Financial Instruments

172. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the way in which the measures being considered as part of Budget 2027 are intended to increase housing supply and support delivery, while avoiding unintended inflationary effects within the housing market. [68545/26]

Cabinet Committees

16. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [64278/26]

Bus Services

124. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the reasoning behind the proposed removal of the direct 126D bus service to Dublin City University as part of the revised 126 corridor; the assessment carried out of the impact on students currently using the service; and whether the National Transport Authority will consider retaining direct peak-time services to DCU where demand exists. [67344/26]

Social Welfare Payments

16. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has benchmarked child benefit against comparable family-support payments in other European countries; the findings of any such analysis; and the way in which those findings are informing the development of measures to support families and reduce child poverty. [67342/26]

Social Welfare Payments

93. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has assessed the impact of the child benefit payment rate remaining unchanged since 2016; and whether any review of the payment rate is planned. [67341/26]

Rail Network

225. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Transport the progress that has been made by the National Transport Authority and Iarnród Éireann in improving the provision of real-time disruption information through the Irish Rail app; and when passengers can expect enhanced disruption notifications to be available through the app. [67343/26]

34th Dáil debate — 2026-09-29

Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil The Opposition would lead one to believe that this country has done absolutely nothing when it comes to Palestine. However, this country was one of the first countries in the world to enact an occupied territories Bill and now we have the UK and other countries throughout Europe following suit. There needs to be an acknowledgement of that. I want to ask the Taoiseach about how we can make fundamental changes and put real pressure on Israel through the suspension of the

34th Dáil debate — 2026-09-22

Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil Annual antisocial behaviour on Aghards green in Celbridge in County Kildare has now become criminal activity leading up to Halloween. It is becoming a longer process. We previously had bonfires. Now, we have cars driving over greens and scramblers. This is right beside the national school, Scoil Mochua, and also beside the playground. Residents' houses are being smashed. Front windows are being smashed and there are Garda investigations under way there. The Garda is doin