Louis O'Hara

205. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if funding will be provided for the establishment of a new bus service between Athenry and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44954/26]

207. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport if PSO funding will be provided to maintain the 6.50am train from Athenry to Galway beyond August 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44953/26]

242. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 478 of 9 June 2026, the number of PSO bus services that were identified as ‘not meeting the required standard’ in each of the years from 2023 to 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46711/26]

243. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 478 of 9 June 2026, the process for penalising a PSO operator where a PSO route does not meet the required standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46712/26]

244. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 478 of 9 June 2026, the number of fines that were issued to PSO operators where a PSO route does not meet the required standard in each of the years from 2023 to 2025 and to-date in 2026; the related monetary value of the fines issued for each of the years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46713/26]

188. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health whether the reimbursement of the drug skyclarys was included in the agenda for the June meeting of the HSE's Drugs Groups; if not, the rationale for its exclusion; to provide an update on the process of adjudicating whether the cost of skyclarys will be reimbursed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46002/26]

218. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health whether she is aware of concerns surrounding accreditation standards at a hospital (details supplied); the actions she is taking to address these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46196/26]

152. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline his Department’s efforts to promote tourism in east County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44950/26]

187. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to provide an update on his engagements with stakeholders in relation to Dunguaire Castle in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44949/26]

336. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport to outline the types of vehicles/drivers that have permission to use bus lanes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45798/26]

337. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport whether he has considered allowing the use of bus lanes for all SPSVs; the rationale for any exclusion of certain SPSVs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45799/26]

414. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 27 May 2026, if her Department has assessed the number of teachers who are employed on substitute or temporary contracts despite teaching recurring hours that continue to exist within schools; the number of the 264 teachers that are employed on contracts covering genuine temporary absences; the number employed on allocation-based hours, including EAL and SEN hours; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44920/26]

415. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 27 May 2026, if her Department has examined the extent to which teachers remain on successive substitute or fixed-term contracts while the hours they teach are subsequently allocated to teachers who already hold contracts of indefinite duration or permanent contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44921/26]

416. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 27 May 2026, if her Department has assessed whether CID and redeployment panel rules are limiting access to permanency for long-serving teachers; if so, the findings of that assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44922/26]

417. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 27 May 2026, if there has been a review of how continuity of service rules operate in practice for teachers who accrue service across multiple schools; if further reforms are being considered to provide more transparent and accessible pathways to permanency for experienced teachers; if her Department has assessed the extent to which the current CID and redeployment framework can result in teachers remaining in successive fixed-term or substitute employment despite the continued existence of permanent teaching work; if she will provide details of any reviews, assessments or policy proposals undertaken in relation to these matters; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44923/26]

418. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 27 May 2026, the guidelines in place for the allocation of teaching hours that could support permanency being instead allocated to teachers who already hold a CID or permanent contract; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44924/26]

598. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review the price ceilings under the first homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45858/26]

1030. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to provide access to givinostat; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45947/26]

49. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the measures his Department is taking to improve energy affordability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43466/26]

54. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he plans to reduce waiting times for the solar PV scheme for medically vulnerable customers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43467/26]

83. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline his most recent engagements with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43469/26]

111. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he plans to introduce a new grant scheme for local authorities to fund the development of swimming pools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43468/26]

156. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Transport the analysis used to determine the recently announced new price threshold for the SEAI electric vehicle purchase grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44712/26]

184. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the age of eligibility for a pension (details supplied); the person's entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44694/26]

190. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the age of eligibility for a pension for a person (details supplied); what they are entitled to; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44696/26]