Dáil Éireann

Written answers

Some recent written answers

Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (21 October 2025)

Eamon Scanlon:

868. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to address the over-subscribed and closed GP waiting lists in Tubbercurry, County Sligo; the arrangements that will be made when a local GP retires in three months; whether locum GPs will provide services in HSE premises or additional clinics in local GP practices to ensure all residents have access to GP services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57387/25]

Department of Health: Health Services Staff (22 October 2025)

Pearse Doherty:

165. To ask the Minister for Health if she will sanction the appointment of a WTE consultant paediatric endocrinologist into Letterkenny University Hospital (details supplied) to fully support children with type 1 diabetes and their families living in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57433/25]

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Contracts (21 October 2025)

Eoghan Kenny:

355. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56691/25]

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Data (21 October 2025)

Peadar Tóibín:

219. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has been notified of a proposed development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57055/25]

Department of Health: First Aid Training (21 October 2025)

Robert O'Donoghue:

720. To ask the Minister for Health if she will support a Fingal-based community group providing free first aid, CPR, and defibrillator training (details supplied). [56533/25]

Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Social Welfare Benefits (16 October 2025)

Michael Murphy:

317. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will examine the feasibility of introducing a national scheme, similar to the mobility scheme in the United Kingdom, that would allow parents or carers of children with complex medical needs to utilise a payment such as the domiciliary care allowance towards the cost of obtaining a wheelchair-accessible or disability-adapted vehicle; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56077/25]

Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 October 2025)

Barry Heneghan:

30. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the operation of the local property tax in view of the financial hardship it places on older citizens and their carers, particularly those on fixed or low incomes; if he will consider introducing exemptions or enhanced deferral arrangements for persons aged over 80 years and their full-time carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57447/25]

Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2026 (15 October 2025)

Emer Currie:

359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans for the allocation of the €810 million in capital funding announced in Budget 2026; if investment is planned for the development of innovation and incubation hubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55628/25]

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Reports (21 October 2025)

Carol Nolan:

226. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by his Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025, that could be categorised as not for external publication or marked for internal use only; the cost of each report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57285/25]

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (21 October 2025)

John McGuinness:

531. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a carer's allowance application will be approved and backdated as soon as possible (details supplied). [57222/25]

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (21 October 2025)

Eoghan Kenny:

633. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56685/25]

Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (21 October 2025)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh:

610. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí stationed in DMR west in each of the years, 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of Gardaí allocated to the Ballyfermot Station for the same period; and the number who were community Gardaí for these years. [57186/25]

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services (21 October 2025)

Mark Ward:

275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the year search and rescue helicopters started to operate from Casement Aerodrome; when this operation stopped; if air traffic controllers are required for the operation of search and rescue helicopters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57195/25]

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Budget 2026 (21 October 2025)

Mairéad Farrell:

350. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide the Abridged Estimates Volume for Budget 2026 for Vote 11, including the provisional sub head and programme level allocations. [57194/25]

Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (21 October 2025)

Mattie McGrath:

566. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí available to Cahir Garda station; the number of Gardaí available to Clonmel Garda Station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56640/25]

Department of Health: Nursing Homes (16 October 2025)

Seán Fleming:

333. To ask the Minister for Health if the Fair Deal payment that a person has to make in respect of their family contribution and public care in a nursing home can be reviewed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56141/25]

Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (16 October 2025)

Carol Nolan:

284. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of international protection applicants currently residing in IPAS accommodation centres in County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56223/25]

Department of Health: Hospital Staff (22 October 2025)

Charles Ward:

178. To ask the Minister for Health if she will sanction the appointment of a WTE consultant paediatric endocrinologist into Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) which has been listed by Government and HSE guidelines as a critical resource needed since 2015, and has been included in LUH estimates for 2025, (but still not sanctioned), to fully support children with type 1 diabetes and their families living in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57491/25]

Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (16 October 2025)

Darren O'Rourke:

67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on a new building for college (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54273/25]

Department of Health: Departmental Reports (21 October 2025)

Carol Nolan:

843. To ask the Minister for Health the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by her Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025, that could be categorised as not for external publication or marked for internal use only; the cost of each report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57293/25]