Brian Brennan

97. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on progress of the Bovine TB Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20924/26]

112. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the situation regarding Bluetongue, and the impact on affected farmers; and the measures in place to mitigate future outbreaks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20872/26]

166. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the plans in place to expand the solar PV scheme for medically vulnerable customers to additional energy suppliers, ensuring that all eligible customers can access the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21075/26]

352. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to the issuing of contributions under the homemakers scheme for a person (details supplied), if there is entitlement to any payment under the contributory pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21347/26]

222. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Transport whether he is considering opening a new round of applications for the Safe Routes to School Programme for schools that did not apply in the original round but have identified a subsequent need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18533/26]

406. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will make the carer's allowance and carer's benefit tax exempt similar to other social welfare supports in recognition of savings these carers offer the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18247/26]

625. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth her plans to open reader classes/reading school placements in South Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18366/26]

685. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the school secretary and caretaker dispute; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18823/26]

833. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm that a school building project remains in progress (details supplied); the current position and a timeline for progress to the next phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19831/26]

835. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth to confirm that a school building project (details supplied) remains in progress; the current position; the timeline for progress to the next phase; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19857/26]

1138. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the reasons a qualified adult allowance for a person (details supplied) has been reduced; the options that are available to the pensioner at this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18265/26]

1153. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 388 of 2 December 2025, if he will provide an update on the working group formed by his Department in relation to means derived from deprivation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18549/26]

100. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on progress of the Arklow to Shillelagh greenway; to outline the next steps in the process, and a timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15349/26]

131. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Transport for an update on emergency, additional roads funding for Wicklow and Wexford local authorities following the significant damage caused by storm Chandra; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15290/26]

449. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider legislation to make it illegal to give away live animals for prizes to stop animal suffering, like was introduced in Scotland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15736/26]

184. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the lessons which have been learned relating to grid resilience from recent storm events, such as storm Chandra; the initiatives being introduced to try to mitigate the impact of future events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14773/26]

635. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if there is any planning regulation that stipulates that a medical service provider, such as a pharmacy or GP surgery, must have car parking access or set down within a reasonable distance from the building; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14165/26]

726. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are changes to be introduced to the State pension contributory to allow persons on a reduced rate due to average calculation to seek a higher rate of pension (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15154/26]

36. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on a factory (details supplied); the progress on support for workers; the future plans for the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13359/26]

79. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether he plans to introduce any measures or supports to increase the viability of construction of hotels in rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13327/26]

182. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline any measures to support early years service providers to meet the increased costs of operating; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13375/26]

184. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality provide an update on progress of new childminding regulations in light of concerns raised by the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13370/26]

224. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Defence given the importance of ensuring sovereignty of national defence capabilities, supply chain resilience, and knowledge transfer when it comes to Defence Procurement, when she plans to publish a local procurement framework, outlining the positive economic impact for Irish SME’s and how can they engage in the Governments defence procurement process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13972/26]

225. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Defence considering that Ireland is a net contributor to the EU budget and as an increasing proportion of the next Multiannual Financial Framework is allocated to defence and security-related programmes, the strategy that is in place to position Irish SMEs and indigenous firms to participate in and repatriate EU defence funding through the development of Irish defence and security supply chains; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13973/26]

862. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the current status of a disability allowance application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12307/26]