Official portrait of Ryan O'Meara

Ryan O'Meara

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Fianna Fáil · Tipperary North · serving since 2024-11-29

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Record timeline

Voting record Contributions PQs asked
written 2026-01-20 · to Health
997. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health to consider introducing a ban on single use vapes in indoor public spaces, to coincide with proposed changes to the Public Health (Single-Use Vapes) Bill 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4162/26]
written 2026-01-20 · to Rural
1095. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if CLÁR funding can be drawn down by rural communities to help pay for the extension of a graveyard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4301/26]
oral 2026-01-13 · to Taoiseach
20. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [71596/25]
written 2026-01-13 · to Education
1150. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding an ASA application by a school (details supplied) for a new modular classroom; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74851/25]
written 2026-01-13 · to Education
1264. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the SNA redeployment scheme will be operational for September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2289/26]
written 2026-01-13 · to Social
1533. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has given consideration to the introduction of a baby loss certificate process, similar to that which is in place in the UK through the NHS; if not, if he will consider the implementation of similar process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74408/25]
written 2026-01-13 · to Agriculture
1865. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown, on a tranche-by-tranche basis, of the total costs incurred under each scheme operating within TAMS 3, from tranche one up to and including tranche nine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2194/26]
written 2026-01-13 · to Agriculture
1866. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated additional cost if 100% of tranche nine TAMS applications were to be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2195/26]
written 2025-12-18 · to Finance
241. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance for an update on the Ireland for Finance strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72577/25]
written 2025-12-18 · to Finance
256. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his priorities for the credit union sector in 2026; the key initiatives taken to support the sector during 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72578/25]
written 2025-12-17 · to Transport
130. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the status of the review of the large public service vehicle licensing regime; the milestones completed to date; the expected date for completion of the policy review; and the timeline for publication of the first draft of the Large Public Service Vehicle Bill, which was previously indicated as due in autumn 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72606/25]
written 2025-12-17 · to Transport
131. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the steps being considered to streamline the current large public service vehicle inspection process, to eliminate duplication between Garda PSV inspections and the commercial vehicle roadworthiness test (CVRT); and whether his Department intends to move toward a simplified licensing model that recognises EU whole vehicle type approval and the annual CVRT as the primary safety mechanisms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72607/25]
written 2025-12-17 · to Transport
132. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Transport if he will reconsider the decision not to introduce any financial support or remediation scheme for passenger transport operators who retrofitted smart tachograph version 2 devices before his Department issued its updated guidance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72608/25]
written 2025-12-17 · to Education
232. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a person volunteering with a group will receive funding under the European Solidarity Corps; if this funding falls under an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72736/25]
written 2025-12-17 · to Justice
324. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to set out the issues to be addressed by the new Firearms Forum established by his Department; how the forum is expected to reach agreement and make recommendations to the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72604/25]
written 2025-12-17 · to Justice
325. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to advise if minutes of the Department's new Firearms Forum are to be published on the Department's website, as happens with many other stakeholder fora established by Government departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72605/25]
written 2025-12-17 · to Agriculture
347. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of partnerships registered annually under the succession farm partnership measure since its establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72858/25]
written 2025-12-17 · to Further and Higher Education
442. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to establish a specific budget for capital works for community training centres to apply directly to, considering the budget constraints on ETBs across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72610/25]
oral 2025-12-16 · to Taoiseach
6. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [67843/25]
written 2025-12-16 · to Education
487. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of early intervention classes, by county, from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72211/25]
written 2025-12-16 · to Education
488. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of the independent assessment on the feasibility of removing the exclusion of drivers aged over 70 from the school transport scheme, as per the Programme for Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72226/25]
written 2025-12-16 · to Agriculture
795. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his position on the carbon border adjustment mechanism, which is planned to come into effect at the start of 2026, given the impact it will have on fertiliser costs for Irish farmers; if it’s implementation will be going ahead as planned in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71933/25]
written 2025-12-16 · to Health
898. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on the new Community Nursing Unit in Roscrea; if the review of potential sites that was taking place in October 2025 has been completed; if a site has been selected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71367/25]
written 2025-12-16 · to Health
989. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if her Department has given consideration to the introduction of a baby loss certificate process, similar to that in place in the UK through the NHS; if not, if she will give consideration to the implementation of similar process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71932/25]
written 2025-12-16 · to Further and Higher Education
1154. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the reason students are only eligible for the Christmas bonus if they are receiving VTOS or Youthreach training allowance for at least 12 months, or if they were receiving a qualified payment immediately before their training, considering not all VTOS or Youthreach students apply for another qualifying payment for the months they are not in education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71364/25]
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