348. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the pilot school bus scheme, including outlining any additional services that were provided for the 2025-2026 school year; the additional services planned for the 2026-27 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3189/26]
569. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the dental screening programme for primary school students; the level of uptake; to outline any regional variation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3190/26]
1. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [65714/25]
146. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the funding allocated for the smart regions enterprise innovation scheme in the southern, eastern and midland regional programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1589/26]
228. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74003/25]
311. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the full range of powers available to local authorities to tackle the problem of dog dirt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1121/26]
891. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the planned funding of coastal protection works at Cahore, county Wexford; the future funding plans to develop these further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73998/25]
892. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his plans and budgets provided in 2026, 2027 and 2028 to address coastal erosion. [73999/25]
1074. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the position regarding the rollout of pilot school bus schemes; her plans for expanding the schemes that are envisaged for the 2026-2027 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74355/25]
1075. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Education and Youth the provisions being made for pitches and other sports facilities in the construction of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74357/25]
1383. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to increase the thresholds to qualify for social housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74354/25]
1384. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the minimum and average times that it has taken in 2025 from when a local authority home becomes vacant to when it is occupied by a new tenant, by each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74356/25]
1428. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of properties by local authority area that have availed of the vacant property refurbishment grant under the croí cónaithe fund, by each year since its inception to date. [1119/26]
1429. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the full range of powers available to local authorities to address derelict properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1120/26]
1430. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the funding options available for the construction of a second bridge over the Avoca river at Arklow, County Wicklow, in order to unlock areas in the town for development and relieve traffic pressures on the existing bridge. [1122/26]
1431. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average price of a new home in the Gorey local electoral area, County Wexford; the number of successful applications under the first home scheme in that LEA in 2025; the number of affordable homes provided in that LEA in 2025; the number that are currently being planned; the projected completion dates in that LEA; and if he w…
1432. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the average price of a new home in the Arklow local electoral area, County Wicklow; the number of successful applications under the first home scheme in that LEA in 2025; the number of affordable homes provided in that LEA in 2025; the number that are currently being planned; the projected completion dates in that LEA; and if he …
1433. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage given the significant difference in home prices across local authority areas, if he will consider introducing qualifying thresholds for the first home scheme based on local electoral areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1125/26]
1434. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the research undertaken by his Department on the potential impact on small landlords of changes to the residential rental rules on 1 March, 2026; and if any modelling was carried out of the impact of landlords potentially leaving the sector. [1127/26]
1435. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide a list, by each local authority which offers pre-planning meetings and the circumstances under which they will offer such meetings, including whether they will offer such meetings to those seeking to build just one home. [1128/26]
1444. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans for legislation to specifically provide for planning with regard to quarries, including enforcement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1461/26]
1445. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of staff employed in each local authority that are specifically focused on planning enforcement. [1463/26]
2053. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether there was a cut to a service (details supplied) in 2025; to confirm the funding for 2026; the governance arrangements expected for this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73888/25]
2405. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health the reason Ireland has one of the highest ratios of dentists per capita in Europe; the measures in place to address the shortage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1392/26]
2406. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the planned ambulance base for Gorey, County Wexford. [1393/26]