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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Recycling Policy (18 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: The deposit return scheme has become another tax but it is not like a normal tax that might be used to pay teachers, nurses and gardaí. This is a tax that is going into a private organisation. Last year, at the end of 2024 the company had more than 100 million deposits from unclaimed bottles and cans. Last year, the company had a cash pile of €90 million after expenses. The...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Recycling Policy (18 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 86. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the proportion of plastics collected under the deposit return scheme that are processed overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49283/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Recycling Policy (18 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: My question is about the deposit return scheme, DRS. What percentage of plastics and cans that are collected via the scheme are processed here and what percentage are processed abroad?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Recycling Policy (18 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: It is very important that this was sold as an environmental measure. It is clear that a significant volume of material is leaving the country. Does the Minister of State have an assessment of the emissions in that regard? What work is he undertaking to ensure we have the capacity and facilities available in this country?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Recycling Policy (18 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: I agree that such a plant should be established but the introduction of the plant should have happened in advance of the scheme. There is a great deal of inconvenience involved. A significant amount of money is going to a private company, which gives rise to a number of questions that I hope we will soon address. It is very important that a bottle-to-bottle recycling plant be set up. Does...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (18 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 36. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the circumstances surrounding the collapse of the Army nursing service; the decision to outsource to private contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49294/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (18 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 58. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the measures he will take to improve the Irish Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49293/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (18 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 280. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of planning applications referred to An Bord Pleanála in each county for each of the past five years. [49434/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (18 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 281. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing planning applications that have been approved, refused, withdrawn, or deemed invalid by An Bord Pleanála in each county for each of the past five years, in tabular form. [49435/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Departmental Contracts (18 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 321. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide information in relation to the contracts awarded to private companies to conduct assessment of need for children; and to outline the scope, duration, and regional coverage of the contract and the providers in each region. [49387/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Qualifications (18 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 322. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline the professional qualifications and disciplines required under HSE contracts for individuals conducting autism assessments; and if these requirements include the involvement of psychologists, psychiatrists, speech and language therapists and occupational therapists. [49388/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Qualifications (18 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 323. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if all contracted companies are using professionals who meet the qualification standards set out in HSE contracts for autism assessments; and if she will provide details of the oversight mechanisms in place to ensure compliance with these standards. [49390/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Qualifications (18 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 324. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if any concerns or complaints have been raised regarding the qualifications or practices of professionals employed by any private provider contracted to conduct autism assessments; and if so, the nature of these concerns and the actions taken by the HSE. [49391/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Childcare Qualifications (18 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 325. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will publish the compliance and monitoring framework used by the HSE to ensure that contracted providers adhere to clinical standards and multidisciplinary assessment protocols in autism diagnostics. [49392/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (18 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 340. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the implementation of the safe staffing framework at Mayo University Hospital; the findings of any audit or assessment conducted into staffing levels at the hospital; the timeline for full implementation of the framework at Mayo University Hospital; to estimate the number of additional staff expected to be allocated under the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (17 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 818. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of join family category A applications with Irish citizen sponsors, which have been approved or rejected since June 2024. [47799/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (17 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 819. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in processing the backlog of applications under join family category A applications. [47800/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (17 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 820. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when applications from June 2024 under join family category A visas will be processed. [47801/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 955. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider reopening applications for the forgotten farmer scheme, in view of the many cases where a forgotten farmer who meets the criteria was unaware of the application process until after the summer 2025 deadline had passed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48535/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (17 Sep 2025)

Paul Lawless: 1136. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a vascular surgery appointment, as this has been rescheduled multiple times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47726/25]