284. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the policy basis on which a civil servant may be denied access to the Civil Service Grievance Procedure where the complaint relates to the withdrawal of an assignment after a selection process has concluded and an offer of that assignment has already been made (details supplied); whether the…
39. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagement with trade union and employer representatives at the Labour Employer Economic Forum. [50893/26]
61. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Children and Education will next meet. [50894/26]
7. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the town centre first policy; his views on whether it is achieving its stated aims, taking the Dunshaughlin town team as an example; the evidence he would point to that suggests this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52566/26]
32. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the plans in place in his Department to improve the funding and resourcing of community centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52565/26]
287. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 693 of 30 June 2026, if she is satisfied that school policies and procedures are sufficient to ensure children are protected; the way in which she assesses the system of child protection at school is fit-for-purpose; if she has concerns about the capacity of the system elsewhere, for example in Tusla, An Garda…
299. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures she is taking to address the shortage of teachers in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52963/26]
300. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she is considering a change in policy that would allow work spent in a secondary school abroad, public or private, be recognised for incremental credits; if she will outline the detail of any proposed change; if it will be one-for-one or a partial credit for example; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52964/26]
336. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if there are plans to continue using a site in County Meath (details supplied) after a permanent school is built; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53525/26]
474. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the additional cost of introducing a double payment for the back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance for qualifying children entering transition year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53670/26]
507. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 61 of 1 July 2026, if the property in County Meath (details supplied) is one of the three currently under review for alternative use; if so, the possibilities that are being considered; when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52753/26]
654. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 693 of 30 June 2026, if she is satisfied that Tusla is adequately resourced and capable of dealing with 106,000 referrals each year; the way in which she assesses this capability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52789/26]
15. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline the schedule of works for the OPW renovation works at the Round Tower, Kells, County Meath; the estimated cost of this work; the breakdown of same; the costs incurred to date on this project; the breakdown of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50872/26]
20. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation for an update on OPW efforts to secure a site for a new Garda Station at Laytown, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50873/26]
106. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures she is taking to support the Venezuelan people following the recent devastating earthquakes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51365/26]
128. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 249 of 3 March 2026, the weight he places on the salmon catch data from angling logbooks for the Boyne catchment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50924/26]
129. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 249 of 3 March 2026 if the TEGOS framework design considered periods of low rainfall that span across two calendar years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50925/26]
435. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will consider publishing a partial SAC management plan to cover salmon restoration actions for this environmental emergency given the Boyne salmon stocks only achieving 10 percent of its conservation limit, a qualifying interest for the Boyne /Kells Blackwater SAC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50922/26]
436. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Question No. 620 of 27 January 2026 and 200 of 18 February 2026, the circumstances or criteria that apply in order for an SAC management plan to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50923/26]
485. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to confirm that existing small landlords are excluded from the new RAS scheme launched recently; the rationale behind this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51581/26]
14. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of gardaí in County Meath; if he is aware that County Meath has for years had the lowest number of gardaí per population in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48865/26]
61. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if he has had any engagement with the Department of Housing; Local Government and Heritage or Meath County Council with a view to transferring a property in County Meath (details supplied) to the local authority or an approved housing body so it can be used for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48864/26…
14. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [48682/26]
28. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent meeting with US President Donald Trump. [48683/26]
165. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Defence regarding the Army Nursing Corps, the current cost for using agency nurses for covering nursing duties in the Defence Forces, in total for 2025; the average hourly cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49755/26]