Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Rail Network

Jennifer Whitmore

155. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport to provide details on how many occasions the rail line between Greystones and Bray has been closed annually from 2020-2024 inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10090/24]

Schools Building Projects

Jennifer Whitmore

198. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education for information on the completion of the snag list for a school (details provided); when all outstanding works will be completed; the reason for the delay in completion; if any assessment will be undertaken as to whether long term damage has been caused by these delays; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9857/24]

School Admissions

Jennifer Whitmore

199. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education for an update on the provision of the third class for secondary students for the Greystones area, which is required to meet demand for September 2024; when that class will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9858/24]

School Admissions

Jennifer Whitmore

200. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education to detail the process by which students, currently without places for September 2024 in Greystones, will be offered a place in one of the three additional classes being established if they had not applied for that school in the first instance and they are therefore not eligible for a place under the enrolment policy of that school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9859/24]

Special Educational Needs

Jennifer Whitmore

201. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education if, as part of the significant upgrade to a school (details supplied), special classrooms were sanctioned; if those classrooms are currently available for students with special needs; if not, if she will direct the school to provide those classrooms in the event there is demand in the area for them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9860/24]

Schools Building Projects

Jennifer Whitmore

202. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education for an update on the extension for a school (details supplied); when the review of the Stage 1 report will be completed; to detail the process for all subsequent stages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9861/24]

School Admissions

Jennifer Whitmore

203. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education if, in light of the significant pressures on school places in the Greystones area, she will prioritise the construction of an extension a school (details supplied) within its bundle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9862/24]

Schools Building Projects

Jennifer Whitmore

204. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education when she expects the tender process for a school (details supplied) to be completed; the next stages in the process; the timelines for those steps; if she expects the school to be completed in time for September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9863/24]

School Transport

Jennifer Whitmore

205. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education if she will direct Bus Éireann to pay the exceptional no service interim grant to school transport ticket holders on a term-by-term basis, rather than retrospectively at the end of the school year, in acknowledgment of the cost of travel being placed on parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9864/24]

Fisheries Protection

Jennifer Whitmore

81. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the process and timelines for decision surrounding the consultation on trawling activity inside the six-nautical-mile zone. [7870/24]

Telecommunications Services

Jennifer Whitmore

136. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether he has a view in relation to broadband issues (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7575/24]

Electricity Generation

Jennifer Whitmore

143. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications for details on how the Government envision community electricity generation projects to raise funds for the construction of such projects; if the Government have any plans to create green financing packages that will allow such projects to access funds to ensure such projects are financially viable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7977/24]

Bus Services

Jennifer Whitmore

161. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the progression of proposed Bus Connects routes for Wicklow (details supplied), including an operational timeline for each and an estimated deadline for expected completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7440/24]

Grant Payments

Jennifer Whitmore

266. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Education when payments of the exceptional no service interim grant will be paid; when refunds to parents who paid for the school ticket but did not receive it will be paid; the process for issuing refunds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7495/24]

Referendum Campaigns

Jennifer Whitmore

352. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he intends to endorse the recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment and Climate Action for a referendum that would acknowledge the rights of nature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7699/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Jennifer Whitmore

453. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expected date on which farmers awaiting payment under the ACRES co-operation scheme will be paid, in view that previously confirmed payments due to commence in February 2024 have now been changed to interim payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7574/24]

Electricity Generation

Jennifer Whitmore

156. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how the Government plans to support the raising of funds for construction of community electricity generation projects; if the Government plans to create green financing packages that will allow such projects to access funds to ensure they are financially viable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6125/24]

Electricity Generation

Jennifer Whitmore

157. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the specific Government targets and timelines for community electricity generation projects; the amount of energy that community electricity generation projects currently generate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6126/24]

Environmental Schemes

Jennifer Whitmore

158. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether he is aware that the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland free energy upgrade scheme currently has a waiting time between application and completion of works in the region of 24 months; the steps he is taking to address this unacceptably long waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6127/24]

Córas Iompair Éireann

Jennifer Whitmore

197. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport if he is aware of issues regarding the hiring of former employees of CIE companies into new roles following the receipt of redundancy payments (detailed supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6119/24]