John Paul O'Shea

3461. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he is aware of eligibility requirements for blended learning veterinary nursing programmes, including those provided by Technological University of the Shannon, which require applicants to be employed in practices with a registered veterinary nurse; if consideration will be given to allowing training in practices supervised by registered veterinary surgeons where no registered veterinary nurse is employed; and if he will review these requirements in order to ensure that students in rural areas or smaller practices are not excluded from accessing blended learning opportunities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24913/26]

9. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht for an update on current rural regeneration and development fund projects in Cork county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22797/26]

60. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the development of a national organisation for Women's Sheds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22796/26]

262. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth her Departments involvement with the promotion of the Erasmus + Programme in schools and youth organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23285/26]

189. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of carer's allowance who are over the age of 66 years and providing full-time care for a son or daughter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22935/26]

190. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of reducing the minimum hours requirement under the wage subsidy scheme from 15 hours to 10 hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22936/26]

366. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the position regarding his plans to implement recommendation from the 2024 Funds Review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21602/26]

481. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current policy of providing free schoolbooks to children who receive home schooling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21596/26]

565. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the length of lease and any other associated documentation from the landowner that is required for application to his Department's Sports Capital Programme; if there are any instances where an application for the Sports Capital Programme would be considered for assessment without such a lease arrangement in place but with the written consent of the landowner in support of the application; if not, if there any plans by his Department to include such a provision in the next round of the Sports Capital Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22251/26]

660. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider making the bereaved partner’s (contributory) pension a qualifying payment for the household benefits package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21603/26]

780. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current supports available for generational renewal to farmers under Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) 2023-2027, if he will also outline the suite of strong national taxation measures, access to finance supports, as well as advisory and education and training support available for generational renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22217/26]

250. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport the governance reforms that are being considered to ensure delivery of the national target to halve road deaths by 2030; whether consideration has been given to establishing a statutory Road Safety Commissioner with independent oversight of delivery across agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18969/26]

251. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport the number of average-speed camera systems currently operational on the national road network;the plans to expand their deployment to high-risk routes; the timeline for any expansion programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18970/26]

252. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has identified the highest-risk road sections for fatal and serious collisions on the national and regional network; whether a targeted safety redesign programme is planned for these locations; the funding allocated for such works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18971/26]

253. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport the accountability mechanisms are in place to ensure delivery of the Road Safety Strategy 2021-2030 across relevant agencies; whether performance reporting against the 2030 fatality reduction target will be published regularly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18973/26]

396. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider reforming the motor tax online payment system to facilitate bulk purchases and renewals of motor tax by corporate fleet owners; if he has examined the system in operation in the UK, where multiple vehicle registrations can be uploaded at once during the payment process; the reason for not providing this facility to date in this jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20798/26]

634. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth for a breakdown of category, such as autism/ASD, moderate, severe, and so on, of all special classes approved to date, per county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18441/26]

639. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding capital works being carried out in a school (details supplied) to accommodate special education; the works being undertaken; the costs of the works and timeframe for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18558/26]

640. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding capital works being carried out in a school (details supplied) to accommodate special education; the works being undertaken; the costs of the works and timeframe for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18559/26]

641. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding capital works being carried out in a school (details supplied) to accommodate special education; the works being undertaken; the costs of the works and timeframe for completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18560/26]

1000. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to the recent opening of the state’s first purpose-built social housing with supports for older people (details supplied) if there are plans to roll-out further similar style facilities; if existing developments will be considered for adaptation for such purposes; if a single point of contact exists for stakeholders considering such developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18486/26]

1142. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the total number of people in receipt of carer’s allowance for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18375/26]

1143. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of carer’s allowance reviews carried out in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18376/26]

1144. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Social Protection the position in relation to reviews of carer’s allowance carried out in 2026; specifically if a carer is reviewed and is slightly over the current income limits but will be under the new income limits for carer’s allowance which take effect in July will their payment be impacted or will the Department apply some discretion in these cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18377/26]

1287. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current number of Garda members assigned to Roads Policing Units; the way in which this compares with the number assigned in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18972/26]