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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Institute of Public Health (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: That is interesting. Ms Costello referred to the BRIDGEforEU regulation and the b-solutions mechanism for the cross-border challenges that exist. I know we are up against the clock, but can she elaborate a little more on the regulation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Institute of Public Health (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: Interesting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Institute of Public Health (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: Europe certainly remembers Brexit, so it knows there was an issue. Yellow dots will appear here at some point, maybe. Do any other members want to come in with other questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Institute of Public Health (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: That would be very helpful. On behalf of the committee, I thank the witnesses for their engagement with the it today, particular at this hour. It was their first engagement with us but hopefully will not be their last. It has been really insightful for all of us. The fact that everyone engaged with the witnesses illustrates that. I thank them for attending.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Institute of Public Health (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: Go ahead. The Deputy has started.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Institute of Public Health (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I was not aware that this is the Institute of Public Health's first appearance before the committee. Given the length of time that the institute has been in existence, it is quite shocking that it has not been here previously. It is great to have the representatives here. It has been very informative and interesting to hear about the work the institute does and to listen to answers to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Engagement with Institute of Public Health (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: That is very informative. In the notes she circulated to us, Ms Costello mentioned enhanced all-island co-operation. She highlighted cardiac, paediatric and ambulance services, among other treatment agreements. Are there any others in respect of which there are all-island strategies or co-operation?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for the passenger numbers using the improved and now hourly-frequency rail service between Belfast and Dublin, month on month, hour by hour, from January 2024 to date in 2025, following the €12.5 million funding allocated from the Shared Island Fund in February 2024; to consider running the service later to support the cultural,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Code (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 325. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a special tax levy on windfall profits accruing to private IPAS centre contracts/operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51445/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 373. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to support the retail and hospitality sectors facing cost pressures; including through changes to VAT or PRSI, as signalled in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51443/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm that health supports for survivors under the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Act 2025 will be delivered to a Health (Amendment) Act-standard in practice, including a published list of covered services and referral pathways; if she will set out (i) the go-live date for issuing the first...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will bring forward proposals to provide a payment for eligible survivors of Industrial and Reformatory Schools that is equivalent to the maximum State Pension (Contributory) at pension age, in recognition of unpaid child labour in State-supervised institutions; the estimated number of potential beneficiaries; the projected annual and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a situation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51878/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to publish the cross-departmental implementation plan for the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Act 2025, including; the commencement dates by section; the allocated 2025 and 2026 budgets and staffing; the service access model for survivors in Ireland and abroad; the guidance to the HSE and other delivery bodies; and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current and five-year trend in average primary class size and pupil teacher ratio, by local authority area, and by DEIS status; the number of classes with 30 or more pupils; the estimated teacher accommodation and current expenditure required to reduce the national average by one point and two points in 2026, with options to prioritise...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current capitation grant rates at primary level (mainstream, special school, and special class top-ups); the aggregate annual outturn for capitation since 2019; her assessment of the adequacy of the €224 standard rate against schools' non-pay running costs; the full-year cost of increasing the standard rate by €75 per pupil...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools with three or more special education teacher (SET) posts, by local authority area; if she will introduce dedicated special educational needs coordinator (SENCO) posts at assistant principal level in such schools in 2026; the projected full-year cost, timeline, and CPD framework for SENCO implementation; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to publish the evaluation findings and lessons learned from the small schools pilot project; the number and location of participating schools; if she will bring forward a plan and costing to expand the model nationally in 2026, including cluster governance templates, additional administration days for teaching principals, ICT supports, and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide 2024/2025 teacher supply and vacancy data at primary level, by local authority area (including fixed-term, permanent, and substitution coverage rates); the measures taken to improve recruitment and retention in high-vacancy regions; if she will align any class-size reductions in Budget 2026 with a phased, supply-led rollout and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (30 Sep 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 624. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of maternity benefit applications refused on the grounds of insufficient PRSI; the estimated number involving full-time PhD researchers or scholarship holders; if a breakdown by HEI, by month will be provided; the number and outcome of appeals in these cases, in 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will...