167. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the inclusion within the NTA Capital Plan of the Galway Bus Connects project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2878/26]
200. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the implementation of the new Galway Bus Network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2879/26]
112. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he plans to enhance the farm assist and fish assist scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2841/26]
113. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will include seaweed harvesting for a bespoke social protection scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2842/26]
166. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health if she intends taking measures to encourage more dental practices to join the dental treatment services scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2630/26]
127. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of jobs the IDA supported in Galway in 2025; the way in which this compares with 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1536/26]
150. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment for an update on the progress made under the West Regional Enterprise Plan to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1537/26]
705. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the number of times the two double decker buses operating on Route 424, Galway to Lettermullen have broken down or been out of service since their deployment in 2025; the measures being taken to ensure these buses are fit for purpose and to improve reliability on this route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1546/26]
1409. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to increase the income threshold eligibility criteria for social housing supports (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74874/25]
1846. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the long delays in issuing ACRES payments to farmers; if the financial burden these delays are placing on farmers has been brought to his attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1492/26]
73. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the implementation of a single-point-of-access system, which will make it easier for families of children considered to have a need to be referred to the right service, whether that is a children's disability network team, primary care or child and adolescent mental health services; and if she will make a statement on t…
88. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the implementation of a programme of acquisition and fit-out of State-led early learning and childcare services, as proposed in the programme for Government and budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [72982/25]
219. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason his Department has revised the forecasted Exchequer surplus in 2026 down to €5.1 billion from the predicted surplus of €14.6 billion in budget 2024; if his Department will provide fiscal forecasts for the Exchequer for 2027 and 2028; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69847/25]
243. Deputy John Connolly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of persons who availed of the rent tax credit for a child renting accommodation while studying in qualifying third-level education in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69846/25]
John Connolly
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789. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department funds drug addiction prevention initiatives in further and higher education institutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73685/25]
John Connolly
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18 Dec 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
790. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the funding his Department has allocated to drug addiction prevention initiatives for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [73686/25]
5. Deputy John Connolly asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will meet next. [67579/25]
257. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if his Department or the National Transport Authority has carried out an assessment of the impact on rural families of excluding commercial bus services from the under-nine free travel scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71323/25]
258. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport the measures to support children under the age of nine in rural and regional areas who are excluded from the Government’s free travel initiative due to reliance on commercial bus services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71324/25]
259. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has considered extending the free fares for children under nine years-of-age to commercial bus operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71325/25]
260. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport if officials or agencies under his remit, including the National Transport Authority, have conducted a cost-benefit analysis on extending the free fares scheme to include commercial bus operators for children under nine years-of-age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71326/25]
268. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport his plans to increase the carriage fleet of Irish Rail; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71557/25]
269. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Transport for an update on the progression of the Cross City Link in Galway post the adjudication on the judicial review process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71559/25]
665. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the average time currently being taken to consider applications for spousal visas to reside permanently with their spouses in Ireland, by country; the reasons for delays in processing these applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [72232/25]
935. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Health the staffing levels at the diabetic podiatry services in Galway city operating at St. Francis primary care centre at Newcastle, Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71532/25]