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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (26 Jun 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 45. To ask the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to attract and retain staff in the health and social care sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34808/25]

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (25 Jun 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to support the motion before us to renew the provisions of the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and section 8 of the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 for a further 12 months. These are exceptional measures but also necessary measures designed not to restrict freedoms but to protect lives. The core purpose of this legislation is to give An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (25 Jun 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 21. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if consideration is being given to the acquisition or long-term leasing of a dedicated strategic or tactical airlift capability for the Defence Forces, either independently or in partnership with other EU member states; if such consideration includes the C-130 Hercules or the Airbus A400M, or participation in multinational initiatives such as...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Programmes (25 Jun 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 51. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of companies that have availed of the Key Employee Engagement Programme each year since its introduction, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34972/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Programmes (25 Jun 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 52. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of corresponding employees who benefited from the Key Employee Engagement Programme (KEEP) each year since its introduction, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34973/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Jun 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34712/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Jun 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on an application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34713/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (25 Jun 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 114. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the commencement of sections 48 to 50 of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015, which provide for the establishment of a tenancy deposit protection scheme; the reasons these provisions have not yet been commenced; if any assessment has been carried out on the cost-benefit implications of...

Nursing Homes and Care for Older Persons: Statements (Resumed) (24 Jun 2025)

Cormac Devlin: In recent weeks, distressing footage from "RTÉ Investigates" and "Prime Time" has brought into stark relief the vulnerability of many older people in residential care. What we saw was not just a breach of trust; it was a breach of decency. We must acknowledged that the vast majority of front-line staff in our nursing homes and community services do remarkable work. They care for our...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the Ministers and thank them for their overview of the annual progress report. There is some very positive news in it but obviously we are all aware of the current challenges globally. They present challenges to both the Ministers as they prepare the budget. How does the new EU fiscal framework and annual progress report differ from the stability programme update? Is there any...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Cormac Devlin: Is it the same timeframe?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Cormac Devlin: That makes sense. The Minister referred to a baseline forecast in his opening remarks. Obviously, there was an assumption of no transatlantic tariffs. He referred to the fact that the Department produced an alternative report that was submitted, I presume, around the same time. If so, was only one alternative report produced or were there others, given the fact that, even at that time,...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Cormac Devlin: Keeping with that element, as I said already, there is so much change on a daily basis. Regarding how we produce the budget between now and October, is there any recourse back to the Commission? If we keep within the 5% the Minister spoke of earlier, is that ultimately the main goal or are there any other fiscal constraints?

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Cormac Devlin: The Minister, Deputy Donohoe, wearing his other hat as president of the Eurogroup, might comment on how the concerns that we face here, particularly with the hefty foreign direct investment sector, compare with those of his counterparts across the eurozone and the discussions that are happening. We have particular sensitivities, especially to tariffs, which have been mentioned. We have...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Cormac Devlin: We had a discussion earlier about youth unemployment. I know it is a huge issue in Spain, in particular. As the Minister referred to earlier, we have record high participation of women in the workforce and other factors that are very welcome. I thank the Minister for that. Turning to the Minister, Deputy Chambers, about the national economic dialogue that took place, there was obviously...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I thank the Minister.

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Annual Progress Report 2025: Discussion (24 Jun 2025)

Cormac Devlin: Does the Opposition agree?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (24 Jun 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 762. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider extending reimbursement access to baricitinib under the drugs payment scheme for individuals diagnosed with severe alopecia areata, in light of the recent approval of this treatment by the US Food and Drug Administration for this specific indication, and given the growing international clinical consensus on its efficacy; if she will...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Work Permits (19 Jun 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 7. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to expand the lists of occupations for roles that are eligible for employment permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32942/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Strategies (19 Jun 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 133. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will report on his Department’s annual social inclusion forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32904/25]