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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (8 May 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I thank the Tánaiste for his response. Will the items we discussed today, namely, the commissioning, operational timelines, berthing arrangements and twinning with Dún Laoghaire, be actively considered? Will his officials engage directly with me on the next steps? I express my own gratitude to the men and women of our Defence Forces for their continued service and bravery,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (8 May 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 161. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the Naval Service’s two new inshore patrol vessels, LÉ Aoibhinn and LÉ Gobnait, will enter service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17726/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (8 May 2025)

Cormac Devlin: Last October the then Tánaiste and Minister for Defence, Deputy Micheál Martin, approved the berthing of the newly refurbished and purchased inshore patrol vessels, the LÉ Aoibhinn and the LÉ Gobnait, at Dún Laoghaire Harbour. Will the Tánaiste update the House on the timeline for these vessels being fully commissioned and fully operational, and the current...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (8 May 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I thank the Tánaiste for his reply. The strategic positioning of those inland patrol vessels in Dún Laoghaire would allow for increased patrol and coverage, particularly along the eastern and south-eastern coast, and would help address the ongoing pressures the Naval Service is experiencing. I raised this matter consistently in the last Dáil with the Tánaiste's...

Children's Health Ireland: Statements (29 Apr 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to address the profoundly disturbing findings of the HIQA report published on 8 April 2025 into Children's Health Ireland, CHI. The revelation of governance and clinical failures at CHI, particularly at Temple Street hospital, is beyond comprehension and demands our urgent attention. 6 o’clock We have learned that extremely vulnerable children were...

Uisce Éireann: Statements (10 Apr 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I will speak about the issue that flows through every aspect of our daily lives, that is, our water infrastructure. Water is not just a utility. It is a cornerstone of public health, economic growth, environmental protection and housing development. Yet, across our capital, in my constituency in Dún Laoghaire and in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area, the very system we rely on is...

Tariffs: Statements (9 Apr 2025)

Cormac Devlin: I welcome the opportunity to discuss the imposition of US tariffs on Ireland and the European Union. I will echo the Taoiseach. There is no justification for the imposition of these tariffs, none whatsoever. What we are witnessing is not simply a policy misstep, it is a backwards step. These tariffs will hurt businesses, workers and families on both sides of the Atlantic. My constituency...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (8 Apr 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 230. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17379/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Company Law (8 Apr 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 401. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when all of the key provisions of the Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 will be enacted, specifically for the provisions relating to late filing and audit requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17378/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (8 Apr 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 530. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on her plans to deal with the issue of grade inflation and will she consider allocating a quota of CAO places reserved for current Leaving Certificate candidates to ensure they are not unduly disadvantaged due to changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17376/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Apr 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 531. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the investment of SEN classes across Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown over the past five years, specifically to detail the supports that now exist in those primary schools for children with additional needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17377/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Apr 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 532. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school transport scheme for a family (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17382/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Apr 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 533. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school transport scheme for children (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17384/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (8 Apr 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 641. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will request the Property Services Regulatory Authority investigate the practice of letting agents without PSR licences advertising short-term lets and if this is permitted under existing regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17385/25]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Apr 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 680. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to review the practice of childminders having to sign-on during holiday periods; if he will consider bringing them in line with the arrangements for teachers and SNAs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17381/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Local Authorities (8 Apr 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 691. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of local authorities installing and operating CCTV systems in public parks and public spaces, following the issue that arose in Limerick which was widely reported, and given the clear benefits to the public good of expanding CCTV schemes; if the introduction of national guidelines or regulations for local...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (8 Apr 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 738. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the number of anti-social behaviour orders, broken-down by adult and minor orders, for each district in the Dublin metropolitan region, for the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17380/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (8 Apr 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 743. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of plans to improve his Department’s online system for the submission of additional documents for naturalisation applicants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17419/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (8 Apr 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 997. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE recruitment embargo will be lifted for students applying to the National Ambulance Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17383/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (8 Apr 2025)

Cormac Devlin: 1074. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of CAO places available for undergraduate medicine, by institution for the years 2020 to 2024; the planned number for 2025, noting any significant additional funding that has been provided over the same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17421/25]