166. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Defence regarding the Army Nursing Corps (ANC), the pay scale for an ANC nurse; the number of hours covered by agency nurses in the Defence Forces for the 2025 fiscal year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49756/26]
186. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of lost kilometres on the Bus Éireann 103 service Dublin to Ashbourne/Ratoath in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the way in which this compares to other comparable services; the measures he is taking to reduce lost kilometres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49038/26]
269. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he can confirm, considering all other things being equal, the difference in net take-home income between a lone parent household with a single earner on €88,000 and a married couple or two-adult household on a combined income of €88,000; if he will outline the basis for any disparity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49157/26]
270. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the specific measures, he is considering in Budget 2027 to address what many view as a “single person penalty” within the tax system; whether he will commit to reforming tax credits and bands to better reflect the reality that lone parents are supporting an entire household on a single income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49158…
271. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he agrees with the assessment that lone parents are being asked to earn nearly twice as much just to achieve what dual-income households get by default, all while carrying the full weight alone; the measures he is taking to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49159/26]
342. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the Commission of Investigation into the Handling of Historical Child Sexual Abuse in Day and Boarding Schools will take submissions in particular circumstances (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49019/26]
350. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her attention has been drawn to a staffing schedule in a school (details supplied) that looks set to have one class with 36 children in 2026/2027; if she will outline the options for appeal of the staffing schedule; efforts she is making to reduce class sizes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49116/26]
351. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated first and full-year cost of providing an additional 10,000 school transport places, starting in September 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49121/26]
352. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated total cost associated to place a mainstream pupil on school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49122/26]
353. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who registered for a place on the school transport scheme; the number of places that would need to be delivered to cope with capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49123/26]
354. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children who availed of the school transport scheme in 2025 and to date in 2026, in primary and secondary school respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49124/26]
355. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of increasing current and capital funding for the development of youth work organisations by 10%, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49125/26]
356. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost of the Gaeltacht teaching allowance in the last year of its full operation; and if her Department has estimated a cost for its restoration for Gaeltacht teachers in 2026. [49126/26]
357. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the cost of the Irish-medium teaching allowance in the last year of its full operation; and if her Department has estimated a cost for its restoration for Irish-medium teachers in 2026. [49127/26]
358. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total funding set aside by her Department for Irish Medium Education in the 2025/26 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49128/26]
359. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of increasing the provision of Irish Medium Education from 6% to 20%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49129/26]
360. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of updating the Drumcondra Irish language test and expanding the test to all schools in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49130/26]
361. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of increasing COGG funding by 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% respectively, and by the cost of inflation since Budget 2026, in tabular form. [49131/26]
362. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of adding an additional week of immersion in the Gaeltacht to the programme for trainee teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49132/26]
363. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of bringing secondary school science labs up to date and modernised for the new senior cycle reforms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49133/26]
364. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of science labs that will be brought up to date under the Summer Works Scheme; the total funding associated with this work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49134/26]
365. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total funding allocated by her Department to bring science labs up to date and modernised under the various schemes; the number of science labs that will be modernised with this funding; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49135/26]
366. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the estimated cost of increasing funding for the Youth Capital Funding Scheme by 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49136/26]
367. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total funding provided for the Home School Community Liaison (HSCL) Scheme to Urban-Primary, Rural-Primary and Post-Primary schools currently; and the estimated cost of a 5%, 10% and 20% increase in this funding, in tabular form. [49137/26]
368. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the total number of DEIS schools involved in the Home School Community Liaison Scheme; the number of children and young people involved in the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49138/26]