Dáil Éireann

Written answers

Some recent written answers

Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Data (11 June 2025)

Holly Cairns:

263. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an updated list of all email and phone lines for use of Oireachtas members within her Department, including all subsidiary bodies, in tabular form. [30768/25]

Department of Health: Hospital Services (10 June 2025)

John Brady:

1359. To ask the Minister for Health the procedures hospitals should follow regarding move on plans for patients with dementia from hospital to convalescent care; whether hospitals must consult families in the decision making process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29341/25]

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (12 June 2025)

Maeve O'Connell:

459. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to review the penalties for breaching the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 in the proposed new Control of Dogs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 and improve the overall regulation of this business to the benefit of public safety and the welfare of dogs. [31659/25]

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (10 June 2025)

Michael Cahill:

366. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to introduce EV charging stations at all GAA grounds in County Kerry and extend this programme across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30418/25]

Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Process (10 June 2025)

Catherine Connolly:

1032. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1517 of 29 April 2025, the reason he did not make available the draft report of the Review of Part 4 of the Sexual Offences Act 2017 in his reply, nor indicate where it could be accessed, nor deal with the reason it was not published; if he will outline the difference in the conclusions in the final report produced by his Department and the analysis of the original reviewer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29986/25]

Department of Education and Skills: School Management (12 June 2025)

Shane Moynihan:

160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to reduce the workload and administrative burden on school principals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30558/25]

Department of Health: Health Services Staff (10 June 2025)

Jen Cummins:

1409. To ask the Minister for Health if staffing levels of public health nurses have increased in the past twelve months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29543/25]

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (10 June 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman:

1127. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 11,677 non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2021 that were being tracked on Rásaíocht Con Éireann's traceability system as of 21 February 2025, with a detailed breakdown of whether they were active, inactive, exported, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30225/25]

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Inquiries (10 June 2025)

Sorca Clarke:

1122. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date for when a person's (details supplied) knowledge transfer group details will be cleared for payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30033/25]

Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (10 June 2025)

Malcolm Byrne:

1490. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on long awaited legislation to ban flavoured nicotine inhaling devices and restrict the packaging design and advertising of nicotine inhaling devices. [29901/25]

Department of Education and Skills: Artificial Intelligence (12 June 2025)

James Geoghegan:

116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the development of any policies, guidelines and supports for second level educators in relation to the effective and responsible integration of AI into teaching and assessment practices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31304/25]

Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 June 2025)

Ciarán Ahern:

1605. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to provide the shingles vaccine for free, given it has been shown to reduce the risk of developing dementia in older adults. [30444/25]

Department of Health: Nursing Homes (12 June 2025)

Michael Cahill:

541. To ask the Minister for Health the sanctions, penalties, suspensions, termination of contract, etc. that are in place, if any, to safeguard the general public and residents when a private nursing home company failed miserably to implement a decision by HIQA to cease taking in new residents when serious concerns were raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31546/25]

Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (10 June 2025)

Ivana Bacik:

587. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29850/25]

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (10 June 2025)

Michael Cahill:

196. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will continue to make every effort, including facilitating the passing of the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 and urging our EU colleagues to support the people of Gaza, in this time of attempted genocide of the Palestinian people; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29843/25]

Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (10 June 2025)

Aidan Farrelly:

1171. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children with disabilities on waiting list for overnight respite care in County Kildare; and the number of those who currently receiving respite care but who require more nights, in tabular form. [29376/25]

Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 June 2025)

John Clendennen:

376. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration would be given to the phased introduction of the shingrix vaccine shingles vaccine to the National Immunisation Schedule; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31166/25]

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 June 2025)

Emer Currie:

356. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has actively engaged with individuals and organisations within the disability sector in relation to recent and planned changes to Dublin Bus routes under the BusConnects programme; if the National Transport Authority could engage directly with people with disabilities and representative organisations to better understand the impact of these changes, particularly for those who rely on predictable routes for work and day placements; the steps being taken to ensure accessibility and inclusion are central to transport planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30156/25]

Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (12 June 2025)

Emer Currie:

119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the emergency works application of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31248/25]

Department of Health: Hospital Staff (10 June 2025)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn:

1312. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm, given that over 60% of hospital consultants have now signed the new contracts which significantly enhances their salary and contains a clause on weekend working, the number of hospital consultants that are now rostered for duty on weekends in the overall band 3 and 4 acute, secondary-care hospitals funded by the HSE (including voluntary hospitals in Dublin), categorised by speciality and for each hospital (details supplied). [29149/25]