356. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to outline the total administrative costs associated with non-governmental organisations under the aegis of his Department, including the overhead costs related to compliance, reporting, and auditing requirements; and to compare these costs to the overall financial aid allocated to the organisations, identifying whether the administrative expenses ar…
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357. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to provide a full and detailed explanation of how his Department monitors and ensures transparency in the use of public funds by non-governmental organisations under his aegis. (details supplied). [23955/25]
358. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of pilots within the Air Corps that went to the US for specialist military flying training courses in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the names of the courses attended and duration of these courses, per year, in tabular form. [24270/25]
359. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if a new cadetship recruitment campaign for the Army will be launched in quarter three 2025. [24271/25]
360. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if Casement Aerodrome has the necessary parking stands and length of runaway required for Airbus A380 type of aircrafts to use then aerodrome. [24272/25]
361. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the progress that has been made in implementing the long service increments, contained in the Commission on the Future of the Defence Forces report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24313/25]
362. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence how many lance corporal ranked positions have been created in 2023, 2024, and 2025 year to date, in tabular form; what other retention tools have been deployed over the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24314/25]
363. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of the average driving test waiting list times; the number of applicants waiting to sit their driving test; the number of driving testers employed; the number of testers on part-time versus full-time contracts, by driving test centre, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23189/25]
364. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if there are age restrictions in place for RSA driving testers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23190/25]
365. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if he has considered introducing a statutory wait time for driving tests, like the one that exists for the NCT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23191/25]
366. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport the planned improvement or maintenance works for the section of the N3 road between Cavan and Virginia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23210/25]
367. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 479 of 29 April 2025, the reasons a company (details supplied) only assumed full 24-hour cover from Shannon almost five months after commencing operations; if he will review the procurement process to determine the way the helicopter emergency medical support service was not provided for from the outset resulting in a gap in…
368. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Transport if an extension until 12 of June 2025 will be provided to a person (details supplied) for an electric taxi grant application.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23225/25]
369. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Transport the current status and repair timeline for the Barrow Bridge in New Ross; the reason Iarnród Éireann has not been more proactive in pursuing funding for repairs from the insurers of the ships that struck the bridge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23252/25]
370. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport his views on expanding sail and rail connectivity with cities in the UK; to provide details of engagements with UK counterparts about same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23274/25]
371. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of any consideration given to supporting the reopening of Dún Laoghaire ferry port for passenger transport; details of any consideration given to public investment in same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23275/25]
372. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if there are any circumstances by which there are exemptions or accommodations made for the driver theory test. [23293/25]
373. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Transport the specific measures taken in his Departmental offices and operations in reducing energy usage and to assist in Ireland meeting our climate targets for 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23330/25]
374. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Transport if he will arrange emergency improvement works to the bridge over the Royal Canal at North Docks, Dublin as a matter of priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23399/25]
375. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Transport the funding being made available by his department for roads projects in the South Dublin County Council area. [23454/25]
376. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Transport if there are any circumstances by which there are exemptions or accommodations made for the driver theory test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23467/25]
377. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to correspondence in respect of driving licence exchanges (details supplied); if he will provide a schedule of jurisdiction that he has developed a licence exchange agreement with and if he has plans to further expand the exchange agreement. [23480/25]
378. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of driving test wait times, broken down by test centre; the average number of weeks a person is waiting, broken down by test centre, in tabular form from 2015 to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23486/25]
379. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport to provide a breakdown of driving test wait times broken down by test centre; the average number of weeks a person is waiting broken down by test centre, each months from January 2020 to date in 2025, broken down by month in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23487/25]
380. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport his plans to address long driving test wait times; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23488/25]