Written answers

Wednesday, 7 May 2025

  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      2. To ask the Taoiseach to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them [22140/25]
    • Tourism Industry
      3. To ask the Taoiseach to provide tourism figures for both domestic travel by Irish residents and inward travel into Ireland by non-Irish residents since 2015, in tabular form, broken down by...
    • Cycling Policy
      4. To ask the Taoiseach the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by his Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or subordinate agencies, each year from 2020 to 2024....
    • Legislative Measures
      5. To ask the Taoiseach the timeline for publication of a Government proposal on the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018. [22694/25]
    • Cabinet Committees
      6. To ask the Taoiseach the Cabinet committee that deals with culture, arts, Gaeltacht, sport and media; when it will meet next [22721/25]
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Official Engagements
      7. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Ministers, officials, advisors, and security staff visited Rome to attend the funeral of Pope Francis; and the estimated cost of...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      8. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has raised the ongoing conflict in Sudan at an EU Council level. [21845/25]
    • Passport Services
      9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application (details supplied). [22021/25]
    • Climate Change Policy
      10. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding climate finance, the proportion of the finance provided to date in the form of loans, by year and by country; and if he will make a...
    • Official Engagements
      11. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade he person or body that invited U.S. congressman Brian Mast to Ireland last week. [22087/25]
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      16. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make a...
    • Legislative Measures
      17. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of progress towards the implementation of the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018; and if he will make a...
    • Official Engagements
      18. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of the attendees at the Government Trade Forum, chaired by him on 28 April 2025; to provide a list of all those invited; to...
    • Cycling Policy
      19. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by his Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or subordinate agencies,...
    • Foreign Policy
      20. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the situation of an Irish citizen abroad (details supplied); to ask whether he and his Department can assist. [22394/25]
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • Climate Change Policy
      24. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has considered introducing a ban on fossil fuel advertising; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22020/25]
    • Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan
      25. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware of delays in securing marine use licenses and maritime area consents; the steps being taken to address...
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      30. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if...
    • Telecommunications Services
      31. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the extremely poor mobile phone reception in an area in County Kerry (details supplied) can be addressed; and if he...
    • Energy Infrastructure
      32. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the contingency plans and response measures in place in Ireland in the event of large-scale power outage (details...
    • Cycling Policy
      33. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by his Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or...
    • Wind Energy Guidelines
      34. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide information regarding reports on wind turbine noise, and when he expects changes to the current...
    • National Broadband Plan
      35. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if the area may be reconsidered to be...
    • Mining Industry
      36. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department will support proposals concerning the Shallee project and the development of facilities at Shallee...
    • Postal Services
      37. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if she will expedite the allocation of an Eircode at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Bodies
      38. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department aggregates or compiles quarterly prompt payment reporting data submitted by public bodies and agencies...
    • Recycling Policy
      40. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if one hundred percent of Irish recyclables are processed in Ireland; if not, the percentage currently being processed....
  • Department of Defence
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      44. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make a statement...
    • Cycling Facilities
      45. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by his Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or subordinate agencies, each...
    • Departmental Bodies
      46. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department aggregates or compiles quarterly prompt payment reporting data submitted by public bodies and agencies under its remit, in...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Road Safety
      48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given to increasing funding allocations in the future for road safety initiatives, such as traffic calming...
    • Air Safety
      49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the person or body that currently regulates commercial drone operations in Ireland; the way in which the regulator is ensuring compliance;...
    • Air Services
      50. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on a person’s rights to re-routing and compensation under EC261/2004 due to flight cancellation (details...
    • Bus Services
      51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount by which a child’s fare from Balbriggan to Dublin Connolly has increased following the new zonal adjustments introduced...
    • Driver Test
      52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if priority is afforded to applicants who opt to take their driving test through Gaeilge in relation to driving test waiting times; and if...
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      54. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make a...
    • Driver Test
      55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will expedite and increase the recruitment of additional permanent driving test instructors; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Road Projects
      59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a pedestrian bridge connecting Tramore Valley Park to Ballyphehane in Cork, including timelines for the delivery of this...
    • Electric Vehicles
      60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 244 of 25 March 2025, for an indicative timeframe for when the eSPSV grant will reopen; and if he...
    • Córas Iompair Éireann
      61. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that the 1951 CIÉ superannuation scheme is made a priority for the new Government; if he will address the concerns...
    • Road Safety
      62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of schools enrolled in the safe routes to school in 2024, and to date in 2025; the number of schools waiting to be enrolled;...
    • Public Transport
      64. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total cost arising from the 20% reduction of public transport fares to the public and the 50% reduction of public transport to...
    • Driver Licences
      65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider making the acceptance of cash and/or postal orders mandatory for the NDLS; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Road Safety
      66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when traffic light and bus lane cameras will be rolled out; and the timeline for completion of all phases of the introduction of such...
    • Cycling Policy
      67. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a national cycle network and national cycling strategy will be published; and his views on the need for additional cycling...
    • Córas Iompair Éireann
      68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a response will issue to matters raised in relation to CIÉ (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Road Safety
      69. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide the full allocation of funding for the safe routes to school scheme works at a school (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Planning Issues
      71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current position held and offered by TII as a prescribed body on planning applications received by local authorities where the...
    • Driver Test
      72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for the significant driving test backlog in a test centre in County Waterford (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Contracts
      75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the role his Department played in bringing about a settlement (details supplied); to confirm that no monies were paid by his Department,...
    • Rail Network
      81. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to engage with Irish Rail to ascertain their plans to introduce additional services in 2025; if consideration has been given to increasing...
    • Cycling Facilities
      82. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by his Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or subordinate agencies,...
    • Electric Vehicles
      83. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of EV charging points in each Irish Rail car park, in tabular form; if there are plans to increase this number; and if he will...
    • Rail Network
      84. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget allocation for Iarnród Éireann security personnel at stations in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make...
    • Driver Test
      85. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the delays for driving tests at a location will be cleared (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22372/25]
    • Road Network
      87. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if major improvement works to the main road in and out of Dingle and west Kerry, the N86, can be expedited as this is a critical national...
    • Transport Policy
      88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to link the Sports Ireland Campus to transport hubs, including the Navan Road Parkway station; when such links will come into...
    • Air Services
      89. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the dates on which a section of the airfield at Shannon Airport formerly known as ‘Taxiway 11’ opened and when it closed;...
    • Rail Network
      90. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the delivery date for the 90 new DART carriages; their expected delivery date; their expected commissioning date; the...
    • Departmental Bodies
      92. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department aggregates or compiles quarterly prompt payment reporting data submitted by public bodies and agencies under its remit,...
    • Air Navigation Orders
      94. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No 29 of 26 March 2025, the reason no inspections took place in that period under the Air Navigation...
    • Park-and-Ride Facilities
      95. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the identified park and ride sites for Galway City will be operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22756/25]
    • Driver Test
      96. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No 290 of 8 April 2025, the current waiting time for driving tests in Ireland; the length of time people...
    • Bus Services
      97. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has investigated the costs associated with bringing all private bus routes back into operation by publicly owned...
    • Road Safety
      98. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the means by which he intends to ensure pedestrian safety for access to the Mount Vernon footbridge and Tramore Valley park, from the...
  • Department of Finance
    • Tax Reliefs
      99. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will amend the qualifying criteria for access to the disabled drivers and passengers' scheme to include individuals who have a scoliosis diagnosis; and...
    • Insurance Industry
      100. To ask the Minister for Finance when personal injury insurance cost reductions will be passed onto consumers. [22062/25]
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      101. To ask the Minister for Finance to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Housing Schemes
      102. To ask the Minister for Finance if the help-to-buy scheme, will be extended to include second hand homes following a revision of the scheme (details supplied). [22157/25]
    • Tax Data
      103. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue raised by the sugar-sweetened drinks tax each year since its introduction to date in 2023, broken down by the yield in each band; and if he will...
    • Cycling Policy
      104. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications under the cycle-to-work scheme in 2024, and to date in 2025; if he will provide a breakdown between the number of bicycles,...
    • Official Engagements
      108. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of his engagements with his EU counterparts and the Council of the EU in relation to exercising his powers under Section 42 of the Criminal...
    • Tax Data
      111. To ask the Minister for Finance for a breakdown of the total amount collected by the State from excise duty, carbon tax, VAT, and the NORA levy on the sale of liquid fuel products (petrol,...
    • Semi-State Bodies
      114. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a schedule of basic annual salaries for chief executives of all commercial and non-commercial semi-State companies; and the expiry date of...
    • Tax Code
      117. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address the issue of the tax band for old age pensioners, which has remained unchanged at €36,000 for several years; if he is aware that...
    • Tax Credits
      119. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to allowing start-up SMEs to claim the research and development tax credit over a longer period of years, noting many...
    • Legislative Programme
      120. To ask the Minister for Finance when the Tax Appeals and Fiscal Responsibility Bill will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22682/25]
    • Insurance Industry
      121. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to reduce insurance costs which have been increasing year on year; the percentage increase in home insurance from 2018 to 2025; and if...
    • Primary Medical Certificates
      122. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are plans to revise the criteria for applications for a for primary medical certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23183/25]
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Legislative Programme
      123. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he intends to introduce legislation to establish one single national body with authority over the entire river Shannon; and if he...
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      124. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make a...
    • Rural Schemes
      125. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the completion status of a survey (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22242/25]
    • Cycling Policy
      126. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by his Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or subordinate...
    • Environmental Impact Assessments
      127. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he plans to conduct an environmental impact assessment on the rock armour placed at Rossbeigh beach; and if he will make a statement...
    • Public Sector Staff
      128. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the evidence there is to support the claim that very high rates of remuneration for some senior posts in the public sector represent...
    • Departmental Contracts
      129. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the names of the OEM IT brands represented in the ITC016F the Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the Provision Of Network And...
    • Employment Rights
      130. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether his Department has undertaken any analysis of the impact on the fiscal position of the State in circumstances where PhD students...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Departmental Bodies
      131. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department maintains or receives any data on the compliance of Government Departments and their agencies or bodies with the...
    • National Development Plan
      134. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that will be undertaken in the upcoming review of the National Development Plan to consider the case for semiconductor...
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      135. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make...
    • Work Permits
      136. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide details on the public consultation his Department recently led with regard to general work permits; when a review...
    • Cycling Policy
      138. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by his Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or subordinate...
    • Industrial Development
      139. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the funding that has been made available by his Department, or any agency under the aegis of his Department, over the past...
    • Employment Support Services
      140. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in view of the Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities 2015-2024, if he is considering any further plans or...
    • Artificial Intelligence
      141. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the establishment of Ireland’s AI regulatory sandbox in accordance with the provisions of the...
    • Industrial Development
      142. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of visits to Donegal the IDA made over the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22544/25]
    • Artificial Intelligence
      143. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to enhance the promotion of CeADAR's educational supports for Irish businesses, including free courses and access to AI...
    • Business Supports
      144. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total number of applicants and recipients of the grow digital voucher in 2024; the total cost of the scheme in 2024; the budget...
    • Departmental Bodies
      146. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 722 of 25 March 2025 and 910 of 8 April 2025, if he is aware of any Government department...
    • Company Law
      151. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when section 22 of the Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 will be commenced; whether...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • School Staff
      153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support the allocation of additional resources to the Department of Education to fund a proposed scheme where caretakers are paid...
    • Teacher Training
      154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether her Department has investigated the costs associated with providing funding for the mandatory ‘Tréimhse Foghlama sa...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason that funding under the emergency works scheme was refused for urgent repairs to the playground of a school (details supplied) given...
    • National Council for Special Education
      156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she or her Department plan to enhance communication between her Department and the NCSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22052/25]
    • Teacher Training
      158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason gradates of inclusive education cannot work solely for children with additional needs and are instead being made go through the...
    • School Meals Programme
      160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is the case that funding constraints mean that the breakfast clubs at schools, including in a school (details supplied) in Dublin 11, are...
    • Schools Building Projects
      161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the current status of a project (details supplied), including a delivery timeline. [22067/25]
    • School Staff
      162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of unfilled and vacant posts currently in primary schools in North Kildare, including those unfilled from maternity...
    • School Patronage
      163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the school reconfiguration programme at primary level for 2025, including schools currently engaged in the...
    • Schools Complaints Procedures
      164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to comment on options available to parents of children with additional needs who wish to make complaints about the treatment of their children in...
    • School Staff
      165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to give a detailed account of guidelines and training given to teachers, SNAs and other school staff in relation to "challenging behaviour" in...
    • Special Educational Needs
      166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to give a detailed account of the use of seclusion and restraint in schools as a means of dealing with "challenging behaviour" in children with...
    • School Transport
      167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that persons employed as bus escorts for students in special needs schools are not paid during holiday periods and are entitled...
    • School Equipment
      168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to roll out the Government proposal of phone pouches in schools; if she has a timeline for the roll out; if there is a plan as to who...
    • Teaching Qualifications
      169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reinstate the previous routes which were available to people, such as teaching assistants already working in education, to allow them...
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm that all Ministers of State within her Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if she will make a...
    • Early School Leavers
      171. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to increase the minimum age for leaving school from 16; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22197/25]
    • School Funding
      172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to significantly increase funding to a national school in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22223/25]
    • Departmental Correspondence
      173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when correspondence from her Department will issue to a person in County Mayo (details supplied). [22225/25]
    • Special Educational Needs
      174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can confirm that she has in her role as Minister the discretionary powers to provide for a larger central activities space than the...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the proposal to refurbish a school (details supplied) in Limerick to use for special classes; if she is aware that the recently...
    • Cycling Facilities
      176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by her Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or subordinate agencies, each...
    • School Curriculum
      177. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures her Department is taking to ensure that children in publicly funded schools are not required to attend religious instruction against...
    • School Transport
      178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will sanction a school bus to run between two Clare locations (details supplied), despite not being the closest school, due to...
    • Capitation Grants
      179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated additional cost of increasing the primary school capitation grant by €75 per pupil for the period 1 September to 31 December...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of reducing average class sizes in mainstream primary schools by two pupils per class for the period 1 October to 31 December...
    • Special Educational Needs
      181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in Kerry that are deaf and hard of hearing in post-primary schools; the number of special education classes that are...
    • State Examinations
      182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify the number of sraith pictiúr the incoming sixth years will have to learn under the new Leaving Certificate reforms....
    • School Staff
      183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will allocate additional teacher posts to a school (details supplied), which has several classes with significant above average student...
    • Education Policy
      184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the process where teacher allocations to schools are made based on the student numbers of the previous year considering the...
    • Special Educational Needs
      185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for details on the current provision of special school placements nationally at primary and secondary level, in particular, the name and location...
    • School Staff
      188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a recent staffing allocation decision for the 2025-2026 school year that has resulted in the loss of a mainstream class...
    • School Transport
      189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided to a pupil (details supplied) who is starting secondary school; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • School Staff
      190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the circumstances in which a school secretary who is employed since 1996 can work past 70 years of age with the agreement of the board...
    • Special Educational Needs
      191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm if an SNA allocation and review can proceed at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • National Council for Special Education
      193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the data that is collected by the National Council for Special Education for service planning purposes; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Schools Administration
      194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to arrange a meeting with the board of a school (details supplied) to discuss their plans and proposals for the change in the structure of their...
    • Special Educational Needs
      196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of the number of special classes in DEIS and non-DEIS schools; if she believes the number is proportionate to the...
    • Departmental Data
      197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and post-primary schools, by name and locality, in the Dublin mid-west, that have been approved for delivery and...
    • Schools Building Projects
      198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new special school for Lucan, which is due to be established in Griffeen; the expected timeframe for completion and opening...
    • Special Educational Needs
      199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the SET allocation for a school (details supplied) with a view to allocating increased SET hours to address the growing needs...
    • Teaching Qualifications
      200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, following her recent statements in relation newly qualified teachers being fast tracked to permanency after a one year period, she will...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) will be reviewed; the status on the visit referred to by the school; and the status of the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide details on the number of prefab units purchased out right by her Department from 2020 to date; the total costs involved and the number...
    • Schools Building Projects
      204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a site has been acquired for the building of a new school (details supplied); if so, the details of the location and associated costs; and if...
    • School Funding
      205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional funding can be allocated to small rural DEIS schools (details supplied) to cover essential maintenance and caretaker roles, given...
    • School Accommodation
      206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 8 April 2025, if she will provide clarification on the four prefabs at a school (details supplied);...
    • Departmental Bodies
      207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department aggregates or compiles quarterly prompt payment reporting data submitted by public bodies and agencies under its remit, in...
    • Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta
      209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed establishment of a Gaelcholáiste for Dublin 2,4,6 and 8; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22693/25]
    • Departmental Meetings
      210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will meet with a group (details supplied). [22695/25]
    • School Facilities
      211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the need for additional therapeutic supports and a funding model for a school (details supplied.) [22696/25]
    • Scoileanna DEIS
      212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a list of all schools in Cork that are currently included in the DEIS programme band 1 and band 2, in tabular form; and if she will...
    • Schools Building Projects
      213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an updated timeline for the new permanent school buildings for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Special Educational Needs
      214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify if there a national SNA cap of 23,791 if this is for the calendar year or the academic year; the period of time this cap on SNA's...
    • Schools Building Projects
      215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a school building project; if she will respond to associated correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Raidió Teilifís Éireann
      216. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to bring RTÉ under the remit of the Comptroller and Auditor General; the timeline for this; and if he will make a...
    • Arts Council
      217. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on the external review of the governance and culture at the Arts Council that has been commissioned; if he will...
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      218. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will...
    • Sports Funding
      219. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to urgently review a sports capital grant in respect of a club in County Kerry (details supplied) and take into consideration the...
    • Artists' Remuneration
      220. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No 448 of 1 April 2025, when a decision will be made and communicated; if he will make a...
    • Cycling Policy
      221. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by his Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or subordinate...
    • Tourism Funding
      222. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the capital budget allocation for Tourism Ireland in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Sports Funding
      223. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports his Department can provide to a body (details supplied) to ensure the return of motorcycle racing in Ireland, having...
    • General Register Office
      224. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the date on which the 1924 civil births, 1954 civil marriages, and 1974 civil deaths will be published and when the death register...
    • Sports Facilities
      225. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when work will begin, and be completed, on the velodrome at Sports Ireland Campus; if capital funding is currently provided for...
    • Departmental Bodies
      227. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his Department aggregates or compiles quarterly prompt payment reporting data submitted by public bodies and agencies under its...
    • Social Media
      229. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way in which his Department and the State intends to further develop and fund the regulation and moderation of social media...
    • Artists' Remuneration
      230. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he intends to publish a report or assessment into the basic income for artists scheme; his intention to continue and expand the...
    • Departmental Funding
      232. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for a list of all grants and funding available for community centres and sports organisations; the opening date for each, in...
    • Arts Funding
      233. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there are grants available to help authors of children’s books publish their work. [22796/25]
    • An Ghaeltacht
      234. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé tar éis dul i gcomhairle le hoifigigh pleanála teanga agus leis an Roinn Tithíochta, Rialtais...
    • Arts Policy
      235. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will support and implement the proposal adopted by motion of the General Assembly of Aosdána to establish an Annual Day...
    • Departmental Meetings
      236. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for the dates and attendance list of all meetings his Department officials, advisers or any combination of representatives has had...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Election Management System
      237. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress on the updating of the current voting register given the issues around inaccuracies that have been raised...
    • Tax Code
      239. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of sites which have been identified appears on the annual map for 2025 residential zoned land tax published on 31...
    • Regeneration Projects
      240. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the regeneration of a building (details supplied); the steps his Department is taking to...
    • Expenditure Reviews
      241. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 258 of 10 April 2025, if he can provide a list of the local development companies that...
    • Public Sector Staff
      242. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the appointment process for the position of the head of the Housing Activation Office. [22056/25]
    • Housing Provision
      243. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the implementation of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions Act) 2024 to earmark certain cost rental units for...
    • Housing Schemes
      244. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to confirm that local authorities are now in a position to allocate funding for the tenant-in-situ scheme, as previously...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22109/25]
    • Special Areas of Conservation
      246. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide maps for Laois regarding special areas of conservation, proposed/candidate special areas of conservation, natural...
    • Housing Schemes
      247. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to raise HAP limits in County Kerry to reflect current market conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22119/25]
    • Housing Provision
      248. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to expand and accelerate the construction of social and affordable housing in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on...
    • House Prices
      249. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to extend the Uisce Éireann rebate considering the success and significant response to the rebate, in...
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      250. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he...
    • Homeless Accommodation
      251. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the new housing first tender being run by the housing first office; and the impact on current supports to...
    • Urban Development
      252. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if, in the lifetime of this Government, the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund will become operational again; when he...
    • Heritage Schemes
      253. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding streams and grants that may be available for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Defective Building Materials
      254. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current position of the letter of assurance/ guarantee for those who have completed works under the defective concrete...
    • Housing Policy
      255. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when social housing qualification thresholds will be reviewed, considering the current threshold in Tipperary is,...
    • Fire Stations
      257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current position in relation to a new project in County Laois (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Cycling Policy
      258. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by his Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or...
    • Vacant Properties
      259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of properties in each county that have been completed under the vacant and derelict homes grants; the number of...
    • Homeless Accommodation
      260. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the record high levels of homelessness across the State and the lack of available State emergency...
    • Housing Schemes
      261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the changes to the tenant-in-situ scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22446/25]
    • Departmental Funding
      262. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to confirm the funding to be made available to the Housing Activation Office; if media reports of a €1 billion fund...
    • Election Management System
      263. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps being taken by his Department, in conjunction with the Electoral Commission, to update the existing electoral...
    • Housing Policy
      264. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the unit cost ceiling for housing has been updated since it was issued by his Department in 2002; and if he will make a...
    • Housing Schemes
      265. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to review and update the capital assistance scheme funding guidelines for people with a disability for every local...
    • Departmental Funding
      267. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to detail the amount of capital advance leasing facility funding approved for people with a disability, by county, by regional...
    • Housing Schemes
      268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications submitted from Donegal for the tenant-in-situ scheme; the number of these applications that have...
    • Emergency Accommodation
      269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1230 of 29 April 2025, the details of the Dublin Region Homeless Executive inspectorate...
    • Departmental Bodies
      270. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department aggregates or compiles quarterly prompt payment reporting data submitted by public bodies and agencies under...
    • Departmental Data
      272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government in light of the continued financial challenges facing the hospitality sector, including increased operating costs, staffing...
    • Planning Issues
      273. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to bring forward legislation to allow developments approved under section 181 of the Planning and Development Act...
    • Regeneration Projects
      274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of regeneration projects (details supplied); if he will provide a description of the type of works intended; the...
    • Housing Schemes
      275. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will issue guidance to local authorities on the processing times for medical priority applications for social housing,...
    • Planning Issues
      276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timelines for public consultation and preparation of proposed new planning guidelines for solar farms, including on...
    • Construction Industry
      277. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the Construction Industry Register Ireland regulations; when the regulations will be formally notified...
    • Planning Issues
      278. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the rural, Gaeltacht and islands planning guidelines will be published. [22850/25]
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      279. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a contributory pension was not awarded to a person (details supplied); the other options available at this time;...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      281. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on an appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22100/25]
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      282. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he...
    • Social Welfare Payments
      283. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a payment will be paid as a disablement payment to a person (details supplied) in respect of pneumoconiosis; and if he...
    • Pension Provisions
      284. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the plans in place to ensure that upon the introduction of pensions auto-enrolment organisations in the community and...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      285. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to an invalidity pension appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
    • Cycling Facilities
      288. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by his Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      289. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if advice will be provided for a person who is living in Ireland but was born in England and has Irish citizenship in...
    • Departmental Data
      298. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) and advise on the supports available. [22593/25]
    • Departmental Bodies
      299. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department aggregates or compiles quarterly prompt payment reporting data submitted by public bodies and agencies...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      301. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the process, and reasons why people who are seeking to pay voluntary PRSI contributions cannot do so in terms of...
    • Departmental Schemes
      302. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the homemaker's scheme will be extended to include access to free dental acre, eye tests and GP care; and if he will make...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      303. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the reduction in citizens information centres across Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Citizens Information Services
      304. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to explain the reason for the closure of the Rathmines citizens information centre and if a new centre can be opened; and if...
    • Departmental Data
      305. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will address queries raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22740/25]
    • School Costs
      306. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he is aware that many schools using iPads require payment for the devices by the end of the school year; if he understands...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • An Garda Síochána
      307. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount still due to An Garda Síochána as of 28 April 2025 in respect of non-public duty events that occurred in...
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      310. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he...
    • International Protection
      311. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of staff working at IPAS; the number of vacancies at IPAS; and the number of staff in his Department who work with...
    • Citizenship Applications
      315. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of the excessive processing times being experienced by citizenship and naturalisation applicants; the reasons...
    • Deportation Orders
      316. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportation orders that have been revoked by his Department in each of the past ten years; and if he will make a...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      317. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when an upload portal for reporting road traffic offences will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Correspondence
      318. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Prison Service
      319. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has taken steps to protect the safety and wellbeing of a person and others (details supplied) in Portlaoise Prison; and...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      320. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to examine the case of a person (details supplied) seeking naturalisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22314/25]
    • Cycling Policy
      321. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by his Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or...
    • An Garda Síochána
      322. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí based in the Garda Mounted Unit, by rank, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Prison Service
      323. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated full-year costs to recruit an additional 300 prison officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Visa Applications
      324. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on an application for a visa (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Community Welfare Services
      325. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the supports in place for Community Service Supervisor to replace essential equipment required to carry out their role and work...
    • Probation and Welfare Service
      326. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an outline of any deradicalisation programmes directed by the Probation Service; and if he will make a...
    • Visa Applications
      327. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the visa application of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Refugee Appeals Tribunal
      328. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of judicial reviews were undertaken by asylum seekers against IPAT rulings for each of the past five years; what was...
    • An Garda Síochána
      329. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware that thousands of firearms surrendered in response to S.I. No. 187/1972 - Firearms (Temporary Custody Order),...
    • International Protection
      333. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a kosher food option is available to residents in international protection. [22458/25]
    • Residency Permits
      334. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to examine the case of a person (details supplied) facing residency and citizenship issues and if he will review the matter....
    • International Protection
      335. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 104 of 29 April 2025, to clarify the identity of the wider commercial group involved in...
    • An Garda Síochána
      336. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the requirement for multiple vetting process be removed, due to the problems caused, particularly if people have already...
    • International Protection
      339. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a breakdown of costs that have been spent on a facility (details supplied), since the centre was opened, in tabular...
    • Departmental Bodies
      342. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department aggregates or compiles quarterly prompt payment reporting data submitted by public bodies and agencies under...
    • Emergency Accommodation
      344. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to develop and introduce national standards for persons living in emergency accommodation centres or reception...
    • International Protection
      347. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to provide own-door accommodation for persons that are particularly vulnerable in the context of international...
    • Emergency Accommodation
      348. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to utilise approved housing bodies in the context of emergency accommodation provision for persons in the...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      349. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware that the naturalisation process is taking an excessive amount for individuals coming from Pakistan, with one...
    • International Protection
      350. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of instances where interpreters passed on privileged information outside of their interpretation work to...
    • Legislative Measures
      351. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he plans to use his powers outlined under Section 24 of the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 to set the real rate of...
    • Immigration Policy
      353. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1506 of 29 April 2025, the number of those categorised as ‘Clandestine’ who...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Flood Relief Schemes
      354. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications were received for the Shannon Callows flood scheme 2023; the number of these were approved without...
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      355. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make...
    • Departmental Schemes
      356. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of abolishing the parental levy on the school milk scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22177/25]
    • Agriculture Schemes
      357. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to resolve the delays affecting ACRES payments; if he anticipates an increase in departmental payment...
    • Nitrates Usage
      358. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is intended to bring forward a nitrates derogation action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22213/25]
    • Agriculture Schemes
      359. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he accepts that there have been significant challenges with mapping relating to the BISS application process; and if he will make...
    • Animal Diseases
      361. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will accede to the request from a farming organisation (details supplied) to discuss the need for a fully resourced TB scheme...
    • Flood Relief Schemes
      362. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount drawn down to date under the compensation package relating to flooding on the Shannon Callows; if consideration will be...
    • Septic Tanks
      363. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to increasing the grant amount available for slurry and septic tanks, given the increase in costs for...
    • Wildlife Protection
      364. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the independent scientific assessment on the protection of the native Irish honey bee, carried out by NUIG, will be published;...
    • Farm Inspections
      365. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a revised test will be given for a farm inspection (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22264/25]
    • Cycling Facilities
      366. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by his Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or subordinate...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      367. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason SCEP payments are on hold; when payments will recommence; and the length of time before all 2024 payments are complete....
    • Departmental Funding
      369. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the funding that has been made available by his Department, or any agency under the aegis of his Department, over the past...
    • Forestry Sector
      370. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of land that would fall under condition 63 of Ireland’s State aid approval letter from the commission...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      371. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the forgotten famer scheme that was announced in Budget 2025, how the €5 million will be...
    • Forestry Sector
      372. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a tree felling licence will issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22638/25]
  • Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
    • Disability Services
      373. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an independent review has commenced on the children’s disability network team service model; the...
    • Care Services
      374. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth regarding the case of a person (details supplied), who having been referred to Enable Ireland Community Respite...
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      376. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to confirm that all Ministers of State within her Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to...
    • Disability Services
      377. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children currently waiting for their initial CDNT appointment assigned to the Balbriggan CDNT; and...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      381. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the waiting lists the number of children awaiting their assessment of needs in CH09, in tabular...
    • Commissions of Investigation
      386. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide hard copy of the final substantive report on the first phase of the Farrelly Commission....
    • Public Sector Staff
      387. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures she is taking to ensure that public bodies meet the minimum 6% statutory employment target for...
    • Mother and Baby Homes
      388. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to report on the excavations of the burial site of the at the Tuam Mother and Baby Home; and if she will make a...
    • Child Protection
      389. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she is aware of a news article (details supplied) highlighting that three children in danger could not be...
    • Cycling Policy
      390. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by her Department and its agencies, affiliated...
    • Mother and Baby Homes
      391. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to respond to correspondence (details supplied) regarding a mother and baby home payment scheme appeal; and if...
    • Departmental Data
      392. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; if an assessment will be expedited; and if she will...
    • Disability Services
      393. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of the case of a child (details supplied) who is seeking supports for autism and an auditory...
    • Registration of Births
      394. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of the 78 information sessions carried out by the Adoption Authority under section 17 of the Birth...
    • Commissions of Investigation
      397. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the completion date of the final substantive Farrelly commission report, and the date the report was first...
    • Family Resource Centres
      399. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the status of an application for a centre (details supplied) to be included in the...
    • Departmental Schemes
      400. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the Naturing Skills Learner Fund; the number of participants that have availed of the scheme...
    • Disability Services
      401. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for the number of children on CDNT waiting lists in Donegal, in tabular form, broken down by team and by length...
    • Departmental Bodies
      402. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department aggregates or compiles quarterly prompt payment reporting data submitted by public bodies and...
    • Gender Recognition
      404. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether the Department has made a decision on publishing its jointly commissioned research into gender...
    • Childcare Services
      405. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an audit of childcare availability in south Dublin has been conducted; if so, the actions being taken by her...
    • European Court of Justice
      406. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures her Department are putting in place to ensure Ireland's compliance with the recent European Court...
  • Department of Health
    • Departmental Funding
      407. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide €1.5 million increased funding to services (details supplied) in the next budget. [22567/25]
    • Nursing Homes
      408. To ask the Minister for Health if any review has been carried out on the fair deal scheme, its effectiveness in providing care to the elderly and infirm, the assessed value for money of the...
    • Health Services
      409. To ask the Minister for Health whether her Department has investigated the costs associated with providing the student population with free HIV rapid testing and PrEP on-campus; if she...
    • Mental Health Services
      411. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will assist in ensuring that a person (details supplied) who is due to age out of CAMHS in July, receives a clear transition plan as a matter...
    • Primary Care Centres
      412. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on a primary care centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22026/25]
    • Health Services
      413. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans for €1.4 million in additional annual funding on a rolling basis for St. Lukes Home, Cork CLG; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Medicinal Products
      414. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to carry out an inquiry into the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate; if so when this inquiry will be carried out; and...
    • Home Care Packages
      415. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to home care assistants providing home support services, the official policy of the HSE in relation to home care assistants providing assistance...
    • Death Certificates
      416. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a case in which a death certificate has not been issued to the family of the deceased over a year after their passing...
    • Departmental Schemes
      417. To ask the Minister for Health if it has been brought to her attention that the dispensing fee for HRT is less than that allocated to the contraception scheme (details supplied); to consider...
    • Gender Recognition
      418. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 229 of 19 February 2025, if the Gender Healthcare Programme considers that there may be a conflict of interest given...
    • Departmental Inquiries
      420. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 806 of 1 April 2025, given that hormone levels can guide dosage increase treatment decisions, would advising GPs to not...
    • Departmental Programmes
      421. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 858 of 1 April 2025, the reason the Gender Healthcare programme chose the consult model for engagement, rather than...
    • Health Services
      423. To ask the Minister for Health for the current status and timeline of the National Gender Service moving to a new location. [22075/25]
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      424. To ask the Minister for Health if she will examine an application by a person (details supplied) for a ACC device; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22076/25]
    • Home Help Service
      425. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently approve home help hours in respect of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22096/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      426. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to fund a paediatric rheumatologist for CHO4; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22099/25]
    • Health Services
      427. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown of complaints made against a service (details supplied) over the past five years, by year and unit, in tabular form; and if she will make a...
    • Hospital Investigations
      428. To ask the Minister for Health for details of the 286 letters mislaid by a hospital administration in early 2021, including if any of those were referrals; if this affected the National...
    • Health Services
      429. To ask the Minister for Health if allocation space for the National Gender Service in the Vista Building has been approved by HSE Estates; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Medical Cards
      430. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding any research carried out by her Department into the cost of further expanding the medical card to all people over the age of 70; her...
    • Health Service Executive
      431. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait time for a call out by the pest control service, run by the HSE for Dublin, following a sighting being logged. [22115/25]
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      435. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm that all Ministers of State within her Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Staff
      436. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists in the National Rehabilitation Hospital; the way in which...
    • Health Services Staff
      437. To ask the Minister for Health the number of orthodontist working within the HSE in County Meath; and the number of positions that are currently unfilled. [22144/25]
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      438. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the waiting lists of the number of children awaiting their initial CAMHS in CHO9, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Health Services
      439. To ask the Minister for Health the plans her Department and the HSE have with regard to the future delivery of day care services from Regina House in Kilrush; and if she will make a...
    • Primary Care Centres
      440. To ask the Minister for Health the status of progress of the primary care centre in Sixmilebridge; if tenders for construction have been published; if those tenders have been assessed and a...
    • Nursing Homes
      441. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of nursing home beds in county Clare in 2022, 2023, 2024; broken down by HSE provided, HSE funded under sections 38 and 39 of the Health Act...
    • Health Strategies
      442. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that has been allocated to the national stroke strategy in order that its recommendations are implemented in full; and if she will make a statement...
    • Health Services
      444. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated costs of ensuring adequate national capacity to deliver cardiac rehabilitation to all patients for whom it is recommended, ensuring that staffing...
    • Health Strategies
      448. To ask the Minister for Health when the implementation group to progress the recommendations from the radiation therapy review will be initiated; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Funding
      449. To ask the Minister for Health the funding that has been allocated to the model of care for psycho-oncology services for patients aged 0-24 years and their families to date; and if she will...
    • Hospital Services
      451. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons attending chemotherapy within the recommended timeframe in each of the relevant hospitals managed by the Ireland East Hospital Group, by...
    • Health Service Executive
      458. To ask the Minister for Health the names of the hospitals that have written to the chairperson of the board of the HSE in 2024 to raise concerns about their funding allocation for each of...
    • Health Services
      459. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person (details supplied) with a long-term illness; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22219/25]
    • Alcohol Advertising
      460. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the implementation of the alcohol labelling measures, as provided for under the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018; the reason for any delay in...
    • Health Strategies
      461. To ask the Minister for Health for an update in liaising with an organisation (details supplied) regarding the roll out of the free HRT programme; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Health Service Executive
      462. To ask the Minister for Health if there are development plans for the HSE building in Ashbourne, County Meath (details supplied) which has been unoccupied for the past number of years. [22240/25]
    • Health Strategies
      463. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to ensure the continued supply of evorel HRT patches (details supplied); if the 25mcg evorel or other patch will be added to the list...
    • Medical Cards
      464. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to raise the threshold limits for medical cards, as the present limits have been in existence for many years; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Funding
      465. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 793 of 1 April 2025, if in line with recommendation five of the named report the Gender Healthcare Programme will be...
    • Departmental Data
      469. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated total number of staff hours used for initial assessments in the National Gender Service in 2024, including clinical appointments, all staff...
    • Mental Health Services
      470. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no mental health rehabilitation service is in place for the service users of south Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Care of the Elderly
      472. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is no availability for the provision of respite care for elderly patients in Offaly; the reason elderly persons in need of such care continue...
    • Medical Cards
      473. To ask the Minister for Health if ozempic will be covered on the medical card scheme for those who have been prescribed by the GP but are not diabetic. [22279/25]
    • Health Services
      474. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure that the previously planned specialised multi-professional team for auditory processing disorder is delivered in CHO9; if there are plans to...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      475. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the lack of public long-term residential care facilities in the Tallaght area; if a census of the area has been recently taken to confirm...
    • Departmental Data
      476. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE operates a national reporting system in relation to adverse outcomes specific to medication used in the provision of termination of pregnancy...
    • Cycling Facilities
      477. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by her Department and each agency, affiliated agency or subordinate agency under her remit, including...
    • Healthcare Policy
      478. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of numerous cases of trans people being denied gender affirming care, with care being withdrawn with no reasoning being given (details...
    • General Practitioner Services
      479. To ask the Minister for Health to reply to correspondence (details supplied) regarding GP access; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22335/25]
    • Hospital Staff
      480. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE stroke clinical nurse specialists based at Tallaght University Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will...
    • Health Services Staff
      481. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff in each public PrEP service in 2024 and to-date in 2025; the number of vacancies in each of those PrEP services, in tabular form; and if...
    • Departmental Data
      482. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant general surgeons with a special interest in colorectal surgery based at Tallaght University Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in...
    • Ambulance Service
      483. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing breakdown of each ambulance station across County Wicklow, by the number of EMTS, the number of paramedics, and the number of advanced paramedics...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      485. To ask the Minister for Health if the case of a person (details supplied) can be examined, who, having been referred over three months ago by their GP for a biopsy relating to suspect...
    • Health Services
      486. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of multidisciplinary auditory processing disorder services within the CHO 9 Health Service Region in north Dublin; how these...
    • Dental Services
      488. To ask the Minister for Health if any financial assistance is available for the cost of orthodontic treatment for children where the child is a private patient, with no medical card; and if...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      489. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the fact that planning permission for phase three of Naas Hospital for a two story over-basement extension for endoscopy,...
    • Hospital Facilities
      490. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the 'family rooms' on each of the three main wards in Naas Hospital have been repurposed as ward extensions; if there are plans to reintroduce...
    • Health Services Staff
      491. To ask the Minister for Health when a person on a panel (details supplied) will be offered a position; the status of the panel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22364/25]
    • Healthcare Policy
      492. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2089 of 29 April 2025, if she will provide the parameters and a timeline for the review to be completed; and if she will...
    • Departmental Inquiries
      493. To ask the Minister for Health for updates on the sodium valproate inquiry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22376/25]
    • Hospital Overcrowding
      494. To ask the Minister for Health the plans she has to increase bed capacity and resourcing to address overcrowding and pressure on the accident and emergency department at Tallaght University...
    • Health Services Staff
      495. To ask the Minister for Health when a position (details supplied) will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22383/25]
    • Mental Health Services
      497. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of funding allocated to each CAMHS team across the country, including eating disorder teams. [22385/25]
    • Departmental Data
      501. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and young adults, who were not eligible and therefore their referral was not accepted in 2024 and 2025 to date. [22389/25]
    • Health Services
      502. To ask the Minister for Health the pathway for a person who presents with a dual diagnosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22390/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      505. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide the contact details for the office of the chief nursing officer for official purposes, as they do not seem to be readily available. [22433/25]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      506. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22452/25]
    • Departmental Programmes
      508. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline she is working towards in publishing a new implementation plan for Sláintecare; the period this plan will cover; if it will contain detailed...
    • Mental Health Services
      509. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to improve access to mental health services for people affected by rare diseases given the particular physical and psychosocial demands of living...
    • Tobacco Control Measures
      510. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the proposal to prohibit the sale or purchase of flavoured vapes; if she is aware of industry concerns that such a ban may contribute to...
    • Primary Medical Certificates
      511. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the application process for primary medical certificates;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22494/25]
    • Departmental Data
      512. To ask the Minister for Health the number people with Type 1 diabetes admitted for hospital in-patient treatment in 2023 and 2024, by hospital, in tabular form; the number of these using...
    • Healthcare Policy
      516. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm the HSE clinical definition of Type 1 diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22523/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      517. To ask the Minister for Health the healthcare professional that is ultimately responsible for making the clinical decision on whether a patient has Type 1 diabetes or not; and if she will...
    • Dental Services
      519. To ask the Minister for Health the steps taken by her since Budget 2025 to improve the oral hygiene & dental care for GMS and PRSI patients; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Primary Care Centres
      520. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on a capital project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22521/25]
    • Vaccination Programme
      521. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the herpes zoster vaccine (shingles vaccine) is not available to those individuals with a medical card or old age pensioners; if she has any plans...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      522. To ask the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied). [22528/25]
    • Hospital Procedures
      523. To ask the Minister for Health when orthognathic surgery will be available in the midland region; whether people in the midland region can have access to this service were provided outside...
    • Mental Health Services
      524. To ask the Minister for Health for the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists in Donegal, in tabular form, and broken down by area and by length of time; and if she will make a statement...
    • Home Help Service
      525. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting a home help package in Donegal, in tabular form, broken by area and by length of time; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Disability Services
      526. To ask the Minister for Health for the number of people on occupational therapy waiting lists in county Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will...
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      527. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on physiotherapy waiting lists in county Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a...
    • Dental Services
      528. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting dental appointments in county Donegal, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a...
    • Hospital Procedures
      529. To ask the Minister for Health the number of deep brain stimulation surgeries that take place each year through the HSE. [22539/25]
    • Hospital Staff
      531. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies within Letterkenny University Hospital, broken down by occupation, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Investigations
      532. To ask the Minister for Health if she or any of her Department officials are aware of letters sent to parents in response to an audit into osteotomies or procedures carried out on children...
    • Addiction Treatment Services
      533. To ask the Minister for Health the reason gambling is not covered as a primary addiction under the tier 4 national beds scheme; and if she will consider doing so. [22568/25]
    • Care Services
      535. To ask the Minister for Health the support from the HSE for services in Laois for people who care for persons with Alzheimer's on a 24/7 basis; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      536. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22585/25]
    • Health Services
      537. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify if there are any plans to expand chiropody treatment eligibility through the HSE to cover more conditions, or to make the scheme available to all...
    • Health Services Staff
      538. To ask the Minister for Health the number of employees that have not been released from their contracts within the time limit set out for post-recruitment release arrangements under the HSE...
    • Cancer Services
      539. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will require GPs to include PSA tests for prostate cancer as a mandatory component of blood testing for male patients, in order to reduce late-stage...
    • Departmental Bodies
      540. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department aggregates or compiles quarterly prompt payment reporting data submitted by public bodies and agencies under its remit, in accordance with...
    • Health Service Executive
      541. To ask the Minister for Health to provide links to all HSE prompt payment reports submitted under the Government's 15-Day Prompt Payment Commitment since 2017, noting that these reports do...
    • Vaccination Programme
      543. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Laura Brennan HPV vaccine catch-up programme for students who missed out on the school vaccination programme. [22639/25]
    • Healthcare Policy
      544. To ask the Minister for Health the status of health labelling regulations for alcohol products in Ireland. [22640/25]
    • Dental Services
      545. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an orthodontic appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22641/25]
    • Health Services
      546. To ask the Minister for Health the options available to a family to secure treatment for their child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22645/25]
    • School Meals Programme
      555. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the review being conducted into the nutritional value of hot school meals; if the outcome of the review will be implemented in time for...
    • Medical Cards
      556. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will take steps to ensure medical card eligibility thresholds are reviewed and adjusted regularly in response to rising social protection...
    • Health Services
      557. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a timeline for delivering the 3.5 WTE radiation therapy practice tutor posts for which funding has been approved by her Department; if these posts...
    • Health Promotion
      558. To ask the Minister for Health when she plans to propose industry guidelines in relation to the labelling of alcohol under the Public Health (Alcohol) Regulations 2023; and if she will make...
    • Primary Care Centres
      559. To ask the Minister for Health for update on the status and projected timelines for the development of the four primary care centres in County Longford, specifically in Edgeworthstown,...
    • Health Services
      560. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the current status of a residential care placement application for a person (details supplied), who was placed on a waiting list in April...
    • Cancer Services
      562. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide a report for Dáil Éireann on international and Irish standards of care for women with advanced ovarian cancer; and if she will...
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      564. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made to the average wait time for dermatology patients as part of the Waiting List Action Plan 2024; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Health Services Staff
      565. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to increase the number of consultant neurologists; when they will be recruited; where they will be based; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Clinical Trials
      567. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the work of the National Clinical Trials Oversight Group; when her department will publish the planned interim report on challenges of...
    • Health Services
      568. To ask the Minister for Health whether younger-onset dementia is recognised within care standards as distinct to dementia in people over the age of 65; whether there is funding allocated...
    • Medical Cards
      572. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has investigated the costs associated with extending medical cards to third level students; if she intends to provide these to students and...
    • Dental Services
      573. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has explored the costs associated with providing free dental check-ups for third-level students; if she intends providing this to students...
    • Health Services
      574. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the need for a generator on Clare Island; if HSE Estates are working to provide one; if there is a timeframe for the provision of the...
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      576. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22847/25]
    • General Practitioner Services
      578. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being implemented to extend free GP services to children up to at least 12 years of age, as outlined in the Programme for Government; and the...
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      579. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1039 of 8 April 2025, if she will note that nothing has moved in relation to this case and follow up on this matter...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Further and Higher Education
      580. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if provision can be made for the dependent children of critical skill permit holders who are living in Ireland with their parents, and with stamp...
    • Grant Payments
      581. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps needed to access a SUSI grant for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22058/25]
    • Further and Higher Education
      582. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the dramatically increased required levels of demonstrated financial support to study in Ireland for non-visa required...
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      583. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make a statement...
    • Further and Higher Education
      584. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the level of State funding for Irish university-backed research; if he will consider increasing this annual funding under...
    • Grant Payments
      586. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if child maintenance payments are disregarded under the assessment for the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22283/25]
    • Cycling Facilities
      587. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by his Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or subordinate agencies, each...
    • Undefined
      588. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of an issue (detailed supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22363/25]
    • Information and Communications Technology
      589. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places being provided as part of each of 2024 and 2025 Springboard+ programmes for courses covering artificial intelligence,...
    • Departmental Bodies
      590. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department aggregates or compiles quarterly prompt payment reporting data submitted by public bodies and agencies under its remit, in...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      592. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether his Department has investigated the costs associated with ensuring Irish-English bilingual signage in every higher education institution;...
    • Apprenticeship Programmes
      598. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that when an apprentice loses their paid skills-based employment (details supplied) their entire apprenticeship doesn’t...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      599. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether his Department have investigated the costs associated with providing free open access to journal articles to students; if he will share...
    • Further and Higher Education
      600. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for the number of higher education institutions that do not have student health centres; whether his Department has investigated the cost of...
    • Grant Payments
      601. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he intends to expand the SUSI grant system to returning immigrants, asylum seekers, migrants, those who are undocumented and those in direct...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      602. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether his Department has investigated the cost associated with enabling student health facilities to offer free blood tests and free...
    • Departmental Strategies
      603. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he is taking to improve the safety and security of students of colour in our higher education institutions and if his Department has...
    • Grant Payments
      604. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to supply any analysis his Department has undertaken on the estimated costs associated with extending the fee grant to students studying outside...
    • Fiscal Data
      605. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether his Department has undertaken any analysis of the impact on the fiscal position of the State in circumstances where PhD students were...
    • International Students
      606. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he intends on supporting international students in financial difficulty; if yes, with what measures; any estimated costs from his Department...
  • Department of Rural and Community Development
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      607. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to confirm that all Ministers of State within his Department have had their ministerial powers delegated to them; and if he will make...
    • Departmental Schemes
      608. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the projects relating to neurodiversity that have received funding from schemes under his Department, in tabular form; and if he will...
    • Departmental Funding
      609. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if it is intended to allocate funding to local authorities in 2025 under the local improvement scheme; if he has had any discussions...
    • Cycling Facilities
      610. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of cycle to work scheme applications processed by his Department and its agencies, affiliated agencies or subordinate...
    • Rural Schemes
      611. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to supply maps in relation to County Laois (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22365/25]
    • Departmental Bodies
      612. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department aggregates or compiles quarterly prompt payment reporting data submitted by public bodies and agencies under its...
    • Heritage Projects
      614. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the expected commencement of the Granard Norman Motte Visitor Centre in Granard, County Longford; and if he will make...
    • Departmental Funding
      615. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for a list of all grants and funding available for community centres and sports organisations; the opening date for each, in tabular...

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