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An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: What is the Government's policy on the use of reading schools and reading classes in our education system? Reading schools are special schools with low pupil-teacher ratios that are designed to meet the needs of children with severe dyslexia. Due to their success, a number of reading classes have been set up. These are attached to mainstream primary schools and perform the same function....

Programme for Government: Statements (Resumed) (12 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: Some Members of the Opposition have remarked that the programme for Government represents more of the same. Having had some experience of how a programme for Government is put together and implemented I disagree with this point. I see a real difference and a real step backwards in terms of the absence of ambition, the vagueness of timelines and targets and the lack of clear funding...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (11 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for details on the establishment of a regulatory system for district heating that ensures consumer protection; when he will establish a district heating regulatory framework; when his Department will publish the heads of the proposed heat Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4822/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (11 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on measures to improve recycling rates of glass bottles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4830/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Measures (11 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will commit to bringing forward primary legislation to require the regulation of the commercial operation of airborne drones by private companies for delivery purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4821/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (11 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 708. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department still plans to bring forward legislation to amend the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; the elements of the Act that the Bill will amend; when she expects the Bill to get Cabinet approval and be introduced in Dáil Éireann at second stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4829/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (12 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 77. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the third secretary hiring competition; the number of persons recruited as part of this competition; how many are currently on the recruitment panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4913/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (12 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 78. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff, and their associated grades, assigned to each division within his Department, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4914/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Staff (12 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 79. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of vacancies, including the grade, within his Department, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4915/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (12 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many of the 11,698 non-coursing greyhounds whelped in 2022 were subsequently registered in the Irish Coursing Club’s Stud Book at microchipping stage (12 weeks old); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4910/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (12 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many of the 11,698 non-coursing greyhounds whelped in 2022 were subsequently registered on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System at microchipping stage (12 weeks old); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4911/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (12 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 11,698 non-coursing greyhounds whelped in 2022, giving a detailed breakdown into active, inactive, exported, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4912/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (12 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 253. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if Budget 2025 made provision to fund the HSE for the refurbishment, operation and staffing of existing hydrotherapy pools that are currently closed; if so, when the services benefitting from this funding will be identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5026/25]

Mental Health: Statements (18 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I welcome the opportunity to discuss mental health and how our State responds. We all know the historic position that mental health services had in this country during the last century. There was little investment and a damaging institutional approach, all reflective of attitudes at the time. Thankfully, today attitudes are different and the State's response is different. We now have a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (13 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 104. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether the public sector climate action mandate applies to the OPW; if so, the measures that have been taken by the OPW to comply with this mandate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4826/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Data Centres (13 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 106. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount spent on the Shared Government Data Centre to date; the amount needed to complete the project; when the project is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4824/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Emergency Services (13 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 111. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether there will be a review of the Tetra communications network for emergency services, given the experience of its performance during Storm Éowyn; whether it is planned to be replaced; if so, the technology that will be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4827/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Funding (13 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 112. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he expects to open applications for the infrastructure, climate and nature fund; the application criteria for the disbursement of funds under section 21 of the Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Act 2024; when he expects the application criteria will be published; when the first monies will be paid...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Priorities (13 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the progress of the OGCIO programme to digitalise life events; which life events will be digitalised; which Departments will undertake this; when the digitalisation of life events will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4825/25]

Maximising Artificial Intelligence: Statements (19 Feb 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I congratulate the Minister of State on her appointment and wish her well in the new role. I welcome this opportunity for us to have an informed debate on the positive implications of AI across our society, as well as the new risks it brings. As with any evolution in technological capability that has a widespread application, the public debate on this has been intense. In this environment...