Grace Boland

345. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he and his Department will consider the small piece of land behind Lusk Garda Station for a community building which could house community groups (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51249/25]

346. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he and his Department have identified a site for a driving test centre in North County Dublin which would cater for the growing population; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51250/25]

417. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the remote area grant will be offered to families whose children qualify for a concessionary school bus ticket; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51204/25]

418. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the implementation of the school transport review, especially the implementation to the changes of the radius for post primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51205/25]

419. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the criteria used to select the pilot areas for the school transport review pilot scheme in 2024/2025. [51206/25]

420. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will consider additional schools or areas for inclusion in the next phase of the school transport review pilot scheme; and if so, the application process for a school or community to express an interest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51207/25]

421. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the means by which requests for safety reviews of bus stops used for school buses are processed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51208/25]

422. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the requirement of school transport being considered as part of the NCSE registration process for special education classes for 2025/2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51209/25]

423. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of concessionary tickets issued to families living in the Dublin Fingal west constituency for the 2024/2025 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51210/25]

424. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of school bus tickets issued to families living in the Dublin Fingal west constituency who were eligible for school transport for the 2024/2025 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51211/25]

425. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the details of the special transport grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51212/25]

426. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Education and Youth to outline the details of the remote area grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51213/25]

551. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department have completed the work needed to allow the apartment and duplex defects remediation scheme be reviewed for pre-legislative scrutiny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51298/25]

20. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if usage data relating to the National Enterprise Hub is able to demonstrate the more popular or accessible business supports; the means by which this data is being used to inform the decision making process in relation to the development of new business supports and the expansion of existing business supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50589/25]

39. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the status of the growth and sustainability loan scheme as two banks (details supplied) have paused accepting new loan applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50590/25]

90. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Social Protection his plans to develop a pension solution for foster carers, in recognition of the enormous contribution they make to vulnerable children in our society, as committed to in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50587/25]

159. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Social Protection when he expects to bring forward proposals on a new child poverty target; his views on the measures that will be most impactful in reducing child poverty; if he has considered the introduction of a targeted child benefit payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50588/25]

8. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to set out the timeframe within which her Department intends to bring forward proposals for the establishment of a child death review mechanism; when implementation is expected to commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50199/25]

44. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions she is taking on foot of the Ombudsman for Children's child death report to ensure that a comprehensive and appropriate child death review mechanism is established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50198/25]

22. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to report on the progress of recruitment campaigns for school leavers and women into careers in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49114/25]

41. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if the provision of accommodation for Defence Force members is being pursued to improve recruitment and retention of members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49115/25]

124. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment when a new a waste action plan for a circular economy is planned to be delivered after the current plan is due to expire at the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49113/25]

220. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of the next generation ticketing project; the profile of expenditure over the lifetime of the project; whether this is provided for in the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48244/25]

365. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has signed off on the business case for the National Transport Authority’s next generation ticketing project; if not, when a decision is expected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48243/25]

366. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the assessment his Department has made of the value for money of the next generation ticketing project; if an external assurance process was undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48245/25]