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236. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence given the Air Corps has previously employed the armed PC9 as an air interceptor for high profile security events such as the visit of Queen Elizabeth II and given recent personnel issues in the Air Cops, if the Air Corps presently has trained pilots to employ the PC9 in this armed role; if it will feature as a part of security arrangements for the upcoming EU presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57169/25]

237. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence given the recent investment of over €350 million in aircraft for the Air Corps (details supplied), if he is satisfied that sufficient hangar space exists in Casement Aerodrome to protect these aircrafts from the corrosive moist Irish climate; if not, when additional hangar space will come online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57170/25]

401. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a local school building project (details supplied); the reason for the ongoing delays in realising this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56983/25]

198. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 272 of 25 September 2025, if she will provide the figures confirming the cost to date of the installation of solar panels under the solar for schools programme (schools PV programme) since the scheme was introduced in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53366/25]

267. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications made to the Revenue Commissioners to 1 September 2025 for the mortgage interest tax relief scheme, by county; the number of successful and unsuccessful applications, by county; the cost of the scheme up to 1 September 2025; the average mortgage account balance for successful applicants; the average number of years left on eligible mortgages for successful applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52765/25]

268. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the number of applications made to the Revenue Commissioners in 2024 for the mortgage interest tax relief scheme by county; the number of successful and unsuccessful applications, by county; the cost of the scheme in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52766/25]

333. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance if he plans to extend the life of the Key Employment Engagement Programme which is scheduled to finish in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51925/25]

344. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the position regarding the Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management programme interventions the OPW plans to take in relation to mitigating flooding risks in Bettystown and Mornington in East Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51248/25]

357. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the new process for determining the pay of chief executives in commercial State companies following the review carried out by the Senior Posts Remuneration Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52071/25]

358. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the commercial State companies for which new pay bands for chief executives have been communicated by his Department to line Departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52072/25]

359. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he has received any correspondence or representations from the boards of any State companies and/or line Departments since 31 March 2025 regarding the pay of their chief executives; if so, to provide details of the companies concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52073/25]

363. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the revised voted capital expenditure ceilings for each Ministerial vote group in 2025 following the publication of the revised NDP, in tabular form; to confirm that approximately €17.1bn will be spent on capital expenditure in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52102/25]

364. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to confirm the total voted capital expenditure ceiling for 2025 has now increased to €17.1bn; if not, the additional revised estimates which still have to be passed by the Oireachtas; where the increased capital allocation has been provided and for the purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52103/25]

531. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of staff authorised for Coimisiún na Meán; the actual number of staff in the organisation as of 1 September 2025; the number of staff who have resigned or left the organisation over the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52074/25]

847. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2502 of 8 September 2025 and the failure of the HSE to provide a full response to the question, if the HSE will confirm the date on which management at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital were first informed of concerns in relation to the performance of a person (details supplied); if the HSE will also confirm the date it was decided that an independent lookback review would be commissioned; the date in which the review officially commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51256/25]

848. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2500 of 8 September 2025, if, prior to the Assurance Quality Framework process that identified concerns regarding the miscategorising of pre-cancerous cells by a person (details supplied) at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda whose work is subject to the current lookback review, any complaints or concerns were raised with management at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in relation to the conduct or performance of the doctor concerned by staff members or others; the date on which any such complaints or concerns were raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51257/25]

242. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has approved the necessary resources to be allocated to the Department Justice, Migration and Social Affairs, and subsequently to Cuan, to ensure that agreed pay increases due to workers in ‘Section 40’ organisations in October will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51000/25]

272. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools which have applied and been approved for the solar for schools programme since its inception; the cost to the Exchequer involved to date; if new school building designs now incorporate solar panels by default; the average wait time experienced by applicants from the installation of panels to connection to the grid, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51074/25]

294. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that planning authorities are required to formally consult the HSE on pertinent planning applications that require an environmental impact assessment to be undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50999/25]

29. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance the total carryover cost in 2026 of taxation measures implemented in Budget 2025; the breakdown of the individual cost of each, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50848/25]

30. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Finance to provide a list of each taxation measure or provision that will expire at the end of 2025; the projected cost to extend each to the end of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50849/25]

35. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total carryover cost in 2026 of spending measures implemented in Budget 2025; the breakdown of the individual cost of each if available if his Department has compiled a list of the carry over cost for 2026 at this stage of the Budgetary process, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50850/25]

36. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the estimated total additional cost in 2026 for the implementation of the public sector pay agreement; if the cost for this will come from the allocation for new current spending as outlined in the Summer Economic Statemen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50851/25]

37. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation The estimated cost of maintaining existing levels of service in 2026; the proportion of this that is accounted for by demographics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50852/25]

38. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has compiled the projected cost of maintaining existing levels of service in 2026 as part of the budgetary process; the breakdown of estimated costs by Government Department, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50853/25]