299. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 71 of 24 September 2025, if she will re-engage with Bus Éireann for clarification in relation to this route given the information provided in the reply is contrary to the information provided to parents by Bus Éireann (details supplied); and given some children are not receiving school transport on this route. [5…
325. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Social Protection in relation to the school meals scheme, if a special school that has not yet availed of the scheme can apply for funding for snacks and drinks only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52815/25]
98. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if holders of refugee, subsidiary protection and programme refugee statuses who are applying to access social housing supports are required to show proof of income for the previous 12 months if some of that period was spent in their country of origin; if it is only required to show proof of income from the date they received that st…
139. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of persons with status living in IPAS accommodation, by family status, number of adults, and number of children, in tabular form; the length of time a person is permitted to remain in IPAS accommodation after receiving status; the number of people with status who have received a transfer letter in the past 12 months; the nu…
520. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 324 of 23 September 2025, if she will confirm that the route (details supplied) has been sanctioned by her Department given information from Bus Éireann suggests this is where the delay lies; if she will ensure sanctioning occurs at the earliest opportunity so the route can go to tender to cater for the children …
724. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration following a ruling from the Civil Service Arbitration Board in May 2025 (details supplied); if he intends to adjust salaries of prison chaplains; if adjustments will be backdated to July 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51959/25]
291. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the rules governing cost rental eligibility for persons who are officially still on the title deeds of their family home, but have a legal separation or divorce agreement giving their former partner exclusive residential access to the family home. [50923/25]
71. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school transport route has been sanctioned (details supplied); if she is aware the service is not being provided; the reason for delay; when clear information and a full service for this school will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50802/25]
101. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 70 of 8 September 2025, whether the Government has a preference regarding the manner of implementation of the 2024 CJEU rulings regarding Western Sahara, namely the obtainment of the consent of the Sahrawi people in line with the principles of self-determination or, as the Commission have propo…
183. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of capacity issues on a rail service (details supplied); the plans for investment to increase capacity on this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50218/25]
324. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on a school transport service (details supplied); the reason for his Department's delay in sanctioning this service for tender; if the tender will be sanctioned and prioritised at the earliest opportunity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50291/25]
381. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the projected cost and allocation for the temporary waiver of the development levy and water connection charges in 2026. [50042/25]
473. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if an extension of accommodation will be considered and provided to a person in the short-term (details supplied) until housing supports can be accessed. [49951/25]
156. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the work his Department has undertaken ahead of the tenth session of the UN Open-Ended Inter-Governmental Working Group on Transnational Corporations and Human Rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49366/25]
145. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of domestic electricity customers in arrears and the average value of the arrears; the number of commercial electricity customers in arrears; the number of domestic gas customers in arrears and the average value of the arrears; the number of commercial gas customers in arrears; the number of domestic electricity customers i…
459. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will meet with a union (details supplied) at the earliest opportunity to discuss the campaign for parity and better working conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47791/25]
467. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education and Youth the funding in place for the training of teachers at all school levels; the specific training that will be provided to teachers in response to the increase in racially motivated physical and verbal assaults against members of new Irish communities in the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47875/25]
654. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average cost per unit of new build social housing delivered in 2024 by social housing investment programme, by type (details supplied), in tabular form. [48022/25]
856. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the criteria for requesting expedited processing of visa applications; and if pregnancy is considered in such cases. [47996/25]
857. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current processing times for each visa type submitted through an office (details supplied); if he is aware of delays to applications from this office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47997/25]
64. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he will raise with his German counterpart the vicious assault perpetrated by the German police on an Irish citizen protesting Israel’s genocide in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46606/25]
70. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position Ireland will take in relation to the European Commission's recommendation for a council decision regarding the opening of negotiations on the amendment of the 2018 agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the EU and Morocco; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46767/25]
179. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the number of domestic electricity customers in arrears and the average value of the arrears; the number of commercial electricity customers in arrears; the number of domestic gas customers in arrears and the average value of the arrears; the number of commercial gas customers in arrears; the number of domestic electricity customers i…
180. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if a data centre is considered an "islanded" data centre, if it is powered by gas powered generators off-site connected via a private wire, as was suggested in recent media reports (details supplied). [46729/25]
271. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to issues in correspondence (details supplied); the actions he will take to restore confidence in structures and governance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44787/25]