John Connolly

88. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the plans within his Department to develop a further and expanded phase of programme for access to higher education, PATH, 4 funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6868/26]

161. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science for an update on the development of a new Galway college of further education by Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6869/26]

28. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department will consider increasing the price threshold for the help to buy scheme to match the price ceiling applied to the first home scheme in Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6710/26]

175. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of people who applied for asylum or refugee status in Ireland in 2025; the country of origin of the applicants; the location where the applicant first presented for asylum; the number of those applicants that have had their pre-appeal application fully determined in 2025; and the number of those applications where the applicant met the criteria for refugee status, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6181/26]

202. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of convictions made under, and the number of ongoing Garda investigations into, cases where the allegation includes a breach of the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020, per Garda division, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6180/26]

258. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the position in relation to the Government’s commitments regarding the use of surplus renewable electricity, as outlined in the Programme for Government, including the exploration of legislation to divert surplus renewable energy, that would otherwise be wasted, to households experiencing energy poverty; his plans to utilise surplus renewable generation to reduce energy poverty through community-level benefit schemes; the progress made to date; the further steps planned for 2026; the way in which these actions are being coordinated across relevant agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5992/26]

313. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport whether the NTA have been provided with resources to increase local link services beyond the resources included in the connecting Ireland rural mobility plan in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5759/26]

314. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the local authorities which have benefitted from funding provided by the NTA and the quantity of funding provided for the development of the quiet street initiative in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5760/26]

411. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when his Department intend to publish the heads of Bill for the proposed new Critical Infrastructure Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5764/26]

471. D'fhiafraigh Deputy John Connolly den Aire Oideachais agus Óige cén uair a fhógrófar an conraitheoir tógála le dul i mbun obair thógála ar Choláiste Cholmcille, Indreabhán (sonraí leis seo); cén fáth a bhfuil moill leis an bhfógairt sin cé go bhfuil an próiseas tairisceana críochnaithe agus conraitheoir roghnaithe aitheanta le fada, agus go bhfuil géarghá leis an obair thógála sin chun deiseanna oideachais breise a chur ar fáil d’ógánaigh Chois Fharraige; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [5587/26]

628. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the local democracy taskforce have reviewed the report of the expert advisory group on local government arrangements in Galway, published in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5765/26]

853. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for an assessment of need at the assessment of need office in Merlin Park in Galway; the expected waiting time for the assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5763/26]

994. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an initial appointment for speech and language therapy in County Galway; the expected waiting time for the first appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5761/26]

995. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for an initial appointment at the primary care child and family psychology services in Galway and south Roscommon; the expected waiting time for the first appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5762/26]

996. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 573 of 27 November 2025, and the subsequent response from the HSE, if management within the six regions of the HSE are aware of the full scope of services and therapies that can be employed by certified athletic therapists, and the potential for such therapists to complement the work of physiotherapists within the HSE to provide better outcomes for patients and reduce waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5766/26]

997. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the number of people on HSE waiting lists to access physiotherapy treatment in Ireland, the lengthiest wait at this point in time of any patient awaiting physiotherapy treatment and whether consideration is being given by the HSE and its regional authorities to employ certified athletic therapists to assist in reducing wait times for services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5767/26]

998. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 573 of 27 November 2025, and the subsequent response from the HSE, the process employed by the HSE and its regional authorities to identify new grades and skills gaps within its structures; whether it engages with professions that are not currently employed by the HSE but have potential to address services shortcomings, as part of the identification of such skills gaps; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5768/26]

999. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 573 of 27 November 2025, and the subsequent response from the HSE, the process by which the HSE and its regional authorities creates new grades or skills to fill gaps in service provision; if she can provide examples of areas in which new grades or skills gaps have been identified and solutions fully implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5769/26]

1000. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 573 of 27 November 2025, the way in which an organisation (details supplied) can engage with the six regional authorities of the HSE to ensure that each regional authority understands fully the role that members of the profession represented by this group can play in reducing waiting times for physical therapy services across Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5770/26]

1001. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 573 of 27 November 2025, if she agrees that there is potential for certified athletic therapists to contribute to reduced waiting times and enhanced services for patients within the HSE's remit; if she is aware of developments within the UK's NHS, in which both certified athletic therapists and physiotherapists are employed by the NHS as part of a successful initiative to reduce waiting times for physical therapy services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5771/26]

1172. D'fhiafraigh Deputy John Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta cén uair a bheidh freagra á eisiúint ar cheist a d’ardaigh mé leis an Roinn tamall ó shin maidir leis an tseirbhís bus ó Chéibh Ros an Mhíl chuig Cathair na Gaillimhe atá mar chuid den chonradh farantóireachta do na hOileáin Árann: is é sin, an bhfuil sé ar an eolas nach bhfuil an tseirbhís bus sin ag stopadh níos mó ag barr bhóthar an aerfoirt in Indreabhán agus faoin drochthionchar atá ag an gcinneadh sin ar phobal na nOileán Árann;; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [5489/26]

1176. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when applications will open for the community centre enhancement programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5758/26]

109. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the increase in the provision of community nursing home beds in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4895/26]

132. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health for an update on the proposal to recruit nine mental health service co-ordinator posts to support access to, and delivery of, mental health services for Travellers, in each community health area, as proposed in the National Traveller Health Action Plan 2022-2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4894/26]

208. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the data for the local authority new build housing output for quarter four 2025 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4938/26]