Written answers
Thursday, 8 May 2025
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Projects
6. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline plans on multi-annual road funding as part of the Programme for Government; when he plans to start implementing this...
- Road Network
9. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which his Department supports Dublin local authorities in planning and delivering local road infrastructure beyond direct...
- Road Projects
15. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the N2 schemes from Ardee to Castleblayney and Clontibret to the border joining the A5; and, with work to prepare the...
- Rail Network
16. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on any possible movement to provide a new railway station on the north side of Drogheda, considering the huge population...
- Driver Test
17. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is taking to mitigate against long waiting times for driving licences theory test and driving test applications; and if he...
- Public Transport
18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has plans to ensure an increase in public transport routes in and out of university towns such as Maynooth, which has...
- Bus Services
19. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given to providing toilet facilities on buses running in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Road Network
20. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will give the local authorities affected further funding for emergency works to replace the road network given the...
- Bus Services
21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the up-to-date position on the reviewing of the proposals from the public consultation regarding the expansion of route 233 bus service;...
- Road Projects
22. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the N2 Kilmoon Cross to Rath roundabout project; if he will commit to funding this project to completion; and if...
- Public Transport
23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when commuters will be facilitated to pay public transport fares using a bank card or phone; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Electric Vehicles
24. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on progress of the regional and local EV charging network plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22875/25]
- Bus Services
25. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will direct the NTA to provide a direct bus service between Wicklow town and Greystones to connect to the DART network; and if he...
- Public Transport
26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to examine issues with commuter fares resulting from the new Dublin commuter travel zone (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Road Projects
27. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on a road project in Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22899/25]
- Bus Services
28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of residents and community organisations in Shankill regarding the BusConnects project and...
- Rail Network
29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will look into increasing parking spaces at train stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22472/25]
- Public Transport
31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made in recent months with regard to the proposed transport security force for public transport, as set out in...
- Bus Services
32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which he intends to improve public bus transport across Meath, particularly the 103, 105 and 109 services; the date on which...
- Public Transport
33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts his Department is undertaking to increase the accessibility of public transport for people with disabilities and addressing...
- Rail Network
34. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for a progress report on the battery-operated DART to Wicklow town, and timeline for its operation; the actions that have to be taken...
- Bus Services
36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if any additional funding will be provided to expand Local Link services in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Road Network
37. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update the improvements to roads maintenance funding for Galway County Council, including work being done to clear the...
- Public Transport
38. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the design and construction of the Finglas Luas key infrastructure project; the progress to date; and if he intends to...
- Driver Test
39. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for evidence of proactive steps being taken to improve the long driving test waiting times at Dublin-area testing centres; and the average...
- Road Projects
41. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects contract signing and commencement of construction for the M28 project. [22668/25]
- Road Network
42. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to include the N15 in the revised National Development Plan; to prioritise investment in speed control and other safety measures along the...
- Rail Network
44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures being taken to mitigate the impact of Irish Rail's reduction in capacity on the Maynooth train service to Dublin; and if he...
- Public Transport
45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the work ongoing in his Department to examine the further expansion of free public transport for children; and if he will make a statement...
- Rail Network
47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on plans to continue the western rail corridor north to Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22471/25]
- Road Projects
48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the earliest start and completion dates for the N2 Clontibret-to-the-Border and N2 Ardee-to-Castleblayney road schemes....
- Road Safety
50. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional safety measures are being considered on the stretch of the N25 between Carrigtwohill and Midleton in east Cork, particularly...
- Road Network
53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the Cork Metropolitan Area Transport Strategy will be reviewed. [22669/25]
- Driver Test
54. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to statistics provided by the RSA that outlines that the Dún Laoghaire driving test centre has the...
- Rail Network
55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the electrification on the greater Dublin area’s rail network; and if he will make a statement on...
- Driver Test
56. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will commit to introducing a learner driver support programme in Dublin Bay north, in view of the current driving test waiting times...
- Road Network
57. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will allocate additional funding to local authorities in Cavan and Monaghan to address the deteriorating condition of local roads;...
- Transport Policy
58. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of ongoing delays to key transport projects, if he will bring forward legislation to facilitate delivering these projects in the...
- Public Transport
59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way he will implement the Programme for Government commitment to work with local authorities and national bodies to improve public...
- Road Projects
60. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if sufficient funding is available to fund the early completion of the N22 Killarney/Farranfore bypass and the N86 Tralee, Camp, Dingle...
- Public Transport
61. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department’s plans to improve public transport connectivity for rural towns and villages, particularly in the Offaly region,...
- Driver Test
63. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps his Department is taking to tackle the increase in driving test waiting lists in the Dublin area; and if he will make a...
- Rail Network
64. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the capacity issues on the Rosslare-Dublin commuter train, where only four carriages often service commuter towns like...
- Bus Services
65. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for an improvement of bus infrastructure in Limerick city, appreciating the lack of such infrastructure; and if he will make a...
- Public Transport
66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the local residents’ opposition to the National Transport Authority’s plans to halt left-turns out of an...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
67. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the corrective actions he will take to ensure that the transport sector meets its emissions reductions targets by 2030 and does not exceed...
- Budget 2025
68. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the roll out by his Department of new measures funded under Budget 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Rail Network
69. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the considerations his Department is giving towards proposing the inclusion of recommended inter-city rail projects earmarked in the...
- Public Transport
70. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will discuss the recent unfair fare increases on thousands of commuters living in towns in zone 2 of the new leap fare...
- Road Projects
71. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the progress being made to complete the N53 road project in Louth; the timeline for completion of this...
- Military Aircraft
72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he is taking to stop flights carrying weapons through Irish airspace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22720/25]
- Road Network
73. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline any new methods of road repair, road upgrade technology or modern methods of road construction that are currently in...
- Traffic Management
75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a counterflow system cannot be used on the M50 during major accidents to allow the motorway to continue functioning, preventing...
- Transport Policy
76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will actively consider changing the licensing terms and conditions for coach tourism, as issued by the National Transport Authority,...
- Rail Network
77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the roll-out of light rail for Galway following the publication of the feasibility study on 30 October 2024; and if he...
- Road Projects
78. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he intends to allocate the funds necessary to progress road N2 Clontibret-to-the-Border and N2 Ardee-to-Castleblayney road schemes in...
- Road Network
79. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding is available to upgrade the N70 Ring of Kerry road, Ireland’s premier tourist route, of which up to 70% is sub-standard;...
- Road Projects
80. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide and update, in advance of the publication of the National Development Plan, on the North Ring Road in Cork; and if he...
- Bus Services
81. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of plans in relation to a reduced bus service serving the communities of Bluebell and Inchicore; if he will instruct the...
- Road Projects
82. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the advancement of the N17 Knock to Collooney road upgrade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22499/25]
- Public Transport
83. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure better public transport connections between villages and towns in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Airport Policy
85. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will approve funding for the runway extension at Waterford Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22666/25]
- Road Safety
86. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that Gardaí have sufficient powers to tackle the misuse of e-scooters and scramblers; and if he will make a...
- Traffic Management
87. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the public concern at the closure of the Herbert Road Junction in Bray as part of the N11-M11 upgrades; if his...
- Public Transport
88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Transport Authority real-time app is to be replaced; the timeline for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Coastal Protection
96. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will consider the development of a standalone code of best practise for coastal pathways and a coastal pathway sustainability...
- An Ghaeltacht
104. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an aithníonn sé go bhfuil fadhb cruthaithe de thoradh arbharr leathnú ar an lóistín Airbnb sa Ghaeltacht...
- Arts Centres
106. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding can be provided for a small events venue in Cahersiveen, in conjunction with the Cahersiveen town regeneration project...
- Tourist Accommodation
107. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps he is taking on foot of the recently published ESRI research data reporting that Airbnbs are not the primary cause of...
- Arts Council
109. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason he has, in response to successive parliamentary questions, refused to identify the most senior official in his...
- Údarás na Gaeltachta
110. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht maidir le Ceist Uimhir 45 an 6 Márta 2025 agus Ceist Uimhir 9 an 19 Meán Fómhair 2024, an dtabharfaidh sé...
- Tourist Accommodation
112. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on the actions he and his Department are taking to ensure properties used for short-term lets are regulated and...
- Tourism Policy
113. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the development of the marine tourism strategy, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he...
- Sports Funding
114. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on a centre of excellence project (details supplied) in Glanmire, Cork and the status of the...
- Tourism Promotion
115. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way in which Fáilte Ireland is supporting the promotion of County Kildare as a tourist destination in the domestic and...
- Tourism Industry
116. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to address the 15% reduction in the number of overseas visitors over the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement...
- Sports Funding
118. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to report on the exact amount of public funding utilised by Sport Ireland to commission coverage of women’s sports by media...
- Tourism Policy
119. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will outline his plans to fund the Dublin city night-time economy strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Tourist Accommodation
121. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports he intends to introduce to ensure the viability of local and regional hotels; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Sports Funding
122. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide a timeframe for the publication of the large-scale sports infrastructure fund reserve list for 2024; and if he will...
- Broadcasting Sector
123. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to investigate the possibility of setting up an Irish TV sports channel, where the many sporting activities are broadcast by the...
- Sports Funding
125. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on the investment for Dalymount Stadium; and the updated timeline for completion of the stadium. [22890/25]
- Swimming Pools
127. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps that Monaghan County Council should take to secure funding for a swimming pool in Carrickmacross. [22862/25]
- An Ghaeltacht
128. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad iad na ccad iad na chéad chéimeanna eile a bheidh á nglacadh aige ag eascairt as na cruinnithe a bhí aige...
- Film Industry
129. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the actions that will be taken on foot of the section 481 stakeholders’ forum; and if he will make a...
- Tourism Policy
131. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will report on his proposals to cultivate cross-Border tourism. [22858/25]
- Gaeltacht Policy
132. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on proposed Gaeltacht service plans. [14506/25]
- Artists' Remuneration
133. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to extend the basic income for the arts pilot research scheme beyond August 2025 given its positive impact to date; and...
- Tourism Promotion
135. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the actions his Department is taking to promote tourism in east Galway through initiatives such as the Wild Atlantic Way and...
- Sports Funding
138. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide a timeframe for the next round of the large-scale sports infrastructure fund grants opening; and if he will make a...
- An Ghaeltacht
139. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht céard atá a dhéanamh aige chun dul i ngleic leis an ngéarchéim tithíochta Gaeltachta. [14541/25]
- Sports Funding
141. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the next round of LSSIF will be launched; the steps his Department is undertaking to ensure full drawdown of all existing...
- Sport and Recreational Development
142. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures his Department is taking to identify the demand, and subsequently encourage the development of, sporting...
- Foras na Gaeilge
144. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an dtacaíonn sé le Treo Straitéiseach Fhoras na Gaeilge 2025-2030 foilsithe le déanaí; cén...
- Sports Funding
146. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on sports capital grants, and if his Department has a tracking system in place to follow drawdowns. [22891/25]
- Tourism Policy
147. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on Fáilte Ireland’s development of a destination experience development plan for Galway city; and if he...
- Arts Council
148. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the timeframe in which he expects to receive a review of the Arts Council. [22859/25]
- Tourism Policy
149. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps being taken by his Department to diversify and increase tourism potential from other countries outside of Great Britain...
- Sports Funding
150. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there are plans for the installation of an all-weather pitch and running track in St. Anne’s Park, Dublin, given the...
- Sports Events
151. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update in respect of the Programme for Government to promote an all-island approach to hosting major...
- Department of Defence
- White Papers
166. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update on the Institute for Peace Support and Leadership Training in the Curragh proposed in the 2015 White Paper on Defence; and if he...
- Disaster Response
169. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on progress in enhancing our capacity to respond to climate-related emergencies, including through the role of the Defence...
- Naval Service
170. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the strength of the Naval Service personnel at the year-end in 2022, 2023 and 2024; and his plans to step up recruitment in the coming...
- Military Neutrality
171. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the removal of the triple lock will pave the way for greater Defence Forces participation in EU-led military missions. [17269/25]
- Defence Forces
173. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views as to the most positive steps that could be taken to ensure the Defence Forces are funded, equipped, and supported in the face of...
- Disaster Response
178. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if, in light of storm Éowyn, there are plans to enhance emergency response capabilities in the west of Ireland through greater...
- Air Corps
179. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of fighter jets the Government intends to purchase; the estimated cost of each aircraft; the number of personnel required to operate...
- EU Meetings
180. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for a report on his attendance at the informal meeting of EU Defence Ministers on 2-3 April 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Defence Forces
181. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which he envisages Aiken Barracks, Dundalk, playing a part in cyber-defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17685/25]
- Departmental Expenditure
187. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for the amount of funding surrendered from his Department to the Exchequer in 2024; the reason the allocated funds were unspent; and the amount...
- Defence Forces
191. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason his Department has initiated tender-related processes (details supplied) calling for unmanned aircraft systems for search and rescue...
- Legislative Process
195. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the heads of Bill regarding suspension of Defence Forces personnel will be published; when the recommendations of the report by a person...
- Defence Forces
196. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the initiatives the Government is pursuing to address the challenges of recruitment and retention within the Defence Forces; and if, from his...
- Naval Service
201. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding the development of a naval base in Dún Laoghaire Harbour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17916/25]
- Defence Forces
202. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress made to date in respect of the establishment of an independent external complaints system for serving members in the Defence...
- Departmental Contracts
206. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when a company (details supplied) was appointed to advise on expanding Ireland’s military; the terms of the contract, including the cost...
- Defence Forces
207. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will outline, in view of the strong desire to increase the number of serving members in Óglaigh na hÉireann, the steps his...
- Air Corps
208. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will outline the future plans for Baldonnel Aerodrome; the number of personnel stationed there; if there are plans to increase this...
- United Nations
210. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide clarification on the Government's position regarding the ability of the UN General Assembly to give approval for more than 12...
- Departmental Expenditure
212. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if expenditure under Vote 35 is taken into account when calculating Ireland’s defence expenditure as a share of national income; and if...
- Defence Forces
213. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of residential Defence Forces buildings currently not habitable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18073/25]
- Military Neutrality
214. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will commit to a public plebiscite on the question of the removal of the triple lock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17086/25]
- Defence Forces
215. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the measures his Department will take to improve pay and conditions of the Defence Forces over the term of Government; and if he will make a...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Departmental Projects
216. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of IT projects within his Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1 million...
- Foreign Birth Registration
217. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a foreign birth registration for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22973/25]
- Passport Services
218. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to review a passport application for a person (details supplied) and expedite its completion. [22974/25]
- Consular Services
220. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23051/25]
- Northern Ireland
221. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of his most recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland regarding the need to repeal the legacy...
- Passport Services
222. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the number of passport applications from Cork that have been processed to date in 2025; the plans to hire extra staff for...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Air and Water Pollution
223. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of dedicated funding that will be provided to each local authority to monitor and enforce the smoky coal ban...
- Departmental Policies
228. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 135 of 18 February 2025, when the consultations will take place; and if he will...
- Departmental Projects
229. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of IT projects within their Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess...
- Broadband Infrastructure
230. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to expedite the return of broadband services to a location where a person (details supplied) is very much dependent on...
- Emergency Planning
231. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the implementation of an emergency text message broadcast system for transmitting public...
- Energy Conservation
232. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the average cost for retrofitting a social housing unit as part of the national retrofitting scheme; and if he will...
- Electricity Transmission Network
234. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will set out the Government’s plans to significantly expand Ireland’s interconnection capacity with...
- Renewable Energy Generation
235. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will detail the actions being taken to enable profitable exports of surplus renewable electricity from Ireland,...
- Electricity Transmission Network
236. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the current status of progressing private wire legislation as mentioned in the Programme for Government; and if he will...
- Public Sector Staff
237. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide data on the number of people earning more than €100,000 per year from employment in the...
- Department of Defence
- National Security
238. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there is a hierarchy of undersea cable infrastructure in terms of protection; to outline the State's plans to protect the undersea networks;...
- Military Neutrality
239. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence whether other countries participating in the 2025 EU battlegroup have raised issues with his Department with the triple lock; if he will provide...
- Departmental Projects
240. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of IT projects within his Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1 million in...
- Defence Forces
241. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress made on the implementation of the rulings of the Adjudicator and Arbitration Board regarding the prohibition of the appointment...
- Public Sector Staff
243. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide data on the number of people earning more than €100,000 per year from employment in the public sector including...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Rail Network
244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions his Department is undertaking to address capacity issues on intercity and regional rail services; and if he will make a...
- Public Transport
245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the roll-out of the proposed transport police force; and if he will make a statement on the matter.; and if he will make...
- Rail Network
246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when Irish Rail will restore catering trolley service in the Sligo to Dublin train; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22473/25]
- Bus Services
248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has conducted or commissioned a value for money assessment or audit of the performance of PSO buses purchased over...
- Córas Iompair Éireann
249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will urgently address the critical funding shortfall in the CIÉ 1951 pension scheme to ensure that pensioners, who have not...
- Road Projects
250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm the extent of funding allocated to the Mallow relief road, heretofore; the projected costs in the future to complete...
- Bus Services
252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 422 of 29 April 2025, to provide details on the customer demand criteria used by Dublin Bus in its...
- Aviation Industry
253. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the reports of the mistreatment of customers by an airline (details supplied); if he is concerned of...
- Departmental Projects
254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of IT projects within their Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1...
- Road Projects
255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocated to progress the N2 Clontibret to the Border and N2 Ardee to Castleblayney Road projects in 2025. [16076/25]
- Public Transport
258. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to examine the case for a review of the TFI fare structure due to its impact on service users, such as a person (details supplied); and...
- Rail Network
260. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of commuters availing of Irish Rail services to Dublin Heuston and Galway Ceannt stations from Tullamore, Clara and...
- Public Transport
261. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when commuters from Offaly will be able to avail of the Leap Card services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Dublin Airport Authority
263. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific mechanisms through which the Secretary General, and other senior Department officials, exercise oversight of Dublin Airport...
- Transport Infrastructure Ireland
266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered implementing multi-annual funding frameworks for Transport Infrastructure Ireland; and if he will make a statement...
- Greenways Provision
267. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to report on progress regarding connecting the north and south Kerry greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23076/25]
- Ports Policy
268. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the work his Department is doing to ensure ports are prepared to support Ireland’s ambitions for offshore wind; and if he will...
- Rail Network
269. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to report on progress to roll out light rail, by county and or region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23078/25]
- Bus Services
270. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the procurement of the electrification of bus depots to allow for the rollout of the b-spine under the...
- National Transport Authority
271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on his Department’s engagement with the National Transport Authority regarding the creation of a...
- Driver Test
273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to open a new driving test centre in the Munster region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23108/25]
- Electric Vehicles
275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total number of electric vehicles in Ireland to date in 2025; the number of electric vehicles registered annually in each of the past...
- National Vehicle and Driver File
276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of cars and percentage of the national vehicle fleet powered by fossil fuels in 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make...
- Aviation Industry
277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that will be taken to address the significant increase in aircraft noise over Howth (details supplied); and the steps being...
- Public Transport
278. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that the National Transport Authority has allocated tens of millions of euro in public funding without adequate assurance...
- National Transport Authority
279. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the policy of the National Transport Authority with regard to meetings with individuals working in the transport industry (details...
- Public Sector Staff
280. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide data on the number of people earning more than €100,000 per year from employment in the public sector including...
- Department of Finance
- Departmental Data
281. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide a full list of all houses and gardens that are available for public view as a condition for an exemption from capital acquisitions tax on a...
- Insurance Industry
282. To ask the Minister for Finance if he accepts that the continued rise in house insurance costs is placing an unsustainable burden on individuals, particularly pensioners; if he intends to...
- Tax Data
283. To ask the Minister for Finance given the ongoing concerns about discrimination in inheritance tax policy, particularly affecting single and childless citizens, the reason these individuals...
- Information and Communications Technology
284. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of IT projects within his Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1 million in the years 2020...
- Departmental Schemes
285. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will expand eligibility for the disabled drivers and passenger’s scheme to include people living with scoliosis and recipients of corrective...
- Tax Data
286. To ask the Minister for Finance to consider increasing the VAT & VRT rebate bands (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23097/25]
- Tax Code
288. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of flat rate expenses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23129/25]
- Financial Services
289. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 40 of 30 of April 2025, the total value held in the 1,193 dormant authorised funds i.e. authorised funds within scope...
- Tax Exemptions
290. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 49 to 51 on 30 April 2025, if any capital acquisition tax exemption on a heritage basis has ever been withdrawn due to...
- Tax Collection
291. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated increase in direct taxes from wages that would result from a €1, €1.50 and €2 increase in the minimum wage respectively;...
- Legislative Measures
292. To ask the Minister for Finance if the legislation for the unwinding of NAMA guarantees salaries and benefits will be maintained for all staff moving from NAMA to the NTMA; and if he will...
- Tax Collection
293. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of mineral oil tax collected on jet fuel for private jets each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23139/25]
- Departmental Policies
294. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 299 of 5 February 2025, if in light of the court case proceeding in Britain, if any redress would be appropriate for...
- Tax Yield
295. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised by introducing a second home charge of €400, €1000 and €2,000 respectively; and if he will...
- Tax Collection
296. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raised from tapering personal, employee and earned income tax credits by 2.5% per €1,000 on individual income between...
- Tax Reliefs
297. To ask the Minister for Finance the consideration his Department has given to introducing tax relief on sporting membership fees to improve affordability for individuals and families, and to...
- Tax Yield
298. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of category A vehicles that were charged with the nitrogen dioxide emissions (NOx) levy in 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025; the revenue raised each...
- Public Sector Pay
301. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide data on the number of people earning more than €100,000 per year from employment in the public sector including departments,...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Departmental Projects
302. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of IT projects within their Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1...
- Departmental Properties
303. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on potential property identified in respect of the proposed new Garda station in east Meath; if the OPW has now...
- Public Sector Pay
304. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of people earning more than €100,000 per year from employment in the public sector including departments, agencies,...
- Departmental Schemes
306. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total cost expended to date on all aspects in the development of a scheme (details supplied) from when consultants were first...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Departmental Reviews
307. 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...
- Departmental Projects
308. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IT projects within his Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1...
- Departmental Consultations
309. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Ireland’s position in ongoing European Council negotiations in relation to the European Commission’s Omnibus I and its...
- Legislative Programme
310. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which the Government’s commitments as set out in the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises to put in place...
- Business Supports
311. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 2 April 2025, when outstanding payments will issue in respect of applications under the...
- Departmental Funding
312. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of funding available in 2025 for the increased cost of business scheme; if a new round of this scheme will be announced...
- Departmental Reviews
313. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way in which his Department will be co-ordinating with the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform to consider...
- Wage-setting Mechanisms
314. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the Government will deliver 60% of the median hourly wage as the minimum wage; the current hourly median wage in the State; and...
- Public Sector Staff
315. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide data on the number of people earning more than €100,000 per year from employment in the public sector...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Accommodation
316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on an additional school accommodation application for a school (details supplied) given the increased enrolment projected for the...
- Departmental Projects
318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of IT projects within their Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1 million in...
- Schools Building Projects
319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a specific timeline for the commencement and completion of works at a school (details supplied); acknowledging that previous...
- Departmental Policies
320. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider expanding the remote working policy to include a specific organisation (details supplied); to clarify whether this organisation...
- Departmental Circulars
321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the name of the circular that pertains to the leave granted-allowed to post-primary school teachers for duties on a county council; if she will...
- School Funding
322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to respond to correspondence regarding autism class funding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22975/25]
- School Facilities
323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) was not permitted an additional junior infants class by the Department, despite prior assurances and...
- Schools Building Projects
324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the status of the new building project for a scholl (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22994/25]
- Departmental Programmes
325. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to increase the number of early intervention classes in primary schools in Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on...
- Special Educational Needs
327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measure being taken to increase the number of moderate general learning disability classes in mainstream schools in Wicklow; and if she will...
- Legislative Programme
328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is her intention to commence the EPSEN Act; if so, to provide a timeline for its commencement; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Schools Building Projects
329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review an application for a school building project (details supplied); and the reason approval has not yet been granted. [23155/25]
- School Transport
330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the schools that were included in the 14 pilot projects for the school transport scheme in the 2024-2025 school year; if she...
- Schools Building Projects
331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a school (details supplied) which requires an urgent extension; if she is aware that the school is seeking a two-storey build...
- Teacher Training
334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will lift the cap on the number of primary teacher training places imposed on public universities; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Public Sector Staff
335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide data on the number of people earning more than €100,000 per year from employment in the public sector including...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Communications
336. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when NewERA was informed of the problems with the IT project at RTÉ; if he was informed of the issues around the IT project...
- Departmental Policies
337. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to consider devising policies to ensure that day-trip coach tourism originating from Dublin is of more benefit to the destination...
- Departmental Funding
338. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht whether he supports the introduction of a tourism accommodation levy to support the funding of the Dublin City Council taskforce...
- Departmental Policies
339. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his proposals to improve the conditions of workers in the tourism sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21423/25]
- Departmental Funding
340. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of IT projects within his Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1...
- Departmental Data
341. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide data on the number of people earning more than €100,000 per year from employment in the public sector...
- Land Development Agency
343. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of proposals from each of the local authorities and from the Land Development Agency for housing developments,...
- Departmental Data
344. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of IT projects within his Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of...
- Housing Schemes
345. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the housing scheme available to single people who are over the threshold for social housing but not earning enough for...
- Departmental Inquiries
346. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a person who, following divorce proceedings, no longer resides in the family home but still has their name on the property...
- Housing Policy
347. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress to date in reviewing the income eligibility limits for social housing, with particular reference to the need to...
- Departmental Staff
349. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide data on the number of people earning more than €100,000 per year from employment in the public...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Domestic Violence
350. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people who have accessed the rent supplement for victims of domestic violence in counties Wicklow and Wexford...
- Departmental Data
351. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the fuel allowance; the number of applications for the fuel allowance; the number of...
- Grant Payments
352. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the training support grant will allow for the funding of driving lessons beyond the initial 12 in order to give...
- Pension Provisions
353. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if additional contributions can be paid by a person (details supplied) to secure the minimum contributions required for a...
- Departmental Projects
354. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of IT projects within his Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of...
- Departmental Data
355. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of children who applied for the disability allowance at the age of 16 when their domiciliary care allowance...
- Departmental Inquiries
357. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he has any plans to extend the domiciliary care allowance from 16 to 18 years of age; if he has a timeframe on this...
- Departmental Correspondence
358. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his response to correspondence (details supplied) relating to the widow's/widower's contributory pension. [23123/25]
- Living Wage
359. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated savings to the State from increasing the minimum wage to the living wage; and if he will make a statement on...
- Grant Payments
360. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason when an artist with a disability receives a grant from the Arts Council, their disability allowance is reduced or...
- Public Sector Pay
361. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will provide data on the number of people earning more than €100,000 per year from employment in the public...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Departmental Data
362. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of IT projects within his Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of...
- International Protection
363. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to accommodate international protection applicants at a location (details supplied); the stage this plan is at; and...
- Departmental Data
364. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the recognition rates at first instance, and appeal stage, for all international protection applicants, for each month to date...
- International Protection
365. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a review of the cultural mediators pilot project in the international protection process has been completed by the...
- Departmental Correspondence
367. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the up-to-date position regarding correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22992/25]
- Tax Collection
368. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has considered a surcharge/tax on the profits that the largest operators of IPAS centres have been making for...
- Asylum Applications
369. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) can expect a decision on their asylum application. [23052/25]
- Family Reunification
370. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) can expect a decision on their join family visa application. [23053/25]
- Visa Applications
371. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current processing times for visa applications; the reason for the long delays being experienced by applicants; and if he...
- Cybersecurity Policy
372. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of Ireland’s ratification of the Budapest Convention on cybercrime; if he will provide a timeline for...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Departmental Data
373. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of IT projects within their Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1...
- Forestry Sector
374. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the processing time for felling licence applications at each stage from submission to completion; and if he will make a statement on...
- Tree Remediation
375. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm the set-back rule for residential tree planting; the required distance to protect private dwellings; the body responsible...
- Departmental Data
376. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers impacted by the delay in payments under the acres scheme for 2023, by county; when the issue will be resolved;...
- Departmental Schemes
378. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which a farmer (details supplied) can access areas of natural constraints scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Inquiries
379. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give detailed consideration to issues of concern of the IFA (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Health Services
380. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the status of a fully staffed community neurorehabilitation team, to address the needs of...
- Disability Services
381. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the development of an adult disability service in a town (details supplied); and if she will...
- Childcare Services
382. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to clarify the length of the waiting list for an assessment of needs appointment in Laois for children with...
- Departmental Data
383. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of IT projects within their Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
384. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will review the eligibility in the ECCE scheme for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Departmental Funding
385. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to review the case of a funding application (details supplied) [23073/25]
- Disability Services
386. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the case of a child (details supplied) will be examined who having been referred three and a half years ago...
- Public Sector Pay
387. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if she will provide data on the number of people earning more than €100,000 per year from employment in...
- Department of Health
- Pension Provisions
388. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter affecting pension payments (details supplied). [23119/25]
- Alcohol Advertising
389. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify the status of the regulations relating to alcohol labelling, which were signed into law by the previous Minister in May 2023 following an extensive...
- Cancer Services
390. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department offers any funding towards establishment of voluntary cancer support centres; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22912/25]
- Hospital Appointments Status
392. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for surgery for a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [22923/25]
- Meals-on-Wheels Services
393. To ask the Minister for Health if she will secure extra funding for the meals on wheels initiative (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22929/25]
- Health Services Staff
394. To ask the Minister for Health if she will clarify a matter regarding a person and rehabilitation therapists (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22930/25]
- Departmental Projects
395. To ask the Minister for Health the number of IT projects within their Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1 million in the years 2020...
- Hospital Staff
396. To ask the Minister for Health for a list of all staff currently employed at the adult diabetes clinic in University Hospital Limerick, specifying the post held by each individual; and if...
- Disease Management
398. To ask the Minister for Health the reason adults with Type 1 diabetes attending University Hospital Limerick are not yet offered insulin pumps as a treatment option, despite the presence of...
- Community Care
399. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a community neurorehabilitation team, which was promised for Sligo-Leitrim in 2019 and outlined in the 2023 HSE Service Plan, has not yet been...
- Disease Management
400. 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...
- National Treatment Purchase Fund
401. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of National Treatment Purchase Fund spending per speciality, per year, from 2018 to 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on...
- Health Services Waiting Lists
402. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount spent by the HSE on the Waiting List Action Plan in 2022, 2023, 2024, and projected for 2025; a breakdown of that spending per HSE or National...
- Hospital Facilities
403. To ask the Minister for Health the number of acute hospital beds delivered from 2022 to date in 2025, and projected to the end of 2025, per year, per hospital, in tabular form; and if she...
- Medical Cards
409. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider extending automatic medical card eligibility to adults with neurodiverse (e.g., with autism, ADHD) or related conditions, given the...
- Same-sex Marriage
410. To ask the Minister for Health the number of same sex marriages registered in the State in each of the years since 2015, by year, in tabular form. [22998/25]
- General Register Office
411. To ask the Minister for Health the number of marriages registered in the State in each of the years since 2015, by year, in tabular form. [22999/25]
- Gender Recognition
412. 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....
- Emergency Departments
413. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the details of any planned future expansion at a hospital (details supplied) that would alleviate pressures and challenges being faced in the...
- Hospital Staff
414. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the total number of vacant posts currently unfilled across all departments at a hospital (details supplied); and the length of time these...
- Hospital Deaths
415. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the case of a child (details supplied) who died following complications arising from an implanted cardiac device and multiple missed...
- Hospital Procedures
420. To ask the Minister for Health if she will direct Children’s Health Ireland to publish clinical criteria used when determining whether a leaky heart valve in a paediatric patient with...
- Hospital Deaths
422. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the statutory obligations on hospitals to report adverse incidents or deaths potentially related to medical devices, including pacemakers and Holter...
- Hospital Procedures
424. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure that CHI introduces protocols requiring that parental concerns, particularly those regarding surgical risks are formally documented and...
- Hospital Complaints Procedures
425. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has received complaints or concerns from other families regarding cardiac device management or pacemaker-related complications at CHI; if she...
- Hospital Procedures
426. To ask the Minister for Health if there are standardised national protocols in place for the long-term monitoring of children with implanted cardiac devices such as pacemakers; if she is...
- Patient Safety
431. To ask the Minister for Health if she has any plans to establish a Patient Safety Commissioner role in Ireland, modelled on the UK and Scottish systems, to provide independent advocacy and...
- Hospital Procedures
433. To ask the Minister for Health if she will initiate an external audit of how Children’s Health Ireland manages diagnostic data and patient-submitted information (e.g. Holter monitor...
- Ambulance Service
434. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of a full-time ambulance service for areas in Wicklow (details provided); when this service will be operational; and if she will...
- Local Drugs Task Forces
435. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of funding given to Bray Drug and Alcohol Task Force from 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Addiction Treatment Services
436. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the drug rehabilitation and addiction services available in Wicklow; a detailed list of the services they provide; the number of patients served;...
- Health Services Waiting Lists
438. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Louth currently waiting for HSE home support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23047/25]
- Home Help Service
440. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the funding allocated to County Louth HSE home support services for the years 2020 to 2025 respectively, in tabular form. [23049/25]
- Home Care Packages
441. To ask the Minister for Health if care rationing of new home care packages took place in the CHO 8 area in 2024; if so the reason for this rationing or non-allocation of new home care...
- Dental Services
442. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 721 of 1 April 2025, the reason a response has not yet been forthcoming from the HSE in respect of the status of the...
- Medicinal Products
443. To ask the Minister for Health the reason evorel 50mg and estradot mg are not currently covered on GMS scheme which results in patient has to pay privately for this; and if she will make a...
- Hospital Appointments Status
444. To ask the Minister for Health if an urgent scan will be expedited for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23066/25]
- Hospital Procedures
446. To ask the Minister for Health regarding the ongoing cancellation of elective and emergency surgeries at University Hospital Limerick, the reason for these cancellations; the steps being...
- Patient Safety
450. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that have been introduced to mitigate risks to patient safety resulting from repeated surgery cancellations at University Hospital Limerick; the...
- Pharmacy Services
452. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide a list of all pharmacies that have opted into the free HRT scheme scheduled to commence on 1 June 2025, in tabular form. [23087/25]
- Food Labelling
453. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the cross-Government working group that was established in 2022, under the aegis of her Department, to discuss EU regulation on the provision of...
- Public Sector Staff
454. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide data on the number of people earning more than €100,000 per year from employment in the public sector including departments,...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Departmental Projects
455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of IT projects within their Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1 million in...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a list of apprenticeship courses provided by each of the ETBs individually and the location where each apprenticeship is taught in...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Road Projects
457. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will make additional funding available in 2025 for additional roads in Donegal to be resurfaced on the local improvement scheme...
- Departmental Projects
460. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of IT projects within his Department, or bodies under its aegis, which have been allocated funds in excess of €1...
- Burial Grounds
461. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he is aware that there is a new private cemetery being developed in Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Community Development Projects
462. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will outline his plans for future funding for community centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23115/25]
- Public Sector Staff
463. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide data on the number of people earning more than €100,000 per year from employment in the public sector...
