Ryan O'Meara

88. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the initiatives he is taking to ensure greater public support for onshore wind energy generation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27337/26]

232. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider recognising years of teaching experience abroad, in terms of the teachers’ pay scale, as an incentive for teachers living abroad to return home to Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27845/26]

730. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport for an update on plans to develop a new vehicle adaptation scheme; if the primary medical certificate will be a part of its eligibility criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25373/26]

871. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 340 of 3 March 2026, the position on extending the carpark serving Thurles Railway Station, given the high demand, particularly in the mornings, for those travelling to Dublin; if the Iarnród Éireann National Carpark strategy report has been completed, if it has issued, as it was planned for completion and issuance to the NTA in Q1 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27194/26]

933. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if there are plans to update or review the primary medical certificate system, given its limitations and the restrictions it poses to many people with disabilities who wish to apply for the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25374/26]

1167. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is aware that banks (details supplied) currently are not accepting applications for the growth and sustainability loan scheme under the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland; his views on the importance of this scheme for SMEs as a long-term low-cost scheme to support eligible businesses; if he is concerned that the main banks are not currently involved in this scheme at the moment and the impact it is having on SME’s not being able to access the scheme; if he will address this with the banks directly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26089/26]

1334. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24899/26]

1471. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to review the allocation of DEIS status in Thurles town, County Tipperary, considering there is no DEIS primary school in the town despite clear indicators of disadvantage in the area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26088/26]

1697. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage under the new Developer Provided Infrastructure for Wastewater Treatment Plants of developments of up to 40 houses, can plants be installed in a village in a rural area that already has a plant but is at capacity/not working, or can plants only be installed where Uisce Éireann currently do not have a plant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24834/26]

2192. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total quantity of beef imported by licensed and approved export, slaughtering, and processing plants in the Republic of Ireland in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24085/26]

2217. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage of beef imported into the Republic of Ireland to date in 2026; the origin of the imported beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24970/26]

2218. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if beef imports from the UK and Great Britain are of UK and Great British origin or are imports from other countries outside the EU; if imports are from outside the EU, to specify the country of origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24971/26]

2231. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to secure bluetongue vaccines in smaller doses such as five, ten or 20 doses as opposed to just 50 dose packs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25071/26]

2243. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider introducing a proposal for timber sold to mills after being harvested from forestry plantations can be sold by cubic metre, as is usual across European countries, rather than being sold by tonne, as is currently the standard in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25132/26]

2244. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider establishing a forestry development agency to ensure that Ireland makes the best use of expertise in the forestry sector rather than allowing individuals to work in silos; if he will consider modelling this proposed forestry development agency on Board Iascaigh Mhara;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25133/26]

2245. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider a payment plan/scheme for broadleaf plantations beyond the 20-year mark, to make broadleaf plantations more financially viable for farmers in forestry, given there is currently only a 20-year payment for broadleaf planting with no commercial payout at the end of this time period and farmers are left without any income from the plantation after that period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25134/26]

2246. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the reconstitution ash dieback scheme; of the €230million set aside to the ash dieback reconstitution scheme, the amount that has been paid out to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25135/26]

2247. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the reconstitution ash dieback scheme 2023-2027 will be extended beyond the 2027 deadline (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25136/26]

2248. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to fallen forests as a result of storm Éowyn, which are rotten, cannot be harvested and where native trees have since sprouted, if an environmental scheme can be accessed for same that would allow the land to be left as it is; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25137/26]

2275. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of applications received, applications approved, and grants paid under the TAMS solar capital investment scheme, per county, for each of the years 2024, 2025 and 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25963/26]

2276. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount drawn down under the TAMS solar capital investment scheme, per county, for each of the years 2024, 2025 and 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25964/26]

2277. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regards to overall funding allocated to TAMS 3, to provide a percentage breakdown of the budget per scheme, of which there is 11 individual schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25965/26]

2302. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of applications received, applications approved and grants paid under the TAMS animal welfare and nutrient storage scheme, per county for 2024, 2025 and 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27151/26]

2303. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of the amount drawn down under the TAMS animal welfare and nutrient storage scheme, per county for each of the years 2024, 2025 and 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27152/26]

2304. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of the applications received, applications approved and grants paid under the TAMS dairy equipment scheme, per county for each of the years 2024, 2025 and 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27153/26]