Louis O'Hara

290. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the number of pre-booked assistance requests received by Irish Rail annually for each of the years 2019 and 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19364/26]

291. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the number of pre-booked assistance requests received by Irish Rail for each of the years 2019 and 2025 and to date in 2026 where the rail assistants were delayed, the service was partially delivered, or not delivered at all, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19365/26]

292. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the number of recorded instances where Irish Rail passengers were unable to board, unable to alight, or required to travel beyond their intended destination due to lift failure or staff absence for the years between 2019 and 2025 inclusive and the latest available data in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19366/26]

567. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the actions he has taken to prevent price gouging in the prices of petrol, diesel and home heating oil following reports of suppliers raising prices as a result of the recent outbreak of conflict in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18784/26]

568. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the powers the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has to investigate potential price gouging by fuel suppliers; the actions the CCPC has taken to date to investigate and price gouging in the prices of petrol, diesel and home heating oil following the recent outbreak of conflict in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18785/26]

988. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a bog (details supplied) is included in the Cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18242/26]

1015. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management have reviewed protocols, procedures and preparedness of fire services for dealing with Lithium battery fires following an incident (details supplied) last year and given proposals for battery energy storage systems across the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18713/26]

1075. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department administers any funding schemes which can support provision of Christmas lights in rural towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19546/26]

1126. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the current industrial relations dispute within Tailte Éireann given the Government's failure to implement a pay agreement which was agreed between the trade union (details supplied), Tailte Éireann and Government Departments following the merging of Ordnance Survey Ireland into Tailte Éireann; the actions he is undertaking to ensure this pay agreement is implemented in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20700/26]

1512. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline how the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 is applied in disability day service settings, particularly for cases where there is family involvement (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18656/26]

1549. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if equine therapy facilities will be developed at the HSE’s Toghermore campus in Tuam, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19331/26]

1758. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if the drug Skyclarys (omaveloxolone), used for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia, will be made available under licence in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18769/26]

1759. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the specific steps that are being taken to ensure the HSE recognises the time-critical nature of Friedreich’s ataxia during the current price negotiations for Skyclarys; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18770/26]

1760. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health whether the 180-day reimbursement decision timeline mandated under the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 was applied to the drug skyclarys (omaveloxolone); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18771/26]

1868. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the proposed primary care centre in Portumna, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19330/26]

2058. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if she is concerned that increases in fuel prices will impact on the availability of staff in the homecare sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20092/26]

2088. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that the HSE recognises and responds to the time-critical nature of Friedreich's ataxia during the current price negotiations for Skyclarys; the way in which the commitments outlined in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030, and the 2026 IPHA Framework Agreement which aims for a 180-day decision timeline are being applied in this case to prevent further delays in addressing this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20238/26]

2182. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of hospital appointments, including surgeries and procedures, carried out at Galway University Hospital on a Saturday from 2023 to date in 2026, broken down by appointment or procedure, per month, in tabular form. [20510/26]

2183. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of permanent full-time job offers that Portiuncula University Hospital has offered to newly graduated nurses in 2025; and of the jobs offered, the number that were accepted, in tabular form. [20511/26]

2184. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant otolaryngologists based at Galway University Hospital that are currently only dealing with and treating public-only patients. [20512/26]

2248. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his attention has been drawn to cuts to the number of adult education teachers working in the Galway-Roscommon ETB network particularly those who have not received a contract of indefinite duration (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to cuts to classes available within the Galway-Roscommon ETB network; whether these cuts were a result of funding cuts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19041/26]

2258. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the effects the pause on the use of the Education Procurement Service (EPS) will have on the provision of ETB courses; whether any scheduled classes / education programmes that were meant to be provided through this procurement service have been cancelled; the measures that have been implemented to ensure continuity of classes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20053/26]

2259. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the effects the pause on the use of the Education Procurement Service (EPS) will have on the education system; whether any scheduled classes / education programmes that were meant to be provided through this procurement service have been cancelled; the measures that have been implemented to ensure continuity of classes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20054/26]

2271. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the rationale for removing the ringfenced allocation of €20 million for the provision of English language classes (ESOL) across the ETB network; whether he is aware of the cuts to class provision and the cuts to adult education teaching positions as a result of this removal of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20563/26]

2293. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if his Department administers any funding schemes which can support provision of Christmas lights in rural towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19548/26]