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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Data (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Lowry: 700. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies registered as companies limited by guarantee at the end of 2024; the number of persons employed directly by companies registered as companies limited by guarantee at the end of 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46366/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Lowry: 1190. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address the disparity between the Local Authority Home Loan property price thresholds in counties such as Tipperary currently capped at €275,000 and the actual cost of purchasing even modest new homes on the market (details supplied) priced at €295,000, which effectively excludes many first-time...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Lowry: 1754. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to tackle the ongoing issue of illegal sulky racing on public roads, which presents a serious danger to road users and involves widespread mistreatment of horses and ponies; if the Minister is aware of recent documented incidents of such races, including one highlighted by an organisation (details...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Lowry: 2351. To ask the Minister for Health if she will address the case of a person (details supplied) who has been unable to access either residential accommodation or a day service transport service; if she will confirm when adequate accommodation space, transport services and staff supports will be made available to ensure that individuals with disabilities can safely live out their lives and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Lowry: 2387. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to address the uncertainty facing staff at a unit which is due to transfer from a healthcare provider (details supplied) to the HSE at the end of August 2025; the arrangement made to retain the existing staff employed at the unit, and the steps the HSE is taking to ensure continuity of employment and service delivery during this transition; if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Lowry: 2486. To ask the Minister for Health the steps her Department and the HSE will take to ensure that newly qualified nurses are provided with employment opportunities within the Irish health system; if she will address the difficulties being experienced by graduate nurses (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46329/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Coroners Service (29 Jul 2025)

Michael Lowry: 1922. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the measures being taken to reduce delays in the processing of toxicology reports by the State Laboratory in Celbridge; the steps being taken to increase the number of pathologists available to carry out coronial post-mortem examinations in the mid-west region, specifically in the counties of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: EU Directives (29 Jul 2025)

Michael Lowry: 2667. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the application submitted on behalf of a person (details supplied) for stem cell therapy was refused under the EU Cross-Border Healthcare Directive (Directive 2011/24/EU); if the Minister will clarify whether stem cell therapy is currently considered a treatment covered under the cross-border directive scheme; the specific eligibility criteria...

Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (16 Jul 2025)

Michael Lowry: According to a United Nations report, statistics show that Irish people are the fourth highest consumers of cocaine globally. Over a short few years, there has been a 171% in the number of young people receiving treatment for cocaine abuse in this country. In 2023 alone, over 13,000 people were treated for problem drug use. Four in ten of those cases were first-time presentations. Cocaine...

Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions (16 Jul 2025)

Michael Lowry: I appreciate the Taoiseach's concern. Most people agree that not enough is being done to address the growing cocaine situation in our cities, towns and villages, and even at crossroads. We obviously do not have our fingers on the pulse of what is happening or the extent of it. We need to strengthen and expand current strategies, together with funding new initiatives to counteract the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Personal Injury Claims (15 Jul 2025)

Michael Lowry: 723. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality considering the work previously undertaken to replace the Book of Quantum and reduce personal injury awards in line with EU norms through the adoption of the Judicial Guidelines, if he will outline the rationale for any proposed increases to personal injury award levels now under consideration; the way in which the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (15 Jul 2025)

Michael Lowry: 951. To ask the Minister for Health how a person can access general practitioner (GP) services in circumstances where all local GPs with GMS contracts have closed patient lists and are not accepting new patients; the options available to individuals such as a person (details supplied); if the HSE has a protocol in place to ensure continuity of care in such cases; and the steps her Department...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (15 Jul 2025)

Michael Lowry: 954. To ask the Minister for Health If she will address the current uncertainty facing staff at a healthcare facility (details supplied); the arrangements that have been made to retain the existing staff currently employed at the unit; the steps the HSE is taking to ensure continuity of employment and service delivery during this transition; and if she will ensure that the HSE engages...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (8 Jul 2025)

Michael Lowry: 261. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if any consideration is being given to changing the ten-year rule for SPSV licence holders (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37317/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Jul 2025)

Michael Lowry: 380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be allocated under the application for the new summer works scheme for a school (details supplied). [37083/25]

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

Michael Lowry: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional funding can be allocated to small rural DEIS schools, such as (details supplied), to cover health and safety essential works, given the significant financial strain these schools face in maintaining their facilities, and if she will consider their application for emergency works to be carried out. [36796/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (1 Jul 2025)

Michael Lowry: 807. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); the actions being taken by the HSE to ensure they receive adequate administrative support, in line with occupational health recommendations, given their condition; if she is aware that the HSE-approved permanent administrative post has not been sanctioned by IBH/paybill, and that efforts...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: School Uniforms (26 Jun 2025)

Michael Lowry: 274. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the plight of foster parents’ difficulties in qualifying for back to school clothing and footwear allowance for foster children due to means test being applied for assessment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35020/25]

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

Michael Lowry: For generations in Ireland, elderly people were mainly cared for in the family home. It was a given that younger family members committed themselves to caring for elderly parents and grandparents. Most homes throughout the country had three generations under the same roof. It was not always easy but it worked. It had to work because there were very few suitable alternatives available. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (10 Jun 2025)

Michael Lowry: 1331. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details on the current HSE recruitment efforts for home support service staff in north Tipperary, particularly in the Lorrha and surrounding areas in CHO 3 Mid-West, outlining the number of existing vacancies and the level of recruitment planned for 2025; when these positions are expected to be filled; the measures being taken to address service...