Dáil Éireann

Written answers

Some recent written answers

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (12 February 2026)

Brendan Smith:

307. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if additional funding will be provided for small scale and large, drainage scheme projects in 2026 given the value of smaller scale flood mitigation works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11571/26]

Department of Health: Home Help Service (5 February 2026)

Natasha Newsome Drennan:

379. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive their home assessment of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8867/26]

Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 February 2026)

Roderic O'Gorman:

129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the working definition used by her Department for the term inclusion and for the term complex needs (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10532/26]

Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (11 February 2026)

Peadar Tóibín:

224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of visas which have been issued in each of the past ten years, by categories. [10614/26]

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Advertising (12 February 2026)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl:

220. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will address the concerns in relation to the St. Brigid’s day advertisement raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11367/26]

Department of Finance: Tax Credits (11 February 2026)

Pearse Doherty:

88. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost in 2026 of increasing the renter tax credit for the year 2026 by €250. [11049/26]

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (11 February 2026)

James O'Connor:

269. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 709 of 25 November 2025 if he will stand over a statement (details supplied) that was put on the record of the house; to confirm that all outstanding payments were made in the last week of November; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10994/26]

Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (5 February 2026)

Barry Heneghan:

25. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé sásta an maoiniú cuí a chur ar fáil d’Údarás na Gaeltachta chun rannóg tithíochta a chur ar bun san Údarás le comhordú a dhéanamh ar straitéis chun dul i ngleic leis an éigeandáil tithíochta Gaeltachta, comhordú a dhéanamh ar thógáil tithíochta ag na húdaráis áitiúla agus ag na comhlachtaí tithíochta ceadaithe agus pleanáil go straitéiseach don líon tithe breise atá ag teastáil chun inmharthanacht na Gaeltachta a chinntiú. [8725/26]

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (11 February 2026)

Joe Neville:

18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will provide a timeline of when the new bus corridor on the M4 will be deemed road safe and be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10554/26]

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Projects (11 February 2026)

William Aird:

100. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the specific projects under the National Development Plan that are currently behind schedule or over budget; the corrective actions being taken to ensure their timely delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10647/26]

Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Derelict Sites (5 February 2026)

Louis O'Hara:

31. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his Department’s efforts to tackle dereliction in rural towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7451/26]

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (12 February 2026)

Peter Cleere:

27. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the flood relief schemes in progress or in planning for Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10689/26]

Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Health Service Executive (5 February 2026)

Brendan Smith:

360. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of an application (details supplied); when this project will proceed to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9099/26]

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (11 February 2026)

Séamus McGrath:

265. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify if non-stun slaughter is permitted in Ireland; and if so, the circumstances; and his plans to ban non-stun slaughter outright in Ireland. [10893/26]

Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (12 February 2026)

John Connolly:

349. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of measures to address pay equity concerns for principals of special schools (details supplied); the expected timelines for resolving outstanding matters including the payment of the special school allowance, the reinstatement of the special education diploma allowance, and the completion of costings for payments to principals for staff managed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11275/26]

Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (12 February 2026)

Conor McGuinness:

128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to increase capacity in primary schools to cater for increasing demand for spaces. [10979/26]

Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 February 2026)

Mark Wall:

251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a child in County Kildare will be allocated a special class place (details supplied). [9007/26]

Department of Education and Skills: Youth Services (12 February 2026)

Eoghan Kenny:

148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the decision-making processes within her Department on the allocation towards youth services through the NDP Sectoral Investment Plan, 2026-2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10103/26]

Department of Health: Health Services Staff (12 February 2026)

Johnny Mythen:

562. To ask the Minister for Health whether retention packages for medical staff are under consideration for hospitals in the CHO5 area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11296/26]

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (11 February 2026)

Séamus McGrath:

53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to reform the application system under the electric small public service vehicle (eSPSV25) grant scheme; and to prioritise applications based on the age of the vehicle being replaced. [10912/26]