Written answers
Thursday, 22 May 2025
- Department of Education and Skills
- Third Level Fees
7. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify the rationale behind the decision not to proceed with further reductions in the student contribution fee, in light of the...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
13. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to liaise with Louth/Meath ETB to increase the number of apprenticeship courses taught by LMETB in Louth and to locate apprenticeship training...
- Further and Higher Education
15. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students from County Mayo who applied for SUSI grants in the past three years; the number of those applications that were approved;...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
18. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the new area of professions for apprenticeships delivery he plans to bring forward for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Business Supports
21. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider introducing additional financial incentives or supports for employers who take on apprentices straight from secondary school,...
- Education and Training Provision
23. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he intends to introduce additional supports to students undertaking construction related training and upskilling in order to assist in...
- Education and Training Boards
24. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on when an educational setting (details supplied) in Mohill, County Leitrim, will move to it new premises; and if he will make a...
- Technological Universities
25. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the planned professorships for the technological universities. [26165/25]
- Education and Training Boards
26. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on disability supports and funding to cover the supports needed for people with disabilities in further education colleges. [26357/25]
- Traveller Education
28. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to increase participation of members of the Travelling community in third level education, and to foster a more welcoming...
- Education and Training Boards
29. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on plans to deliver a permanent building for Dunboyne College of Further Education; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Apprenticeship Programmes
30. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he plans to review the success of the Action Plan for Apprenticeship, 2021 to 2025 towards the development of a new national strategy for...
- Research and Development
31. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of the support package under the proposed Global Talent Initiative, particularly in relation to attracting US research...
- Further and Higher Education
32. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline his plans on the expansion of pathways to be introduced into higher education through tertiary programmes and new...
- Mental Health Services
34. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to extensive waiting lists for access to mental health supports including counselling services in third level...
- Student Accommodation
35. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the provision of college accommodation and a funding stream for same at Dundalk Institute of Technology; and if he will make a...
- Further and Higher Education
36. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the proposed new further education college in Galway city; if the evaluation which was scheduled to take place in the first week...
- Mental Health Policy
38. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on the progress made in supporting students’ mental health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26174/25]
- Third Level Fees
39. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the implementation of a ‘Second Chance’ provision, to ensure that students undertaking a repeat year or changing...
- Further and Higher Education
40. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department plans to expand access to traditional third-level education in counties such as Offaly, which currently do not have a university...
- Student Accommodation
41. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the Programme for Government commitment to develop a multi-annual plan to deliver new student accommodation,...
- Further and Higher Education
42. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position in relation to CAO places given the adjustment in grades due to the class of 2025, to give the students of 2025 the same opportunity...
- Research Funding
43. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide specific details of his plans to increase supports available to PhD or early post-doctoral students to encourage emerging...
- Education and Training Boards
44. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will intervene to increase adult education classes provided through Cavan Monaghan ETB. [25829/25]
- Health Services Staff
45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions being taken to increase the supply of occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and physiotherapists. [20791/25]
- Irish Language
46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the need to further incentivise teaching through Irish; if additional grants or scholarships could be considered for any prospective...
- Third Level Fees
47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the third level fee supports that exist for graduate medical students who have attended third level college in Ireland; if none are in place, his...
- Climate Change Policy
48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on his Department’s collaboration with the climate and renewable energy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Further and Higher Education
49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider providing additional financial supports for students undertaking postgraduate courses; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Research Funding
50. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider expanding the eligibility of funding through the Irish Research Council to enable part-time PhD students to qualify for these...
- Further and Higher Education
51. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps his Department is taking to mitigate the penalties faced by young carers who may miss mandatory labs or exams due to care...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to expand the number of apprentice opportunities available to students; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Third Level Fees
53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider reviewing course fees for third level courses, for example, nursing, based on the hours of work placement being completed...
- Further and Higher Education
54. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department will consider working with higher education institutions to expand access to remote learning with a view to increasing...
- Third Level Costs
57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce costs for third level students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25739/25]
- Education and Training Provision
58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the provision of a new Youthreach facility in Macroom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26015/25]
- Further and Higher Education
59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his Department's efforts to further reduce the burden on families who have to pay for their children's further education; and if he will make a...
- Third Level Fees
60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to reduce the financial hardship of the contribution fee for third level Universities. [25805/25]
- Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cad iad na céimeanna a bhfuil sé chun iad a ghlacadh chun níos mó cursaí trí Ghaeilge, seachas an Ghaeilge...
- Student Accommodation
62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current availability of 'digs' student accommodation, along with the possibility of introducing a non-overbearing regulatory framework in this...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Rural Schemes
71. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when he will announce the next tranche of funding under the local improvement scheme; if he will increase the €40 million...
- Departmental Schemes
74. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will outline projects underway in counties Cavan and Monaghan that are receiving funding under different schemes with financial...
- Men's Sheds
79. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his views on the merits of providing multiannual funding for men’s and women’s sheds to allow them to plan longer term...
- Rural Schemes
80. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the level of funding which will be awarded to community groups in Cork under the 2025 town and village renewal scheme; and if he will...
- Water Safety
81. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on the actions his Department is taking to increase water safety in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on...
- Departmental Funding
82. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to detail the funding provided to County Meath in 2024 and to date in 2025; the schedule of funding calls for 2025; and if he will make...
- Cuanta agus Céanna
83. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development an bhfuil an t-athbhreithniú ar an gcás gnó don obair atá beartaithe ar an gcé ar Inis Oírr...
- Community Development Projects
84. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications received per year 2023-2024 and per county for funding under the Community Recognition Fund; the number...
- Departmental Policies
85. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the proposed timeline for publishing Our Rural Future 2025-2030, following the recent public consultation on the policy’s...
- Urban Development
86. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to progress work on a strategy for suburban Dublin villages, including schemes that are similar to those available for rural Dublin...
- Road Projects
87. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline his Department's efforts to address the backlog of local improvement scheme applications with Galway County Council; and if...
- Technological Universities
88. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department plans to expand the ‘Learning in the Hubs’ initiative to other technological universities; the number...
- Community Development Projects
89. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the next round of the Community Recognition Fund will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26014/25]
- Rural Schemes
90. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide an update on the review of the CLÁR Programme; if he will expand CLÁR to cover those communities which are...
- Library Projects
91. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans for the development of the L-shaped site in Belmayne; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26369/25]
- Control of Dogs
92. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the breakdown of the number of new dog wardens which have been recruited in each local authority on foot of the additional €2...
- Vacant Properties
93. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of derelict or vacant projects that have been brought back into use under the town and village renewal scheme’s...
- Road Projects
94. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will reconsider the policy around the starting time of road improvement schemes, such as the local improvement scheme considering...
- Departmental Reviews
95. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if any review or audit has been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness, redundancy, and administrative costs of State funding for...
- Digital Hubs
96. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will publish a comprehensive plan to expand the remit of connected hubs to unlock new opportunities in rural communities in areas...
- Community Development Projects
97. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide an update on the provision of the second round of funding for the Community Recognition Fund for County Louth; and...
- Control of Dogs
98. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide an update on the ban of XL bully dogs; the number of XL bully dogs that have been seized in each local authority...
- Rural Schemes
99. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when he expects to announce successful projects under CLÁR for County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25879/25]
- Northern Ireland
100. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will outline Peace Plus projects that his Department has committed funding to; the projects underway to date; and if he will...
- Community Development Projects
101. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which his Department is supporting inclusive community development in County Mayo, including initiatives targeted at older...
- Rural Schemes
102. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the allocation to the LEADER programme since 2007, by programme; the average allocation by year in each programme; and if he will make...
- Community Development Projects
104. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications from Dublin 8, 10, 12, 20 for the Community Centres Investment Fund each year; the total funding sought by...
- Island Communities
105. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each of the policy measures detailed in the ‘Our Living Islands -Action Plan 2023-2026’; when the updated...
- Social Isolation
106. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the schemes in place to help address loneliness and social isolation in rural areas and communities across the country; and if he will...
- Library Projects
107. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 898 of 25 March 2025, to provide an update on the development of a project (details supplied);...
- Regeneration Projects
108. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on the commitment to resource the Town Centre First model and establish a town regeneration team in every local...
- Men's Sheds
109. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the current funding streams available to Men’s and Women’s Sheds administered through his Department and through local...
- Road Projects
110. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide an additional allocation to Monaghan County Council for the local improvement scheme in 2025. [25831/25]
- Rural Schemes
111. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the consideration that has been given to the annual rollout of the LEADER food initiative; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Community Development Projects
112. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the position regarding supports provided at a local level in community centres targeted at addressing social exclusion; if he will...
- Road Projects
114. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to detail the funding provided to Meath County Council for the local improvement scheme in each of the past five years; if he has...
- Men's Sheds
115. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will support the development of a national governing body for Women’s Sheds similar to the Irish Men’s...
- Control of Dogs
116. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide an update on the work of the Stakeholder Group on Dog Control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25308/25]
- Rural Schemes
117. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will outline their engagements regarding the LEADER programme in the context of ongoing negotiations in relation to the next...
- Calafoirt agus Céanna
118. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development cad é stadás na hoibre atá beartaithe don dá ché ar Inis Meáin, an Córa agus Caladh Mór; agus...
- Social Enterprise Sector
119. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on supports for social enterprises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21682/25]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Freedom of Information
120. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if at any stage since taking up a position as Minister he has deleted any SMS or messages on other messaging apps that would fall under...
- Departmental Inquiries
121. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of an application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26451/25]
- Brexit Issues
122. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the review currently being carried out by his Department regarding documentation requirements for children born in Northern Ireland to...
- Departmental Staff
123. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the percentage of staff in his Department working from home for at least two days per week, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement...
- Departmental Equipment
124. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26597/25]
- Departmental Contracts
128. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if he will...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Freedom of Information
129. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if at any stage since taking up a position as Minister he has deleted any SMS or messages on other messaging apps that...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide the analysis that informed the sectoral emissions ceilings negotiations in 2022; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Staff
132. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the percentage of staff in his Department working from home for at least two days per week, in tabular form; and if he...
- Renewable Energy Generation
133. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the next RESS and ORESS auctions will take place; if it will be index linked; and if he will make a statement on...
- Energy Policy
135. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for the environment about private wires connections policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26583/25]
- Departmental Equipment
136. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Contracts
140. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the...
- Department of Defence
- Freedom of Information
141. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if at any stage since taking up a position as Minister he has deleted any SMS or messages on other messaging apps that would fall under freedom...
- Departmental Staff
142. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the percentage of staff in his Department working from home for at least two days per week, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on...
- Departmental Equipment
143. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26592/25]
- Departmental Contracts
147. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if he will...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Rail Network
148. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of railway stations for which plans exist to repair out of order elevator lifts for passenger movement between...
- Bus Services
152. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total number of passenger journeys taken per Local Link company area, in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; the amount of State funding...
- Departmental Communications
153. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if at any stage since taking up a position as Minister he has deleted any SMS or messages on other messaging apps that would fall under...
- Parking Provision
154. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if, in collaboration with the relevant authorities, he will review the fines and enforcement measures for the misuse of disabled parking...
- Rail Network
155. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a list of all active passenger railway stations nationwide, indicating which of these stations have elevator lifts for...
- Transport Infrastructure Ireland
156. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the reduction in funding from Transport Infrastructure Ireland to Galway County Council, in particular for the N83 in...
- Driver Licences
157. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to consider extending the list of recognised States in the exchange of a foreign driving licence to an Irish driving licence to include...
- Public Transport
160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to examine the case affecting commuter fares (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26523/25]
- Departmental Staff
161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of staff in his Department working from home for at least two days per week, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Rail Network
162. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the most recent estimates surrounding MetroLink; if he anticipates significant cost overruns; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Equipment
163. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26606/25]
- Departmental Contracts
167. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if he...
- Department of Finance
- Vehicle Registration Tax
168. To ask the Minister for Finance the length of time vehicles can remain untaxed under the temporary vehicle registration tax exemption in the case of those coming from Ukraine; and if he will...
- Freedom of Information
169. To ask the Minister for Finance if at any stage since taking up a position as Minister he has deleted any SMS or messages on other messaging apps that would fall under freedom of...
- Renewable Energy Generation
170. To ask the Minister for Finance if individual homeowners with over 20 solar panels are under an obligation to pay tax on any refund from energy companies over €400 of electricity that...
- Departmental Schemes
172. To ask the Minister for Finance when a new scheme for disabled drivers and passengers will be available, given it is almost five years on from the Supreme Court judgement of June 2020; and...
- Departmental Staff
174. To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of staff in his Department working from home for at least two days per week, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Equipment
175. To ask the Minister for Finance the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26596/25]
- Departmental Contracts
179. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Office of Public Works
180. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a report on the cost of walking five vehicles a day up and down a location (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Freedom of Information
182. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if at any stage since taking up a position as Minister he has deleted any SMS or messages on other messaging apps that would fall under...
- State Properties
183. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if an unused Garda barracks that is a listed building will be disposed of to a local community group (details supplied). [26482/25]
- National Lottery
184. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined where a claim and complaint made to the National Lottery Ireland was not...
- An Teanga Gaeilge
185. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform an bhfuil leagan Gaeilge de na “Guidelines for the Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Service” a...
- Departmental Staff
186. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the percentage of staff in his Department working from home for at least two days per week, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Equipment
187. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26602/25]
- Departmental Contracts
191. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if he...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Freedom of Information
192. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if at any stage since taking up a position as Minister he has deleted any SMS or messages on other messaging apps that would fall...
- Qualifications Recognition
193. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26491/25]
- Employment Rights
194. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the Duffy-Cahill report. [26515/25]
- Small and Medium Enterprises
195. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has carried out any scoping on the potential increase to the administrative burden for SMEs as a result of the...
- Departmental Staff
196. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage of staff in his Department working from home for at least two days per week, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Equipment
197. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26594/25]
- Departmental Contracts
201. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Facilities
202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will provide funding for a school (details supplied) to install toilets, welfare facilities and an extension; and if she will...
- Schools Building Projects
203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the viability report on the provision of two modular classrooms for a school (details supplied) will be completed; and if she will make a...
- School Staff
204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has conducted a review of the pension entitlements for all school secretaries and caretakers, given that the current...
- Schools Building Projects
207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the planned extension of a school (details supplied). [26399/25]
- School Transport
208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills as to when she might indicate criteria and-or routes for additional pilot school bus schemes for the 2025-2026 school year; and if she will make...
- Schools Administration
209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that are operated as part of a public private partnership and her views on the operation of such schools. [26401/25]
- Special Educational Needs
210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on applications made by two schools (details supplied) for additional SNA supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- State Examinations
211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason students are not receiving a physical copy of their Leaving Certificate results; the number of students that have not received their...
- Freedom of Information
212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if at any stage since taking up a position as Minister she has deleted any SMS or messages on other messaging apps that would fall under freedom...
- Schools Building Projects
213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the delivery of the permanent school building for a school (details supplied); the current stage of the project within...
- Teaching Qualifications
216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the position for already qualified teachers receiving permanent teaching contracts is the same as the new policy for newly qualified teachers;...
- School Accommodation
217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will engage with a school (details supplied) in relation to the official shared campus arrangement where the school is located; and if she...
- Schools Building Projects
219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the application for emergency works for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26513/25]
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the case of a school (details supplied) in which classes will be merged due to the school not meeting the threshold to retain...
- School Staff
221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to urgently address the disparity faced by school secretaries and caretakers, who are directly paid by her Department but who are being denied a...
- Schools Building Projects
222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the proposed extension for a school (details supplied); the current stage of the project; the expected timeline for progress and...
- Education and Training Boards
223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the proposed services (details supplied); the progress made to date; the expected timeline for delivery; and if she will...
- Departmental Staff
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of staff in her Department working from home for at least two days per week, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on...
- School Attendance
225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a detailed breakdown, of student absenteeism rates for each of the past five academic years (2018/2019 to 2022/2023), specifying the...
- Special Educational Needs
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in light of the State’s obligations under the Constitution and under the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004,...
- School Staff
229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine the case for the retention for a further year of a teacher at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Equipment
230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26593/25]
- Departmental Contracts
234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if she will...
- Artificial Intelligence
235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a way to volunteer SME expertise to her Department's AI for schools development; and if so, the contact details for the persons...
- School Staff
236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reconsider awarding incremental credits to a special needs assistant who has been employed in local authority-owned facilities which...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Freedom of Information
237. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if at any stage since taking up a position as Minister he has deleted any SMS or messages on other messaging apps that would fall...
- Údarás na Gaeltachta
238. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an mbeidh seilbh ag an Aire ar an uirlis nua intleachta saorga atá á maoiniú ag a Roinn, trí Údarás...
- Sports Funding
240. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the date on which the sports capital and equipment programme fund applications will reopen. [26533/25]
- Departmental Staff
242. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the percentage of staff in his Department working from home for at least two days per week, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Equipment
243. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26605/25]
- Scéimeanna Rannacha
244. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad é an dul chun cinn atá déanta ina Roinn chun scéim na mbóithre áise a atosú; agus an...
- Údarás na Gaeltachta
246. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht plé a dhéanamh ar na hiarrachtaí atá déanta aige maidir le comhoibriú le hÚdarás na...
- Gaeltacht Policy
247. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his Department has assessed the impact of the housing crisis on the Irish language, as native speakers are forced out of rural...
- Departmental Equipment
248. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his Department has full access and use of a software programme (details supplied); if not, the alternative provider being used...
- Departmental Contracts
251. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Freedom of Information
277. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if at any stage since taking up a position as Minister he has deleted any SMS or messages on other messaging apps that would...
- Social Welfare Benefits
278. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason an appeal for a person (details supplied) has been ongoing for over a year and has not been assigned to an appeal...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
280. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if post-primary teachers will be entitled to pay-related jobseeker's benefit when they become unemployed at the end of this...
- State Pensions
282. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is in receipt of their full State pension. [26485/25]
- Departmental Policies
283. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if financial assistance is available for vehicle adaptation for a person (details supplied) in the event that there is no...
- Departmental Staff
284. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the percentage of staff in his Department working from home for at least two days per week, in tabular form; and if he will...
- Employment Schemes
285. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a scheme will be put in place whereby people on employment schemes who are refused fuel allowance, as they came on to the...
- Departmental Equipment
286. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Contracts
290. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract;...
- State Pensions
291. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person residing in Ireland, and their home is in another EU Member State, can have that home assessed under the means...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Immigration Policy
293. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will implement criminal checks for citizens from visa-free countries travelling to Ireland; and if he will make a...
- Prison Service
294. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to update on his discussions with the Irish Prison Service and with Government colleagues on his proposal to reopen the Old...
- Freedom of Information
297. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if at any stage since taking up a position as Minister he has deleted any SMS or messages on other messaging apps that would...
- Naturalisation Applications
298. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a decision will be made on the application for naturalisation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- International Protection
299. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Ukrainian passport holders in Ireland who have applied for international protection since the beginning of the...
- Visa Applications
300. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider permitting stamp 2 visa holders who have applied for the stamp 1G visa to continue working up to 40 hours...
- Local Community Safety Partnerships
301. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of funding that will go towards the operation of local community safety partnerships; and if there is a breakdown of...
- Sports Facilities
302. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to give favourable consideration to the application by the Kerry County Board for significant funding under the IIP scheme for...
- An Garda Síochána
303. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí and their rank assigned to Salthill Garda Station, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on...
- International Protection
305. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his Department's plans to purchase a facility (details supplied) for IPAS accommodation; the number of residents currently...
- Departmental Staff
306. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of staff in his Department working from home for at least two days per week, in tabular form; and if he will...
- An Garda Síochána
307. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will publish any analysis that has been received by his Department into exit interviews carried out with members of An...
- International Protection
308. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for the breakdown of all IPAS accommodation based on the Pobal index, that is, the number of IPAS facilities located in areas...
- Departmental Equipment
309. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Fishing Industry
314. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if fishing trawler boats can access the sea off the coast of Portrane and close to the beach, as a number of trawlers have been seen...
- Sports Organisations
315. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of registration applications that were delayed with Horse Sport Ireland in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he...
- Freedom of Information
318. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if at any stage since taking up a position as Minister he has deleted any SMS or messages on other messaging apps that would fall...
- Question Heading for question(s) 319
319. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a director’s review of an appeal by farmers in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will...
- Departmental Staff
320. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of staff in his Department working from home for at least two days per week, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Equipment
321. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26590/25]
- Departmental Contracts
325. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if...
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Care Services
326. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to urgently enhance the adult day service in Killarney provided by an association (details supplied) and provide...
- Health Services Waiting Lists
327. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children awaiting an assessment of needs in the CHO7 area; the number of children waiting longer...
- Freedom of Information
328. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if at any stage since taking up a position as Minister she has deleted any SMS or messages on other messaging...
- Departmental Strategies
329. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on the publication date of her Department's Disability Strategy. [26437/25]
- Departmental Schemes
330. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the building blocks extension grant scheme will be announced. [26443/25]
- Early Childhood Care and Education
331. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if funding options are available from her Department, or any agency under the aegis of her Department, to...
- Mother and Baby Homes
332. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a mother and baby institutions payment scheme application will be reviewed (details supplied); and if she...
- Child and Family Agency
333. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth her views on the use by Tusla of a residential property at a location (details supplied) to accommodate minors;...
- Departmental Staff
334. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the percentage of staff in her Department working from home for at least two days per week, in tabular form; and...
- Health Services
335. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which she plans to ensure the continuity of the current Laois/Offaly MDT service which operates...
- Departmental Equipment
336. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by her Department; and if she will make a statement...
- Departmental Contracts
340. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of...
- Disability Services
341. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1424 of 19 March 362 and 362 of 27 March 2025 and letter dated 8 April...
- Department of Health
- Departmental Bodies
344. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 337 of 15 May 2025, her plans to evacuate children that are currently stuck in Gaza, awaiting medical treatment and...
- State Properties
345. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update in respect of the former Baggot Street Hospital site which has been registered as surplus to requirements by the HSE on the...
- Hospital Equipment
346. To ask the Minister for Health if she will sanction the funding needed to equip Nenagh General Hospital with bronchoscopy equipment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26396/25]
- Care Services
347. To ask the Minister for Health to address the serious concerns being experienced by families with adults with special needs in Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
- Medical Research and Training
349. To ask the Minister for Health given the shortages of qualified medical practitioners, whether a scheme will be developed where Irish students studying medicine abroad would be facilitated...
- Hospital Procedures
350. To ask the Minister for Health when he became aware that 2,260 families had been contacted as a result of the early recommendation from the audit into the unnecessary hip surgeries scandal;...
- Departmental Communications
351. To ask the Minister for Health if at any stage since taking up a position as Minister she has deleted any SMS or messages on other messaging apps that would fall under freedom of...
- Care Services
352. To ask the Minister for Health to make respite available to families in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26438/25]
- Health Services
353. To ask the Minister for Health the expected timeline for extending the ages for the BreastCheck screening programme, in line with updated standards from HIQA; and if she will make a...
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
355. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on a waiting list for pre-exposure prophylaxis by clinic and wait time, in tabular form. [26447/25]
- Disease Management
358. To ask the Minister for Health to review the decision not to grant access to the HSE approved medication for, those who have spinal muscular atrophy who were over 18 years at the point...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
359. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for a routine CT scan in Roscommon University Hospital as of the 16 May 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Staff
361. To ask the Minister for Health the number of office staff and medical staff located and employed in the radiology department in Roscommon University Hospital; the number employed in these...
- Primary Care Centres
362. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the progress of the proposed primary care centre at Curlew Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12; the reasons for any delays; and if she will make a...
- Departmental Schemes
363. To ask the Minister for Health if an exception will be made to the criteria regarding the treatment abroad scheme for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Appointments Status
364. To ask the Minister for Health if she will examine a case (details supplied) regarding a delay with an appointment for a hip replacement; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Laboratory Facilities
365. To ask the Minister for Health if any reviews or audits of the expenditure on laboratory genetic testing services both in Ireland and abroad have been undertaken to ensure value-for-money...
- An Teanga Gaeilge
366. To ask the Minister for Health an bhfuil sé i gceist aici aird a dhíriú ar stádas na Gaeilge mar phríomhtheanga oifigiúil, de réir Airteagal 8 de...
- Irish Language
367. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Irish language was excluded from consideration by the cross-Government working group on the EU Regulation on the provision of food information...
- Medical Records
368. To ask the Minister for Health if the contract signed with a software company, and the work that was carried out by that company, in respect of the development and deployment of MedLis...
- Primary Care Centres
371. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the development of primary care centres at locations (details supplied). [26510/25]
- Hospital Transfers
372. To ask the Minister for Health if a patient (details supplied) will be transferred to a community hospital where there is a bed available; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Ambulance Service
374. To ask the Minister for Health if an independent investigation will be initiated into the alleged under-reporting of critical 999 calls by the National Ambulance Service director; the...
- Departmental Staff
376. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of staff in her Department working from home for at least two days per week, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- General Practitioner Services
377. To ask the Minister for Health the number of GPs providing community care, per population ratio, in County Laois, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26567/25]
- Disease Management
378. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the endometriosis framework; the reasons for the delay in finalising this framework; the current timeline she is working towards for...
- Ambulance Service
379. To ask the Minister for Health the average response times for ambulances in the east Cork area; if the response times are meeting the target response times set by the Health Information and...
- Health Services
380. To ask the Minister for Health if mammograms will be offered to women below the age of 52, as is currently required; if research is being carried out on same; and if she will make a...
- Hospital Appointments Status
381. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be offered a date for a hip operation in Sligo University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26585/25]
- Medical Cards
382. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26589/25]
- Departmental Equipment
383. To ask the Minister for Health the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26599/25]
- Departmental Contracts
387. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if she will make a statement...
- Assisted Decision-Making
388. To ask the Minister for Health if a residential institution is permitted to increase the dosage of antipsychotic medication for an autistic adult who is non-verbal and has a moderate to...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Further and Higher Education
390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a policy for corporate sponsorship of further and higher education campuses; if so, the frequency with which it is reviewed; and the...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
391. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures his Department is implementing to clear the backlog of apprentices awaiting completion of their training. [15186/25]
- Freedom of Information
392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if at any stage since taking up a position as Minister he has deleted any SMS or messages on other messaging apps that would fall under freedom...
- Education and Training Provision
393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the application of the GRETB to develop a new campus for further education and training in Galway city; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Staff
395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of staff in his Department working from home for at least two days per week, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on...
- Departmental Equipment
396. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26598/25]
- Departmental Contracts
400. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department currently uses a commercial internet service provider; the name of the provider; the value of the contract; and if he will make...
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Voluntary Sector
401. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps being taken to support the sustainability of volunteer-led organisations and services in rural areas such as County...
- Urban Development
402. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps he has taken to fulfil the Programme for Governments commitments to launch an urban communities initiative to revitalise...
- Freedom of Information
404. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if at any stage since taking up a position as Minister he has deleted any SMS or messages on other messaging apps that would fall...
- Sports Funding
405. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the direct funding and or grant aid that is available to sports clubs from her Department; if she will clarify whether she funds local...
- Departmental Staff
406. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the percentage of staff in his Department working from home for at least two days per week, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Equipment
407. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the version of software programmes (details supplied) used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26603/25]
