108. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the extent of the involvement of Home Building Finance Ireland (HBFI) in the financing of the Ringfort development in Rathmolyon, County Meath; if his Department will use its oversight of the HBFI to ensure a resolution for the affected home buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68187/25]
109. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have a role in the investigation of the financial dealings of the companies involved in the Ringfort development in Rathmolyon, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68188/25]
175. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider scrapping the VAT and customs duties imposed on tools belonging to skilled trades people who are returning to Ireland from non-EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67977/25]
578. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Health her plans for urgent prioritisation of SMA newborn screening implementation, delayed since the Ministerial announcement in 2023, with a clear time-bound commitment indicating when screening will finally commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67692/25]
292. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport to outline any plans to implement the new United Nations vehicle safety regulations on assisted and self-driving systems, as developed through the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, that were agreed in October 2025; if they will be implemented without undue delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61343/25]
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491. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the amount spent in the past five years on advertising campaigns to encourage Irish emigrants to return home, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60729/25]
232. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the funding provided to Meath County Council in the past five years to implement local climate action plans, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60111/25]
430. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the frequency and capacity of Bus Éireann route NX, as current services between Navan and Dublin are insufficient to meet commuter demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60083/25]
431. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the current waiting times for driving tests in each test centre in County Meath; the number of applicants currently waiting beyond ten to twelve weeks in each test centre, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60084/25]
432. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport the provisions that are in place to increase the local link bus service within the Navan Municipal District to improve rural connectivity and access to Navan town. [60085/25]
433. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Transport where Navan is included in the safe routes to school programme, and which schools in Navan have been approved for upgrades. [60086/25]
474. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Finance for a breakdown of the income raised from each county from the local property tax for the past four years, in tabular form. [58613/25]
475. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Finance the expected additional revenue in 2026 from each local authority arising from new legislation on the local property tax, in tabular form. [58615/25]
562. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if a start date has been agreed for the commencement of remedial works on cairn T at the Loughcrew heritage site near Oldcastle, County Meath; if he can confirm the plan and schedule for the re-opening of cairn T to the public;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59520/25]
813. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will outline the progress made establishing special school and special class places in County Meath, and whether further expansions are planned for 2026. [59116/25]
916. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school capacity assessment has been carried out for the towns of Navan,Trim, Enfield, County Meath, to identify current and projected demand for school places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60070/25]
917. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of all school building and extension projects approved for Meath under the school building programme, including timelines for planning, tender and construction stages. [60071/25]
918. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the breakdown of the number of applications for school transport in County Meath for the 2025-2026 academic year; the number of pupils who were issued a bus ticket under the scheme; the number of pupils who were refused a place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60072/25]
1041. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a breakdown of the distribution of the local property tax funding to each local authority for the past four years, in tabular form. [58614/25]
1042. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline the benefits the increased local property tax will have for each local authority; if each local authority will receive additional funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58616/25]
1043. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when each local authority will be reimbursed for the storm damage clean-up of storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58617/25]
1079. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for an update on the number of social and affordable housing units currently under construction in Meath; and if he will outline projected completion dates for each development. [59100/25]
1080. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if additional funding will be allocated to Meath County Council to accelerate the delivery of serviced sites in Navan, Trim and Kells under the Serviced Sites Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59101/25]
1081. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for details of any further delays experienced in the planning process for housing developments in Meath; the supports available to local authorities to streamline approvals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59102/25]
1082. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacant or derelict properties identified in County Meath; and the number of these that have been brought back into use under the croí cónaithe or related schemes. [59103/25]