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Galway East

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Departmental Data

Louis O'Hara

Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 823 of 16 September 2026, whether the information requested was compiled and provided to the Minister.
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An Garda Síochána

Louis O'Hara

Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 824 of 16 September 2026, the number of Gardaí transferred out of the Galway division to date in 2026; the districts and stations these Gardaí were removed from as…
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Housing Provision

Albert Dolan

Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the planned and allocated expenditure on infrastructure intended to facilitate housing delivery, for each local authority for each of the years 2026 to 2030, identifying the relevant funding…
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Housing Provision

Albert Dolan

Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the performance indicators and measurable targets used to monitor implementation of each local authority's housing delivery plan; to identify which local authorities publish performance against…
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School Accommodation

Louis O'Hara

Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth the status of an application for additional school accommodation by a school (details supplied)); the timeline for same; if the application will be prioritised given the current conditions in the school.
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School Transport

Peter Roche

Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps being taken to guarantee that children in rural communities, particularly in County Galway, can access school transport given many children have been left without transportation under the existing scheme.
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Schools Building Projects

Louis O'Hara

Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Education and Youth when construction will commence on a new school building (details supplied).
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School Staff

Peter Roche

Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Education and Youth the measures being taken to support schools to recruit and retain teachers, particularly in rural areas, and to facilitate teachers who wish to transfer to their home counties, including County Galway.
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Departmental Data

Peter Roche

Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the measures being taken to ensure that the continued digitalisation of public services does not disadvantage older people, people with disabilities or those…
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Office of Public Works

Louis O'Hara

Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department has been involved in any discussions in relation to the future of Dunguaire Castle, Kinvara, County Galway; and if OPW staff have assessed the…
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Capital Expenditure Programme

Peter Roche

Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the progress that has been made under the Government’s Accelerating Infrastructure Action Plan in reducing delays to major public infrastructure projects…
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Chapter 26 - Hot School Meals

Albert Dolan

I thank our representatives from the Department of Social Protection and the Department of education for being with us today to discuss this topic. We are all going to spend the next few hours talking about everything that is wrong with the hot school meals programme, but before…
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Flood Relief Schemes

Louis O'Hara

I have raised the issue of this scheme with the Minister of State on a number of occasions. As he knows, it is a critical scheme to protect communities and homes across south Galway. It has been in the works for a very long time. While I appreciate that it is a very complex…