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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Jul 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) provides grants to farmers to build and/or improve a specified range of farm buildings and equipment on their holdings. There is an indicative budget of €440 million available for the period 2021-2027, and all investments must be linked to Climate, Environment or Animal Welfare. Overall, a total of 45,274 applications were...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Investigations (3 Jul 2025)

Martin Heydon: ...the extent to which Lady’s Island Lake is affected by over-enrichment of waters with nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus and to explain how this occurred. The EPA’s findings indicate the lake is in poor ecological condition which is directly related to excess nitrogen input. This situation occurred in the period from the 1980's to the reporting period in 2019/2020....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Jul 2025)

Martin Heydon: ...from its forests and bring more focus to climate action, setting ambitious new targets on biodiversity and recreation, while continuing to deliver for the forest and wood products industry. Coillte has indicated that their afforestation ambition is to enable the creation of new forests providing a carbon sink of 18m tonnes of CO2. Coillte will also manage its existing forest estate to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (3 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: ...Circular provides that schools should also consult with parents on their views and suggestions on cost reduction initiatives. Schools should provide parents with a list of all required items and indicate the likely costs of these required items at best value stores. Where an exclusive supply arrangement applies, it should be reviewed regularly and tendered for in accordance with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (3 Jul 2025) See 1 other result from this answer

Helen McEntee: ...Circular provides that schools should also consult with parents on their views and suggestions on cost reduction initiatives. Schools should provide parents with a list of all required items and indicate the likely costs of these required items at best value stores. Where an exclusive supply arrangement applies, it should be reviewed regularly and tendered for in accordance with...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Meals Programme (3 Jul 2025) See 1 other result from this answer

Ken O'Flynn: ...conducted any assessment of the levels of food waste generated under the Hot School Meals Programme; whether any formal cost-benefit or value-for-money analysis has been carried out; and if he will indicate whether infrastructural investment or centralised food preparation models are being considered to improve sustainability and efficiency ahead of the programme’s national...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (3 Jul 2025)

Martin Heydon: The most recent figures from Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) in their recently published Workforce Report indicates 3,564 registered veterinary practitioners veterinarians and 1,265 registered veterinary nurses in Ireland. 68.2% of registered veterinary practitioners were employed in clinical practice of whom 35.5% were working in mixed practices with 12.5% working in Farm Animal only...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Early Childhood Care and Education (3 Jul 2025)

Norma Foley: ...published capacity data for the 2023/24 programme year estimated that there were 104,809 children aged between 3 and 5 years old (non-school going) enrolled in ELC and SAC services. This data also indicated that 35% of services had at least one vacant place and 39% had a waiting list for children aged between 3 and 5 years old (non-school going). It is important to note that waiting...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (3 Jul 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...planning and management through improved information and systems. The planned improvements require additional investment which would see current expenditure grow by 25% over the 2023 levels indicated in the three-year Plan. Furthermore, the planned expansion of residential services will require significant capital investment in order to provide the necessary housing. It is important to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Assisted Decision-Making (3 Jul 2025)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...have been registered by the DSS since the commencement of their service in April 2023, with over 85% of these registered since the introduction of the accessibility policy in July 2024. These figures indicate robust engagement with the new system since the introduction of the accessibility policy, and a growing awareness by adults of the importance of planning for the future. My...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Services (3 Jul 2025)

Norma Foley: ...year provides estimated data for enrolments by county boundaries. Data from 2023/24 estimated that there were 11,634 children enrolled in ELC and SAC services in County Kildare. This data also indicated that 42% of services had at least one vacant place and an estimated 48% had a waiting list. It is important to note that waiting list data should not be used as a measure of overall...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (3 Jul 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 368. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to hire more public dentists and to indicate the number of public dentists currently employed by the State. [36860/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (3 Jul 2025)

James Lawless: ...year. These conditions are also clearly set out in the Letter of Allocation of funding that was sent to the HEI in question on 19 February 2024. The President of the HEI signed an Allocation Acceptance Form, indicating agreement to comply with these conditions, on 28 February 2024. Upon conclusion of the Pathfinding Phase an evaluation of the pilot will be completed. I trust this...

Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2025)

Dara Calleary: ...when the existing law was found inconsistent with the Constitution. To go back to Deputy Wall's amendment, while a report may, subject to the information provided by the claimants, give a clearer indication of the quantum in respect of pre-2024 payments, it will not change the legal position on the effective date of the payment. Legislation is typically only applied prospectively, hence...

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Report Stage (2 Jul 2025) See 1 other result from this debate

Matt Carthy: I will make a couple of points. On the retail defamation, as it is called, and section 8, as I have indicated before, it is incredibly important that we have this defence. It is equally important that this defence is not abused. There is clearly a communication issue. I met a retailer in the House today, a member of a representative organisation, who expressed real concerns that this...

Middle East: Statements (2 Jul 2025) See 3 other results from this debate

Martin Daly: ...has now reported that Israel has agreed in principle to a 60-day ceasefire. President Trump has urged Hamas to accept it, but detail remains uncertain and Hamas has yet to respond, although it has indicated willingness to free hostages under the right terms. For its part, Israel has previously insisted that the war will not end unless Hamas is dismantled. These positions must be...

All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Statements (2 Jul 2025) See 1 other result from this debate

Pat Buckley: ...easily accommodate a new twin-track or light rail line. Every five years, there is a review to assess the demand and viability of a potential route connecting the city to Youghal. Irish Rail has indicated that it is willing to look at reopening the line, if it receives the funding to do so. Regrettably, the reopening of the line from Midleton to Youghal is not included in the all island...

Nursing Homes: Motion [Private Members] (2 Jul 2025) See 1 other result from this debate

Ivana Bacik: .... That is why we have placed an emphasis on the need for the Government to take the steps that Safeguarding Ireland and the Law Reform Commission have set out so clearly. I welcome the Minister's indication that the Government will bring forward the safeguarding legislation before the August break. I very much hope she will. We will certainly welcome and support that if it is done....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Road Projects (2 Jul 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: ...engaging thoroughly with local authority members in consideration of the matter. From the information I have, that is what happened regarding the proposals currently under consideration. The Deputy indicated they were at planning stage and there was an opportunity for people to participate and give their views in relation to that. It has come as a result of significant engagement,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Cybersecurity Policy (2 Jul 2025)

Jim O'Callaghan: ...I am updated on a continuing basis. I regret to say that the Deputy is correct, in that the threat does exist. It is a threat not just to our national State-owned infrastructure, as he has indicated, but also to private enterprise within the country. The NCSC is to the forefront in this matter, as am I. There is an obligation on State agencies to ensure that each State agency has...