Written answers

Thursday, 29 May 2025

  • Department of Finance
    • Tax Code
      14. To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to reduce the VAT rate on hospitality; the factors considered in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27336/25]
    • Insurance Industry
      15. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the work being done by his Department to reduce the cost of public liability insurance; the priorities for the year in this...
    • Banking Sector
      16. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures that can be taken to encourage the banks to lend to small- and medium-sized property developers for housing construction. [27985/25]
    • Financial Services
      17. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress to date in implementing the national financial literacy plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27605/25]
    • Tax Yield
      19. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on corporation tax revenues to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27860/25]
    • Tax Code
      22. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to increasing the small gift exemption for capital acquisitions tax from €3,000 to €5,000 from each person per...
    • An Ghaeltacht
      23. To ask the Minister for Finance an bhfuil aon iniúchadh déanta ag a Roinn ar na buntáistí a bhainfeadh le liúntas Gaeltachta do státseirbhísigh,...
    • Economic Policy
      24. To ask the Minister for Finance his assessment of the near-term outlook for the economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27861/25]
    • Insurance Coverage
      25. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) to ensure that properties in strategically important growth zones can obtain flood insurance; and if...
    • Interest Rates
      26. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to reduce extremely high interest rates being charged to some mortgage holders whose mortgages were sold to financial institutions...
    • Central Bank of Ireland
      28. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in light of the ongoing genocide carried out by Israel, he will direct the Central Bank to stop facilitating the sale of Israeli war bonds; and if he will...
    • Tax Yield
      29. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on the stamp duty raised on the bulk acquisition of houses since the changes announced in Budget 2025 took effect; and if he will make a...
    • Economic Growth
      30. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the impact of proposed tariffs on economic growth in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27626/25]
    • Housing Schemes
      31. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy claims approved over the past five years in Kilkenny; the number of applicants associated with these claims; and if he will make a...
    • Tax Credits
      32. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in light of the skill shortage in the construction, hospitality, education and healthcare sectors, his Department will consider introducing a tax credit...
    • Official Engagements
      33. To ask the Minister for Finance for a report on his attendance at the at the 2025 ILCU Conference. [27988/25]
    • Tax Reliefs
      34. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he will introduce to reduce the taxation burden on the retail sector due to the severe pressures this sector is encountering at present with...
    • Housing Schemes
      35. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons and houses that have been approved for the help-to-buy scheme, by county, since 2020, in tabular form; the value the scheme has been...
    • Insurance Industry
      36. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are plans to inhibit insurance companies in raising car insurance premiums, when compensation claims are reducing, in view of the fact that drivers...
    • Economic Policy
      37. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his Department’s assessment of labour market developments in the multinational sector and their possible impact on tax revenues;...
    • Fiscal Policy
      38. To ask the Minister for Finance his Department’s expectations for consumer spending this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27862/25]
    • National Treasury Management Agency
      39. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 4 of 3 April 2023, the progress made to fully divest from all Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) global portfolio...
    • Central Bank of Ireland
      40. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take action to ensure that the Central Bank is not facilitating the sale of Israeli war bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27617/25]
    • Tax and Social Welfare Codes
      41. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an up-to-date analysis of any measures his Department has introduced that were included in the recommendations from the Commission on...
    • Housing Schemes
      42. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of help-to-buy claims approved over the past five years; the number of applicants associated with these claims; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Financial Irregularities
      43. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is concerned about the impact of financial services-related ‘SMS scams’ on financial services customers; if his Department is in favour of...
    • Financial Services
      44. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to develop and implement a successor to the 2018 Ireland for Finance Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27776/25]
    • Tax Code
      45. To ask the Minister for Finance his assessment of the impact to date of the increase in the rate of the vacant homes tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27852/25]
    • Tax Reliefs
      47. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has analysed the need to increase the guide dog allowance to keep pace with cost-of-living increases; and when this allowance was last...
    • Revenue Commissioners
      48. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline the revenue districts responsible for oversight of the Shannon estuary area, by quarter and by vessel, from 1 January 2024 to date; the...
    • Tax Credits
      49. To ask the Minister for Finance to consider retaining dual tax credits and rate bands for widowers as if their partner were still alive to alleviate financial hardship; and if he will make a...
    • Tax Code
      50. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline any taxation measures he is considering to tackle dereliction in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28159/25]
    • National Treasury Management Agency
      51. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to divest from Israeli war bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28217/25]
    • Tax Code
      52. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the merits of amending existing inheritance tax parameters; if the existing relationship category thresholds can be reviewed; and if he will make...
    • Credit Unions
      53. To ask the Minister for Finance when the five-year strategy for the credit union sector will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27989/25]
    • Currency Circulation
      54. To ask the Minister for Finance when the provisions of the Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Act 2024 will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Illicit Trade
      55. To ask the Minister for Finance if additional measures will be introduced to counteract illegal cross-border trade and smuggling of products such as tobacco, drink and fuel products; and if...
    • Tax Code
      56. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has considered amalgamating group C inheritance tax recipients into group B inheritance tax recipients. [27780/25]
    • Tax Reliefs
      57. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is reviewing any of the tax reliefs or allowances for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27775/25]
    • Credit Unions
      59. To ask the Minister for Finance his views of current levels of investment from credit unions into the approved housing bodies fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27763/25]
    • Central Bank of Ireland
      60. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of all State investment in Israeli bonds; if he is concerned that a person (details supplied) told potential investors that purchasing bonds was the...
    • Tax Yield
      61. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of tax revenue generated in 2024 from commercial properties and rental income in Dublin Bay North; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Tax Collection
      62. To ask the Minister for Finance the action he is taking to address the falling number of tax exiles paying the domicile levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27618/25]
    • Financial Services
      63. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide the expected timeline for establishing a national fintech hub, to foster innovation and support fintech initiatives; and if he will make a...
    • Fiscal Policy
      64. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps that have been taken to review fiscal rules and the Government's approach to fiscal policy in light of Germany’s policy change with regard to...
    • Trade Relations
      65. To ask the Minister for Finance the actions he and his Department are taking to respond to the trade uncertainty in the current economic climate; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Trade Sanctions
      66. To ask the Minister for Finance if, in light of the ongoing genocide carried out by Israel, he will impose financial sanctions on the state of Israel; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tax Residency
      69. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline any efforts made by Revenue to engage with the British treasury on tax issues affecting cross border workers; if there are plans to engage...
    • Insurance Industry
      70. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to improve competition in the insurance sector in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27627/25]
    • Insurance Coverage
      72. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 442 of 19 March 2025, to provide an update on any further engagement his Department has had with insurance providers...
    • Tax Data
      75. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of earners paying income tax at the top rate of income tax; the number paying at the standard rate; the number of earners not paying income tax; how...
    • Tax Code
      76. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount by which he intends to increase the carbon tax, by category, over the lifetime of the Government. [28016/25]
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Flood Risk Management
      91. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a full update on the proposed main flood scheme at Ballinhassig, County Cork; the current stage of the project; and to provide...
    • Artificial Intelligence
      92. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which he is enabling public servants to use AI in the delivery of services; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Public Expenditure Policy
      93. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the increase in public expenditure to date in 2025 compares to spending this time last year; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Scéimeanna Rannacha
      94. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform an bhfuil sé i gceist aige déileáil leis an iarratas ó Ionad an Bhlascaoid i nDún Chaoin chun paiste talún...
    • National Development Plan
      95. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures he is taking to ensure that there are sufficient funds to fulfil transport projects under the NDP. [28219/25]
    • Departmental Priorities
      96. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions he and his Department are taking to improve and speed up infrastructure delivery; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Flood Risk Management
      97. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on timeline for the delivery of Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme and related flood defence...
    • Office of Public Works
      98. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number and location of OPW owned properties that are on local authority derelict sites registers, by county, in tabular form; if the...
    • Information and Communications Technology
      99. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the expected timeline for developing and implementing an e-inclusion strategy to ensure no one is left behind by the move to a digital...
    • Small and Medium Enterprises
      100. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps being taken to help SMEs navigate the procurement landscape; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28023/25]
    • An Garda Síochána
      101. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the commencement date for the construction of the new south Tipperary Garda Community HQ based in Clonmel; and if the project is still...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      102. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline the major infrastructure projects that are planned for Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28254/25]
    • Public Expenditure Policy
      103. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform how he proposes to maintain a balanced and sustainable approach to expenditure policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Protected Disclosures
      104. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will identify when he is planning on having a review of the protected disclosures regime, given recent criticism of the ongoing...
    • Information and Communications Technology
      105. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the safeguards in place for public personal information and data on account of the use of cloud computing resources by the civil and...
    • Climate Change Policy
      107. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the infrastructure, climate and nature fund; to report on the progress to disperse these funds; and if he will make a...
    • Flood Risk Management
      108. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the Midleton flood relief scheme; if he will provide a further update on the works in Rathcormac; and if...
    • Construction Industry
      109. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on the work of the Construction Sector Group to date in 2025; to detail how the priority themes are being...
    • National Development Plan
      111. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if, as part of the ongoing review of the National Development Plan, particularly in relation to national strategic outcome 10, he will...
    • Cross-Border Co-operation
      113. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he expects there to be a new PEACEPLUS programme post-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27876/25]
    • Public Expenditure Policy
      114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he agrees that it will be necessary to make choices and prioritise investments in sectors and programmes that boost our economic...
    • Public Sector Staff
      115. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will examine providing special allowances to public sector workers that take account of increased housing and other costs in many...
    • Cross-Border Co-operation
      116. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will report on the progress of the €1.1 billion PEACEPLUS programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27875/25]
    • Office of Public Works
      117. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a timeline for the completion of the national children's science centre; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Public Procurement Contracts
      118. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether the new public procurement strategy will encourage social enterprises to bid for Government business; and if he will make a...
    • Burial Grounds
      120. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans in relation to the families' demand that the remains of their relatives, members of the IRB's Invincibles, currently buried in...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      121. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if total capital investment to date in 2025 is on profile; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27987/25]
    • Public Sector Staff
      124. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will examine a pay cap for CEOs in public sector bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27867/25]
    • Departmental Reports
      125. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will outline the value-for-money reports published by his Department in the years 2023 to date. [28018/25]
    • EU Regulations
      126. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on the creation of the digital wallet by the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27635/25]
    • Artificial Intelligence
      127. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions he will take the address the concerns raised about the use of AI in the public service by an organisation (details...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      128. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures being taken to improve multi-annual capital expenditure planning across Departments, particularly in relation to delays in...
    • Public Sector Pensions
      129. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he aware of the pension proposal developed by CIÉ (details supplied) which includes provision for employees who reach 40 years...
    • Coastal Erosion
      130. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans in place to protect the Kerry coastline from coastal erosion and tidal flooding and the main towns of Tralee, Kenmare and...
    • Departmental Bodies
      131. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to report on the status of the infrastructure delivery taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28050/25]
    • National Lottery
      133. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding any systems put in place to ensure the integrity of the national lottery; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Public Expenditure Policy
      135. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions he and the Government are taking to improve the delivery of, and value for money in, infrastructure in the State. [27450/25]
    • Office of Public Works
      138. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of running Stewart’s House on an annual basis; and the number of occasions he has stayed there since assuming office....
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      140. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of capital that will be made available, and when, to ensure that major infrastructure projects are delivered under the...
    • Office of Public Works
      141. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of projects overseen by the Office of Public Works for which the outturn was greater than the initial estimated cost; the...
    • Artificial Intelligence
      145. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measurement that has been carried out of the impact on carbon emissions of expanding the use of AI in the public service; and if he...
    • Departmental Reviews
      148. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the procurement review, if he will outline the timelines relevant to the process. [27883/25]
    • National Development Plan
      149. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome 4 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if he...
    • Public Expenditure Policy
      152. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which he is ensuring that increased public expenditure focuses on enhancing our competitiveness, supporting diversification...
    • National Development Plan
      155. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in view of the Government's recent decision to commence a review of the National Development Plan, if he will outline the criteria to be...
    • EU Meetings
      157. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for a report on his attendance at the informal General Affairs Council (Cohesion) in Warsaw; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • EU Programmes
      159. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his priorities for Ireland’s Cohesion Policy post-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27721/25]
    • Heritage Sites
      161. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the refurbishment works scheduled to be carried out at Kilkenny Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Public Expenditure Policy
      162. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the improvements being made in how Government Departments “report capital spending on an annual basis to ensure greater...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Diplomatic Representation
      171. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the merits of establishing a trade office or diplomatic office with Taiwan; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Trade Relations
      178. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of the fifth meeting of the Government’s Trade Forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27428/25]
    • Human Rights
      180. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland has raised the serious matter of sustained attacks on citizens of Hungary, and consequently the EU, who are LGBTQ+ by the actions...
    • Passport Services
      182. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures being undertaken by his Department to ensure that there is sufficient staffing numbers in passport services in order that the...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      183. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the Government's engagement at UN level to ensure peace endures in the conflict between India and Pakistan. [27398/25]
    • North-South Implementation Bodies
      187. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consideration is being given to expanding areas of co-operation under the North South Ministerial Council and the British-Irish Council;...
    • Foreign Policy
      188. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his current priorities in terms of Irish-US relations, with particular regard to Irish-US economic interests; and if he will make a...
    • Trade Relations
      189. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to offset the potential negative impacts of a trade war with the US on the life sciences sector in Ireland, in...
    • Humanitarian Access
      190. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the up-to-date position on the conflict and humanitarian crisis in Gaza. [27341/25]
    • Irish Aid
      192. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on his engagement with Irish Aid agencies working in developing countries in view of recent USAID funding cuts; and if...
    • Trade Relations
      193. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any recent discussions with European Commissioner for Trade Maroš Šefcovic; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • National Security
      194. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of all arms transferred through Shannon Airport or Irish airspace by any nation for use by the Israeli army; and if he will make...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      196. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has any concerns that a deal between Ukraine and Russian brokered by the United States could result in Russian aggression being...
    • EU Summits
      197. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the impact of the EU-UK Summit on co-operation in the area of security, particularly for the islands of Ireland and Britain; and if he will...
    • United Nations
      198. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the preparations he envisages for Ireland’s candidacy of the Human Rights Council for 2027-2029; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Humanitarian Aid
      199. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts being made by the Government to have the aid that is stuck at the Rafah border crossing freed and transported into Gaza. [27347/25]
    • Export Controls
      200. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department has ever expressed concern regarding the issuance of a dual use export licence in relation to an end user based in Israel....
    • EU Enlargement
      201. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the accession negotiations ongoing between the European Union and countries granted candidate status who wish to join the...
    • Trade Relations
      202. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on developments regarding EU-US trade relations. [27441/25]
    • United Nations
      203. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he agrees with the comments of an tUachtarán at the recent National Famine Commemoration that the General Assembly of the United...
    • Diplomatic Representation
      204. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline any plans by his Department to expand Ireland's diplomatic representation abroad; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Trade Agreements
      205. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when Ireland will fully ratify the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with Canada; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Legislative Measures
      206. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the progress of the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018. [27394/25]
    • International Agreements
      207. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support the withdrawal of the EU from the EU-Israel Association Agreement; the efforts he is making to advance that case; and if...
    • Passport Services
      208. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Passport Office is operating at weekends due to seasonal high demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27349/25]
    • Trade Agreements
      211. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he expects India and the EU to conclude a trade deal by end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27172/25]
    • Foreign Policy
      214. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps Ireland and the EU will take to ensure a stable and prosperous new government develops in Syria and that it is one that respects...
    • Northern Ireland
      218. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on his meeting with leaders of parties in Northern Ireland earlier this month; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Trade Relations
      219. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the efforts his Department is making to expand Ireland's trade relations with China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27446/25]
    • Northern Ireland
      224. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any further discussions in relation to the Northern Ireland Troubles Legacy and Reconciliation Act 2023; and if he will make a...
    • International Bodies
      225. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to Hungary leaving the International Criminal Court; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27201/25]
    • Passport Services
      228. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consideration will be given to including the renewal reminder on online passport applications instead of the optional sign-up reminder on...
    • Middle East
      229. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his engagements with his counterparts in the EU in relation to the bombing of a humanitarian aid ship off the coast of...
    • Trade Relations
      232. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagements he has had with representatives of Irish workers or employers regarding the potential impacts for Irish manufacturing as a...
    • Foreign Policy
      234. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his assessment of the current situation in Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26981/25]
    • Human Rights
      237. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to support democracy and human rights in Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27200/25]
    • Ukraine War
      238. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action the EU can take to ensure accountability for Russian war crimes in Ukraine; if he agrees that any peace deal should not negate...
    • Cruinnithe an Aire
      239. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade cad iad na céimeanna atá glactha ag an Stát i gcruinnithe den Chomhairle Airí san Aontas Eorpach chun Beartas...
    • Middle East
      240. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagements he has had with counterparts in Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Iceland, Luxembourg, or Malta with regard to joining or supporting...
    • Equality Issues
      244. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures Ireland is taking to support women and girls in the developing world; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27353/25]
    • Foreign Policy
      246. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement he has had with the Canadian government and its respective agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27340/25]
    • Trade Relations
      249. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent of Ireland’s bilateral economic relationship with India for each year over the past five years, with relevant updated...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      250. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to formally pressure the United Arab Emirates, Chad, and others to stop aiding the paramilitary group RSF, which is...
    • EU Bodies
      251. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on planning around Ireland's 2026 Presidency of the Council of the European Union. [19849/25]
    • Foreign Conflicts
      252. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade regarding the conflict in Sudan and the consequent humanitarian situation, the position of the Irish government; and if he will make a...
    • United Nations
      256. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are plans to mark Ireland’s 70 years of UN membership later this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27429/25]
    • Middle East
      258. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the obligations placed upon Ireland arising from the ruling of the International Court of Justice of 19 July 2024 in the...
    • Trade Relations
      259. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the risks to the Irish economy with the European Union’s announcement of a new list of US goods that could face tariffs; and if he...
    • Diplomatic Representation
      260. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the Israeli Defence Forces opening fire while Irish diplomats were present in the Jenin refugee camp; the steps he will take...
    • Passport Services
      261. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if two passport applications for individuals (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28476/25]
    • Trade Relations
      263. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a company (details supplied) has sent any products to Israel since May 2025; if his Department is aware that the company is supplying...
    • Humanitarian Aid
      264. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of his most recent discussions at EU and UN level in regard to the ongoing urgent requirement to get essential and food and...
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • EU Meetings
      266. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the decision-making process and rationale behind his Department’s decision not to facilitate party...
    • Illegal Dumping
      267. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to repeated instances of dumping and fires on lands (details supplied); the measures...
    • Cybersecurity Policy
      268. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the timeline for the National Cyber Security Bill; the Oireachtas Committee that will...
    • Energy Infrastructure
      269. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has carried out any research on the potential use of nuclear energy to meet Ireland's future energy...
    • Waste Management
      270. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he or his Department has regard to infrastructural capacity issues with respect to reaching targets and milestones...
    • Litter Pollution
      271. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if additional specific measures will be introduced to deal with the increasing evidence of littering throughout the...
    • Angling Sector
      272. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level of funding available this year to upgrade and/or develop new angling facilities on our lakes and rivers; the...
  • Department of Defence
    • Defence Forces
      273. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will increase the maximum age to join the reserve Defence Forces to 43; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28555/25]
    • Departmental Properties
      274. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update in respect representations made to him regarding a location (details supplied). [28828/25]
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Air Services
      276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of aircraft that entered Irish air space without permission during each of the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the...
    • Public Transport
      277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the 2025 Luas timetable change will be implemented. [28419/25]
    • Departmental Reviews
      280. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 323 of 8 April 2025, if there was ever a report published regarding the outcome of the mid-term...
    • Exchequer Payments
      281. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a breakdown of any exchequer funding received by Kerry airport in each of the years since it was established, in tabular form;...
    • Public Transport
      282. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to consider all proposals to improve accessibility in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Airport Policy
      283. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the new Regional Airports Programme 2026-2030; if he will advise when it is expected to be published; and...
    • Disability Services
      284. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will allow emotional support dogs to travel without restrictions on Dublin Bus and Bus Eireann services, provided they are...
    • Electric Vehicles
      285. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to advise on a matter raised in correspondence in relation to EV grants (details supplied). [28747/25]
    • Departmental Consultations
      286. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of submissions made on the recent statutory consultation in relation to the exclusion of palm oil mill-effluent from the award...
    • Transport Policy
      287. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of submissions received on the Public Consultation on draft Renewable Transport Fuel Policy Statement 2025-2027; when the...
    • Driver Test
      288. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a driving test (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28787/25]
    • Departmental Projects
      289. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date in advancing a project to the next Stage (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28838/25]
    • Road Network
      291. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to date in upgrading a route (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28840/25]
    • Driver Test
      293. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposals to reduce driver testing waiting times in Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28872/25]
  • Department of Finance
    • Departmental Budgets
      295. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to increase budgetary projects and forecasts to a five-year period, as recommended by the Fiscal Advisory Council, especially in light of recent...
    • Tax Collection
      296. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will outline any engagements he has had with the European Commission and the Trump administration about the introduction of an EU-wide digital levy; and...
    • Departmental Reviews
      297. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding any departmental review of the criteria for the primary medical certificate, which is used to determine eligibility for the disabled...
    • Banking Sector
      298. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the growing number of entertainment venues refusing to accept cash payments; his views on the impact of cashless-only policies on older...
    • Insurance Coverage
      300. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he is taking to bring down motor insurance premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26455/25]
    • Departmental Policies
      301. To ask the Minister for Finance the Government's position on the creation of a European Capital Markets Union; his views on the progress on the issue at EU level; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Schemes
      302. To ask the Minister for Finance the minister for finance if he will provide an update in respect of the General Scheme of Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2025; and his timeline...
    • Trade Agreements
      303. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the role he has in the EU/US trade tariff negotiation. [28931/25]
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      304. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to address the issue of abnormally low tenders in large capital projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27882/25]
    • Office of Public Works
      305. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the public sector climate action mandate applies to the OPW; if so, the measures that have been taken by the OPW to comply with this...
    • Departmental Projects
      306. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the construction of the National Children’s Science Centre; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Military Neutrality
      307. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is concerned that continued flights through Irish airspace of aircraft carrying munitions to Israel are in violation of...
    • An Garda Síochána
      308. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on a new Garda station in Tubbercurry, County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28428/25]
    • Public Procurement Contracts
      309. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has considered the ongoing genocide in Gaza as part of the public procure strategy for government departments and public bodies;...
    • Pension Provisions
      310. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on the approval process for the proposed 1.4% increase in pensions and deferred pensions for members of the an post...
    • State Properties
      311. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a breakdown of State-owned properties that are currently vacant, by county; the number of months they have been vacant for;...
    • Civil Service
      312. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason demand by Government Departments for staff from the 2024 Open Competition for Assistant Principal is so low; the number of...
    • Burial Grounds
      313. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if further consideration has been given to the proposed reinternment of a person (details supplied) and the four other Invincibles in...
    • Departmental Functions
      314. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the support his Department provides to the Irish Government Economic and Evaluation Service, to provide critical economic and value for...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Employment Rights
      315. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to examine the case of employment issues for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28498/25]
    • Departmental Bodies
      316. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the current suspension of the involuntary strike-off process by the Companies Registration Office;...
    • Work Permits
      317. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of a change-of-employer work permit application for an individual (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • Legislative Measures
      319. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the implementation of the AI Act in Ireland and in particular on the development of an AI sandbox; and if he...
    • Departmental Data
      320. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding provided by his Department, either directly or through a State agency, for upskilling, reskilling, and further education...
    • Departmental Schemes
      321. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding provided for the trading online voucher in 2024 and 2025; the funding which was drawn down in 2024 and 2025 to date; the...
    • Small and Medium Enterprises
      327. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number and percentage of Irish SMEs using cloud, big data and AI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28795/25]
    • Artificial Intelligence
      328. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department he plans to take to increase the number of Irish businesses using big data, the cloud, and AI. [28796/25]
    • Departmental Schemes
      329. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the innovation voucher will be amended to allow SMEs purchase digital equipment and machinery for their business. [28797/25]
    • Departmental Data
      330. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the capital investment in computer and data infrastructure, by investment, in each of the years since 2011, in tabular form. [28816/25]
    • Departmental Schemes
      331. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing funding for the innovation voucher scheme by 50% and 100%, in tabular form. [28817/25]
    • Small and Medium Enterprises
      333. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the ESRI SME Investment Report 2024: Developments Between 2016 and 2023; the steps he is taking to address the...
    • Living Wage
      334. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated number of workers who would benefit from the implementation of the living wage as recommended by the Low Pay...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • School Transport
      336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is proposed to allow persons aged 70 and over, subject to appropriate medical checks, to undertake school transport work; and if she will...
    • School Enrolments
      339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a child (details supplied) with a diagnosis of autism (level 3) has a school place in the local area for the upcoming...
    • School Staff
      340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that the HSCL will be funded and operational for all DEIS schools in the State; and if she will ensure that every rural school...
    • Schools Building Projects
      341. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school in Donegal (details supplied) will receive a decision regarding a capital works project application; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Data
      343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will take action to ensure there is an appropriate school place for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Special Educational Needs
      344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the NCSE does not have certain information readily available (details supplied) given the importance of collecting this information....
    • School Transport
      345. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 487 of 20 May 2025, if she will outline when the outcomes of the now completed review into the upper age...
    • Special Educational Needs
      346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a budgetary cap for SNA posts of 23,179 posts is being operated; and whether she thinks that this budgetary cap is standing in the way...
    • School Transport
      347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a child could avail of a school bus service with a closer pickup point to their home (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
    • Special Educational Needs
      349. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine the case for provision of an ASD room in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28501/25]
    • School Transport
      352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider providing additional support to help schools and special schools with the administrative burden of school transport for...
    • Special Educational Needs
      353. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for the number of EAL teachers allocated to schools on a permanent and temporary basis over the past five years; the level of investment in EAL...
    • Scoileanna DEIS
      355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason special schools are not included in the DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28526/25]
    • School Transport
      356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding or supports available to a school (details supplied) that does not meet the current criteria for school bus transport; and if she...
    • Special Educational Needs
      357. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a specific urgent case (details supplied) who is in need of full-time access to education; if she will provide an update on...
    • Scoileanna DEIS
      358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason rural DEIS schools are excluded from the home school liaison scheme (details supplied); if she will consider including rural DEIS...
    • Education Schemes
      359. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the school (details supplied) can be included in the 5-year attendance strategy pilot project; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Special Educational Needs
      360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an explanation from the NCSE which has stated it is unaware of a family seeking a special class placement for their child (details...
    • School Transport
      361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to the inclusion of a school (details supplied) in the school transport scheme pilot projects for 2025-2026; and...
    • Teacher Training
      363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills where the surplus teachers from the panel in Kerry will be placed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28799/25]
    • Scoileanna DEIS
      364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when it is proposed to include more schools in the DEIS programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28841/25]
    • School Funding
      365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional financial support will be provided for primary schools; particularly smaller schools where capitation funding is inadequate to meet...
    • Schools Building Projects
      367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when payments will issue to primary schools under the minor works schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28852/25]
    • School Funding
      368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the remainder of capitation grant payments will issue to primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28853/25]
    • Special Educational Needs
      369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department will take to fast-track the approval of funding for an outside modular unit to provide an additional special class at a...
    • Teaching Council of Ireland
      370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied). [28873/25]
    • Schools Building Projects
      371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the proposed new primary school building for Athenry, County Galway; the timeline for the progression of this project...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Irish Language
      372. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht whether his Department has set a definitive date for the formal approval of the Nascadh Uíbh Ráthaigh language plan; the...
    • Departmental Funding
      373. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to detail the actual draw down of funds by successful applicants, for each year from 2019 to May 2024, and to date in 2025, under...
    • Property Registration
      376. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if compliant owners of short-term lets have to pay to register with Fáilte Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Tourism Schemes
      377. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline the importance and extent of tourism and trade links between Ireland and Normandy; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Tourism Funding
      378. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of Exchequer funding that was allocated to Fáilte Ireland in each of the years 2023 and 2024. [28862/25]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      381. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the annual spend made by his department, in terms of Tourism, for consultancy services in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024. [28867/25]
    • Tourism Funding
      382. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the cost of extending the Wild Atlantic Way and Ireland’s Ancient East initiatives to the north of Ireland; whether he has...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Commercial Rates
      384. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will undertake a scoping exercise on the effect of commercial rates on retail businesses; if he will examine whether a...
    • Water Quality
      385. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason he is proposing to designate nearly 10% of our waterbodies as ‘heavily modified water bodies’ without...
    • Wildlife Conservation
      386. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the review of The Wildlife Act 1976; the proposed timeline for publication of the review; and if he will make...
    • Housing Provision
      387. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether his Department has assessed a location (details supplied) as a potential location for new housing; and if he will make...
    • Defective Building Materials
      388. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware that homeowners who cannot complete the remediation of their homes under the enhanced defective blocks grant...
    • Housing Provision
      389. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is considering amending the turnkey purchase of housing developments for social housing to allow for stage payments to...
    • Community Development Projects
      390. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether there is scope for a family centre in Clondalkin to apply for funding through the Urban Regeneration and Development...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      391. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether the policy whereby someone cannot have their homeless HAP increased to the new increased level while they stay in...
    • Electoral Process
      392. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has concerns in relation to other countries seeking to influence Irish elections and referenda through misinformation...
    • National Parks
      393. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider the development of a national park at the Blackstairs Mountains in south Leinster; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Legal Cases
      394. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the costs in each of the years 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025 to his Department and to agencies under his remit, including...
    • Waste Management
      395. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of waste enforcement officers employed in each local authority throughout the country, in tabular form; and if he...
    • Defective Building Materials
      396. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason Government bodies have been to Wexford and tested a number of properties for defective concrete, over a year ago,...
    • Housing Policy
      397. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider reviewing Government’s acquisition cost guidelines for Dublin; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Defective Building Materials
      399. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is considering changes to standards to include second homes and holiday homes in the defective blocks scheme; and if he...
    • Commercial Rates
      401. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of the value of commercial rates collected by each local authority for the years 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular...
    • Planning Issues
      402. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider the issues raised by a person (details supplied) and provide a response in relation to development levy...
    • National Planning Framework
      403. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the definition of areas under urban influence as defined under the previous national planning framework and...
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Pension Provisions
      404. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the timeframe for implementing pension auto-enrolment. [28822/25]
    • School Meals Programme
      408. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will report on the provision of hot school meals in primary schools; her response to reports highlighting poor...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      409. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for the first year and full-year cost of increasing the one parent family payment and supplementary welfare allowance by...
    • School Meals Programme
      439. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a school (details supplied) are eligible to provide a breakfast club through the school meals or DEIS programmes; and if...
    • Social Welfare Rates
      440. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are any additional supports in place for expectant mothers who will not be able to meet their mortgage repayments...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      441. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will provide an update on a carer’s allowance appeal for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Social Welfare Rates
      442. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will review the adequacy of financial supports available to parents caring for children with life-limiting conditions,...
    • State Pensions
      443. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures that can be taken in the case of a person (details supplied) who falls short of the required contributions for...
    • Social Welfare Eligibility
      445. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was refused the farm assist payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      446. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on the disability appeal (details supplied). [28855/25]
    • Divorce Process
      447. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will provide an update on engagements between the General Registers Office and the Department of Justice on the...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Prison Service
      448. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a breakdown of staffing costs for the bail supervision service, by job position; the breakdown of staffing levels by...
    • Restorative Justice
      449. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for a breakdown of funding for restorative justice practices involving young offenders for 2024; the number of young people who...
    • Juvenile Offenders
      450. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans for new youth diversion programmes across the State and the locations; the timeline for when they will be operating;...
    • Visa Applications
      452. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) will make a recommendation on a join family visa application for the foreign-born wife of an...
    • Guardian Status
      453. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether, in light of a case on guardianship rights over children (details supplied), he plans to make any changes to this...
    • An Garda Síochána
      454. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the opening hours for Rush Garda station; the number of Gardaí assigned to the station; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Legal Aid
      455. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps he will take to ensure that the Legal Aid Board is properly funded and resourced, so as to be able to hire temporary...
    • Visa Agreements
      456. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department still retain the six-month business target for processing join family visas where the sponsoring family...
    • Visa Applications
      457. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the Join Family visa application by a person (details supplied) as the six-month target has been exceeded; and...
    • International Protection
      459. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason most provided by the 948 applications for international protection from Ukrainian nationals from 1 March 2022 to 19...
    • Courts Service
      462. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how trials involving allegations of sexual abuse, including cases concerning children, were conducted prior to the introduction...
    • Work Permits
      463. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a work permit renewal for an individual (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28570/25]
    • Departmental Funding
      464. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the next funding call for the community safety fund will happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28588/25]
    • An Garda Síochána
      466. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of electric bikes that have been allocated to each Garda community engagement functional area or district. [28769/25]
    • Departmental Data
      467. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of reported domestic and sexual-based violence incidents, per Garda community engagement functional area/Garda...
    • An Garda Síochána
      468. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the location of each of the domestic abuse units established within each Garda community engagement functional area/Garda...
    • Child Protection
      469. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if any legislation could currently be used to prosecute those who use artificial intelligence to create child pornography...
    • Proposed Legislation
      470. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe in which he intends to bring forward legislation in response to the Independent Review Group reports in the...
    • Common Travel Area
      471. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions that have been held with British authorities in relation to the Implementation of the EU Migration and Asylum...
    • Asylum Seekers
      472. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current average duration of employment of staff in each of the agencies involved in the end-to-end asylum process, in...
    • State Bodies
      474. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the annual costs of projected increased staffing numbers of the agencies involved in the end-to-end asylum process under the...
    • Asylum Seekers
      476. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the projected number of asylum seekers which the state will be required to take under the solidarity mechanism of the EU...
    • Domestic Violence
      477. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the present position regarding the provision of a new service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Visa Applications
      478. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visitor's visa application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28887/25]
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Land Issues
      479. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he proposes to introduce additional measures to assist in reducing the sales of farm land to non-farming interests, and...
    • Environmental Impact Assessments
      480. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the review of the environmental impact assessment regulations; when the review will be published; and if he will...
    • Forestry Sector
      481. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his priorities for Ireland achieving the hugely ambitious forestry targets and the involvement of the Ireland Strategic...
    • Fishing Industry
      482. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to consider introducing a subsidy scheme for inshore and islands fishermen, similar to those schemes available to farmers over many...
    • School Meals Programme
      484. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if special schools located in DEIS areas can provide a breakfast club through the EU school milk scheme; and if he will make a...
    • Farm Safety
      486. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received under the 2025 open call for farmer safety, health and wellbeing projects, which closed on 19 May...
    • Greyhound Industry
      489. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the ‘reported deceased’ figure of 2,571 for non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2021 (details supplied)...
    • Animal Welfare
      491. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of export licences for dogs granted by his Department for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, by country of...
    • Climate Change Policy
      492. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's plans to support peatland restoration and enhance biodiversity through sustainable agricultural practices; and if he...
    • Genetically Modified Organisms
      493. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his policy position on the use of genetic modification to prevent diseases in crops and in animals; if any research work is being...
  • Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
    • Departmental Data
      495. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline the number of staff by position in a centre (details supplied); the staffing cost by position; and if...
    • Departmental Funding
      496. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether there is any capital funding that a family centre in Clondalkin that receives funding from Tusla can...
    • Disability Services
      497. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a person (details supplied) will receive ​an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Legislative Programme
      498. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the State intends to ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child...
    • Disability Services
      499. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost of 1,000 and 100,000 personal assistance hours. [28589/25]
    • Departmental Funding
      501. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost of implementing the Autism Innovation Strategy. [28591/25]
    • Disability Services
      503. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost of fully staffing children’s disability network teams and the number of staff required, by team,...
    • Departmental Funding
      505. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost of delivering on outstanding de-congregation commitments. [28595/25]
    • Disability Services
      506. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated cost of implementing the Action Plan for Disability Services, by measure, by year, in tabular...
    • Care Services
      507. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost of doubling in-home, after school, day and overnight respite services, by service type; and the number...
    • Disability Services
      508. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the projected requirement by 2032 for children’s disability network teams; and the WTE staffing...
    • Health Services Staff
      509. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the estimated WTE staffing requirements for adult multidisciplinary therapy services, by grade, in tabular form;...
    • Disability Services
      511. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the annualised all-in current cost of a residential service place. [28604/25]
    • Community Care
      519. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost of fully funding all community neuro-rehabilitation teams; and the number of WTE required, by grade....
    • Home Care Packages
      521. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost of 10,000 intensive home care hours. [28730/25]
    • Childcare Services
      522. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of applications for funding under the building blocks extension scheme by organisations in County...
    • Disability Services
      523. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the location of each of the CDNTs that are not in the catchment area of a special school. [28781/25]
  • Department of Health
    • Home Care Packages
      527. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of 1 million addition home care hours. [28729/25]
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      529. To ask the Minister for Health to advise on a matter raised in correspondence in relation to a grant allowance (details supplied). [28749/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      530. To ask the Minister for Health if qualified and experienced Irish nurses are currently being recruited by the HSE; if graduates are being given priority for positions; and if she will make a...
    • Assisted Human Reproduction
      533. To ask the Minister for Health if preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic disorders (PGT-M), including for serious hereditary conditions such as Huntington’s disease, is being...
    • Dental Services
      534. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify during which class school children in Laois are getting their first dental examination appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      537. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment for a person (details supplied) for open heart surgery can be accelerated. [28466/25]
    • Health Services
      538. To ask the Minister for Health whether any changes are planned for the long-term illness scheme; if consideration has been given to extending the list of conditions, given the extremely...
    • Medical Cards
      541. To ask the Minister for Health if she is considering any increase in the medical card basic income rates for those over 70; any measures being taken by her Department to aid those over the...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      542. To ask the Minister for Health when a person in Donegal (details supplied) will receive an appointment in Children’s Hospital Ireland, Crumlin; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Health Services Staff
      543. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of providing 200 additional nursing places; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28505/25]
    • Medicinal Products
      545. To ask the Minister for Health to outline if VYLOY (zolbetuximab-clzb) is currently being reviewed for inclusion in the HSE reimbursement scheme; the status of such a review; and if she will...
    • Health Service Executive
      546. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of properties owned by the HSE that are currently vacant, by county; the number of months they have been vacant for; the square foot of...
    • Health Services Staff
      547. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the number of vacant properties owned by the HSE; the number of months they have been vacant for; the number that have identified new...
    • Departmental Properties
      548. To ask the Minister for Health the plans being made for the buildings that will be vacant when the new children’s hospital opens; to provide a breakdown of the number of buildings...
    • Health Services
      550. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider establishing an integrated care model for children with palliative care needs that would consolidate appointments and reduce the...
    • Medical Cards
      553. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) with a number of serious medical issues has been refused a medical card. [28581/25]
    • Health Promotion
      554. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to increase awareness about the dangers of ticks which can lead to Lyme disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28582/25]
    • Health Services
      555. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to improve diagnostic pathways and treatment for those suffering with Lyme disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Mental Health Services
      558. To ask the Minister for Health her views on comments made by an individual of note (details supplied) on using smaller hospitals to provide urgent mental health services; and if she will...
    • Health Services
      559. To ask the Minister for Health if a contingent liability is in place for potential compensation claims related to an audit (details supplied); if so, the amount set aside; and if she will...
    • Health Services Staff
      562. To ask the Minister for Health the all-in cost of 100 WTE counsellors with the national counselling service; the number of other grade posts required to support this expansion on a pro rata...
    • Health Services
      564. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to increase recovery education funding by 10%. [28656/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      567. To ask the Minister for Health the additional cost of fully staffing all existing CAMHS teams; and the breakdown by staff grade and WTE. [28659/25]
    • Health Services
      575. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a minor ailment scheme. [28667/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      576. To ask the Minister for Health the cost to increase provision of adult safeguarding teams by 10%; and the number of WTE positions this would create. [28668/25]
    • Hospital Equipment
      577. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost, capital and current, of implementing the acute bed capacity plan; the amount by year; the number of beds currently funded in existing NDP...
    • Health Strategies
      578. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost, capital and current, of implementing the digital health framework; the amount by year; the amount currently funded in existing NDP...
    • Health Services Staff
      579. To ask the Minister for Health the all-in cost of one additional WTE senior staff nurse, per local and regional DATF. [28671/25]
    • Health Services
      580. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing funding for patient advocacy by 10%. [28672/25]
    • Health Strategies
      581. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of fully implementing the cancer strategy; and the amount allocated to the strategy to date. [28674/25]
    • Health Services
      584. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing funding for dementia specific day care by 10%. [28677/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      589. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of an additional community development worker in each DATF area. [28682/25]
    • Health Services
      591. To ask the Minister for Health the net additional cost to fully implement the safe staffing framework. [28684/25]
    • Mental Health Services
      592. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing clinical, counselling, and educational psychologist training posts by 10% and the number of posts this would create; and the cost of...
    • Health Services
      593. To ask the Minister for Health the net cost of a 1% shift in favour of advanced nurse practitioners within the nursing workforce; the training cost; and the number of nurses this would...
    • Hospital Charges
      622. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of 1,000 scans (MRI, CT, Ultrasound, PET, and any other), by scan type. [28716/25]
    • Health Services
      623. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of delivering universal counselling in primary care; and the number of WTE counsellors required. [28717/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      624. To ask the Minister for Health the all-in cost of community practicing therapists, by profession, for each grade and speciality. [28718/25]
    • General Practitioner Services
      628. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing GP trainee places by 10%; and the number of places this would create. [28722/25]
    • Hospital Staff
      629. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing hospital intern, basic specialist, and higher specialist training places by 10%; and the number of places this would create, in tabular...
    • General Practitioner Services
      630. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing additional funding to rural GPs by 10%. [28724/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      632. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of ending pay disparities between section 39 organisations and the HSE. [28726/25]
    • Pharmacy Services
      633. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing pharmacy fees by 10%; and the cost of reversing all FEMPI cuts to pharmacy fees. [28727/25]
    • Healthcare Policy
      634. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of removing all private healthcare from public hospitals and substituting this income for hospitals with public money for public healthcare. [28728/25]
    • Health Services
      635. To ask the Minister for Health the all-in revenue and capital cost of each type of care bed, including, but not limited to, short-stay community beds, long-stay residential care beds, acute...
    • Hospital Services
      636. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of 100 virtual ward beds. [28733/25]
    • Health Promotion
      637. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing funding for Healthy Ireland by 10%. [28734/25]
    • Healthcare Policy
      638. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of increasing funding for healthy-age-friendly homes by 10%. [28735/25]
    • General Practitioner Services
      639. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of a whole-time equivalent GP. [28736/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      640. To ask the Minister for Health the all-in cost of a community-practicing nurse, for each grade and speciality. [28737/25]
    • Medical Cards
      641. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of equalising medical card thresholds with GP card thresholds, in tabular form; and the number of people this would relate to in each...
    • Health Services
      645. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing injury unit charges to €50. [28742/25]
    • Medicinal Products
      646. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the drug payment scheme threshold in increments of €5 to €0, in tabular form. [28743/25]
    • Prescriptions Charges
      647. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing prescription charges in increments of €0.50 to €0 for each cohort, in tabular form. [28744/25]
    • Hospital Charges
      648. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of removing hospital car parking charges; the revenue raised by each HSE and section 38 hospital, for each hospital, to be requested from...
    • Departmental Schemes
      649. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of expanding the free contraception scheme to cover all women. [28746/25]
    • Hospital Services
      652. To ask the Minister for Health the number of employees at University Hospital Waterford who are trained to conduct sign language; if hospitals are required to have this service; if this...
    • Health Services Staff
      653. To ask the Minister for Health if a care home (details supplied) is covered under the terms of the latest pay agreement for section 39 workers. [28754/25]
    • Medical Inquiries
      654. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an inquiry into sodium valproate. [28755/25]
    • Health Services
      655. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available to patients who, due to Crohn's disease, had dental implants in Türkiye that, due to the passage of time, now require removal and...
    • Mental Health Services
      656. To ask the Minister for Health to publish the findings of the Draft Lookback Review into the North Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service that was originally due to be published in...
    • General Practitioner Services
      657. To ask the Minister for Health if the difficulties people have of registering with GPs particularly those with medical and GP cards (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make...
    • Health Service Executive
      658. To ask the Minister for Health the investigations she has initiated into alleged breached by businesses with HSE contracts of employment permit conditions in paying workers less than the...
    • Mental Health Services
      659. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of children and adolescents on the primary care psychology waiting-lists in each regional health area; the breakdown of the total number of...
    • Health Services
      661. To ask the Minister for Health if she will assist in the medical and therapeutic treatment of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28786/25]
    • Dental Services
      662. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) who was urgently referred to St. Finbarr's Dental Hospital, Cork a number of years ago will receive an appointment for...
    • Health Services Staff
      663. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the disparity that exists between the pay of diagnostic radiography tutors, when compared to colleagues in other allied...
    • Mental Health Services
      664. To ask the Minister for Health if she is considering the opening of mental health emergency departments across this State, staffed by specialist doctors and nurses, similar to the network...
    • Medical Inquiries
      666. To ask the Minister for Health if Children’s Health Ireland made her aware of a 2021 internal investigation (details supplied); if she has been provided with a copy of the report and...
    • Appointments to State Boards
      668. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline she is working towards in appointing two members of the HSE Board to the Board of Children’s Health Ireland; the steps being taken to...
    • Mental Health Services
      669. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the progress of the two new early intervention in psychosis teams promised for Limerick and Dublin, a timeframe for when the teams will be...
    • State Properties
      671. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a pronouncement by a local authority; if she has been made aware of the ongoing costs of maintaining the facility (details...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      672. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients and length of time they have been waiting for a first and follow up appointment with a specialist neurologist in Cork University...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      673. To ask the Minister for Health the average length of time spent per assessment of need under the Disability Act 2005, where a finding of no disability or additional need was recorded; and if...
    • Medicinal Products
      674. To ask the Minister for Health if weight-loss drugs such as ozempic and mounjaro will be made available to medical card patients; her views on whether they should; and if she will make a...
    • Hospital Staff
      675. To ask the Minister for Health when senior management at Ennis Hospital were notified that the finance department within the hospital would cease to exist; and if she will make a statement...
    • Departmental Schemes
      676. To ask the Minister for Health to examine a fair deal scheme appeal by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28881/25]
    • Care of the Elderly
      677. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions No. 610 of 29 November 2022 and No. 683 of 23 April 2024, to provide an update regarding the boarding out scheme; and if her...
    • Health Services Staff
      678. To ask the Minister for Health if sanction has been given to cover a post at a health facility in County Kildare (details supplied); the timeframe for such a sanction; and if she will make a...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      679. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position with the provision of a health care facility in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Medicinal Products
      680. To ask the Minister for Health if she will advise on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied). [29078/25]
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Health Services Staff
      681. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing an additional 200 medical places to meet the increased need for doctors; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Third Level Education
      682. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of the accommodation crisis at University Limerick; the steps being taking to address the matter; if he is aware of students from...
    • Third Level Fees
      683. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the €1,000 reduction relating specifically to the student contribution payable by students eligible for free tuition in publicly funded...
    • Third Level Admissions
      684. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the immediate opportunities available to a student looking to commence a level 8 course in September 2025 but currently fails to meet the maths...
    • Third Level Fees
      685. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of extending the free fees initiative to cover graduate entry medicine students; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Third Level Admissions
      686. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there are still the same number of dental students as 25 years ago; the reason most of these are from overseas; and the number of...
    • Third Level Education
      706. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of year-one medical science enrolments at each institute at undergraduate and graduate level for each year 2022-2024, in tabular form;...
    • Special Educational Needs
      724. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans or strategies being considered for the integration and inclusion of neurodivergent people in higher education; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Funding
      725. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a payment rate for LDA for QQI levels 1-3; if this is drawn from programme budgets; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Schemes
      727. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will consider providing funding for the local improvement scheme on a multi annual basis, to ensure local authorities who...
    • Departmental Funding
      728. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to urgently acknowledge the role played by women in the home and in Irish life and society by introducing a funding stream for...

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