455. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth when construction will begin on a new school building (details supplied); the timeline for completion of the works; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21396/26]
461. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the person or body responsible for a school site (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21431/26]
462. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if an emergency funding application made by a school (details supplied) can be expedited and approved given the dangerous and unsanitary conditions on the school site; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21432/26]
500. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school bus service will be expanded (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21775/26]
659. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason text messages from a Namibian phone number are sometimes used to verify online logins to MyGovID; if he accepts that many people are concerned about the legitimacy of the text messages as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21582/26]
Louis O'Hara
Written
24 Mar 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1040. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount of funding or funding grants provided by the Department to Galway-Roscommon ETB for the year 2025; whether any aspects of these funding grants were ring-fenced for specialised programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21543/26]
Louis O'Hara
Written
24 Mar 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1041. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the planned amounts of funding or funding grants to be provided by the Department to Galway-Roscommon ETB for the year 2026; whether any aspects of these funding grants are to be ring-fenced for specialised programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21544/26]
Louis O'Hara
Written
24 Mar 2026 · to Further and Higher Education
1042. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether he will reverse funding cuts to Galway-Roscommon ETB which are causing the cancellation of classes and a reduction in the number of teaching posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21545/26]
84. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagements he has had in relation to the EU-Mercosur trade agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19775/26]
143. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered the impact of rising fertiliser prices on farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19776/26]
79. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if a notifying authority has been designated for Ireland as required under the EU Battery Regulation 2023/1542; if a body will be designated in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18715/26]
132. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of households that have availed of the solar PV for the medically vulnerable scheme for each of the years it has been in operation; the amount of funding that has been used to deliver solar panel installations as part of the solar PV for the medically vulnerable scheme for each of the years it has been in operation, in tabu…
133. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment whether households are still required to have been registered on the life support category of the priority services register maintained by ESB Networks as of the 22 November 2022, to qualify for the solar PV for the medically vulnerable scheme (details supplied); if yes, whether his Department has considered changing this criterion to…
134. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if assistance will be provided under the SEAI solar PV for the medically vulnerable scheme to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20496/26]
186. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the actions his Department has planned to reform the Road Safety Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18248/26]
187. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the plans his Department has to reform wider road safety governance given that many different road safety responsibilities are spread across many different agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18249/26]
218. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the way in which road collision data is compiled; the agency or body that is responsible for compiling these statistics; if his Department have access to this data including the location of collisions; whether his Department is undergoing work to identify the most dangerous roads in the State based on this data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. […
283. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if the new 6.50am rail service leaving Athenry train station for Galway will be continued as a permanent service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19329/26]
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…
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 th…