434. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has examined the use of certified private providers to conduct practical driving tests in other jurisdictions; the details of any such review: if consideration has been given to the introduction of a regulated system of licensed private driving test centres operating under Road Safety Authority oversight; and if he will make a statement on the…
435. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport whether any review is planned of the requirement for candidates to obtain a category C licence before presenting for a category CE driving test; and if he will outline any proposals under consideration. [61588/26]
436. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport whether a review has been undertaken of the pre-drive oral questioning requirements for candidates seeking categories C, CE and D licences; and if he will outline any plans to streamline or modernise these assessments. [61587/26]
437. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the number of formal appeals received against practical driving test results in each of the past five years; the number upheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61586/26]
585. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport if the proposed funding envelope for the vehicle adaptation scheme (VAS) will be an additional fund under the budgetary process, distinct from the funding allocated for disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; the proposed maximum grant under VAS; whether motor tax, fuel grant and toll exemptions will be included for VAS recipients; whether supports for…
743. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of extending the €10,000 Benefit-in-Kind Open Market Value relief for company vehicles beyond 2026, rather than allowing it to reduce to €5,000 in 2027 as currently scheduled; the number of PAYE taxpayers estimated to be affected by this reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61697/26]
803. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has engaged with organisations (details supplied) regarding the potential for credit unions to provide solicitor client-account services; whether any legislative or regulatory barriers have been identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62894/26]
63. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of WTE quantity surveyors and senior quantity surveyors that are employed by her Department as of 16 July 2026, in tabular form. [56582/26]
64. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the dates to date in 2026 where the Irish Ambassador based in Athens has met formally with the Mayor Athens, in tabular form. [56583/26]
318. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the number and location of electric vehicle charging points currently operational in County Clare, together with details of planned new installations. [55146/26]
462. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport if his Department has calculated the estimated cost of a €4,000 per vehicle scrappage scheme for private diesel cars registered before 2009. [56581/26]
463. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport the details of all defects for national roads logged on to the TII defect management system in 2025 and to date in 2026 in County Clare; the details of whether those defects that have been approved or refused for funding and the amount of funding allocated for each, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56585/26]
738. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the estimated cost in 2027 if the stamp duty on credit and debit cards was capped at €2 per year. [56299/26]
1002. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of IDA-supported jobs in County Clare in each of the past five years. [56176/26]
1003. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of new businesses registered in County Clare in each of the past five years. [56177/26]
1004. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the total value of tourism capital funding allocated to attractions in County Clare during each of the past ten years. [56178/26]
1005. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of businesses in County Clare exporting goods and services with support from Enterprise Ireland. [56179/26]
1006. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the measures his Department is taking to create jobs in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56180/26]
1007. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of vacant industrial units in County Clare currently owned by State agencies. [56181/26]
1008. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide a breakdown of IDA Ireland visits to Clare, Galway, North Tipperary and Limerick in 2025 and to date in 2026 by county, in tabular form. [56291/26]
1139. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of teachers employed in primary and post-primary schools in County Clare in each of the past five years; and the current number of teaching vacancies. [55148/26]
1140. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of SNAs employed in County Clare schools in each of the past five years. [55149/26]
1141. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the pupil-teacher ratio in each primary and post-primary school in County Clare. [55150/26]
1142. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of teaching posts allocated to County Clare schools under DEIS, special education and language support programmes. [55151/26]
28. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of schools in County Clare that were notified of a reduction in their special needs assistant allocation arising from the National Council for Special Education's 2025-2026 review process; the current status of those allocations following the pause announced in February 2026; if every school who was notified of a reduction will retain the num…