nearby accommodation centres, resulting in the displacement of local pupils and a complete shift in the school’s socio-educational profile; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42125/26]

807. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the specific metrics, indicators, and weightings used in the DEIS identification model; the way in which the geographical area is calculated; the way non-local enrolments are treated; the way in which schools with high concentrations of need but low local deprivation scores are assessed, particularly in the case of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42126/26]

808. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will review the DEIS eligibility of a school (details supplied) whose enrolment profile was transformed as a direct consequence of State decisions on international protection accommodation, resulting in the school becoming reliant on non-local, high-need pupils; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42127/26]

809. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the interim supports that can be provided to a school (details supplied) whose teaching workload is now dominated by English-language instruction for newly arrived pupils, following the redistribution of international protection families to the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42128/26]

810. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will establish an appeals mechanism for schools including a school (details supplied) whose DEIS ineligibility arises from geographical indicators that no longer reflect the actual pupil population, due to State-driven redistribution of international protection applicants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42129/26]

811. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the specific criteria, indicators, data sources, and weightings used to determine eligibility for DEIS status and DEIS Plus status at both primary and post-primary level, including the way socio-economic disadvantage is measured, the way geographical indicators are applied and the way in which pupil-level data is incorporated into the model; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42130/26]

1019. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will review the income thresholds applied under the social housing assessment bands, specifically the disparity between Mayo band 3 and Galway band 2, in light of evidence that Mayo band 3 thresholds are significantly lower; and if he will take steps to ensure greater consistency, fairness, and responsiveness to local housing need across county boundaries. [41585/26]

1027. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total amount of commercial rates income collected by each local authority in the State for each of the past five years; the figures for gross rates billed, rates collected, collection percentage, and arrears for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41634/26]

1066. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the Government intends to introduce legislative or regulatory changes requiring planning permission for the conversion of hotels, apartments or guesthouses into emergency accommodation; the mandatory community consultation, and minimum safety standards for such facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42380/26]

1121. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of people with physical impairments currently on housing waiting lists in emergency accommodation or living in inappropriate or institutional settings; the steps being taken to increase the availability of accessible housing; and if he will ensure that housing policy aligns with the State’s commitment to independent living under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, including reducing reliance on institutional care settings for adults under 65. [43380/26]

1260. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a full comparison between current weekly disability related payments, including disability allowance, invalidity pension and disablement benefit, and the national minimum wage equivalent annual income; if he accepts that current payment levels place many people with physical impairments in poverty; and his plans to increase these payments to a level that reflects a minimum adequate standard of living, in line with the State’s obligations under Article 28 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. [43382/26]