Written answers
Wednesday, 9 April 2025
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Vacant Properties
1. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of houses and shops in towns or villages that were identified as being vacant on the occasion of the last census in 2022, by-county, in tabular...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Middle East
2. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 1 April 2025, the basis upon which there is a requirement to prioritise those measures which...
- Foreign Policy
4. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update as to whether the Government has contributed, or intends to contribute, to the work of the Montreal Irish Monument...
- International Agreements
6. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the State supports an international legal prohibition on autonomous weapons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17677/25]
- Trade Agreements
7. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has engaged with his European counterparts in relation to the EU Mercosur free trade agreement; if so, the outcome of that engagement;...
- Passport Services
8. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to examine the case of a person (details supplied); who having applied for a Passport on 9 January 2025, and despite having no errors...
- Human Rights
9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will take action at the EU level to defend the rights of LGBTQ+ people in Hungary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17697/25]
- Tourism Policy
10. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline his proposals to support Irish tourism through the work of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Middle East
11. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that Israel is illegally withholding significant tax revenues from the Palestinian Authority, which it controls as a result of...
- Departmental Meetings
12. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the dates and attendees of all MinMAC meetings in his Department since he took office. [17700/25]
- Diplomatic Representation
13. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the meetings the special envoy to the United States of America has had since his appointment; the date and locations of meetings; the travel...
- Tourism Policy
14. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will engage with the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Tourism Ireland officials, US Embassy officials...
- Irish Aid
15. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list of the countries which are the primary beneficiaries of Irelands Development Aid Programme, in tabular form; if he...
- Irish Sign Language
16. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (ISL) within his Department and its associated public bodies,...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Wind Energy Generation
17. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the North Irish Sea Array offshore project; details of any consultation that has taken place; and if he...
- Energy Policy
18. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he aware that the approval for State aid for the RESS is due to expire at the end of 2025; the steps he has taken to...
- Renewable Energy Generation
19. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on offshore renewable energy; if there are plans to development more than 900 MW currently planned; if...
- Departmental Reviews
20. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the land use review; when he anticipates this will be published; and if he will make a statement on...
- Renewable Energy Generation
21. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on floating offshore wind; if he plans to progress any pilot projects; and if he will make a statement...
- Noise Pollution
23. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there is a statutory obligation on local authorities or agencies within his remit to carry out noise abatement...
- Coastal Protection
24. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current plans for climate resilience for Dublin’s coastline, in particular, in the context of rising sea...
- Energy Conservation
25. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an audit of State-owned buildings has been carried out to ascertain the level of insulation, solar panels, heat pumps...
- Environmental Policy
26. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps that have been taken in relation to EU directives on the circular economy vis-a-vis textiles; and if he will...
- Irish Sign Language
27. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (ISL) within his Department and its...
- Telecommunications Infrastructure
28. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 202 of 6 March 2025, if there have been further discussions involving his...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces
29. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the refurbishment works that were carried out at Finner Camp in the years of 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025; if each of those refurbishment works...
- Air Corps
31. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the timeframe for the works for the planned upgrade of Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel; the State agencies involved including travel routes there;...
- Defence Forces
32. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress being made on the creation of the chief of defence role, and supporting roles and the redesignation of the Air Corps and the Naval...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Electric Vehicles
34. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the number of EV charging spaces available at all local authority offices, broken down by location, the provider in...
- Córas Iompair Éireann
36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will commit to giving an increase to CIÉ pensioners, the group have seen no increase for the past 17 years, if he will accept...
- Public Transport
37. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for details of expenditure on PSV licensing in the years 2021 to date in 2025; and the position regarding the review of the PSV licensing...
- Parking Provision
38. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures being put in place to provide adequate coach parking facilities in Dublin for the upcoming concert season; if engagement has...
- Ports Policy
39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans to improve transport infrastructure and coach facilities in Dublin port, due to the increasing number of cruise liners stopping...
- Taxi Regulations
40. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an exception to the price increase by the NTA will be made for rural taxis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Aviation Industry
41. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to reports of the mistreatment of customers by an airline (details supplied); the measures he will take to...
- Driver Test
42. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a driving test could be fast tracked for person (details supplied). [17770/25]
- Noise Pollution
43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a statutory obligation on local authorities or agencies within his remit to carry out noise abatement studies on national...
- Public Transport
44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to respond and agree to the request by the National Private Hire and Taxi Association for a meeting as soon as possible to discuss ongoing...
- Córas Iompair Éireann
45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can outline his role under sections 44 and 45 of the Transport Act 1950, particularly in relation to CIÉ pensioners; and if he...
- Rail Network
46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans for revisiting the feasibility study of the Metrolink southwest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17848/25]
- Driver Test
47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Government's position on developing additional capacity in the driving testing centres in south Dublin to improve wait times; and if...
- Electric Vehicles
48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of EV charging spaces available at all LUAS and DART stations including in associated park and ride facilities, by location;...
- Driver Test
51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of individuals on the waiting list at the Mulhuddart test centre and Mulhuddart Maple House test centre in each of the years...
- Irish Sign Language
52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (ISL) within his Department and its associated public...
- Rail Network
53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount provided by his Department to date to the NTA to fund the DART+ extension to Kilcock, given the current and projected growth of...
- Road Projects
55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on a proposed project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18040/25]
- Tax Code
56. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a mechanism to appeal the requirement to pay motor tax arrears in cases where a vehicle was genuinely off the road but was not...
- Middle East
58. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 98 of 2 April 2025, if he will list the eight companies in which Ireland indirectly invests €9.4 million, which...
- Tax Code
59. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will examine correspondence regarding VAT for taxi drivers (details attached); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17812/25]
- Economic Data
60. To ask the Minister for Finance to supply the analysis he received with respect to the impact of global geopolitical and trade events on the economic scenarios facing the country over the...
- Credit Availability
61. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide the most recent analysis on domestic credit availability in Ireland, in particular for indigenous businesses; how this compares to other countries;...
- Tax Code
62. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated annual value of each tax cut measure introduced in each annual budget from Budget 2017 to Budget 2025. [17856/25]
- Tax Avoidance
64. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the estimated cost to the exchequer of the loophole introduce into the PRSA pension schemes in the Finance Act 2022, and subsequently closed in the...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- EU Funding
67. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline the monies claimed by Ireland under the Recovery and Resilience Fund; the programmes the funding was expended on; the extent...
- An Garda Síochána
68. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of languages the recruitment leaflet for the 2025 Garda recruitment campaign was translated into; the cost of translating the...
- Heritage Sites
69. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 207 of 3 April 2025, if officials from the OPW inspected the hedgerow prior to these works being...
- Departmental Funding
70. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding has been allocated to implement the recommendations of the Dublin City Centre Taskforce report; if so, to provide details of...
- Pension Provisions
71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will review the fast accrual (uniformed) single public service pension scheme for members recruited post-2013 in An Garda...
- Election Expenditure
77. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of candidates in the European elections 2024 who have been reimbursed electoral expenses to date; the number of candidates...
- Public Procurement Contracts
78. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide any framework or policy he is pursuing with the aim of reducing the cost of goods and services in Ireland, in particular, in...
- Irish Sign Language
79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (ISL) within his Department and its associated public...
- Flood Risk Management
80. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will examine how preventative measures to address the increased risk of coastal flooding can incorporate features that...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Business Supports
81. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to reintroduce the increased cost of business scheme in 2025, or introduce a similar financial support package linked to...
- Language Schools
82. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of reports of alleged improper redundancies and contract downgrading at a language school in Dublin 1 (details...
- Company Closures
86. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide information on the gross and net business closures across the State on a quarterly basis from 2019 to 2024 or for whichever...
- Trade Promotion
87. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the planned trade promotion activities, diplomatic engagements or advocacy missions his Department will undertake in the United States...
- Enterprise Policy
88. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the role of Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland in shaping the Government’s strategic response to the US tariffs announced on 2...
- Departmental Data
89. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has carried out a sectoral analysis to identify industries or regions in Ireland most exposed to the new US tariff...
- Insurance Industry
90. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will give consideration to the issues raised by an association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Irish Sign Language
91. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (ISL) within his Department and its associated public...
- Industrial Relations
92. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is supportive of the provisions of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers)...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Tionscadail Tógála Scoileanna
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cé mhéad airgead caipitil a caitheadh ar thionscadail chaipitil i scoileanna a fheidhmíonn trí mheán an Bhéarla arna...
- Special Educational Needs
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the actions being taken to ensure sufficient SNA allocation for a school (details supplied), following the SENO's recommendation...
- School Admissions
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the number of children waiting for an appropriate school place in Dublin south central. [17722/25]
- Education Policy
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department’s approach to supporting democratic schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17723/25]
- Special Educational Needs
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if children who avail of the AIM programme in pre-school have the support they receive upon diagnosis of a special need transitioned from...
- State Examinations
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans for grade deflation of Leaving Certificate results since the introduction of grade inflation; if 2025 Leaving Certificate students will...
- Special Educational Needs
104. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of school management regarding their allocation of additional needs assistants (details...
- Schools Refurbishment
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a school (details supplied) following extensive damage caused by storm Éowyn; and if she will make a...
- School Transport
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills where the Programme for Government school transport 2030 scheme application process was advertised; the number of schools that applied; to...
- Special Educational Needs
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the provision of additional special education classes in Dublin mid west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17874/25]
- Child and Family Agency
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Tusla’s Alternative Education Assessment and Registration Service (AEARS) conducts follow-up assessments or monitoring of young people...
- School Transport
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria for eligibility for the school transport scheme, for primary and post-primary schools. [17914/25]
- Special Educational Needs
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will have their numbers of SNAs cut by more than half; how this decision was arrived at; and if she will make a...
- School Staff
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to ensure that school secretaries employed by boards of management receive equivalent pensions, leave entitlements and the...
- School Funding
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the ICT grant will be paid to schools this year; if so, when it will be paid; and when schools, both primary and second level, will be...
- School Transport
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the Bus Éireann school bus route supplying a school (details supplied) which has been in place for a long period of time, has...
- Irish Sign Language
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (ISL) within her Department and its associated public bodies,...
- School Admissions
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an individual (details supplied) will be provided with a school placement relevant to their specified educational needs, given the impact...
- Special Educational Needs
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary was only granted 1.5 SNA positions given the significant needs of the school which is...
- Schools Administration
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools and post primary schools that are billed by Uisce Éireann; and that share of the total number of primary...
- Insurance Coverage
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all primary and post primary schools can access public liability insurance from one insurance company only, nominated by her Department, or...
- Schools Building Projects
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an updated timeline for the progression of the permanent school building project for a school (details supplied), given that...
- State Examinations
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills given the concerns raised by parents about the issue of grade inflation, particularly regarding its impact on the Class of 2025, the steps she is...
- School Staff
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the policy on incremental credit for post-primary teachers with overseas experience in private schools, given that such...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Tourism Policy
129. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will introduce a new policy on the regulation of a company (details supplied) and other online platforms to reduce the...
- Údarás na Gaeltachta
130. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhféadfaidh sé soiléiriú a thabhairt maidir leis an moill atá curtha ag a Roinn ar fhoilsiú na...
- Census of Population
134. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the 1921 Census of Ireland will be released to the public in order to assist the many thousands of people involved in family...
- Sports Funding
135. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will consider the inclusion of a club (details supplied) on the list for the large scale sport infrastructure fund; if the...
- Artists' Remuneration
136. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the plans for the basic income for artists; the amount of funding that was allocated for the scheme in the years 2023, 2024 and...
- Sports Funding
137. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the grant allocated to a club (details supplied) will be received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17659/25]
- Swimming Pools
138. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he has had or if he will have consultations with local authorities about the development of a national strategy for the...
- Tourism Policy
139. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will consider the establishment of a US president's trail in Ireland to highlight and promote the historical connections...
- Sports Funding
142. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide details on sports capital grants planned for 2025 onwards for Dublin 2, 4, 6, 6W, and 8; and if he will make a...
- Irish Sign Language
143. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (ISL) within his Department and its associated...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Wind Energy Generation
144. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it is necessary to apply for planning permission in circumstances where a wind turbine is dismantled and removed from a...
- Housing Schemes
145. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the ready-to-build scheme, outlining how many serviced sites are currently available per local authority for...
- Údaráis Áitiúla
146. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government cén líon fóirne ar fud na n-údarás áitiúil a bhfuil an Ghaeilge ar a gcumas acu, agus an...
- Parking Provision
147. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the car park at Glenveagh National Park, Donegal was last resurfaced or remarked; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Housing Schemes
148. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is concerned at the declining number of habitable thatched houses in the State; if he accepts that the cost of thatching...
- Departmental Policies
149. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the action that has been taken to allow for plebiscites to change placenames; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Housing Policy
150. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the budgetary provision he is making to enable the unit in the Housing Agency tasked to regulate owners’ management...
- Heritage Sites
151. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the grant aid is available to support works on the birthplace of Daniel O'Connell in County Kerry (details supplied); and if...
- Derelict Sites
152. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the policies in place to reduce dereliction in Dublin city; if he will revise the Derelict Sites Act 1990 and its provisions,...
- Local Authorities
153. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the new revenue-raising measures under consideration for granting local authorities, in particular, for Dublin City Council;...
- Mayoral Election
155. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the plans for holding an election for a directly elected mayor for Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Energy Infrastructure
156. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 557 of 2 February 2025, to provide an update on the scoping process to identify the...
- Housing Schemes
157. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of successful STAR applications; the recipient of each of these awards, the name of the scheme to which each award...
- Irish Sign Language
159. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (ISL) within his Department and its associated...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Payments
160. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the examination of benchmarking of working age social welfare payments, as outlined in the Roadmap for Social...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
161. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if consideration will be given to allow those who have been made redundant since the beginning of 2025 to avail of the...
- Social Welfare Payments
162. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason job seeker's allowance arrears due to a person (details supplied) has not been paid; if this can be paid promptly;...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
163. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person borrows money for necessary repairs if they are then eligible to apply for supplementary welfare allowance. [17750/25]
- Social Welfare Appeals
164. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the length of time appeals for carer's allowance are taking; and if he plans to implement any measures to ensure they are...
- Social Welfare Benefits
165. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17752/25]
- Irish Sign Language
166. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current status of the complaints mechanism and code of conduct for Irish Sign Language interpreters under the Register of...
- Electric Vehicles
170. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the number of EV charging spaces available at all Intreo buildings, broken down by location; the...
- Irish Sign Language
171. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (ISL) within his Department and its associated...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Public Transport
172. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for details of the number of new buses registered under the PSV licensing system in the years 2021 to date in 2025. [17660/25]
- Departmental Policies
173. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to a growing trend where vape shops advertise vaping products alongside confectionery in shop...
- Censorship of Publications
174. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Register of Prohibited Publications will be updated to reflect the current legal position regarding the sale and...
- An Garda Síochána
175. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures An Garda Síochána are taking to curb aggravated burglary and vehicle theft in residential premises in...
- Victim Support Services
176. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the support services, if any, available to victims of aggravated burglary and car theft in residential premises; and if he will...
- An Garda Síochána
177. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of reported burglaries in Lucan, Clondalkin, Palmerstown, Rathcoole, Newcastle, Saggart and Brittas; and the number...
- Domestic Violence
180. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide a detailed report in regard to a proposed Bill (details supplied) [17802/25]
- Departmental Functions
181. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress that has been made with transferring responsibility for multi-unit developments from his Department to the...
- Family Reunification
182. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of section 56 family reunification applications on hand at the family reunification unit; the current processing...
- Domestic Violence
183. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider expanding the scope of the Domestic Violence Act 2018 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
- An Garda Síochána
191. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the role of Garda occupational health in the assessment and approval of ill health retirements; if there is an appeal mechanism...
- Electric Vehicles
193. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the number of EV charging spaces available at all court buildings, broken down by location, in tabular...
- Visa Applications
195. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for the processing and granting of long stay join family visas; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Gambling Sector
197. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has concerns regarding the awarding of the contract for the main ICT Infrastructure in the Gambling Regulatory Authority...
- Irish Sign Language
198. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (ISL) within his Department and its associated...
- Departmental Data
199. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of animals destroyed by officers, by animal type, in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, where restricted dog breeds and...
- Common Travel Area
200. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions he has had with representatives of the British government regarding improving the sharing of information...
- An Garda Síochána
202. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the fact that it is a requirement that applicants to join An Garda Síochána must be proficient in Irish or...
- Victim Support Services
203. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the details of all supports in place for victims of rape, sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse to support them...
- Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
205. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider introducing a provision whereby survivors of rape, sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse can apply for...
- Probation and Welfare Service
206. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for all details of guidelines in relation to the imposition of post-release supervision orders for sex offenders; and if he...
- Departmental Data
210. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of sex offenders released from prison who had availed of therapeutic services aimed at reducing the likelihood...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Fishing Industry
211. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when works on the new Smooth Point Phase 3 at Killybegs Fisheries Harbour Centre will commence; the estimated timeframe for this work...
- Forestry Sector
213. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the system for the allocation of funding or grants for the required deer-proof fencing on new native woodlands,...
- Greyhound Industry
214. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the discrepancy in the figures given by Rásaíocht Con Éireann to his Department for the number of...
- Agriculture Schemes
218. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to examine a BISS application pack in respect of a person in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Irish Sign Language
219. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (ISL) within his Department and its associated public...
- Artificial Intelligence
220. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No.129 of November 2011, if he will direct bodies (details supplied) to outline specific examples...
- Marine Institute
221. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many licence applications are awaiting appropriate assessments at the Marine Institute, and if there is a prioritisation system...
- Legislative Measures
222. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline for the introduction in Dáil Éireann of the Protection of the Native Irish Honey Bee Bill 2021, which has...
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- International Protection
223. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the 2025 rounds of the International Protection Fund, the National Integration Fund and the Community...
- Disability Services
224. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children waiting on CDNT waiting lists in Donegal, by team, and the number months they have been...
- Child Detention Centres
225. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department is taking measures to ensure sufficient space in a detention centre (details supplied) for...
- Child and Family Agency
226. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her attention has been drawn to the qualification requirements for the role of Tusla crèche inspector;...
- Disabilities Assessments
227. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children awaiting an assessment of need in County Meath; the number of assessors in the county;...
- Disability Services
228. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if persons with disabilities are charged for the use of day services; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Child and Family Agency
230. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will consider strengthening Tusla’s statutory powers to intervene in cases where minors or...
- Child Protection
231. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department has assessed the risks posed by coercive ideological groups targeting young people; if the...
- Disabilities Assessments
232. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in postal districts Dublin 1, 3, 7, and 9 who are currently on a waiting list for an...
- Childcare Services
233. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is aware that there is no definition for Naíonraí (Irish immersion early years education) and...
- Irish Sign Language
239. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (ISL) within her Department and...
- International Protection
240. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of emergency reception and orientation centres currently operated by IPAS; the capacity and current...
- Childcare Services
241. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her plans to progress the Programme for Government commitment to progressively reduce the cost of childcare to...
- Assisted Decision-Making
243. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide details (as at 1 October 2024 and as at 1 April 2025) on the number of persons working in...
- Department of Health
- Alcohol Advertising
247. To ask the Minister for Health her views on whether advertising by companies (details supplied) contravenes laws in relation to alcohol advertising; if she will engage with companies that...
- Mental Health Services
248. To ask the Minister for Health the measures and or supports currently in place for women in County Clare who suffer from post-natal depression; and if there are plans to enhance this...
- Hospital Staff
249. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant anaesthesiologists with a special interest in pain medicine based at University Hospital Limerick in 2023, 2024 and to date in...
- Mental Health Services
250. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE pharmacists that work in CAMHS within CHO3 in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased...
- Health Services
251. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to HIV PrEP programme in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [17666/25]
- Dental Services
252. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior dental surgeons in special needs within CHO3 in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [17667/25]
- Health Services
253. To ask the Minister for Health the status of podiatry services provided by HSE in County Clare; and the status of this service going forward. [17668/25]
- Health Services Staff
254. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacancies currently within cardiology services in public health service. [17669/25]
- Health Services
255. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to provide a specialist lymphedema clinic in Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17681/25]
- Hospital Appointments Status
256. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17683/25]
- Health Services
257. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the hepatitis C home testing kits; the number of kits that have been dispatched; if this scheme is proving successful; and if...
- Health Services Staff
258. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant geriatricians attached to the Donegal integrated care programme for older persons in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025,...
- Hospital Facilities
259. To ask the Minister for Health the rate of theatre utilisation in Letterkenny University Hospital for 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17701/25]
- Mental Health Services
260. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant psychiatrists and clinical psychologists based in Donegal CAMHS services in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she...
- Primary Care Centres
261. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position regarding a new primary care centre at a location (details supplied); when work will commence at this centre; and if she will make a...
- Medicinal Products
262. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide the annual expenditure on pharmaceutical treatments by the HSE in 2024; the expenditure on new medicines for the same period; and if she...
- Health Service Executive
263. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1837 of 19 March 2025, to define the phrases in disposal and retained assets; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Policies
265. To ask the Minister for Health if she will examine the practice of vape shops advertising e-cigarettes and confectionery side by side in shop windows, particularly where such businesses are...
- Hospital Appointments Status
266. To ask the Minister for Health when a person in County Donegal (details supplied) will receive a follow-up appointment in Cappagh Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- State Bodies
267. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the business transformation project being undertaken by an organisation (details supplied) which, according to the published council...
- Alcohol Advertising
268. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the merits of amending the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 to remove the loophole that allows certain advertising of non-alcoholic drinks...
- Primary Care Services
269. To ask the Minister for Health the share of general medical services scheme practices that received the social deprivation practice grant, in the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if...
- Health Services
272. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) and correspondence relating to same will be reviewed and advice provided in relation to same; and if she will make a...
- Electric Vehicles
275. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the number of EV charging spaces available at all hospital buildings, broken down by location, the provider in each instance of the...
- Pension Provisions
276. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on a matter in relation to nurse’s pensions (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17936/25]
- Health Services
277. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting times for people referred to a dietitian in the Meath area in each years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of people that are on this...
- Meals-on-Wheels Services
279. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of waiting lists for meals on wheels; if she will consider a national meals on wheels network budget of €10 million in order to meet...
- Cancer Services
280. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department intends on including mandatory breast density notification within the BreastCheck Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Irish Sign Language
281. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (ISL) within her Department and its associated public bodies, including details...
- Primary Care Services
282. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the fact that parents have been informed that there are no speech and language or occupational therapy services available in...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Education Policy
283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider introducing a statutory obligation for schools and third-level institutions to report suspected recruitment or coercive...
- State Examinations
286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department is aware that 25% of this year’s CAO applicants are from previous years, and many of this cohort are from years where...
- Language Schools
289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the regulatory oversight that exists in relation to private English-language schools (details supplied); whether complaints from students or...
- Research and Development
291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how he intends to incentivise research and development in public institutions and in private enterprise, and, in particular, in joint research...
- Third Level Education
292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how many undergraduate courses are available at third level, in tabular form. [17886/25]
- Apprenticeship Programmes
294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how many apprenticeships are available at third level, in tabular form. [17888/25]
- Irish Sign Language
295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (ISL) within his Department and its associated public bodies,...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Rural Schemes
296. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under the town and village renewal scheme in County Donegal in 2024; the grant approved...
- Departmental Schemes
297. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under measures 1, 2 and 3 of the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme in Donegal in...
- Irish Sign Language
298. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on the implementation of the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 (ISL) within his Department and its associated public...
