548. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence if pilots undergoing training with the United States Air Force or associated USA training provider require additional conversion training to the EC-135 helicopter upon their return to Ireland (details supplied); if so, the amount of training and the additional cost before final qualification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24809/26]
549. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence the average duration of these courses within the Irish Air Corps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24812/26]
550. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence the number of pilots of the Air Corps that have undergone helicopter training with the Royal Air Force in the last 20 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24813/26]
551. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence the cost of that training with the Royal Air Force inclusive of training, salaries, travel and subsistence, in total and per pilot; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24814/26]
552. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence the average duration of these courses with the Royal Air Force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24815/26]
553. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence if pilots undergoing training with the Royal Air Force required additional conversion training to the EC-135 helicopter upon their return to Ireland (details supplied); if so, the amount of training; the additional cost before final qualification; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24816/26]
554. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence if any other undertaking, facility or understanding was reached with the Royal Air Force as part of the transaction in addition to the financial cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24817/26]
555. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence the number of student pilots of the Air Corps who have undergone basic initial pilot flying training in Ireland in the last 20 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24819/26]
556. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence in terms of basic initial pilot flying training courses conducted in the Irish Air Corps in Ireland over the last 20 years, the individual average cost of training a student pilot to a qualification standard, only to include the actual provision of flight and ground lessons and not salaries or subsistence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2482…
557. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence the number of pilots who have been converted to fly helicopters in the Irish Air Corps since 1963, when the Air Corps first commenced helicopter operations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24822/26]
558. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence how many pilots who have been converted to fly helicopters in the Irish Air Corps were trained in the last 20 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24823/26]
559. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence in terms of basic helicopter courses conducted in the Irish Air Corps here in Ireland over the last 20 years, the individual average training cost of converting a pilot to fly helicopters (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24824/26]
560. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence the number of hours of flight training included in the syllabus of training for a basic helicopter conversion course; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24825/26]
561. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence the individual capital cost (inclusive of VAT) of the procurement of the current service training helicopter, the Eurocopter EC-135, there being two in service since around 2002; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24826/26]
562. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence the total capital cost, inclusive of VAT, of the procurement of the four Airbus H145 helicopters scheduled for delivery in 2027/2028; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24827/26]
563. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence the hourly running cost for an EC-135 helicopter as was most recently calculated by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24828/26]
564. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Defence the projected hourly running cost of the H145 helicopter scheduled for delivery in 2027/2028; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24829/26]
608. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the current NCT expiry rules whereby vehicles tested after their due date automatically revert to the original anniversary date, resulting in a shortened certificate even where a vehicle has been genuinely off the road, untaxed and unused for a prolonged period; if he will consider introducing a statutory off road declaration system simila…
1168. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment when the Short-Term Letting and Tourism Bill 2025 will be introduced; when is it proposed to be taken at second stage in Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26091/26]
1329. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Education and Youth the reason examination fees for Leaving Certificate and Junior Certificate students are being reintroduced in 2026; when this cohort of students sitting the Leaving Certificate and Junior Certificate were the last group of students who had to pay up to €1,000 for their post-primary schoolbooks, before the introduction of free schoolbooks (details…
1549. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the reasons for the continued delay in approving the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund grant for the Sallins Amenity Lands project in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24262/26]
1550. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to confirm the current status of the Sallins Amenity Lands project application under the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24263/26]
1551. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the reason approval has not yet been granted under Gateway 1 preliminary business case stage despite the preliminary business plan having been submitted in July of 2025 and further clarifications and additional information having been provided on multiple occasions since then, including a further detailed submission at the end of Fe…
1552. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to outline the specific issues or concerns that are causing delay in progressing the project to Gateway 2 Tender Stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24265/26]
1553. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to confirm the expected timeline for a decision on Gateway 1 approval and to indicate when the project will be in a position to proceed to tender and subsequent submission of the Final Business Case under Gateway 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24266/26]