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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (9 Apr 2025)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 15. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list of the countries which are the primary beneficiaries of Irelands Development Aid Programme, in tabular form; if he is aware of any projects funded by Irish Aid that have been co-funded by US aid; if there are strategies in place to sustain these projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17942/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Swimming Pools (9 Apr 2025)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 138. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he has had or if he will have consultations with local authorities about the development of a national strategy for the provision of public swimming pools; his views on whether the sharing of designs and the possibility of joint tendering could lead to the more economic provision of public swimming facilities as well as...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (9 Apr 2025)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 148. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is concerned at the declining number of habitable thatched houses in the State; if he accepts that the cost of thatching together with the difficulty in securing affordable insurance presents particular difficulties for residents in these classic homes; if he further accepts that the level of grant aid available for...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Properties (8 Apr 2025)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 263. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will expedite a decision in relation to the 62 residential units under the control of his Department in County Kildare, with a view to refurbishment and reuse of the properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16926/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Sector Pensions (8 Apr 2025)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 320. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the CIÉ 1951 pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17461/25]

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

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the traditional Irish harp in primary and post primary curriculum; if, given the expense of purchasing an Irish harp, funding is available from her Department or agencies associated with these significant instruments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16928/25]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Arts Funding (8 Apr 2025)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 580. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his Department has any scheme or grant available to assist schools at primary and post primary level who wish to teach students how to play the traditional Irish harp; if any agencies receiving funding from his Department are active in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16927/25]

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

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 1077. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address the issues raised in correspondence relating to adult education tutors (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17446/25]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (3 Apr 2025)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 130. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the action he is taking to improve value for money and timely delivery in public spending projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16091/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (2 Apr 2025)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 177. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will indicate how he considers it just that a local authority tenant may have the opportunity to purchase their home whereas the tenant of an approved housing body (AHB) under the current system has no such opportunity even if the managing AHB is willing to facilitate tenant purchases (details supplied); and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (2 Apr 2025)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 178. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will indicate the total amount of State funding provided to approved housing bodies in Q1 of 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16132/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (2 Apr 2025)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 179. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that given the reintroduction of the tenant-in-situ scheme, he will ensure that the purpose of the scheme is not frustrated by the introduction of new restrictive conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16133/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (2 Apr 2025)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 230. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will indicate the current strength of the sport horse sector with particular reference to the production and marketing of Irish draught horses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16134/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (2 Apr 2025)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he currently has concerns about the numbers of horses being kept in urban areas, housing estates and public open spaces; if he has any plans to improve the management of such situations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16135/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (2 Apr 2025)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will indicate the current strength of the sport horse sector with particular reference to the production and marketing of the Connemara pony; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16151/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (1 Apr 2025)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 168. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to support democracy and human rights in Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15468/25]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (1 Apr 2025)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 191. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an overview of the overseas aid that Ireland is providing to Nepal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15469/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Apr 2025)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 438. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) can get assisted technology and an SNA, following recommendation by the occupational therapist after assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15824/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Records (1 Apr 2025)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 514. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons aged 25 years or younger in 2023 and 2024 who are neither in full-time education or receiving disability, invalidity or illness benefit payments, but who are receiving jobseekers' payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15495/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Care Services (1 Apr 2025)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: 522. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will award credit for caring role played by applicant and the special circumstances of this case to award contributory pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15690/25]