Roderic O'Gorman

848. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he will consider the establishment of a new role within An Garda Síochána, namely community support Gardaí, modelled on the Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) in the United Kingdom (details supplied); if he will consider empowering such officers with limited enforcement abilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30408/26]

877. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the main policy achievements of his Department within the forestry sector since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29621/26]

881. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the number of non-coursing greyhounds currently on waitlist for a vacancy in an Irish greyhound care home, foster place or rescue place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29995/26]

882. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which an Irish non-coursing greyhound (details supplied) is recorded in Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29996/26]

1274. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the reason imvaggis is not covered by the free HRT scheme; if consideration can be given to its inclusion in the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30897/26]

1293. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he and his Department are aware of the work and early outcomes of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency in the United Kingdom; whether consideration has been given to establishing a similar high-risk, high-reward research funding body in Ireland; and if he will outline any plans to develop comparable structures to support breakthrough innovation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29591/26]

1294. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for a detailed update in relation to any communications or engagements he or his Department officials have had in relation to the use of Mount Melleray as an educational campus (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29622/26]

6. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the report of the Dublin 15 special education task force will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29032/26]

47. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will clarify the working definition used by her Department for the term ‘inclusion’ and for the term ‘complex needs with respect to Departmental policy related to special schools and/or mainstream schooling for children with additional or complex needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13306/26]

90. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the Dublin 15 Special Education Taskforce; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29033/26]

142. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of early learning and care facilities built as part of large developments that are not utilised for that purpose in Dublin city; if this is information which her Department holds, whether she intends that the new forward planning and delivery unit will gather this information given its vital nature in determining area-based childcare demand; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29051/26]

144. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress made on the Programme for Government commitment to "review the 2001 Childcare Facilities Guidelines for Planning Authorities to ensure childcare spaces are provided and put into use"; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29050/26]

249. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to outline any plans to increase student grants and stipends to meet increasing accommodation costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29076/26]

16. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress his Department is making in tackling child poverty. [28441/26]

25. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Taoiseach for an overview of the Budget 2026: Spotlight on Disability report recently published by his Department. [28442/26]

176. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting a CAMHS appointment in CHO9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28452/26]

186. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the filling of three presently vacant consultant child psychiatrist roles in CHO9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28451/26]

232. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has assessed the predicted shortfall in revenue from the recent cuts to the carbon tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28778/26]

343. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment for an update on when Ireland’s Social Climate Plan will be submitted to the European Commission; if the Plan will be operational by 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28135/26]

344. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the estimated reduction in funding available to the Climate Action Fund due to the recent reduction in the NORA levy, if plans have been made to bridge this shortfall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28136/26]

405. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the current waiting time for driving tests as the Killester test centre; the reason some applicants have been waiting significantly longer for a test date than the publicly listed waiting time of ten weeks; the efforts being made to reduce waiting times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28524/26]

422. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport whether the relevant action application by DAA PLC under section 34C of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (ABP ref. ABP-314485-22), if granted, would establish a new environmental baseline for departure routes from Dublin Airport's north runway; whether the relevant action process under section 34C has any legal effect on the departure routes assessed in the 2007 Environmental Impact Statement (ABP ref. PL06F.217429); whether the granting of a relevant action concerning night-time operating restrictions can operate as de facto retention of departure routes that were never the subject of the application and were never assessed under the EIA Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28679/26]

429. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to extending VRT relief to second-hand EVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28202/26]

483. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of plans to revise the salaries and allowances of liaison officers, youth workers, and senior youth workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27961/26]

534. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason schools (details supplied) were not included in the list of DEIS Plus schools; if there is a mechanism for the schools to appeal this exclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28682/26]