Roderic O'Gorman

233. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the Government will consider legislating for a systemic increase in the provision of Irish-medium education in the country over a medium- to long-term basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72752/25]

234. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department has a stated policy that it will only provide new Irish medium schools within the existing number of schools, rather than building new Irish medium schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72753/25]

295. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on all European Commission infringement proceedings currently under way relating to the functions of his Department; the compliance measures and the already paid or expected fines relating to each enforcement action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72758/25]

189. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to provide the weekly application numbers for County Clare for the warmer homes scheme from 2021 to 2025, in tabular form. [71524/25]

213. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress of the Electricity (Supply) (Amendment) Bill 2025; the measures it contains to enhance Ireland's storm preparedness; when he expects it to be read at second stage in Dail Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72424/25]

261. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if local authorities use a national standardised ramp design for ramps placed on public roads to slow traffic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71334/25]

397. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department has engaged with the Department of Education and Youth regarding the ongoing dispute about pay and conditions of school secretaries and will his Department assist the Department of Education and Youth with additional funding to meet the requirements of any Labour Court recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72428/25]

508. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on her Department’s engagement with trade unions representing school secretaries with a view to finding a solution to the ongoing dispute about pay and conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72427/25]

617. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify the change to the vacant property grant that is being considered regarding introducing a €650,000 cap on the value of the property for which a grant will be paid out on; and when will a decision on this be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72429/25]

618. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a specific analysis will be undertaken of the impact of a possible change to the Vacant Property Grant regarding introducing a €650,000 cap on the value of the property for which a grant will be paid out on in Dublin (city and county); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72430/25]

619. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether, if he makes a change to the vacant property grant regarding introducing a €650,000 cap on the value of the property, when would this change apply from; and the protections that would be put in place for people who are currently in the process of buying a home over the cap and who were relying on the vacant property grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72431/25]

803. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department has taken on foot of the action in the ESB Networks Winter 2025 Grid Resilience Plan, regarding a "co-operative effort between ESB Networks, Coillte and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to identify at-risk segments of the network for priority remediation"; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72425/25]

841. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the independent review of governance and funding of a group (details supplied); when will this be concluded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71987/25]

842. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware that no AGM has been held by a group (details supplied); if she has concerns in relation to governance at the organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71988/25]

843. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a call for proposals will be made as part of the European Social Fund Plus: Employment, Inclusion, Skills and Training (EIST) Programme 2021-2027 under the Gender Equality objective, to improve access to employment and activation measures for all jobseekers, which has been pending since 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71989/25]

277. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an additional passport printer will be provided at the Passport Office in Dublin. [71282/25]

307. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Defence the amount the Defence Forces spent on purchasing military equipment from French and German companies respectively, in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [71291/25]

334. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport his plans to serve notices to treat for the DART+ South West project before the end of the 18 month deadline. [71193/25]

335. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport if Government approval is required to serve notices to treat for the DART+ South West project under the infrastructure guidelines. [71194/25]

336. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport the effect the delayed timeline for the procurement for DART+ South West announced in the sectoral plan for transport will have on the procurement for DART+ West noting that two pre-qualification questionnaires for design and build single supplier frameworks for the entire DART+ project were advertised in May 2025. [71195/25]

407. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on plans to demolish and rebuild schools (details supplied); in particular, the reason the stage 2A review has been delayed; when will it be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71018/25]

498. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of Gardai, by rank attached to the Garda band as of 5 December 2025, in tabular form. [71289/25]

499. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the amount spent on purchasing new Garda public order equipment in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [71290/25]

516. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of rent his Department has collected from commercial units within fisheries harbour centres under the remit of his Department in the first 11 months of 2025; and how rent rates are determined within FHCs. [71288/25]

536. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an updated timeline to ratify the second optional protocol of the UNCRC; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71192/25]