107. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the progress made to date on the school transport pilot scheme; if there are plans to extend this beyond its current scope; and if so, when this is likely to be announced. [73912/26]
143. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the next tranche of the annual climate action summer works scheme for commencement in summer 2027, will be announced. [73905/26]
347. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the action being taken by his Department to improve upon current timelines for the processing of join family visa applications. [74990/26]
395. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will permit the extension of a sponsored claim through the national childcare scheme to August 2027, which is due to expire on the 13 December 2026 for a child (details supplied). [75148/26]
123. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to confirm the details of the community sport facilities fund which is opening to applications in October 2026; the total amount of funding allocated to the fund; and the additional measures available in this round. [73899/26]
133. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the mechanisms available for a community group and sports clubs to apply for funding for a sports pavilion where the funding level required is greatly in excess of the €250,000 for local groups in the community sport facilities fund. [73901/26]
264. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport the action being undertaken by his Department for the provision of a specific electric vehicle (EV) charging point app which would include all EV charging providers, in order to provide a more streamlined and user-friendly service, in view that at present each provider has their own individual downloadable app. [73414/26]
464. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she has approved the NCCA draft specifications for Leaving Certificate English, which sets out a fundamental change in the English curriculum (details supplied). [73565/26]
833. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm that the entirety of funding for a person (details supplied) to attend an adult disability day placement will urgently be made available, due to the needs of the person and that a start date has not yet been provided to date. [73879/26]
1015. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the current status of the Domino midwife led service at Cork University Maternity Hospital; and the way in which it is operating at present, following on from pregnant women being informed that the service will no longer be available to them for the duration of their pregnancies. [74481/26]
1026. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health whether her Department supports the key recommendations in the European Commission’s recent proposals for a council recommendation on health checks for cardiovascular diseases, including the screening actions for specific age groups, blood pressure and blood glucose assessments and vaccination status assessments. [74464/26]
19. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to confirm the level of funding that has been made available for rural community groups for improvements to community centres in budget 2027; and if any funding will be made available for new builds in 2027. [72668/26]
136. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the proposed elective hospital for Cork; and whether the project can proceed to planning. [72718/26]
212. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm that medical card income thresholds will be increased at least in line with recent social protection increases announced in Budget 2027, in order that those receiving these payments will not be disadvantaged in applying for a medical card. [72719/26]
111. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Transport further to PQ 67935/26, the status of a fuel income support scheme application (details supplied); and when funds will issue to the applicant given it is almost seven weeks since a response was submitted to a further information request. [72019/26]
483. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department will consider an increase in the secondary dinner rate with a drink in the school meals programme to €3,20 from €2.50 to equalise it with the hot schools meal and backdate it to the beginning of this school year, as providers are finding it difficult to maintain services with the costs incurred. [71653/26]
521. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an application (details supplied); when it is likely that an acknowledgement will issue to the applicant; and when it is likely that same will be processed and completed. [71479/26]
523. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an application (details supplied); and when it is likely that an acknowledgement will issue in view that it is over seven weeks since the application was submitted and the applicant has yet to receive a response, and taking into account that the delay in the processing of the application may affect him continuing in his em…
592. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking in view of the fact that tropilaelaps, a parasite mite originating from Asia, is now present in Europe and spreading west; if they are monitoring the progression of this pest, in view of the fact that this pest is a severe threat to the Irish Honey Bee, and once established, eradication is not achievable…
37. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the provision of additional financial supports to farmers in the upcoming Budget to address concerns over significant winter fodder deficits arising from the extreme dry weather conditions experienced in recent months. [70963/26]
39. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to ensure that the IT issue affecting non-productive investment applications received under the ACRES and ACRES-CP scheme for 2025 from applicants who transferred to a registered farm partnership during the scheme and who cannot submit a claim for their 2025 application. [70952/26]
19. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of the Civil Reform Bill 2025; and the expected publication date of the draft Bill. [70316/26]
49. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the current status of plans for a large extension to the existing Cork Prison on the site of the old decommissioned Cork Prison which has been vacant for a number of years. [70268/26]
354. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the review of eligibility criteria and the identification of priority areas for grant aid schemes administered by local authorities to upgrade, repair or replace domestic wastewater treatment systems/septic tank systems; and the timeframe for these changes to come into effect. [69920/26]
418. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the status of an application (details supplied); to confirm whether the new card has been dispatched; and when the applicant can expect delivery of same. [69722/26]