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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit as an gcúirt a thug sé ar Ghaelcholáiste Reachrann. Bhí gach duine an-sásta é a fheiceáil ansin. I thank Deputy Ó Muirí and the other TDs in Dublin Bay North for asking the Minister. It was good to see her there and the school was delighted that she visited. The Department been speaking to the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I welcome the fact the Minister stated she is committed. I thank all the TDs in Dublin Bay North for a unified push towards this. It is very important. The school has been waiting 25 years. It cannot wait 35 or 45 years. The students who are there now do not trust the system. I welcome the fact the Minister has committed to that and that it will go to tender by September. With all the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: Tá sé deas é sin a chloisteáil. Tá mé thar a bheith sásta leis sin. It is important the children know that education through the medium of Irish is being taken seriously by the Government. In the previous Government, we saw a decrease in the number of children learning through the medium of Irish. It is something the Government needs to turn around. In...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Neutrality (12 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 55. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department has undertaken, or plans to undertake, any formal consultation with current or former members of the Defence Forces regarding the proposed removal of the triple lock mechanism; the reason their perspectives are not being directly sought on a matter that could significantly affect overseas deployment policy; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (12 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 37. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will outline the current and planned measures by the Defence Forces to enhance their preparedness for responding to climate-related emergencies, including flooding, wildfires and severe weather events, in light of the growing risks these pose to national infrastructure and public safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (12 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills following her recent visit to a school (details supplied), if she will provide an updated timeline for the delivery of the permanent school building; the issue that is preventing her Department from fast-tracking this long-overdue project, particularly in light of the recent decline in enrolment in Irish-medium education; and if, given the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (12 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 1018 of 29 April 2025, if her Department has considered the transition of an existing post-primary school in a particular school planning area (details supplied) to multidenominational, co-educational status, rather than the establishment of a new school; the demographic data, including Geographic...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in light of the critical shortage of speech and language therapists, SLTs, across Ireland, her Department will engage with CORU and other relevant bodies to fast-track the recognition of qualified professionals from abroad; and if she will address the current two-year delay for foreign-trained SLTs to receive approval to work in Ireland,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on special education classes in second level schools that are provided for children with Down’s Syndrome; if she will give a commitment that her Department will plan to expand this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31283/25]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: I have a question for the Taoiseach that is especially personal to me as my sister and her wife are expecting their child. Real fear and frustration is being felt by the LGBTQ+ parents who are still not legally recognised as their children's parents. As it stands, the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 risks leaving families behind, especially those born through surrogacy or...

Ending the Central Bank’s Facilitation of the Sale of Israel Bonds: Motion [Private Members] (11 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: What everyone has said today is completely true. We are witnessing one of the darkest moments in modern history. In Gaza, the population is being bombed, starved, displaced and deprived of the most basic human rights. When I met a young man who lives in my constituency whose parents are still in Gaza, I could not look him in the eye and say I am not doing everything I can to help him...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Cabinet Committees (10 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 75. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing is expected to meet next. [25323/25]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Census of Population (10 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 97. To ask the Taoiseach the date for the next planned census. [25324/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Climate Action Plan (10 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 164. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government how his Department is coordinating climate action across all Government Departments to ensure Ireland meets its emissions targets under the Climate Action Plan and legally binding carbon budgets. [30319/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Environmental Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 127. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures being taken by his Department or in collaboration with the CRU and SEAI to ensure that the operation and expansion of data centres in Ireland are aligned with national climate goals; if his Department is engaging with the sector on the deployment of best-in-class sustainability practices, including advanced...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Renewable Energy Generation (10 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 158. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current status of legislative and regulatory measures aimed at enabling private wire connections between renewable energy generators and end-users; if he will detail any interdepartmental workstreams or stakeholder consultations that have taken place since the last update to Dail Éireann; the indicative timeline...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 268. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the actions his Department is taking to enhance the resilience of Ireland’s energy transmission and distribution infrastructure in response to the increased risk of disruption from extreme wind events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30734/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Energy Infrastructure (10 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 269. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify the proposed maximum height, including blade tip height, of the turbines planned for a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30737/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Flood Risk Management (10 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 735. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the development of national hazard maps for surface water and groundwater flooding, as recommended in the National Climate Change Risk Assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30735/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (10 Jun 2025)

Barry Heneghan: 830. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to clarify the role of local authorities in the regulation of commercial drone delivery operations, including their responsibilities in respect of planning oversight, noise impact assessments, operational parameters such as flight times and routes and public consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30002/25]