Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Oral
17. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on his recent visit to Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30835/25]
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Peter 'Chap' Cleere
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Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Written
46. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will be proposing a renewal of the UNIFIL mandate for a further 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30836/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Written
109. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the roll-out of new ASD classes in secondary schools. [30838/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Written
136. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the implementation of the review of the school transport scheme. [30837/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Written
247. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport for details of the public-private partnership contract for a bridge (details supplied). [31406/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Written
282. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance if he will commit to the retention of existing vital tax relief and extend for the lifetime of this Government to give certainty to the agricultural community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31355/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Written
446. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update regarding farm related tax relief schemes currently available; schemes that he is considering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31354/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Written
533. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 367 of 28 May 2025, to clarify a matter (details supplied). [31505/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Written
131. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth if the possibility of making the driving theory test a mandatory element of the transition year cycle programme will be investigated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31104/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Written
133. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment as part of the national home energy upgrade scheme one-stop shop, the number of homes in Carlow–Kilkenny that have had retrofitting works completed to date in 2025; the number of homes in Carlow–Kilkenny that are currently undergoing works; and the number of homes in Carlow–Kilkenny that are on the waiting list for works. [3011…
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Written
136. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if he will provide an update on progress on the Programme for Government commitment to enact legislation in 2025 to accelerate the roll out of district heating systems. [30119/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Written
201. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement he has had with his European counterparts in relation to the EU Mercosur free trade agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30455/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Written
370. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of any exchequer funding received by Waterford airport in each of the years since it was established, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30456/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Written
371. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport the current waiting times for a driving test in Kilkenny and Carlow; his to reduce these waiting times; when we expect to get back to normal service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30458/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Written
372. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Transport if he will give further consideration to the provision of additional funding in 2025 for the non-national road network, particularly in areas such as Carlow and Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30459/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Written
411. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Finance his views in relation to predatory lending practices by a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30255/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Written
434. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline the major infrastructure projects that are planned for Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30450/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Written
435. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to outline the major infrastructure projects that are planned for Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30451/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Written
436. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will outline a timeline of his Department’s plan to push tranche 2 flood schemes forward to tranche 1 in County Kilkenny and County Carlow. [30452/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Written
437. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will confirm the capital allocations made in 2022, 2023 and 2024 to public infrastructure projects located in Carlow and Kilkenny, including schools, transport, and healthcare facilities, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30453/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Written
438. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the status of the review of the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30454/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Written
470. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline the importance and extent of tourism and trade links between Ireland and Argentina; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30467/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Written
471. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline the importance and extent of tourism and trade links between Ireland and Malta; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30468/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Written
472. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to outline the importance and extent of tourism and trade links between Ireland and Australia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30469/25]
Peter 'Chap' Cleere
Written
669. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current position and the plans in place to allow persons aged 70 and over, subject to appropriate medical checks, to undertake school bus transport work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30461/25]