Departmental Schemes

342. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Transport the basis on which funding under the 2025 SEAI electric vehicle scrappage grant scheme was allocated on the opening day of applications, including whether technical issues with the online application system affected the outcome of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58168/26]

347. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport to clarify the relationship between the proposed vehicle adaptation scheme (VAS) and the existing disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54814/26]

348. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Transport to outline the proposed eligibility criteria, assessment process, level of financial assistance, and grant limits being considered under the vehicle adaptation scheme; the anticipated timeline for its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54815/26]

369. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Transport if the proposed new vehicle adaption scheme is replacing the existing disabled drivers and passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55132/26]

461. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 115 of 14 July 2026, to outline the person or body responsible for independently assessing whether the voluntary dwelling purchase scheme enables affected homeowners to relocate without material financial disadvantage; whether his Department plans to review the governance and oversight arrangements …

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]

483. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Transport if he intends to establish a national vehicle-transition scheme similar to the ICE2EV pilot scrappage scheme; if he plans to introduce a long-term, sustainable programme to support motorists in moving from internal-combustion vehicles to electric alternatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56755/26]

508. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the number of applications received, approved and refused under the road transporters scheme, by county and by category of operator; the number of approved applicants that have received payment to date; the number awaiting payment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57170/26]

509. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Transport the total amount allocated to the road transporters scheme; the amount committed and paid to date; the amount expected to be expended by the conclusion of the scheme; the anticipated underspend, if any; the purpose for which any unspent balance will be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57171/26]

554. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Transport in relation to the local area hackney scheme (LAH), the reason successful applicants must bring a valid SPSV insurance certificate to the licensing appointment when they still have to pass the inspection before the LAH licence is validated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58275/26]

702. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy applications, approvals and drawdowns to date in 2026, broken down by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55567/26]

703. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy applications, approvals and drawdowns per year from 2020 to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55568/26]

765. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to confirm that a ‘Fresh Start’ principle that allows previously divorced, separated, or insolvent individuals to be treated as first-time buyers will be considered as a provision for the help-to-buy scheme, similar to other housing supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56713/26]

790. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the plans to introduce a mechanism for museums and art galleries to benefit from a gift aid facility, in line with the model which exists in the North of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57371/26]

791. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance his plans to increase the cap on the Section 1003 heritage donation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57372/26]

828. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will review the help to buy scheme to reflect rising house prices in counties such as Galway, where the median asking price has increased substantially over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59165/26]

831. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will outline the policy rationale for the requirement under the help to buy scheme that a first-time buyer's mortgage must be at least 70 per cent of the purchase price or approved valuation of a qualifying property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59168/26]

832. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of applicants in Galway who were deemed ineligible for the help to buy scheme in each of the past five years due to not meeting the requirement that the mortgage constitute at least 70 per cent of the purchase price or approved valuation of the property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59169/26]

833. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has conducted an assessment of the impact of the 70 per cent mortgage requirement under the help to buy scheme on single applicants, self-builders and applicants in rural areas; and if he will publish the findings of such an assessment. [59170/26]

834. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if consideration is being given to amending the help to buy scheme eligibility criteria to allow first-time buyers who have substantial savings or family support to qualify for the scheme where they otherwise meet all eligibility requirements but do not satisfy the 70 per cent mortgage threshold; and if he will make a statement on…

835. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he is aware of concerns that the 70 per cent mortgage requirement under the help to buy scheme may incentivise applicants to borrow more than is necessary in order to qualify for support; whether this matter has been examined by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59172/26]

4278. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the status of an application (details supplied) to the Community Centre Investment Fund; when a decision is likely to be reached; if consideration will be given to awarding the requested funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57780/26]

4279. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total funding provided through the Community Services Programme in Dublin city, Dublin 9 and Dublin 11 for each of the years 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [58020/26]

4280. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the allocation to the LEADER programme for each of the years 2007 to 2025 and to date in 2026, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58026/26]

96. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the next round of approvals will issue under the summer works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54153/26]