Written answers

Thursday, 20 March 2025

  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Housing Schemes
      9. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans for the expansion of the local authority home loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12856/25]
    • Housing Provision
      14. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he will take to increase the availability of affordable housing in east Cork; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Housing Schemes
      16. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of tenant in situ applications approved in Cork city and county for the months of November and December 2024 and...
    • Rental Sector
      17. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his proposals to support renters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12939/25]
    • Housing Policy
      19. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which he intends to promote modern methods of construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12906/25]
    • Housing Provision
      20. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans in place for the provision of affordable housing in Roscommon and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Vacant Properties
      21. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government in view of the potential for vacant homes, as identified in census 2022, to contribute to housing supply with minimal...
    • Housing Schemes
      22. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the tenant in situ scheme will be operational again for local authorities to purchase houses for families facing eviction;...
    • Housing Provision
      23. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the specific measures that will be used to ensure that the increased housing targets of 50,500 homes annually between 2025 and...
    • Defective Building Materials
      24. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will bring forward amending legislation to ensure homeowners approved for a defective block remediation grant can avail...
    • Housing Provision
      25. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new homes completed in the Athenry-Oranmore, Ballinasloe and Tuam local electoral areas in 2024; his expectations...
    • Housing Schemes
      26. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to confirm whether a house that was sale agreed under the tenant in situ scheme before the scheme expired can still complete...
    • Housing Provision
      27. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing projects submitted to his Department by Kilkenny County Council and by Carlow County Council that are...
    • Planning Issues
      28. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of IPAS developers circumventing the planning process, and if he will take action to end this practice. [12474/25]
    • Land Development Agency
      29. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of hectares of land owned by local authorities which is zoned for housing nationwide by each local authority,...
    • Housing Schemes
      30. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to report on the extra €265 million funding recently announced for housing acquisitions; and if he will make a statement...
    • Water Services
      32. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to clarify if a local authority can refuse to take in charge a housing estate where the wastewater treatment facility has not...
    • House Sales
      33. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing units purchased by international investment funds in Ireland, in each of the past ten years and to date...
    • Housing Provision
      34. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will commence the delivery of affordable housing projects across County Donegal. [11848/25]
    • Defective Building Materials
      35. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will commence a survey to establish the number of defective concrete block homeowners in counties Donegal, Mayo, Sligo,...
    • Planning Issues
      36. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he is taking to ensure that additional land is zoned for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Defective Building Materials
      37. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to address the shortcomings of the enhanced defective block grant scheme which continue to have a significant impact...
    • Planning Issues
      38. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to require local authorities to facilitate a pre-planning meeting for every new significant residential, community...
    • Housing Schemes
      39. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when communication to the councils can be expected as to when the tenant in situ scheme will reopen, along with the eligibility...
    • Housing Policy
      40. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the income eligibility rule for social housing support, which assesses income over an average of the past 12...
    • Planning Issues
      41. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he plans to update the 2005 sustainable rural housing planning guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Regeneration Projects
      42. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether the town centre first model will be applied to suburban villages in Dublin west. [12026/25]
    • Housing Schemes
      43. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government If there are plans to increase funding for the housing adaptation grant for council tenants who require urgent home adaptations...
    • Homeless Accommodation
      44. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for a timeline and action plan for meeting the targets to work towards ending homelessness, as agreed in the Lisbon...
    • Housing Policy
      45. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action he proposes to take regarding research received by his Department from the Housing Agency on Social Housing; and if...
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      48. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will introduce planning guidelines for solar farms in line with the Programme for Government commitment; and if he will...
    • Vacant Properties
      50. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to address the fact more than 88,000 homes are currently vacant, in view of data showing that over 2,000 homes were...
    • Housing Policy
      51. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the provision of allocated housing for those who work in front-line public sector jobs, including teachers, nurses...
    • Planning Issues
      52. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of active strategic development zones of which his Department is aware, and the number planned over the next five...
    • Departmental Offices
      56. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to confirm when he will establish the Strategic Housing and Infrastructure Delivery Office, as outlined in the Programme for...
    • Defective Building Materials
      57. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to legislate for and implement a comprehensive remediation scheme including retrospective payments for defective...
    • Housing Provision
      58. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the measures he is taking to increase housing supply in Kerry, including social housing; and if he will...
    • House Sales
      65. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes prevented from bulk sale in Meath since May 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12616/25]
    • An Ghaeltacht
      66. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government cad é stádas na dtreoirlínte pleanála don Ghaeltacht; cén uair a fhoilseofar na treoirlínte; agus...
    • Regeneration Projects
      67. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the publication of the call for the next round of funding under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund....
    • Vacant Properties
      68. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of properties approved for a vacant property refurbishment grant, by local authority; the number of grants paid in...
    • Planning Issues
      70. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will apply the local authority contribution waiver to planning applications for the development of housing, which were...
    • Local Government Reform
      71. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the local democracy task force will be convened; if he intends to review the number and distribution of councillors across...
    • Housing Schemes
      73. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the long-term social housing leasing scheme in the context of expenditure and a shortage in housing...
    • Housing Provision
      80. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on any discussions his Department has had with Dublin City Council or the Land Development Agency in relation to...
    • Homeless Accommodation
      82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures being taken to enhance support services and accessibility to emergency accommodation for homeless families; and if...
    • Traveller Accommodation
      83. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new traveller specific accommodation units delivered in 2024, by local authority area; the average cost per unit...
    • Water Services
      84. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how he will prioritise water and wastewater infrastructure to deliver the capacity to facilitate housing development in our...
    • Housing Provision
      85. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the allocation of cost-rental properties in Dublin west for essential workers. [12025/25]
    • Derelict Sites
      86. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to address dereliction; if he will engage with Galway County Council regarding a site (details supplied); and if he...
    • Wind Energy Guidelines
      88. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on wind energy guidelines; for a timeline for publication; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a...
    • Housing Provision
      89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures being taken to accelerate the delivery of social and affordable housing in the Dublin Bay north constituency; if...
    • Planning Issues
      90. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the discussions had with local authorities regarding the dezoning of brownfield sites that have previously been zoned for...
    • Statutory Instruments
      91. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has any plans to review, revoke or expand SI 376/2023 - Planning and Development (Exempted Development) (No. 4)...
    • Heritage Projects
      93. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the establishment of initiatives that will protect our maritime cultural heritage, as committed to in...
    • Housing Provision
      94. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether he, the Department or the Gníomhaireacht Forbartha Talún has had any negotiations or discussions with...
    • Heritage Projects
      95. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the grant support available for the provision of expert conservation advice to private owners of vacant...
    • Housing Provision
      100. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide the final quarter social and affordable housing figures for 2024, including the full-year figures for social new...
    • Water Services
      101. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to update the National Development Plan to ensure adequate water and other infrastructure to facilitate the...
    • Architects Register
      103. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to establish a statutory register for competent architectural technologists; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Homeless Persons Supports
      104. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government in view of the recent report from Depaul Ireland and Mental Health Reform, which highlights that half of homeless individuals...
    • Housing Policy
      106. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the supports in place for persons who are victims and survivors of domestic abuse with accrued time on the housing list, but...
    • Vacant Properties
      110. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to introduce or expand urban renewal schemes to rejuvenate town centres as part of new housing...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • An Garda Síochána
      119. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the Garda numbers of Tallaght and Rathfarnham Garda stations, for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in...
    • Prison Service
      122. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action he will take to address overcrowding, inhumane treatment and the systemic failure of rehabilitation services...
    • An Garda Síochána
      124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of gardaí assigned to the Tuam and Loughrea Garda districts at present; and if he will make a statement...
    • Jury Service
      131. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will introduce a payment for loss of earnings, childcare and others costs for those undertaking jury service, due to the...
    • Immigration Policy
      132. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the EU asylum and migration pact will take effect in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12885/25]
    • Scéimeanna Rannacha
      133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality an bhfuil sé i gceist féachaint athuair ar úsáid bráiséad rúitín mar chuid den...
    • An Garda Síochána
      134. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the provision of a security clearance certificate that had been available in Ireland prior to April 2024, similar...
    • Prison Service
      135. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department will expand wraparound services for prisoners to support rehabilitation, reduce re-offending and assist with...
    • Crime Prevention
      136. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the figures for knife crime convictions from 2020 to 2024; if he is considering progressing legislation similar to the UK's...
    • Deportation Orders
      137. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for details on the selection of the human rights observer on board a deportation flight (details supplied); their...
    • Prison Service
      138. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the capacity of each prison in the State; the extent of overcrowding in each prison; the steps being taken to address this...
    • Personal Injury Claims
      139. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he plans to accept the proposal to increase personal injury award guidelines by 16.7% notwithstanding the impact on premiums...
    • An Garda Síochána
      140. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will sanction the use of live facial recognition technology by An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a...
    • Road Safety
      142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures he is taking to improve roads policing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12784/25]
    • Antisocial Behaviour
      143. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he will take to address high levels of anti-social behaviour, including youth vandalism and assaults, in the...
    • An Garda Síochána
      144. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí currently serving in An Garda Síochána; the projected number eligible for retirement over...
    • Coroners Service
      145. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will revise the system for coroner’s fees so that the system pertaining to Dublin will be applied nationwide; and...
    • Crime Prevention
      146. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the resources that are available to an area that is experiencing high levels of violence and intimidation; and if he will make...
    • Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
      147. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will carry out a review of the impact of the Gambling Regulation Act 2024 on the fundraising efforts of voluntary and...
    • Sentencing Policy
      148. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has plans to introduce a specific offence for assaulting a retail worker; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • An Garda Síochána
      149. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí currently assigned to stations in Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12614/25]
    • Immigration Policy
      150. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the immediate steps he will take to improve the vetting of IPAS applicants; the steps he will take to ensure that any asylum...
    • Domestic Violence
      151. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the previous commitments to deliver domestic violence refuges in each county, including Monaghan and...
    • An Garda Síochána
      152. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures he will take to make a career in An Garda Síochána more attractive for new recruits; and if he will make...
    • Antisocial Behaviour
      153. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to combat anti-social behaviour, including enhancing the use of anti-social behaviour warnings and anti-social...
    • An Garda Síochána
      154. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí currently assigned in the Castlerea, Roscommon and Ballinasloe Garda districts; and if he will make a...
    • Domestic Violence
      156. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will introduce a domestic violence disclosure scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12613/25]
    • Legislative Measures
      157. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will legislate to stop the use of counselling notes in sexual assault cases; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Domestic Violence
      158. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update regarding a domestic violence refuge centre in Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12366/25]
    • Work Permits
      159. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will alter the work permits scheme for healthcare assistants to lower the income thresholds, to allow them bring family...
    • Court Accommodation
      160. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the efforts to source a new courthouse for Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12715/25]
    • Crime Prevention
      161. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on his plan to tackle the issue of knife crime. [12675/25]
    • Visa Applications
      162. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality considering the challenges faced by non-EU family members seeking emergency visitor visas in urgent circumstances, such as...
    • Legislative Reviews
      163. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the independent review of Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017, announced in July 2020 and due for...
    • Victim Support Services
      164. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures he is taking to support victims of crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12741/25]
    • Legislative Measures
      165. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the initiatives he plans to take regarding defamation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12857/25]
    • An Garda Síochána
      166. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí in Dublin metropolitan region west over the past five years; the number of community Gardaí for...
    • Prison Service
      167. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners per annum in Cork Prison from 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; the measures being taken to tackle...
    • An Garda Síochána
      168. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí currently assigned to stations in the Nenagh and Thurles Garda districts; and if he will make a...
    • EU Meetings
      169. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the meeting of Justice and Home Affairs ministers from all EU member states, on 5 March 2025. [12720/25]
    • Online Safety
      170. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality given that one third of the complaints received from Ireland to the Appeals Centre Europe related to harassment and bullying,...
    • Crime Prevention
      171. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions he intends to take to tackle the growing problem of knife crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • An Garda Síochána
      172. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí currently assigned to stations in Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12394/25]
    • Crime Prevention
      177. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures he is putting in place to tackle rural crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12521/25]
    • An Garda Síochána
      178. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans to operationalise community safety partnerships-joint policing committees; if he will advise how they will be...
    • Legislative Programme
      179. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to progress the Intoxicating Liquor Bill (2024); if so, if he will provide a timeline on the Bill’s...
    • Court Accommodation
      180. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for a purpose-built family law court complex at Hammond Lane in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      181. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applicants for naturalisationcurrently pursuing their cases in the courts; the legal costs to the State that have...
    • An Garda Síochána
      182. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of valid applications received for the latest Garda recruitment campaign; the number of these from applicants aged...
    • Gambling Sector
      184. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the role of the new Gambling Regulatory Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12684/25]
    • Prison Service
      185. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the immediate measures he will take to increase prison capacity in the country; the efforts he will make to urgently review...
    • Drug Dealing
      186. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current Government plans to deal with the scourge of drugs and drug dealing; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Domestic Violence
      187. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe in which they intend to introduce a register of domestic abusers; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Family Law Cases
      188. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether consideration has been given to recognising a history of childhood abuse as a mitigating factor in judicial proceedings...
    • International Protection
      190. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions being taken to decrease the processing time for international protection applicants; and if he will make a...
    • An Garda Síochána
      191. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the provision of body worn cameras to all members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      195. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applications for naturalisation that are currently being processed by the citizenship division of his Department;...
    • International Agreements
      196. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will report on the recent meeting in Brussels with ministerial representatives from 12 Latin American countries to...
    • Emergency Services
      197. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that the system whereby members of the public are now encouraged not to phone their local Garda station but...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Trade Sanctions
      198. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contribution the Government has made in the decisions by the EU to retaliate to the threatened US tariffs; the contribution the...
    • Information and Communications Technology
      199. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his Department is paying...
    • Passport Services
      200. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports revoked by his Department in the past 20 years to date; and the reason for each time a passport has been revoked....
    • Consular Services
      203. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Irish embassies and consulate general offices that currently have a cultural officer post filled, in tabular form. [13125/25]
    • Passport Services
      204. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding the passport application system, the reasoning behind the recent change in policy whereby the notarising of a passport...
    • Departmental Staff
      205. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the...
    • Passport Services
      206. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will ensure that the processing of a passport for a person (details supplied) will be expedited by his Department; and if he will make...
    • Human Rights
      207. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the Hungarian Government’s ban on a public pride march (details supplied); his engagement with the Hungarian...
    • Departmental Contracts
      208. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department, or any agency under his Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract in respect of a...
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • Wind Energy Generation
      209. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the offshore sustainable energy wind farm project known as north Irish Sea array SID; and if he will...
    • Information and Communications Technology
      210. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his...
    • Telecommunications Services
      211. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the direct contact he has had with broadband and phone providers recently with regard to the continued outage in...
    • Departmental Staff
      212. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of WTE legal advisors employed by his Department in each of the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in...
    • Departmental Funding
      213. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 194 of 6 March 2025, the total amount of funding awarded under the community...
    • Departmental Schemes
      214. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will review an application for SEAI insulation in respect of an applicant (details supplied) in County Kerry; and...
    • Departmental Staff
      215. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the...
    • Departmental Contracts
      216. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department, or any agency under his Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract...
  • Department of Defence
    • Information and Communications Technology
      217. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his Department is paying for on...
    • Defence Forces
      218. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount that the Defence Forces spent on purchasing military equipment from Japanese companies in each of the years 2023, 2024 and to date in...
    • Naval Service
      219. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the capital works currently ongoing at Haulbowline naval base; when each of those capital works will be completed; and the future capital works...
    • Defence Forces
      220. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount the Defence Forces spent on purchasing military equipment from Australian companies in each of the years 2023, 2024 and to date in...
    • Departmental Staff
      222. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the secondment;...
    • Departmental Contracts
      223. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department, or any agency under his Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract in respect of a hotel...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Tax Yield
      224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the revenue generated from motor tax in County Tipperary in the years of 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [12959/25]
    • Information and Communications Technology
      225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his Department is paying...
    • Driver Test
      226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current wait times and the number on waiting lists for driving tests, by each testing centre in Dublin city; the way in which the RSA...
    • Electric Vehicles
      227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to expand EV charging points at the State's airports to facilitate more EV drivers and an increase in EV car rental; and if he...
    • Transport Policy
      228. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the NTA's next generation, account-based ticketing project can be expanded to include more forms of commercially operated sustainable...
    • Tax Rebates
      229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of motor tax refunds issued, by county in each of the years from 2019 to date in 2025. [13069/25]
    • Road Tolls
      230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons that have been charged for the late payment of tolls each year since the introduction of barrier-less tolling on...
    • Public Transport
      231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the pledge in the Programme for Government to form a national transport security force; for a timeline for delivery; and...
    • Driver Licences
      232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) course for HGV drivers in Ireland was last reviewed and updated to consider new...
    • Departmental Staff
      234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the...
    • Air Navigation Orders
      236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the work of his Department to strengthen the State’s ability to detect and sanction breaches of law relating to...
    • Driver Test
      237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a copy of the plan to restore waiting times for driving tests to ten weeks that was requested by his officials as...
    • Public Transport
      239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a recent report by the National Transport Authority which suggests that it will be at least 2028 before contactless payments...
    • Public Sector Pensions
      240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to provide funding to the 1951 CIÉ superannuation pension scheme so that members can receive an increase in payments,...
    • Departmental Contracts
      241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department, or any agency under his Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract in respect of a...
  • Department of Finance
    • Tax Reliefs
      242. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on taxi licences for a company (details supplied); if the company demonstrated that it was tax compliant as part of this process; if VAT was...
    • Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General
      243. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of all auditing work done by the Comptroller and Auditor General for public bodies for which the Comptroller and Auditor General is remunerated;...
    • Information and Communications Technology
      244. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his Department is paying for on a monthly...
    • National Treasury Management Agency
      246. To ask the Minister for Finance the date on which he last received a status report from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund in respect of a campus (details supplied). [13025/25]
    • Revenue Commissioners
      247. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects the Revenue Commissioners to receive their new customs cutter vessels; and the number of Revenue Commissioners staff, by grade, that have been...
    • Tax Data
      248. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide a list of all late payment fees imposed by the Revenue Commissioners; the amount collected under each heading each year since 2016, in tabular...
    • Banking Sector
      249. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the definition used by Irish banks to determine non-performing loans for mortgages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13156/25]
    • Tax Exemptions
      250. To ask the Minister for Finance the total value of property that was exempt from CAT due to the heritage exemption each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13157/25]
    • Tax Data
      251. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of section 110 applications, that is, unique form S.110 submissions each year since 2016; the total number approved; the number approved in...
    • Tax Exemptions
      253. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 297 of 5 February 2025, if he will consider introducing an exemption to the 1% life insurance levy on people with...
    • Revenue Commissioners
      254. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners have ever declined to approve any pension transfer overseas on the grounds of tax avoidance or any other reason; and if he will...
    • Banking Sector
      255. To ask the Minister for Finance to set out categories of eligible collateral accepted by the Central Bank of Ireland for commercial banks seeking access to the lending facilities; to clarify...
    • Departmental Staff
      256. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the secondment; the durations...
    • State Assets
      257. To ask the Minister for Finance the total shareholding in AIB each year since 2017, detailing each year shares were sold, the amount, share price and total income; and if he will make a...
    • Tax Code
      258. To ask the Minister for Finance if the levels 1 or 2 intervention under the compliance intervention framework has an upper limit on the size of the potential tax liability to avail of this...
    • Tax Avoidance
      259. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to introducing laws in relation to failure to prevent tax evasion similar to those contained in the Corporate Criminal...
    • Departmental Policies
      260. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to increasing regulation of tax advisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13198/25]
    • Departmental Data
      262. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of trusts administered in the State; the number of trustees resident in the State; the number of trustees registered with revenue on the central...
    • Sovereign Debt
      263. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 279 of 5 February 2025, if any share of the 19.4 billion euro grouped under the short-term paper is made up of each of...
    • Tax Reliefs
      265. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider providing tax relief on certain foods for families with children who have severe food allergies, similar to the supports available for...
    • Tax Yield
      266. To ask the Minister for Finance to the level of corporation tax paid by the domestically operating insurance sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13268/25]
    • Departmental Data
      267. To ask the Minister for Finance the categories of exchange-traded funds that are subject to the deemed disposal; the category of exchange-traded funds that are exempt; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Contracts
      268. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department, or any agency under his Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract in respect of a hotel (details...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Information and Communications Technology
      269. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his Department is...
    • National Monuments
      271. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW will take an initiative to clean up and showcase a recognised national monument (details supplied). [13012/25]
    • Office of Government Procurement
      272. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the Office of Government Procurement will complete the Capital Works Management Framework review; when the review will be...
    • Departmental Staff
      273. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the...
    • Flood Risk Management
      274. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13194/25]
    • Departmental Contracts
      275. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department, or any agency under his Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract in respect of a...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Business Supports
      276. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of businesses in Tipperary that applied for the Power Up grant; the number of the applications that were successful; and...
    • Information and Communications Technology
      277. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his Department is...
    • Departmental Functions
      278. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress his Department has made establishing the small business unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13056/25]
    • Small and Medium Enterprises
      281. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the sense checks that are in place for legislation to minimise the impact on SMEs; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Trade Relations
      282. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the representations he has made to the European Commission regarding ensuring the potential exposure of Irish whiskey to US tariffs...
    • Employment Rights
      283. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has examined the issue of file padding in the workplace, where employers fabricate or exaggerate disciplinary...
    • Company Registration
      284. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of instant payment notifications issued since they were introduced in June 2023 each year to the CRO; and if he will make...
    • Work Permits
      286. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans to increase the number of work permits for HGV mechanics beyond the quota of 200, as set out under Statutory Instrument No....
    • Company Law
      289. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of exemptions approved under the Companies Act 2014 for designated activity companies and companies limited by guarantee...
    • Departmental Staff
      290. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firms involved; the purpose of the...
    • Company Registration
      291. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if journalists have access to beneficial ownership records held by the companies registration office; and if he will make a statement...
    • Business Supports
      293. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the status of payments made by Microfinance Ireland to farmers; the number, value and breakdown of payments made to...
    • Social Enterprise Sector
      294. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding opportunities for social enterprises for the circular economy; to outline the application processes; and if he will make...
    • Departmental Funding
      295. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding opportunities available for a community horse project; to outline the application process; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Contracts
      296. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department, or any agency under his Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract in respect of...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Schools Building Projects
      297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding provided for capital projects for schools in County Tipperary from 2021 to date in 2025, in tabular form. [12958/25]
    • Special Educational Needs
      298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the commitment in Budget 2025 to provide for up to 400 additional new special classes for the 2025-2026 school year, if there is...
    • Information and Communications Technology
      300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of copper communication lines within her Department currently in active operation and for which her Department is paying for on...
    • School Transport
      301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 127 of 26 February 2025, if it is possible to subsidise a bus on a route where there is a lack of transport...
    • School Staff
      302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the salary of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13002/25]
    • Special Educational Needs
      303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special classes each primary and post-primary school has; if they have requested a new special class or classes; and the number of...
    • School Staff
      304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application by a person (details supplied) was granted incremental credit for non-teaching service; if not, the reason this applicant was...
    • National Educational Psychological Service
      305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a NEPS assessment will be provided for a person (details supplied). [13014/25]
    • Special Educational Needs
      306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in cases in which a child with special needs is receiving home tuition and the home is not a suitable space, the supports that can be provided...
    • School Accommodation
      307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of a school building (details supplied); if she will report on the assessment of the school building undertaken by officials...
    • Schools Building Projects
      308. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update of the development of a new school (details supplied); the plans for the temporary location of the school while the new building is...
    • Educational Disadvantage
      309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department undertakes regular assessment of the inclusion of new schools in the DEIS Programme; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Special Educational Needs
      310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the details of the Summer programme for 2025 will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13091/25]
    • School Transport
      314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department plans on expanding the school bus routes currently serving Dublin Fingal west; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Special Educational Needs
      315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number primary and secondary schools in Tallaght that have expressed an interest in opening a specialist class in the 2024/2025 academic...
    • School Facilities
      318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department intends to begin funding the construction of PE halls in secondary schools, as committed to in the Programme for Government;...
    • Special Educational Needs
      319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) was not sanctioned for an ASD class. [13114/25]
    • School Attendance
      320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students on reduced hours; for a breakdown of same for each of the past three years and categorised based on primary or secondary...
    • Departmental Staff
      321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of any secondments from consulting firms to her Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the secondment;...
    • Departmental Contracts
      322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department, or any agency under her Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract in respect of a hotel...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Irish Language
      323. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to consider policy measures, up to and including legislation, to encourage businesses in Ireland to use bilingual packaging for...
    • Information and Communications Technology
      324. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his Department is...
    • Sports Funding
      325. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the feedback on the unsuccessful application for LSSIF funding made by Galway County Council for a multi-use sports facility at...
    • Departmental Meetings
      327. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he has met with the CEO and or Chairperson of National Concert Hall since his appointment. [13122/25]
    • Sports Facilities
      328. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current up-to-date position regarding the construction of a new National Badminton and Velodrome Centre; and when he expects...
    • Departmental Staff
      329. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of...
    • Internet Safety
      330. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the report on the public consultation on the draft online safety code, which ended in January 2024, will be published. [13258/25]
    • Departmental Contracts
      331. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his Department, or any agency under his Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract in respect...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Housing Provision
      332. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to accelerate and scale up the delivery of affordable housing via local authorities and approved housing bodies; and...
    • Telecommunications Infrastructure
      333. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government where fallen trees impede access on public roads and/or damage ESB transmission lines and telecom provider lines on public...
    • Information and Communications Technology
      334. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his...
    • Housing Policy
      335. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on allocating a portion of cost-rental properties in Dublin for essential workers. [8175/25]
    • Housing Schemes
      336. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the allocation of funding towards tenant-in-situ schemes for Dublin for 2025. [8176/25]
    • Vacant Properties
      337. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the figures extracted from GeoDirectory by a newspaper (details supplied) which shows that 14,500 buildings are...
    • Housing Provision
      338. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline, in light of the ongoing housing crisis, the Government’s plans to achieve the target of...
    • Housing Schemes
      339. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of tenants in Clare on the tenant-in-situ scheme; and the number that have been rejected since inception. [13042/25]
    • Defective Building Materials
      340. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the policy for homeowners who suspect they may have pyrite in their home as the adjoining home has pyrite and is in the...
    • Land Development Agency
      341. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he expects the Land Development Agency to begin delivering houses for Limerick, given it has yet to lodge a planning...
    • Planning Issues
      342. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the work his Department is undertaking to review the planning guidelines provided to local authorities regarding the...
    • Approved Housing Bodies
      343. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware that Government-funded approved housing bodies (AHBs) are competing with potential owner occupiers to buy...
    • Departmental Staff
      344. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose...
    • Commercial Rates
      345. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration has been given to exempting community facilities, childcare facilities and social enterprise facilities from...
    • Departmental Contracts
      346. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department, or any agency under his Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract in...
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Personal Public Service Numbers
      347. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of PPS numbers that are still active in Ireland for people who have received deportation orders. [12973/25]
    • Social Welfare Payments
      348. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the capital disregard of farm assist to €34,000. [12960/25]
    • Information and Communications Technology
      350. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his...
    • Social Welfare Payments
      351. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current status of a disability allowance application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • State Pensions
      352. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to the issuing of the home caring periods for a person (details supplied), if there is adequate contributions for a...
    • Social Insurance
      353. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) who has a shortfall on their PRSI contributions will be examined; if there are...
    • Social Welfare Rates
      354. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost if the maximum rate of both State pension (contributory) and disability allowance increased by...
    • Social Welfare Payments
      356. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will expedite a carer’s allowance application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      357. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will expedite a disability benefit application in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Staff
      358. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose...
    • Social Welfare Eligibility
      359. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider expanding the eligibility criteria for domiciliary care allowance to include families with children who...
    • Departmental Contracts
      360. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department, or any agency under his Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract in...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Information and Communications Technology
      361. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his Department...
    • Probation and Welfare Service
      362. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the filling of a post (details supplied) in the Probation Service; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Public Inquiries
      363. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will establish a public inquiry on the Omagh bombing, as previously committed to. [8929/25]
    • Immigration Status
      364. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of the application for international protection in respect of a person (details supplied); when a final...
    • Citizenship Applications
      365. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of citizenships revoked in the past ten years to date; and a breakdown of same, by nationality. [13067/25]
    • An Garda Síochána
      366. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new gardaí appointed to each garda division over the past five years, including the stations that they were...
    • Family Reunification
      369. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of joint family visa applications received by his Department for the last five years, in tabular form; and if he...
    • An Garda Síochána
      371. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of e-scooters that have been seized by Gardaí in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [13115/25]
    • International Protection
      374. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of additional staff, by grade, that were recruited for the international protection office in 2024 and to date in...
    • An Garda Síochána
      375. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of competitions held for sworn Gardaí to apply to join Garda National Immigration Bureau in 2024 and to date in...
    • Departmental Staff
      377. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of...
    • Departmental Programmes
      378. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to publish a 2025 programme of work for his Department; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Domestic Violence
      380. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the work of Cuan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13266/25]
    • Departmental Contracts
      381. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department, or any agency under his Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract in...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Telecommunications Infrastructure
      382. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine where fallen trees impede access on public roads and/or damage ESB transmission lines and telecom provider lines on public roads or...
    • Information and Communications Technology
      383. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his Department is...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      384. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants to ACRES from whom his Department is now seeking repayments; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Horse Racing Industry
      385. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has met formally with the CEO of Horse Racing Ireland since his appointment. [13124/25]
    • Departmental Staff
      386. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated full year cost to recruit one additional WTE veterinary inspector in his Department. [13135/25]
    • Harbours and Piers
      387. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to invest in local authority-controlled piers and harbours across the State over the forthcoming Government term; and if he...
    • Departmental Staff
      388. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      389. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the ACRES payments made from 2020 to 2024 and date in 2025, by country, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Environmental Schemes
      395. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rationale behind the decision to include mineral soils under GAEC2 despite the clear intent that GAEC2 should solely apply to...
    • Departmental Contracts
      397. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department, or any agency under his Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract in respect of...
  • Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
    • Departmental Schemes
      398. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the ARP scheme will be extended beyond March 2025. [12972/25]
    • Asylum Seekers
      399. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a building under renovation at a location (details supplied) has been assigned to IPAS or will be assigned to...
    • Childcare Services
      400. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will consider reopening the building blocks scheme through Pobal for 2025; and if she will make a...
    • Disability Services
      401. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to comment on the Clondalkin children’s disability network team operating in prefabs on the grounds of a...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      403. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide details of autism assessment waiting times in CHO 5. [12962/25]
    • Children in Care
      404. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of referrals to the national special care referrals committee per month, over the previous 24 months....
    • Childcare Services
      406. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the efforts being undertaken to progressively reduce childcare costs, including plans to review core funding to...
    • Information and Communications Technology
      407. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total number of copper communication lines within her Department currently in active operation and for which...
    • Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children
      408. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a firm (details supplied) is going to use a property to accommodate and care for unaccompanied minors. [13018/25]
    • Mother and Baby Homes
      409. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the recourse available to a person who has been partially declined payment under the mother and baby...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      411. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the age of eligibility for children starting the ECCE scheme can be reviewed (details supplied); and if she...
    • Special Educational Needs
      415. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a place will be provided at an ASD unit in Kilkenny city or Jenkinstown or Clara for a person (details...
    • Childcare Services
      416. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the supports available to childcare providers looking to open new childcare premises; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Schemes
      421. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the accommodation recognition payment continuing; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      428. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to a shortage of pre-school places in Shankill; the work her Department is doing...
    • Disability Services
      429. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE psychologists based at children's disability network teams within CHO3 in 2024 and to date in...
    • Departmental Staff
      430. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of any secondments from consulting firms to her Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved;...
    • Disability Diagnoses
      431. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason that foetal alcohol spectrum disorder is not deemed by her Department or agencies under her aegis to...
    • Departmental Contracts
      432. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department, or any agency under her Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any...
  • Department of Health
    • Mental Health Services
      434. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on adolescent primary care mental health waiting lists in each of the past four years who were assessed for transition to primary care...
    • Health Services Staff
      436. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE community orthoptist posts in the CHO5 area in the year 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [12957/25]
    • Gender Recognition
      437. To ask the Minister for Health if the commitments made in the 2020 Programme for Government regarding the implementation of an informed consent model of care for hormone replacement therapy,...
    • Health Services
      438. To ask the Minister for Health the supports and services currently available on a State-wide basis for people suffering with fibromyalgia; the details of the specific provisions in the north...
    • Information and Communications Technology
      439. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of copper communication lines within her Department currently in active operation and for which her Department is paying for on a monthly...
    • Mental Health Services
      440. To ask the Minister for Health the protocol that is followed when persons who are on waiting lists for adolescent primary care mental health teams reach the age of 18; if they are informed...
    • Disease Management
      447. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the national diabetes registry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13016/25]
    • Disability Services
      448. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in Donegal cannot access day or respite services; the steps they can take; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Primary Care Services
      449. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding plans for a building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13039/25]
    • Patient Deaths
      451. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the publication of the terms of reference of the external review into the death of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Hospital Facilities
      452. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the development of the surgical hub at Merlin Park, Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13050/25]
    • Primary Care Centres
      453. To ask the Minister for Health when the new Salthill and Knocknacarra primary care centre and enhanced community care hub will become operational at the location in the Gateway Business...
    • Health Services Staff
      456. To ask the Minister for Health the expected timeframe for the independent expert to carry out a comprehensive review on the physician associate role in Ireland; when the recommendations are...
    • Health Service Executive
      457. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adverse incidents that were in the HSE in 2023. [13070/25]
    • Home Care Packages
      459. To ask the Minister for Health the budget for home care hours in Meath for the past five years, by year; and the number of hours service this supplied. [13072/25]
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      461. To ask the Minister for Health if, arising from or in connection with the recent negotiations on forming a Government and securing a majority in Dáil Éireann for it, she has...
    • Primary Care Centres
      462. To ask the Minister for Health the vacancies in the medical specialities offered in a centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13083/25]
    • Substance Misuse
      465. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will offer to support the north Dublin regional drugs and alcohol task force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13089/25]
    • Youth Services
      466. To ask the Minister for Health the funding her Department can offer to support Skerries youth support services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13090/25]
    • Disabilities Assessments
      467. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; if an assessment will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13102/25]
    • Primary Care Centres
      468. To ask the Minister for Health in regard to the primary health care centre in a location (details supplied), to outline future plans for the installation of X-ray and scanning facilities to...
    • Mental Health Services
      470. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown of CAMHS-ID teams in the CHO 3 area, in tabular form; the staffing levels per team; and the options open to young people who require the...
    • Hospital Staff
      471. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant nephrologists based at University Hospital Limerick in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [13127/25]
    • General Practitioner Services
      472. To ask the Minister for Health if ShannonDoc treatment centres based in Roscrea will extend their opening hours on Mondays to Fridays between 11 p.m. and 8 a.m. the following morning and on...
    • Dental Services
      473. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE dentists, senior dental surgeons and principal dental surgeons based at primary care centres within CHO 3 in the years 2023, 2024 and to date...
    • Hospital Services
      474. To ask the Minister for Health the hospitals that currently have the equipment and necessary staff to carry out core decompression procedures, in tabular form. [13130/25]
    • Dental Services
      475. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to address the long waiting lists and times for orthodontic treatment in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      476. To ask the Minister for Health if she will urgently investigate and expedite the long delay in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Staff
      478. To ask the Minister for Health the details of any secondments from consulting firms to her Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the secondment; the durations...
    • Medicinal Products
      479. To ask the Minister for Health if the medicine Mounjaro will be offered on the medical card or long-term illness card (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Disabilities Assessments
      480. To ask the Minister for Health whether there were any assessment of needs applications that were closed without receiving an assessment of needs in County Donegal in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and...
    • Mental Health Services
      481. To ask the Minister for Health if a clinical child psychologist has been appointed for CAMHS in Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13216/25]
    • Medical Cards
      484. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider expanding the eligibility criteria for medical cards to include individuals with severe food allergies; and if she will make a statement...
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      485. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the waiting list for children (details supplied) seeking an appointment for paediatric allergy services, including the expected date...
    • Healthcare Policy
      487. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to introduce a baby loss certificate for those who have lost a baby through miscarriage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13226/25]
    • Health Services
      488. To ask the Minister for Health the supports that are available to people that suspect that they are living with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, in particular those who are under the age of...
    • Departmental Data
      492. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children diagnosed with foetal alcohol syndrome and partial foetal alcohol syndrome, in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she...
    • Healthcare Policy
      494. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the Ireland specific recommendations from UN bodies (details supplied) with respect to surgical interventions on intersex...
    • Health Strategies
      495. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 657 of 4 March 2025, if she will provide details regarding the three actions which have been implemented and the one...
    • Health Service Executive
      496. To ask the Minister for Health the health and social care services the HSE commissions through tendering arrangements, in tabular form; and the total spent in each category of health and...
    • Health Services Staff
      497. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the staffing issues at PrEP clinics (details supplied); the steps she is taking to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Health Services
      498. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will provide additional resources and equipment for the neurology assessment and nerve conduction study testing for amyloidosis; if she is...
    • Hospital Facilities
      499. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure every effort is made to reopen beds in Caherciveen Community Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13252/25]
    • Children in Care
      500. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 259 of 26 February 2025, the details of supports and services including advocacy that are provided to adults aged over 26...
    • Healthcare Policy
      501. To ask the Minister for Health when she plans to publish a new national cardiovascular health policy, which expired in 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13254/25]
    • Mental Health Services
      502. To ask the Minister for Health the amount the health service has spent on the provision of private psychiatric care and mental illness in Ireland and the United Kingdom from 2018 to 2025, by...
    • General Practitioner Services
      506. To ask the Minister for Health when she plans to publish the strategic review of general practice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13270/25]
    • Departmental Contracts
      507. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department, or any agency under her Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract in respect of a hotel (details...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Information and Communications Technology
      508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his Department is paying for on...
    • Departmental Data
      509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 384 of 20 February 2025, when a response to the query will issue to this Deputy; and the reason no...
    • Adult Education Provision
      510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new building for an adult education centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13033/25]
    • Departmental Staff
      511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of WTE legal advisors employed by his Department in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [13121/25]
    • Departmental Contracts
      513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department, or any agency under his Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract in respect of a hotel...
  • Department of Rural and Community Development
    • Departmental Funding
      514. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department offers financial support grants or programmes to community sports teams (details supplied) travelling abroad for...
    • Information and Communications Technology
      515. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total number of copper communication lines within his Department currently in active operation and for which his Department is...
    • Departmental Staff
      516. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of any secondments from consulting firms to his Department since 2020; the consulting firm involved; the purpose of the...
    • Departmental Funding
      517. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the criteria for a community horse project to be included in Pobal funding; the programmes that Pobal can offer for a community horse...
    • Departmental Contracts
      518. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department, or any agency under his Department’s remit, have, since 1 November 2024, entered any contract in respect of...

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