Ryan O'Meara

1217. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the incremental credit that a primary teacher post-1995 has received for work abroad can be superannuated on retirement for pension purposes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56131/26]

3295. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the dietetic supports currently available to children with ARFID in the north Tipperary region, especially in light of the fact there is no dietician part of the CDNT yet; her plans to increase/improve related services in the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55703/26]

3296. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on the work of the head of discipline dietician in the mid-west region; the specific work that has been carried out in the north Tipperary area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55704/26]

3297. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health given there is no dietician support service yet in place through north Tipperary CDNT, if north Tipperary CAMHS' dietician service is available to CDNT service users who require dietetic supports; if not, the reason is this not the case; if this support will be considered as an interim measure to ensure a provision of the service in the region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55707/26]

6. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline her plans to reduce the teacher-pupil ratio in primary schools to 19:1, as per the programme for Government commitment, and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54419/26]

15. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on this year’s climate action summer works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54102/26]

85. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the way in which school building projects will be selected for the next Education Sectoral NDP Implementation Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54101/26]

172. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Defence the action being taken to increase recruitment to the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54131/26]

184. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Defence the action being taken to increase retention levels in the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54132/26]

483. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department has undertaken to examine the feasibility of expanding access to the shingles vaccine to persons over 65 years-of-age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54268/26]

513. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if additional funding will be considered for the SATU network in 2027, for both the continuity of its essential services and the expansion of its services and the network itself; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54421/26]

514. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the difficulties faced by nursing and midwifery applicants who trained in the North of Ireland when registering with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland; her views on whether it is acceptable that barriers are in place for nurses who wish to practise in Ireland at a time of staffing shortages; the plans to streamline the process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54422/26]

515. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the reason a Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, applicant (details supplied), who is an Irish citizen with English as their native language, who sat the leaving certificate and who has completed their studies in an English-speaking college, has been asked to submit English language test results to NMBI as part of their registration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54423/26]

516. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the reason a compensation measure has been requested by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland, NMBI, on an application (details supplied); to clarify the specific "quantitative and qualitative deficits" that were identified in the programme by NMBI, and the NMBI/EU Directive 2005/36/EC standards and requirements that were identified as having not been met by the programme in order that the applicant may be fully informed should they wish to appeal the decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54424/26]

52. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet [32143/26]

89. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Taoiseach the Cabinet Committee that oversees agriculture; and when it will next meet. [38913/26]

217. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he plans to review benefit-in-kind being charged on staff events and hospitality related spending including working lunches and food deliveries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53513/26]

218. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider a no-tax policy on customer tips and gratuities, allowing hospitality workers to retain 100% of tips voluntarily given to them, whether paid by cash or electronically; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53514/26]

467. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Social Protection if he has given consideration to removing employer PRSI on customer tips and gratuities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53515/26]

468. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will give consideration to excluding the carer's allowance from the back to school clothing and footwear allowance means test, similar to the domiciliary care allowance, for parents caring for their children. [53571/26]

571. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of IRP renewal applications refused by his Department per month in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53532/26]

572. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of queries received via the customer service portal on the immigration portal per month in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53534/26]

573. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of queries answered via the customer service portal on the immigration portal per month in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53535/26]

574. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average wait time for a query to be answered via the customer service portal on the immigration portal as of July 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53536/26]

575. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the median wait time for a query to be answered via the customer service portal on the immigration portal as of July 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53538/26]