Written answers
Thursday, 26 June 2025
- Department of Health
- Hospital Procedures
8. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken against surgeons who performed unnecessary surgeries on children at CHI. [34934/25]
- Legislative Measures
10. To ask the Minister for Health when she will commence sections of the (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 to give effect to retrospective recognition of parentage for children who are...
- National Children's Hospital
14. To ask the Minister for Health the details of workforce preparedness for opening the new children's hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34745/25]
- Emergency Departments
15. To ask the Minister for Health the resourcing requirements and timeframe for 24/7 urgent and emergency cardiac care at University Hospital Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Healthcare Policy
17. To ask the Minister for Health if it is her intention to bring Children’s Health Ireland under the remit of the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34602/25]
- Home Care Packages
19. To ask the Minister for Health the number of individuals who have been approved for home care hours in Mayo but have yet to have hours released to them; and if she will make a statement on...
- Mental Health Policy
20. To ask the Minister for Health for a report on Sharing the Vision: A Mental Health Policy for Everyone' Implementation Plan 2025 - 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34708/25]
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
22. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on plans to relocate the Rotunda Hospital to the Connolly Hospital campus in Blanchardstown; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34325/25]
- Cancer Services
23. To ask the Minister for Health the current emergency oncology resources at the Mater Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34884/25]
- General Practitioner Services
24. To ask the Minister for Health her response to the ESRI report on future capacity requirements for GP services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34603/25]
- National Children's Hospital
25. To ask the Minister for Health the total spend to date on the national children's hospital; the projected spend when the project is completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Alcohol Advertising
26. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the merits of amending the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 to remove the loophole that allows advertising by alcohol companies to advertise 0.0%...
- Mental Health Services
27. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people under the care of the Midleton, Youghal and Cobh and Glenville adult mental health teams who have been transferred to continuing care...
- Primary Care Centres
28. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to accelerate delivery of a new primary care centre in Portumna, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34125/25]
- Medical Records
29. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made towards the full digitisation of healthcare records and information systems; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34831/25]
- Insurance Industry
30. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to improve transparency and scrutiny in relation to the amount hospitals are charging health insurance companies in order to address...
- Dental Services
31. To ask the Minister for Health if she will report on the provision of orthodontal services in the north-east region; the reasons for delays in accessing services; and her proposals to ensure...
- Health Strategies
32. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been any costing in relation to the publication and implementation of the national framework for endometriosis; and if she will make a statement on...
- Mental Health Services
33. To ask the Minister for Health the measurable actions her Department is taking to ensure that elderly people have timely access to age-appropriate mental health supports, including integrated...
- Hospital Facilities
34. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on progress towards implementation of the development control plan for University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Health Strategies
35. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she has taken to incentivise GPs to engage in discussions on the National Endometriosis Framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Health Services
36. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on plans to develop a network of rapid outpatient clinics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34868/25]
- Ambulance Service
37. To ask the Minister for Health the current average ambulance response time; the average ambulance response time in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Services
38. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to provide additional beds and staff in community hospitals across Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34870/25]
- Health Service Executive
39. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34535/25]
- Healthcare Policy
40. To ask the Minister for Health if he will clarify the Government’s position on the proposed World Health Assembly pandemic treaty, which would confer sweeping new powers on the World...
- Regulatory Bodies
41. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she has taken to expedite regulation of psychologists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34744/25]
- Hospital Services
42. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that will be taken to improve emergency department, maternity and radiotherapy services at University Hospital Kerry; and if she will make a...
- Hospital Facilities
43. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the engagement her Department has had with Beaumont Hospital in relation to the hospital capital projects. [34917/25]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
44. To ask the Minister for Health to provide waiting lists and times for ten-day emergency oncology appointments at the Mater Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34883/25]
- Health Services Staff
45. To ask the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to attract and retain staff in the health and social care sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34808/25]
- Hospital Services
46. To ask the Minister for Health if she plans to roll out hospital transport services for patients attending regular hospital appointments who are not cancer or dialysis patients. [34975/25]
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
47. To ask the Minister for Health her response to the ESRI’s health service capacity review on future capacity requirements for public acute hospitals; and if she will make a statement on...
- Healthcare Policy
48. To ask the Minister for Health the expected timeline for developing a new national cardiovascular policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34832/25]
- Mental Health Services
50. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department currently has an action plan in place to develop a framework for responding to patients presenting with a mental health crisis at accident and...
- Nursing Homes
51. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on latest developments with regard to the planned new 95 en suite bed residential care centre in Thomastown; and if she will make a statement on...
- Mental Health Services
52. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure that a sustainable funding stream will be provided to a centre (details supplied) in Tipperary that provides training, support and employment...
- Tobacco Control Measures
53. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department is considering amending the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023 to ensure that this includes the...
- Health Strategies
54. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the new sexual health strategy has still not been published; the definitive timeline for its approval by Government and subsequent publication; if...
- Clinical Trials
55. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to increase clinical trials and better support clinicians, researchers and staff to focus on clinical trial activity; and if she will...
- Mental Health Services
56. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the rollout of the specialist perinatal mental health service and the establishment of an inpatient mother and baby unit, including projected...
- Hospital Procedures
57. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the follow-up for hip dysplasia patients at CHI arising out of the recently published review; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Legislative Programme
58. To ask the Minister for Health to comment on the timeline and implementation of adult safeguarding legislation, particularly in light of recent abuse within care homes. [32472/25]
- Health Service Executive
59. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the significant growth in procurement expenditure by the HSE in recent years, rising from €1.29 billion in 2020 to over €4.19 billion...
- Hospital Staff
60. To ask the Minister for Health the action that is being taken in hospitals to improve the awareness amongst healthcare staff of the needs of visually impaired patients; and if she will make a...
- General Practitioner Services
61. To ask the Minister for Health if the strategic review examining issues affecting general practice in the State has been completed, given the serious shortage of GPs and appointment...
- Emergency Departments
62. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who left emergency departments without being seen in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34062/25]
- Mental Health Services
63. To ask the Minister for Health her recruitment plans to address the waiting-list crisis in child and adolescent primary care psychology services; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Primary Care Centres
64. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the primary care centre in Nenagh; when it will be completed; the services that will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Medical Records
65. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the introduction of e-health records; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34813/25]
- Medicinal Products
66. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of access to spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treatments for adult patients; if she will commit to ensuring equitable public reimbursement of...
- Home Help Service
67. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that will be introduced to ensure more home support workers will be available to provide a very important service where unacceptable delays in such...
- Mental Health Services
68. To ask the Minister for Health the capital investment being made in mental health for 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34707/25]
- Health Strategies
69. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to implement commitments contained in the national maternity strategy regarding co-locating all remaining stand-alone maternity hospitals with adult...
- Medicinal Products
70. To ask the Minister for Health if she will implement a plan to support individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, including the development of specialist multidisciplinary teams, and...
- Mental Health Services
71. To ask the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to increase in-patient bed capacity in Louth Meath mental health services in view of the fact that the area has the lowest number of...
- Nursing Homes
72. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to end the disparity in funding between private and public nursing homes and thus protect the viability of all private and voluntary nursing...
- Ambulance Service
73. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a project (details supplied). [34992/25]
- Departmental Schemes
74. To ask the Minister for Health if she will acknowledge that the exclusion of inflammatory bowel disease IBD from the long-term illness scheme is a policy decision rather than a legal...
- General Practitioner Services
75. To ask the Minister for Health if she will commit to introducing salaried GPs, employed directly by the HSE; the status of the Programme for Government commitment to ‘explore the...
- Hospital Facilities
76. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date with the major building project for Cavan General Hospital, including a new emergency department, endoscopy unit, and additional beds; and...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
77. To ask the Minister for Health if plans are in place for a designated respite hospital in County Cork (details supplied); and if not, the reason. [35008/25]
- General Practitioner Services
78. To ask the Minister for Health the number of practising GPs currently in Laois; the prescribed ratio per head of population; the number taking contracts under the general medical scheme; and...
- Emergency Departments
79. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the HIQA review into access to emergency care in the midwest region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34749/25]
- Primary Care Centres
80. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres currently operating; the number in construction; the number planned in north Kildare; the way in which the centres are...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
81. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the new 60-bed community nursing unit for Cashel, County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33912/25]
- Health Services
82. To ask the Minister for Health the basis of excluding women over the age of 35 from accessing the free contraception scheme. [34921/25]
- Departmental Schemes
83. To ask the Minister for Health her plans for reform of the long-term illness schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34623/25]
- General Practitioner Services
84. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to provide additional supports for GP practices in rural areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34810/25]
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
85. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on new capital investments and major new equipment purposes and new healthcare initiatives that will be rolled out in County Clare...
- Emergency Departments
86. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the timeline for the delivery new emergency department at Beaumont Hospital. [34916/25]
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
87. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made to provide a new health centre for Mountrath, County Laois; if the HSE has now finalised the plan; and if she will make a...
- Vaccination Programme
88. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will reconsider its stance on the shingles vaccine given recent studies that indicate a 20% reduction in dementia diagnoses; and if she will...
- Healthcare Policy
89. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that vapes are being advertised and displayed alongside children’s toys in shops; if so, the steps he is taking to ensure the practice is...
- Medical Records
90. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on progress towards the digitalisation of the health service overall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34601/25]
- Departmental Schemes
91. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who have availed of the new HRT scheme to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34436/25]
- Nursing Homes
92. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she has taken to increase investment in public nursing homes and improve regulation of the nursing home sector; and if she will make a statement on...
- Health Services Waiting Lists
93. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to reduce waiting times for primary care waiting lists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34616/25]
- Hospital Staff
94. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to appoint a locum consultant dermatologist at Sligo University Hospital to cover a leave of absence; and if she will make a statement on...
- Medicinal Products
95. To ask the Minister for Health the progress her Department has made in honouring the Programme for Government commitment that an early access programme for medicines would be established; and...
- Primary Care Centres
96. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department plans to introduce additional primary care centres in north Kildare given that it is outlined in the Programme for Government to 'open more...
- Hospital Procedures
97. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children who have potentially been left infertile or at risk of cancer due to not receiving surgery for undescended testicles in a timely manner;...
- Organ Donation
98. To ask the Minister for Health to report on the changes to the organ donation framework; the number of those opting out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34323/25]
- General Practitioner Services
99. To ask the Minister for Health how she intends to provide targeted supports for newly qualified GPs and to GP practices that take on newly qualified GPs; and if she will make a statement on...
- Mental Health Services
100. To ask the Minister for Health the plans within her Department to increase the provision of acute inpatient beds for mental health patients as per the recommendation of the report of the...
- General Practitioner Services
101. To ask the Minister for Health the specific actions her Department is taking to ensure that GP practices are being set up in disadvantaged areas and/or areas with few or no GPs; and if she...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
102. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the proposed upgrade to the health centre in Freshford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34437/25]
- Ambulance Service
103. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the establishment of an ambulance base at Recess, County Galway; if the design team has now completed the tender documentation; if the project...
- General Practitioner Services
104. To ask the Minister for Health if she has had any discussions in relation to the recruitment of HSE-employed GPs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34867/25]
- Hospital Facilities
106. To ask the Minister for Health when phase two of works and the extension for St. Vincent’s Hospital Mountmellick, County Laois will be approved; the timeline for completion of phase...
- Health Services
107. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in transforming the health service into a seven-days-a-week service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34812/25]
- Health Services Staff
108. To ask the Minister for Health the actions her Department has taken to implement the report of the Strategic Workforce Advisory Group on Home Carers and Nursing Home Healthcare Assistants,...
- Health Strategies
109. To ask the Minister for Health if she will detail the level of funding allocated to implement all actions under a plan (details supplied); if she is confident that the strategy is fully...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
110. To ask the Minister for Health the date by which the long-Covid payments for health care workers will cease; her plans in relation to the closure of the scheme; and if she will make a...
- General Practitioner Services
111. To ask the Minister for Health her plans on the ESRI’s publication of the second health service capacity report, and specifically, the plans to increase the number of GPs and nurses...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
112. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the new elective hospital for Glanmire, Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34978/25]
- Emergency Departments
113. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the HIQA report on Mid-West Emergency Health Services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34324/25]
- Disease Management
114. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the cross-Border healthcare Directive does not cover inpatient treatment for chronic Lyme disease, given that patients suffering from this condition...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
115. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the possible provision of public rapid injury clinics, similar to urgent care clinics provided by private insurance suppliers that would only...
- Health Services
116. To ask the Minister for Health her proposals to provide adequate access to care for people with endometriosis. [34920/25]
- Dental Services
117. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts she is making to secure compensation for former patients of an orthodontist (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Legislative Measures
118. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the enforcement of legislation banning the use of sunbeds by persons under the age of 18, in view of reports that some sunbed operators are...
- Primary Care Centres
119. To ask the Minister for Health her plans for service expansion in the Baltinglass and Blessington primary care centres in County Wicklow. [34974/25]
- Healthcare Policy
120. To ask the Minister for Health if he will commit to publishing the Government’s negotiating stance on the World Health Assembly’s pandemic treaty; the legal advice underpinning...
- Mental Health Services
121. To ask the Minister for Health her views on whether the CAMHS unit based in the new children’s hospital will be fully staffed and operational on day one of operations, the actions...
- Hospital Services
122. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place for outreach centres for the National Rehabilitation Hospital to help those recovering from serious injury and stroke; and if she will make...
- Home Help Service
123. To ask the Minister for Health her Department’s plans to increase home support services for older people in Cork county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34991/25]
- Health Services
124. To ask the Minister for Health the action she will take to ensure that financial motives do not compromise children’s healthcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34935/25]
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Healthcare Policy
132. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to explore a mandatory under-16s ban on social media; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34635/25]
- Sport and Recreational Development
140. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the recent positive report from Sport Ireland highlighting that active sports participation has reached...
- Sports Facilities
142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps Monaghan County Council needs to take to secure funding for sports facilities at the convent lands in...
- Sports Funding
143. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the details for the next round of the community sports facilities fund will be announced; and if he will make a...
- Sports Events
144. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider making an application for a future stage of the Tour de France to be held in Ireland, some of which...
- Sports Funding
145. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if additional funding will be made available to clubs and organisations successful on their sports capital funding...
- Departmental Reviews
146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he expects to receive and publish the report on the independent review of the night-time economy pilots (details...
- Broadband Infrastructure
147. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to detail improvements and actions he will take, along with National Broadband Ireland, to ensure that businesses and...
- Sports Facilities
148. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the plans there are to improve sports and recreation facilities in west Wicklow, in particular the swimming pool for...
- Sports Funding
150. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the next phase of the large-scale infrastructure fund will be open for applications. [34631/25]
- Telecommunications Infrastructure
151. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are plans to bridge the gap between local authorities and telecom providers with a view to ensuring more...
- Arts Policy
152. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps he is taking to support the development of arts and cultural facilities in Mayo; and if he will make a...
- Culture Policy
153. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for the €10.9 million underspend on subhead B7 ‘Cultural infrastructure and...
- Sports Funding
154. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number and details of capital projects affected due to the €11.5 million underspend in 2023 of the...
- Post Office Network
155. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps being taken to fulfil the Programme for Government’s commitment to maintain funding for the Post...
- Media Sector
156. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the progress made to date by Coimisiún na Meán on the implementation of the Online...
- Film Industry
157. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 39 of 6 March 2025, for an update on his engagement with stakeholders on the...
- Sports Funding
158. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the operation of the large-scale sports infrastructure fund. [34925/25]
- Film Industry
159. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will support the Taxes Consolidation (Rights of Performers and Film Workers) (Amendment) Bill 2025, which seeks...
- Departmental Projects
160. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the delivery of the new ICT system, which is needed to support a new CSFF round, as mentioned in his...
- Departmental Reports
161. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of and timeline for the publication of the report that will provide details from all agencies under his...
- Swimming Pools
162. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for the underspend of €3.2 million in respect of swimming pool grants to local authorities; if there...
- Culture Policy
164. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on expanding existing supports for community groups to put on cultural events, including exhibitions and...
- Artists' Remuneration
165. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the basic income for the arts scheme; if he plans to extend or amend the scheme when the pilot...
- Sport and Recreational Development
166. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures his Department is taking to increase female participation in sport at grassroots level. [34819/25]
- Sports Funding
167. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline for the implementation of sports capital grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34887/25]
- Post Office Network
168. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment in light of current funding arrangements ending this year, if he will commit to a strategic investment of €15...
- Artists' Remuneration
169. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the next steps for the basic income for artists scheme following the completion of research indicating its success; and...
- Broadband Infrastructure
170. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the National Broadband Ireland roll-out across Cork county; the number of houses that have benefitted...
- Pension Provisions
171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline for the pension increases to come into effect for retired An Post workers; and if he will make a statement...
- Sport and Recreational Development
172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider initiating a programme akin to Talent Search, operated by the Australian government, whereby...
- Film Industry
173. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps his Department is taking to ensure regional balance when it comes to film and audiovisual production...
- Budget 2026
174. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will outline some of his Department's priorities for Budget 2026 as the Estimates process commences; and if he...
- Sports Funding
175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update for organisations on the large scale sport infrastructure fund reserve list. [34639/25]
- Arts Policy
176. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the supports available for an art house cinema in Galway, following the recent closure of a cinema (details supplied);...
- Artists' Remuneration
177. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of persons currently availing of the basic income for the arts scheme. [34054/25]
- Telecommunications Infrastructure
178. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps his Department is taking to ensure the resilience of the communications system used to contact the emergency...
- Sports Funding
179. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department is examining ways to improve accessibility and fairness in the application process for the Sports...
- Artists' Remuneration
180. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the basic income for the arts scheme will be extended long term (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
- Sports Funding
181. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 122 of 28 May 2025, the timeframe for the publication of the large-scale sports...
- Artists' Remuneration
184. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he intends to expand, extend and retain the basic income for the arts scheme as a permanent support for artists and...
- Census of Population
185. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department plans to make the 1926 census of Ireland available to view publicly online; if so, the timeframe for...
- Sports Organisations
186. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the Programme for Government commitment to work with all sporting organisations to promote a ‘one...
- Legislative Measures
187. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the merit of introducing legislation that would require utility providers including phone, broadband and...
- Sports Funding
188. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the steps his Department is taking to resource community sports clubs, particularly regarding the provision of playing...
- Sports Facilities
189. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on investment commitments for the upgrading of Dalymount Stadium; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Sport and Recreational Development
190. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the implementation of the national swimming strategy; how he hopes it will address the shortage of...
- Culture Policy
191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the Programme for Government commitment to examine the introduction of youth culture pass; if there is any...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- European Union
192. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the High Representative of the European Union on Foreign Affairs and Security Policy was speaking on behalf of the Government when she...
- Passport Services
193. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department could assist in resolving an issue regarding a complex passport application where a four-year-old girl has been waiting...
- Departmental Meetings
194. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 7 of 18 June 2025, the position regarding any engagement he or his Department’s officials have...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Waste Management
195. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of bin collection companies not providing brown bin collection services in certain parts of the country...
- Environmental Schemes
196. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households, since 2022, that have availed of the solar PV grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on...
- Sustainable Development Goals
197. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps his Department has taken to support the development of Ireland’s next Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)...
- Departmental Funding
199. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding provided to sustainable energy communities in each of the years 2020 to 2025; and the amount of money drawn...
- Electricity Generation
200. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the sources of energy used to fuel the production of electricity at the State’s electricity power stations, in...
- Regional Assemblies
202. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will give detailed consideration to a recent briefing note of the Northern & Western Regional Assembly:...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Electric Vehicles
203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline his plans to increase the ease with which someone can receive a road opening licence to excavate a pavement for the...
- Departmental Schemes
204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department would examine the matter of bringing CIÉ 1951 pension scheme entitlements onto a more stable footing that would...
- Road Traffic Offences
205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will urgently address the growing public safety concerns surrounding the widespread and largely unregulated use of electric...
- Bus Éireann
206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the precautions Bus Éireann has in place to deal with anti-social behaviour towards its employees; and if he will make a statement...
- Departmental Funding
207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider allocating extra funding for road maintenance to Tipperary County Council this year; and if he will make a statement...
- Cycling Facilities
208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the current plans proposed for the development of enhanced cycling infrastructure on the Western Distributor Road in Galway...
- Road Projects
209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if priority can be given to carrying out major upgrades and improvement works to the R571 road from Tuosist, County Kerry to...
- Coast Guard Service
210. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to confirm that a company (details supplied), the provider of the Irish Coast Guard’s search and rescue aviation service are...
- Departmental Schemes
211. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will instruct Zero Emission Vehicles Ireland to consider, in conjunction with relevant stakeholders, how a scheme for safe electric...
- Bus Services
212. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the ongoing issues with the reliability of the 33B bus service from Portrane to Swords which is operated by the bus...
- Taxi Licences
213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of registered taxi and hackney licences in operation in Offaly in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and...
- National Transport Authority
214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications received by the National Transport Authority from Offaly based operators for the 2025 electric small public...
- Department of Finance
- Departmental Data
216. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is any relief on stamp duty for the purchase of agricultural land by an individual not from an agricultural background (that is, no green...
- Sustainable Development Goals
217. To ask the Minister for Finance the specific steps his Department is taking to integrate the Sustainable Development Goals into the preparation of Budget 2026; how alignment with the 2030...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- An Garda Síochána
218. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a list of all capital upgrades to Baltinglass Garda station since 2005. [35112/25]
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Departmental Consultations
219. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the engagement his Department has had with supermarkets in relation to price increases. [35028/25]
- Labour Market
220. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will address the inconsistency in advertising (details supplied) under the labour market needs test; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Data
221. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 95 of 14 May, to provide a full list of all houses and gardens that are available for public...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Departmental Schemes
222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has engaged with an organisation (details supplied) regarding the treatment of abuse survivors and the need for a redress scheme for...
- Departmental Inquiries
223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine a pay-related matter of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35012/25]
- School Staff
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to cases whereby school teachers are forced to give up jobs due to being unable to afford accommodation in...
- Departmental Reports
225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the results of the EPSEN review will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35032/25]
- School Facilities
226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm if there is capacity in any of the existing primary schools in Donabate to add extra classes on a temporary basis given the shortage...
- Special Educational Needs
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's official policy position with respect to the redesignation of mild special schools; if it is the Department's intention to...
- School Transport
228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider extending the €50 primary school and €75 post-primary school annual school transport fee to other public...
- Education and Training Boards
229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question 401 of 17 June 2025, if the patronage of a school (details supplied) is currently being transferred to the ETB...
- Departmental Inquiries
230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the issuance of a sanction letter for assistive technology support for a primary school student (details...
- Bus Services
231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a bus service (details supplied) was last put out to tender; the duration of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35070/25]
- School Transport
232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current plans for Bus Éireann to follow through for a proposed bus service (details supplied). [35071/25]
- School Admissions
234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm that she and her Department will intervene to ensure that more school places will be made available in the Mallow, County Cork region...
- Special Educational Needs
235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, under her plans to redesignate mild special school as the catch all for special schools, children with mild general learning disability will...
- School Funding
241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will engage with her Department to build a sports hall for a school (details supplied), as it is the only school in the county without a...
- Schools Building Projects
242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the proposed building works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35120/25]
- School Staff
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has not received an increased allocation of SNAs following their exceptional review request; if the...
- Departmental Correspondence
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35154/25]
- Physical Education
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools that provide swimming lessons to pupils; if the aquatics module of the physical education curriculum is offered in...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Programme for Government
248. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress made towards meeting the Programme for Government commitment to examine the introduction of a culture card...
- Departmental Meetings
249. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the engagement he has had with large social media companies since he took office on the topic of their ability to...
- Arts Funding
250. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to consider making permanent the basic income for the arts pilot scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Data
253. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will give detailed consideration to a recent briefing note of the Northern & Western Regional Assembly:...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Rental Sector
254. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of short-term letting hosts (details supplied) that have a single listing that...
- Departmental Data
255. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to introduce legally enforceable standards for works carried out by builders, to protect the public from so-called cowboy...
- Marine Protected Areas
256. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the Marine Protected Areas Bill 2022; when he expects the Bill to go before the Oireachtas; and if he will...
- Rental Sector
257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for clarification on a matter regarding the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025, and short term lettings (details...
- Housing Provision
258. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the substantial investment projects planned for north Dublin to improve the range of services and amenities; and if he will...
- Rental Sector
261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the plan to extend rent pressure zones to all areas of Ireland has taken into account operators such as small farmers, who...
- Housing Provision
263. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount funding provided to Kerry County Council and the number of group water schemes completed over the past ten years,...
- Rental Sector
264. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason holiday lets cannot be registered with the RTB if people are living in them long term; and if he will make a...
- Defective Building Materials
265. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if apartment owners who have already paid for remediation works to be carried out, due to their urgent nature, will be...
- Housing Provision
266. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the planning regulations and guidelines being developed for solar farms; and if he will make a statement on...
- Housing Schemes
268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to confirm that local authorities (details supplied) would not deem an application for the housing adaptation grant as...
- Rental Sector
269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to review the case of landlords in the rent pressure zone in Kerry (details supplied); to clarify the definition of a large...
- Housing Policy
270. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on his Department’s efforts to establish a unit in the Housing Agency to regulate owners’...
- Housing Provision
271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration can be given to increasing the property price ceiling for houses in Galway city for which support can be...
- Defective Building Materials
272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1314 of 29 April 2025, when letters of assurance will issue to homeowners that have had...
- Night-time Economy
273. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions he is taking in the short and medium-term to support the night-time economy through the creation and protection of...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- School Uniforms
274. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the plight of foster parents’ difficulties in qualifying for back to school...
- Childcare Services
275. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a domiciliary care allowance application for the daughter of a person (details supplied) for who it is...
- Social Welfare Appeals
277. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the case of a social welfare appeals office decision (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35090/25]
- School Meals Programme
278. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for the delay in the roll out of the hot school meals scheme in a school (details supplied) and to confirm that...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Cyber Security Bill
279. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware that the National Cyber Security Bill 2024 makes reference, on page 11, to “a university within the...
- Citizenship Applications
280. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to examine the case of a person (details supplied) requiring assistance with a citizenship application; and if he will make a...
- International Protection
281. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are any proposals to purchase a facility (details supplied) for use as IPAS accommodation; the number that may be...
- Visa Applications
282. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average wait time for a join family visa to be processed for a family where a non-EU citizen is joining their non-EU...
- Naturalisation Applications
283. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Data
284. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 487 of 27 May 2025, to provide details of the outsourced visa service provider mentioned;...
- Legislative Measures
285. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the progress of legislation to prohibit sex-for-rent exploitation; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Regulations
286. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the regulations which were drafted in February 2022 for dealing with apartment service charges and sinking funds will be...
- Ministerial Responsibilities
287. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when responsibility for the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 will move from his Department to the Department of Housing, Local...
- Departmental Data
288. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí that have taken sick leave of more than six months in total since 2015 in counties Cork, Limerick,...
- Departmental Inquiries
289. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed on exceptional humanitarian grounds; and if he will make a...
- Visa Applications
290. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to urgently intervene and expedite a family reunification visa (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Data
291. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions No. 573 of 25 March 2025 and No. 876 of 13 May 2025, regarding the details of all new Garda...
- International Protection
292. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the exact step-by-step process by which voluntary departures by those who have been unsuccessful in their application for...
- Immigration Policy
293. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the analysis carried out in relation to the potential impact of the expected commencement of the EU’s entry/exit system...
- Departmental Data
294. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the projected annual cost for Ireland of participation in the EU Pact on Asylum and Migration for each of the next five years,...
- Departmental Budgets
295. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated overall cost to roll out the three broad thematic objectives and actions to be pursued under the youth justice...
- Departmental Data
296. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number in each intake of Gardaí, and the number who attested, in each intake in the past three years, in tabular form;...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Regional Assemblies
297. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give detailed consideration to a recent briefing note of the Northern & Western Regional Assembly: Regional...
- Department of Children, Disability and Equality
- Departmental Funding
298. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will commit to funding a community neuro-rehabilitation team for the southeast in Budget 2026, in line with the commitment in...
- Departmental Inquiries
299. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress regarding discussions between the HSE and St. John of Gods in regard to providing respite at a location (details...
- Departmental Data
300. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of Tusla publicly-provided residential care places for children, available in each year from 2020 to 2024; the number...
- Pay Dispute
302. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will intervene in a pay dispute between a trade union and an organisation majority funded by her Department (details...
- Childcare Services
303. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child (details supplied) with severe and complex needs will receive the occupational therapy and speech and language therapy...
- Site Excavation
304. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will act to excavate the site at Sean Ross Abbey; and fully investigate the burial grounds. [35143/25]
- Departmental Inquiries
305. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will visit Sean Ross Abbey as a matter of urgency; if she will provide an update on her engagements with survivors; and if...
- Departmental Data
306. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on her Department's engagement with the planning and building unit of the Department of Education and Youth, regarding the...
- Departmental Meetings
307. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the inception meeting held on 9 June 2025 concerning the review of the 2001 planning guidelines for local...
- Departmental Inquiries
309. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 371 and 372 of 19 June 2025 and correspondence (details supplied) from the HSE to this deputy...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
312. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason there is only one speech and language therapist (SLT) working in the early intervention services team in Nenagh, County...
- Department of Health
- Home Help Service
313. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to improve recruitment of the home care assistants to reduce the number waiting for an actual service in Tipperary; and if she will make...
- Departmental Schemes
314. To ask the Minister for Health if the proposed vaccine damage compensation scheme will include retrospective eligibility for individuals who made submissions to the vaccine damage steering...
- Health Service Executive
315. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the HSE’s confirmation that it has not been in a position to meet the Government’s 15-day prompt payment target or to produce the...
- Departmental Policies
316. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given under the National Development Plan to the inclusion of Galway University Hospital as a designated Model 4 Hospital...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
319. To ask the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the case of a 48-year-old woman (details supplied) who has been waiting over two-and-a-half years for a complex hip revision...
- Qualifications Recognition
320. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to ensure social work qualifications from universities in EU member states are recognised by CORU; and if she is concerned that...
- Mental Health Commission
321. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of the amount spent or incurred by the Mental Health Commission on consultants, advisers, or contracts related to communications, media,...
- Departmental Meetings
322. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of any meetings she attended with health professional representative bodies, voluntary organisations, NGOs, lobby groups and other...
- Hospital Staff
323. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that the reasons for unfilled posts in community hospitals in County Kerry are much more nuanced and complex than geographical location...
- Departmental Data
324. To ask the Minister for Health the nurse to patient ratio in Ireland, broken down by hospital. [35042/25]
- Departmental Schemes
327. To ask the Minister for Health if she was aware of a pilot scheme in operation in Navan Hospital currently running that has reduced the visiting hours for families (details supplied); the...
- Departmental Reviews
328. To ask the Minister for Health if she will urgently investigate the delay in reviewing an MRI scan for a person (details supplied); the reasons for the delay in the scan being read, which is...
- Departmental Policies
329. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Sláintecare recommendation to remove private care from public hospitals on a phased basis; the timeline now being worked towards to...
- Departmental Funding
330. To ask the Minister for Health the specific funding allocated to the implementation of Sláintecare; if a ring-fenced budget has been provided to implement ‘Path to Universal...
- Hospital Inspections
332. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to address the serious issues identified in safety audits at Cork University Hospital (details supplied); if HIQA or the Health...
- Departmental Data
333. To ask the Minister for Health the number of active fair deal cases where a family home is involved in the financial assessment; the number of those cases where the person availing of the...
- Health Services
335. To ask the Minister for Health further to the report of the expert taskforce to support the expansion of the role of pharmacy, the cost of a common conditions scheme; if her policy on this...
- Dental Services
336. To ask the Minister for Health the most up-to-date list of dentists contracted by the HSE under the dental treatment services scheme in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...
- Departmental Projects
337. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the implementation of electronic prescriptions; if she will outline the expected impact on patient care and pharmacy efficiency; and if...
- Healthcare Policy
338. To ask the Minister for Health whether women who have undergone surgery and now require support services, including breast protheses, can access those support services with a supplier of...
- Departmental Priorities
339. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will intervene urgently to provide the required treatment in respect of a patient who was recently diagnosed with aggressive lung cancer...
- Departmental Reviews
340. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently review a proposal (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35108/25]
- Departmental Reports
341. To ask the Minister for Health for a detailed progress report in regard to the new minor injuries unit in Killarney, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35109/25]
- Departmental Reviews
344. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently review and approve, a full medical card to be issued to a person in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Programmes
345. To ask the Minister for Health if the shingles vaccination can be included in the national immunisation programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35126/25]
- Healthcare Policy
346. To ask the Minister for Health the medical card policy towards funding to replace a prosthetic limb in adults in circumstances including natural lifespan of the prosthetic of circa five...
- Health Services
348. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the assisted transport options in place for individuals attending a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
349. To ask the Minister for Health her plans for Stradbally health centre, Laois; if the centre will be considered for investment under the HSE Capital Plan 2026; and if she will make a...
- Departmental Schemes
350. To ask the Minister for Health to extend the special leave with pay scheme, which is due to end on 30 June 2025, pending a long-term solution being put in place for those front-line...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
351. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is only one speech and language therapist (SLT) working in the early intervention services team in Nenagh, County Tipperary and if there are...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
352. To ask the Minister for Health to consider extending the temporary special leave with pay scheme for healthcare workers with prolonged and chronic effects of Covid-19; and if she will make a...
- Hospital Services
353. To ask the Minister for Health if the new neurological rehabilitation beds proposed for Blarney, County Cork are now going to Mallow General Hospital; if so, whether there is a business case...
- Mental Health Services
354. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the review of the mental health service for the deaf; when the review report is expected to be published; and if she will make a statement on...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Further and Higher Education
355. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of successful SUSI applicants in each of the 32 counties in the 2024-2025 academic year, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Irish Language
356. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps being taken by his Department to encourage Irish businesses to provide bilingual labelling on product packaging, which...
- Common Agricultural Policy
357. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if that funding for the Leader Programme post 2027 will continue to be provided through CAP; and if he will make a statement on...
