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417. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether her Department has had any engagement with the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) regarding allowing eligibility letters for special school placement to be provided after the October 1st deadline in cases with exceptional circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73293/25]

537. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person’s (details supplied) working family payment claim will be reviewed, given that they are working in excess of 38 weeks per fortnight; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73325/25]

237. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if additional support can be provided to a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72776/25]

276. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the planning exemption for change of use from commercial to residential will be extended beyond 31 December 2025; when it will be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73465/25]

351. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the way in which the unified referral service for children in Tuam, Athenry and Loughrea, County Galway will work in practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73086/25]

100. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Defence the process for the awarding of historical IRA medals to families of volunteers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71916/25]

272. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the actions his Department is undertaking to improve the availability of rural taxis and hackneys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71719/25]

363. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if it is legal for a company to pay the benefit-in-kind tax liability arising from benefits given to the directors of the company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71561/25]

667. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if consideration is being given to introducing statutory guidelines for the calculation of child maintenance payments; if this will include affordability assessments for both parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71320/25]

1104. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if she will extend the special scheme of paid leave for healthcare workers impacted by long Covid beyond 31 December 2025; if she will recognise long Covid as an occupational illness to qualify for occupational injury benefits; if she has met with healthcare workers unions in relation to this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72357/25]

15. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if public access can be facilitated at Athenry Dominican Priory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69834/25]

72. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if consideration will be given to extending the opening season for Athenry Castle alongside a properly resourced marketing campaign to attract visitors; if this could be considered on a trial basis with reduced opening hours initially; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69833/25]

135. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to reduce waiting times for school building projects in areas such as County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69831/25]

180. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to ensure that schools in County Galway have appropriate SET and SNA allocations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69832/25]

245. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the new student accommodation strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67567/25]

280. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if there are specific regulations for the operation of battery energy story systems; the monitoring powers that exist in terms of ensuring that these systems are operating according to existing regulations and operational standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70964/25]

163. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to certain ride-sharing operators offering services in Ireland that are registered and invoice from abroad which require drivers in Ireland to register with the Revenue Commissioners for VAT purposes (details supplied); his plans to mandate that all ride-sharing operators must invoice from Ireland as part of their dispatch operator licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70613/25]

164. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have penalised or taken action against taxi drivers for their failure to register for VAT purposes which is required if they avail of certain ride-sharing services (details supplied); the number of enforcements and penalties processed for each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70614/25]

97. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if funding will be provided to Galway County Council to progress the Gort civic amenity site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69291/25]

286. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the plans to support motorists who will be affected by recently announced road toll charge increases; if Department has any plans to encourage employer reimbursement schemes for employees who regularly use tolls to commute to and from work (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69006/25]

360. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on an employment permit application by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69332/25]

472. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if the in-depth analysis of swimming pool provision in Ireland being carried out under the National Swimming Strategy will assess gaps in individual towns over a certain population level, as well overall regional levels; the rationale for this approach; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69756/25]

490. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if funding will be provided to Galway County Council to progress the Gort civic amenity site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69290/25]

664. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 677 of 25 November 2025, the timeframe in which he expects to receive the pending legal advice; the timeframe in which he expects to be able to publish the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69757/25]

760. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding will be provided for the proposed equine therapy centre at Toghermore campus in Tuam, County Galway; if she can provide an update on this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [69776/25]