895. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth to share the details of the school bus routes not operational for the start of the 2025-2026 school year on a county-by-county basis; the number of students impacted by those lacking services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46066/25]
896. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth whether the Department will pay the exceptional no service interim grant up front rather than retrospectively due to the financial impact on parents of the lacking school bus services at the start of this school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46067/25]
897. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the bidding for school bus contracts closed for the 2025-2026 school year on a county-by-county basis, if applicable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46068/25]
1026. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the extension for a school (details supplied); when it is expected that approval will be granted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47153/25]
1027. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the extension for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47154/25]
1216. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the assessment of the impact of the use of the Difco cutter in peatlands, as mentioned in the National Peatlands Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46042/25]
1217. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the restoration plan for 60 hectares of blanket bog in the Wicklow Mountains National Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46044/25]
1218. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will instruct his Department to prepare legislation to ban the sale of Cherry Laurel in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46054/25]
1219. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department undertakes studies on the damage done by Cherry Laurel to biodiversity and environment in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46055/25]
1220. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the feasibility study on the creation of a national peatlands-wetlands park as committed to in the National Peatlands Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46056/25]
1221. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the Programme for Government commitments regarding peatlands and maximising benefits for biodiversity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46057/25]
1222. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to clarify which environmental projects have been submitted by his department officials as part of the National Development Plan bidding process; the budget allocation for said projects; which of those projects are directly linked to the implementation of Ireland’s legal obligations under the EU Nature Restoration Law, in tab…
1223. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the dedicated funding the Government has allocated for the implementation of the Nature Restoration Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46059/25]
1224. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether work has begun on a specific action plan to deal with the pollution at Lady’s Island Lake, County Wexford; whether the Minister of State responsible for Biodiversity will lead on that programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46062/25]
1225. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the cross-Departmental discussions that have taken place in relation to Lady’s Island Lake, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46063/25]
1226. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether any funding will be set aside in the upcoming budget to tackle the pollution at Lady’s Island Lake, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46064/25]
1228. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide updated figures on the installation of heat pumps in new homes to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46069/25]
1229. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if a hare conservation status survey is underway in his Department, as required under the Habitats Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46071/25]
1230. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when his Department will publish the 2024-2025 hare conservation status survey, as required under the Habitats Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46072/25]
1700. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration whether his Department plans to increase the courts service in county Wicklow to meet projected demand; whether these plans include the development of a new court building or the refurbishment/extension of existing court buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47148/25]
1701. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans for the vacant courthouse in Wicklow town; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47149/25]
1763. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the restoration plan for 40 hectares of blanket bog from coniferous forestry in Connemara Bog Complex SAC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46045/25]
1764. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for evidence from peatlands specialists and academics who support the continued use of the old definition of the Irish Peat Soil Map over the newly published and publicly funded map; if he will publish evidence of the level of acceptance from said specialists and academics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46073/25]
1765. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specialists and academics he consulted in making the decision to continue using the old definition for the Irish Peat Soil Map rather than implementing the newly published one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46074/25]
1766. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the National Peatlands Strategy commitment to undertake sphagnum moss cultivation trials, and the publication of said trials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46075/25]