271. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the entire funding drawn down and spent by Galway City Council from the NTA for the Bus Stop Enhancement Programme in 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16058/26]
272. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the entire funding drawn down and spent by Galway County Council from the NTA for the Bus Stop Enhancement Programme in 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16059/26]
273. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if Bus Éireann plans to increase the fleet serving Galway city routes for which Bus Éireann hold the route licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16062/26]
352. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of the new special classes announced to date for the 2026 Academic Year according to the NCSE categories of special class; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16061/26]
364. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide the full list of grants provided per project, including the detail of where top-up funding was provided, under the Large-Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16060/26]
665. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when an opportunity might next exist for organisations to apply for funding under the outdoor recreational investment scheme; the categories of schemes which might apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16063/26]
666. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when an opportunity might next exist for organisations to apply for funding under the CLÁR scheme; the categories of schemes which might apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16064/26]
667. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when an opportunity might next exist for organisations to apply for funding under the town and village renewal scheme; the categories of schemes which might apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16065/26]
668. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the list of projects in County Galway funded under the town and village renewal scheme in 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16066/26]
669. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the list of projects in County Galway funded under the CLÁR scheme in 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16067/26]
670. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the list of projects in County Galway funded under the outdoor recreation investment scheme in 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16068/26]
275. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE statement issued on 19 February 2026, which states that phase 1 of the National Elective Care Programme includes zero beds for the elective hospitals in Galway, Cork and Dublin, is accurate (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15497/26]
276. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify the current status of the elective hospitals proposed for Cork and Dublin; and whether standalone elective hospitals will still be developed at both locations, with bed capacity, as originally envisaged under the National Elective Care Programme (details supplied); if she will provide an estimated timeline for the works; and if she will make …
277. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health whether the planning application expected in the next few months for the elective hospital at the Merlin Park site in Galway will include 200 beds comprising 175 day beds and 25 overnight beds; if she will provide an estimated timeline for the submission of the planning application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15499/26]
278. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health if it remains Government policy to deliver 200 beds comprising 175 day beds and 25 overnight beds as part of the establishment of a new standalone elective hospital at the Merlin Park site in Galway; as originally envisaged under the National Elective Care Programme (details supplied); if so, if she will provide an estimated timeline for the works; and if she wi…
406. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the rationale for treating carer’s allowance as taxable income and if he will consider reviewing the taxation status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15647/26]
568. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of children in primary and post-primary schools who are receiving support through the assistive technology grant, by school level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14970/26]
569. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of students attending gaelscoileanna who have been refused an assistive technology grant in 2025 to date, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14971/26]
570. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of appeals made under Circular 0010/2013 regarding the assistive technology grant in 2025 to date; the number upheld, part-upheld and refused; if she will provide the breakdown of applications, decisions and appeals, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14972/26]
571. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department uses a previous refusal of an assistive technology grant at primary level when considering a new application at post-primary level for the same child; if so, the basis for this approach; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14973/26]
572. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the training, professional development and guidance provided to special educational needs organisers in relation to assessing applications for the assistive technology grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14974/26]
601. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department has reviewed the unsuccessful applications of the second round of the LSSIF, which commenced in April 2024; if his Department has prepared a LSSIF reserve list; if further opportunities will be provided to fund these applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14316/26]
713. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason recipients, despite being required to provide at least 35 hours of care per week over five to seven days subject to DSP assessment, receive a payment that is significantly below the minimum wage for an equivalent number of hours (details supplied); if he will consider reviewing the hourly payment level of carer’s allowance; and if he will m…
1148. D'fhiafraigh Deputy John Connolly den Aire Forbartha Tuaithe agus Pobail, agus Gaeltachta cén uair a bheidh an Clár Seirbhísí Pobail (Community Services Programme) oscailte arís le haghaidh iarratas, cén uair a bheidh foirmeacha iarratais agus sonraí an Chláir nua ar fáil; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [14992/26]
55. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of jobs supported by Enterprise Ireland in Galway in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12895/26]