Departmental Schemes

586. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department provides grants to schools engaging in nature-based education for the purchase of necessary equipment such as waterproof clothing, gardening tools, storage equipment and materials for outdoor activities;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11608/26]

587. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the summer works scheme will open for new applications; if the range of improvement works for this scheme have yet been finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11610/26]

598. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth for details of the way in which the furniture and repairs funding scheme works (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11720/26]

599. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth the 2026 allocation of the furniture and repairs funding scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11721/26]

600. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Education and Youth if she will consider increasing the minor works scheme for special schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11722/26]

724. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the indicative opening date for applications under the 2026 round of the Community Sports Facilities Fund, formerly the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme; whether applications will be submitted through the OSCAR online portal; the maximum grant amounts that will apply for local projects, regional projects, and eq…

1055. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if she will consider raising the age threshold for eligibility under the child optical scheme beyond 12 years-of-age; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11632/26]

353. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education and Youth given the notice sent to youth organisations of a 3% uplift in funding arising from 2026, the breakdown of the way in which the Budget 2026 allocation is to be broken down across all funding schemes in subhead 10.8; the final detailed breakdown of the Youth Affairs schemes and programmes for 2026; and if she will make a stateme…

358. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Education and Youth the number of applications her Department received under the emergency response scheme in respect of schools in County Kerry during the past four years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11475/26]

427. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to expedite the introduction of the over-shop grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11486/26]

477. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the number of property owners in each county that were in receipt of the accommodation recognition payment in January 2023, January 2024, and January 2025; the number who are in receipt of the payment at present, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11494/26]

53. Deputy Séamus McGrath asked the Minister for Transport to reform the application system under the electric small public service vehicle (eSPSV25) grant scheme; and to prioritise applications based on the age of the vehicle being replaced. [10912/26]

71. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if there is any grant assistance available for electric cars under the disabled person's scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10549/26]

185. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the next round of the basic income for artists will open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10653/26]

190. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the basic income scheme for artists will open for applications in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10925/26]

319. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to provide the eligibility criteria, prescribing settings, and clinical governance requirements applying to the managed access system under which liraglutide (Saxenda) is reimbursed under the General Medical Services and Drugs Payment Schemes; and to provide the number of patients approved under this pathway in each of the years 2024 and 2025, …

385. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of applications received for the disabled drivers scheme and a primary medical certificate, by county in each of the years 2021 to 2025; the number accepted and rejected, in tabular form. [11207/26]

393. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the community services programme scheme is opening in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10661/26]

542. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a school (details supplied) is included in the emergency summer works scheme for 2026; the way in which they can apply for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9212/26]

553. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the next round of funding under the education for sustainable development scheme for primary and secondary schools will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9267/26]

575. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the pilot scheme (details supplied) if she plans to introduce the scheme permanently; if her attention has been drawn to the good work it is doing on the ground and the positive feedback being received on same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9782/26]

1276. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to significantly increase the funding allocation to County Kerry for local improvement schemes in 2026 in order to allow Kerry County Council to address the huge priority list/waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9972/26]

1279. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if he will consider amending the Community Centres Investment Fund to assist communities to purchase buildings in their area (details supplied). [10177/26]

1280. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht when the new CLAR maps are due to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10178/26]

1283. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the parameters for the Community Centre Investment Fund; and the organisations that may apply. [10403/26]