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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: Expansion of existing services would have an additional cost over the €20 million to deliver the 86 new services.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I will switch to a slightly different subject. I am very aware that a commuter in Dublin pays a fraction of the cost many commuters in other parts of the country pay for a journey of the same distance. On the NTA's national fare strategy, are there efforts towards a greater degree of equalisation of fares, particularly for rural bus services and bus services going into our regional towns...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport: Rural Bus Transport: Discussion (15 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: Does Mr. Ryan have a sense of what the town flat fare will be?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (15 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 7. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has considered the possibility of initiating an Article 259 TFEU case against Hungary specifically regarding the banning of the Budapest Pride Parade in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55903/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Budget 2026 (15 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 246. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department’s Budget 2026 allocation has provided for an increase in the daily expense allowance for children in the international protection system, or any other financial measures to alleviate child poverty amongst children in the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56000/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Budget 2026 (15 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 276. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has received funding in Budget 2026 for a parent and toddler grant initiative in 2026 through the county and city childcare committees; if she can give an indication of when in 2026 the call for this grant might be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55902/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Funding (15 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 280. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the additional money that has been allocated for Core Funding in 2026; the additional money which has been allocated for Core Funding across the 2026-27 programme year; for a breakdown of what the additional money is for, and the amount of it that is tied to staff pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (15 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 338. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on progress regarding the commencement of section 232 of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; if Court Rules have been changed to accommodate this new provision; if there are any legal barriers to its commencement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55904/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2026 (15 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 339. To ask the Minister for Health if funding has been extended to doner-assisted IVF as part of the allocation to her Department in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55905/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2026 (15 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 340. To ask the Minister for Health if a budget line has been provided for the Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Agency as part of her Department’s Budget 2026 allocation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55906/25]

Housing Finance Agency (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (14 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I wish the Minister of State a good afternoon. This debate offers us a really good opportunity to recognise the really vital role the AHBs play in housing provision and in making housing a reality for so many people who otherwise simply would not have access to housing at all. In particular, we have to recognise that they consistently support marginalised communities, vulnerable people and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Special Protection Areas (14 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 111. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department or organisations or agencies related to his Department are taking with respect to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate and the Environment report on Lady's Island Lake; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55025/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (14 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 117. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds currently active on the race management system between 14 August and 24 September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55026/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (14 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when each of the 12 new BusConnects spine services will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54636/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (14 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the B spine BusConnects route will be implemented; if it will be implemented in advance of the infrastructural works on the Blanchardstown to city centre corridor being completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54637/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (14 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 269. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the consultations his Department, or An Garda Síochána, have had concerning the introduction of a dedicated transport police service, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54189/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the lack of school transport options for students at schools (details supplied), particularly as one of these schools is due to move to a new permanent location; if school transport will be supplied for these students in the years before the school moves to its permanent location; if not, if she will request the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (14 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 569. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the engagement the National Parks and Wildlife Service has had with Dublin City Council regarding a park (details supplied); the barriers remaining to upgrading works taking place in the park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54638/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (14 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 577. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the number of property sales nationwide that are held up due to issues with developer-provided infrastructure for water treatment; if his Department can confirm that approximately 550 developments are affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54738/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Services (14 Oct 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 578. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of issues with the developer-provided infrastructure for water services at a location (details supplied); if he will confirm that these issues are affecting the private sale of property; if his Department can provide commitments for its maintenance to enable the sale of property; and if he will make a...