Written answers
Thursday, 10 July 2025
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Ukraine War
12. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he expects that the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine will be able to investigate and prosecute senior...
- Middle East
14. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the import of trade in services from the occupied Palestinian territories, and exports from Ireland to the occupied Palestinian...
- Trade Agreements
17. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his engagements regarding the Mercosur Trade Agreement. [37569/25]
- Diplomatic Representation
18. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current status of the Irish diplomatic mission in Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38061/25]
- International Relations
19. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline his engagements with the new United States ambassador to Ireland, providing details on the topics discussed; and if he will make a...
- Ukraine War
20. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is confident that current EU support for Ukraine can withstand internal criticism from some members and external pressure from other...
- Middle East
21. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a timeline for the enactment of the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018; and if he will make a statement on the...
- International Bodies
22. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the recent meeting held with the president of the International Criminal Court; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Military Aircraft
24. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on his Department’s policy in relation to searching foreign military aircraft on Irish soil; if he intends to review the...
- Diaspora Issues
25. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to increase support for Irish diaspora organisations in countries where current funding levels are relatively low despite active...
- Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
26. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the next EU Foreign Affairs (Trade) Council will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38054/25]
- Passport Services
27. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if any consideration is being given by the Minister to reducing the current passport processing time for the urgent passport renewal...
- Trade Relations
28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the new trade partners or strengthening of trading partnerships his Department is advocating for at EU level in order to diversify Irish...
- EU Enlargement
29. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had regarding Ukraine joining the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38052/25]
- International Bodies
30. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade by whom Ireland will be represented at the emergency ministerial meeting of the Hague Group on 15 and 16 July 2025 in Colombia, to address...
- North-South Ministerial Council
31. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the matters discussed at the recent north-south Ministerial Council, with particular reference to cross border infrastructural issues; and if...
- Diaspora Issues
32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade given that work is underway on developing a new diaspora strategy, if he will consider a scheme included under the strategy to cover the...
- International Relations
33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the engagements he has had with the Donald Trump administration and its representatives regarding the Control of Economic Activity...
- Middle East
36. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans, and the international engagement there has been, on the issue of the Middle East, particularly on the genocide in Gaza; and if he...
- Official Engagements
39. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent address to the Centre for European Policy Studies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37913/25]
- Diplomatic Representation
40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide the full list of Irish embassies and consulates; if there is any plans to expand this number in 2025 or 2026; and if he...
- International Relations
42. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any recent discussions with his EU counterparts about the situation in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Official Engagements
43. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his attendance at the SNE Return Conference at Iveagh House on 3 July 2025; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Foreign Conflicts
44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the current situation in Sudan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37243/25]
- Trade Agreements
45. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the consequences for Ireland of the current agreed tariffs between the EU and US on all goods Ireland exports to the US; and if he will make...
- Equality Issues
47. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding any support his Department has given, or plans to give, to organisations that seek to support LGBTQ+ organisations in...
- Trade Relations
49. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to increase trade with Germany, the largest European economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38303/25]
- Foreign Policy
50. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38062/25]
- European Council
51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to prepare for Ireland's 2026 Presidency and advance key Irish and EU priorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- EU Bodies
52. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the recent meeting of the General Affairs Council of the EU, which he attended on 26 June 2025; and if he will make a...
- Official Engagements
53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent meeting with the German Minister of State for Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37908/25]
- Northern Ireland
54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the financial allocation being provided under the Reconciliation Fund for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the...
- International Sanctions
56. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he intends to take legal action in respect of the failure of the EU to implement sanctions against Israel for ongoing breeches of...
- Foreign Policy
57. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the current situation in Belarus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37941/25]
- Foreign Conflicts
58. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on engagement he has had with other states regarding the US bombing of Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38253/25]
- EU Meetings
59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the meeting of EU Foreign Ministers that took place on 23 June 2025. [38051/25]
- Commemorative Events
62. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to mark the 250th Anniversary of American independence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38302/25]
- Diaspora Issues
63. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade he timeframe for developing a new diaspora strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37911/25]
- Trade Relations
65. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on developments in relation to EU-US trade talks. [38055/25]
- Diplomatic Representation
67. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the opening of an embassy in Moldova; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38242/25]
- Foreign Policy
68. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his position with regard to western Sahara. [38035/25]
- Trade Relations
69. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline the recent engagement there has been between his Department, the US administration, the EU, unions and industry on the...
- Official Engagements
72. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had any recent discussion with the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman in the light of his recent inaccurate...
- Foreign Policy
74. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his position with regard to the recent escalation of conflict and tensions in India and Pakistan. [38034/25]
- Ukraine War
75. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his Department's recent engagements with the Government of Ukraine regarding the ongoing conflict and efforts made to reach...
- Humanitarian Aid
77. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the level of humanitarian support to Gaza in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38282/25]
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Rural Schemes
82. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for a breakdown of the total funding awarded and the number of jobs supported through the LEADER programme in the west Cork LEADER...
- Rural Recreation Policy
88. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will report on the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme; the cumulative funding provided under the scheme since 2020; and...
- Harbours and Piers
94. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the evaluation of the final business case for the redevelopment of Inis Oírr pier has completed; the outcome of that...
- Departmental Priorities
96. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on plans to acquire buildings of national importance in Galway east specifically (details supplied); and if he will be...
- Rural Schemes
97. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when he will announce successful projects under the CLÁR 2025 programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38270/25]
- Community Development Projects
98. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on the work being done by his Department to ensure the viability of community centres and community...
- Library Projects
99. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to further expand the public library network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38063/25]
- An Coimisinéir Teanga
100. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on the recently published 2024 Annual Report of An Coimisinéir Teanga. [37916/25]
- Island Communities
101. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on his work to support remote working on the offshore islands. [38072/25]
- Social Isolation
102. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the plans in place to support older people who experience loneliness and social isolation, particularly those located in rural...
- Irish Language
103. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps he is taking to address the shortage of staff in the public sector with a high enough proficiency to provide telephone...
- Community Development Projects
104. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide details of the budget allocations to the community centres investment fund in 2024 and 2025; the total drawn...
- Regeneration Projects
107. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the town and village renewal scheme; if he is conscious of the need to address dereliction and vacancy in...
- Rural Schemes
109. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding allocated to the local improvement scheme since 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38069/25]
- Disadvantaged Status
110. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will consider expanding eligibility for the DEIS Gaeltachta scholarship scheme to include students from lower socio-economic...
- Foras na Gaeilge
111. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad atá beartaithe aige mar fhreagra ar an imní atá léirithe ag na ceanneagraíochtaí Gaeilge maidir...
- Irish Language
112. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the action being taken to support young people who want to pursue a career in the EU institutions in an Irish language role. [38076/25]
- Social Enterprise Sector
113. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on the Programme for Government commitment to explore ways to better support social enterprise organisations. [37766/25]
- Rural Schemes
114. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to consider the provision of additional funding for the local improvement scheme for 2025 in line with the Programme for...
- Gaeltacht Policy
116. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports available for Gaeltacht host families accommodating students during summer 2025. [38067/25]
- Rural Schemes
117. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will consider including former Cork County Council roads, now under the jurisdiction of Cork City Council, for consideration...
- Men's Sheds
119. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on the merits of providing multiannual funding for men's and women's sheds, to allow them to plan longer term projects;...
- Departmental Funding
120. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of applications received per year in 2023 and 2024, per county, for funding under the Community Recognition Fund; the...
- Regeneration Projects
121. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will revise the town and village renewal scheme and the Towns and Cities Investment Fund to enable regeneration work across...
- Community Development Projects
122. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps he is taking to support the development and retention of community-run shops and cafes, as committed to in the Programme...
- National Planning Framework
124. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht whether he plans for a new rural specific development strategy, considering the National Planning Framework refers to...
- Rural Schemes
125. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the local improvement scheme in County Louth in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37552/25]
- Departmental Schemes
126. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht whether he intends on expanding the senior alerts scheme to include a wider range of technological supports as part of Budget...
- Irish Language
127. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the action he is taking to support the teaching of Irish in universities outside the island of Ireland. [37915/25]
- Water Safety
128. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline his recent engagement with Water Safety Ireland to increase water safety awareness; and whether he will consider...
- Regeneration Projects
129. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on the 2025 town and village renewal scheme; the number of applications received; and when recipients of the grants...
- Harbours and Piers
130. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the development of Céibh an Chóra and an Caladh Mór on Inis Meáin; the timeline for the delivery...
- Regeneration Projects
131. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on his Department's efforts to fulfil the Programme for Government's commitments to launch an urban communities...
- Men's Sheds
133. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on the setting up of a National Women's Sheds Network similar to the Irish Men's Sheds Association; if he will...
- Community Development Projects
134. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on the Fairhill Community Centre. [38280/25]
- Library Services
135. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline the funding his Department contributes to the right to read programme to local authorities; the amount provided under...
- Rural Schemes
137. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an up-to-date position regarding the updating of the funding map associated with the Clár Programme, which is recognised...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Foreign Birth Registration
138. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason it is taking so long to process applications for the foreign birth register; his views on a particular case (details supplied)...
- International Relations
139. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, given the alleged involvement of Iran in the drug trafficking operation halted by the MV Matthew in November 2023, he or his Department...
- Trade Relations
140. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to detail the engagement there has been with his Department and stakeholders in industries affected by US tariff threats; and if he will...
- Departmental Data
141. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens deported from the United States to Ireland from 1 January 2025 to date. [38381/25]
- Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
142. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the British Government's response to the State's ongoing request for full disclosure and access to all...
- Foreign Conflicts
143. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on Ireland's engagement with international partners in response to the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in Sudan; and...
- International Relations
144. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, given the alleged involvement of Iran in the drug trafficking operation halted by the MV Matthew in November 2023, he or his Department...
- Airport Policy
145. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason two US Air Force Hercules C130J aircraft numbers 14-5815 and 15-5832 were authorised to land at Shannon Airport about 19.30 on 3...
- Departmental Expenditure
146. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details for the past three years and the current year funding allocated or paid out for Departmental employees for legal study...
- Artificial Intelligence
147. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and...
- Middle East
148. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department is aware of efforts by producers in the occupied West Bank to label their goods as having originated in Israel; how his...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Energy Policy
149. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide the dates on which the Energy Poverty Steering Group which was established under the Energy Poverty Action Plan...
- Environmental Schemes
151. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the 2025 round of the circular economy innovation grant scheme funding will be announced; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Expenditure
152. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the details for the past three years and the current year funding allocated or paid out for Departmental employees for...
- Departmental Reviews
153. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 14 of the 2 July 2025, why he did not provide a copy of the findings of the mid-term...
- Energy Conservation
154. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of retrofitting grant applications approved, by grant type, by county, since 2023, in tabular form; and if he...
- Artificial Intelligence
159. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department...
- Electricity Grid
160. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department will open an investigation into the slow restoration of electricity services in the wake of Storm...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces
161. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38526/25]
- Programme for Government
164. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update as of July 2025 on the Programme for Government commitment to establish a properly resourced office of veterans’ affairs;...
- Cybersecurity Policy
166. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update as of July 2025 on the Programme for Government commitment to ensure full delivery of the new Joint Cyber Defence Command strategy...
- Civil Defence
167. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update as of July 2025 on the implementation of the “Civil Defence–Towards 2030” policy; and if he will make a...
- Defence Forces
168. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update as of July 2025 on the digitalisation of the Military Service Pensions Collection; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Expenditure
171. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details and the current year funding allocated or paid out for Departmental employees for legal study programmes including EU law in the...
- Artificial Intelligence
172. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Driver Test
173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the reason there appears to be no appreciable difference in driving test pass rates before and after the introduction of...
- Rail Network
174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 271 of 12 June 2025, to provide a breakdown of the first- and full-year cost to establish the...
- Driver Licences
175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered legislating for bioptic driving aids such as bioptic telescopes to allow people with a visual impairment to drive on...
- Driver Test
176. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the duration it takes to recruit new driver testers; the time it takes to complete their training; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Bus Services
177. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the provisions being made to install bus shelters in Cavan and Monaghan. [38407/25]
- Driver Test
178. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of learner permit drivers who failed to show up for their scheduled driving test appointment to date in 2025; and if he will...
- Active Travel
180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps his Department are taking to provide a dedicated maintenance budget to each local authority to maintain active travel...
- Park-and-Ride Facilities
181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the park and ride at the Dunkettle train station; and the timeline for delivery of same. [38432/25]
- Airport Policy
182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received a business case in line with the public spending code from Waterford Airport regarding funding a runway extension; and...
- Rail Network
188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to ensure that extra trains are added for the Kerry versus Tyrone All Ireland Semi Final, as there will be a very high level of demand...
- Departmental Correspondence
189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on a proposal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38515/25]
- Bus Services
190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date when the 40D route will be extended to serve Hollywoodrath; the details on the changes being made to this route; and if he will...
- Departmental Expenditure
191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details for the past three years and the current year funding allocated or paid out for Departmental employees for legal study...
- Artificial Intelligence
192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose...
- Airport Policy
193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has given authorisation to the transportation of military personnel and equipment through Irish airspace and or the use of Shannon...
- Department of Finance
- Childcare Services
195. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 209 of 2 July 2025, if a tax rebate or any other financial support can be given to parents with children in childcare...
- Tax Code
196. To ask the Minister for Finance to address the inheritance tax rates in the upcoming budget (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38520/25]
- Departmental Expenditure
197. To ask the Minister for Finance the details and the current year funding allocated or paid out for Departmental employees for legal study programmes including EU law in the past three years,...
- Tax Reliefs
198. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the taxsaver scheme is not available to those commuting on the Sligo–Dublin train route; if he agrees that exclusion from the scheme is...
- Artificial Intelligence
199. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said...
- Tax Code
200. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a VAT rate, comparable to Northern Ireland, is not included as a stimulus measure for home building in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Office of Public Works
202. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of properties in the possession of the OPW that are currently vacant-disused, setting out the vacancy period, such as, less...
- Departmental Expenditure
203. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details for the past three years and the current year funding allocated or paid out for Departmental employees for legal study...
- Office of Public Works
204. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of WTE staff, by job title, employed by OPW currently working at John F Kennedy Arboretum as of 4 July 2025; the number of...
- Artificial Intelligence
205. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Work Permits
206. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an appeal by a person (details supplied) that has been submitted against the decision of his Department not to renew a work permit...
- Departmental Expenditure
207. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details and the current year funding allocated or paid out for Departmental employees for legal study programmes including EU law...
- State Bodies
208. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he expects a new CEO for Failte Ireland to be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38586/25]
- Artificial Intelligence
209. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the...
- Job Losses
210. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the planned closure of a company (details supplied) affecting over 70 staff; the action he is taking to address the...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Schools Building Projects
211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the stage 3 report of a school extension (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38331/25]
- Departmental Schemes
212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding any initiatives led by her Department that seek to promote outdoor education and improve local biodiversity for an...
- School Curriculum
213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to advise on the process an author may undertake to get book published for inclusion in primary school curriculum; and if she will make a...
- Schools Administration
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline, regarding payments requested from parents for children in primary school, if a school may charge a mandatory fee; if the amount being...
- School Uniforms
215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether her Department can mandate schools to allow parents the flexibility of purchasing generic or non-branded school uniforms that comply with...
- Special Educational Needs
216. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools, including their ethos, who have received suppression of special class notices to date in 2025, including the number of...
- Schools Building Projects
219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all works will be completed at a school (details supplied) for the much-needed school to open in September 2025; and if she will make a...
- School Textbooks
221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills regarding the issue of schools using laptops or electronic devices instead of physical textbooks, whether her Department can mandate schools to...
- Special Educational Needs
222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to explain the rationale for redesignating mild general learning disabilities schools, including a school (details supplied), as complex needs...
- Schools Building Projects
223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the latest status of plans for a new school building for a Gaelscoil (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38446/25]
- Departmental Correspondence
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to address issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38521/25]
- Special Educational Needs
225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans in terms of the EPSEN report recommendation to bring forward legislation to change the present situation wherein students in special...
- Departmental Expenditure
226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details and the current year funding allocated or paid out for Departmental employees for legal study programmes including EU law in the past...
- Special Educational Needs
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the new services for children with special needs in County Wexford for which funding was sought for delivery in 2025; the funding...
- Artificial Intelligence
228. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in her Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and...
- Special Educational Needs
229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to explain and provide documentary evidence of the rationale and detailed planning for re-designation of mild general learning disability schools...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Benefits
258. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he would be supportive of budgetary measures to support carers through a basic income scheme for carers, similar to the...
- Social Welfare Schemes
259. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are plans to scrap the means test for foster children being included in the back-to-school clothing and footwear...
- Maternity Leave
260. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if intending parents in surrogacy arrangements are entitled to maternity and paternity benefit or leave; and if they may be...
- Social Welfare Benefits
261. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a working family payment application can be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan as the...
- Departmental Legal Services
264. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details for the past three years and the current year funding allocated or paid out for Departmental employees for legal...
- Social Welfare Schemes
265. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the State provides any direct support or assistance in meeting the requirement for continuous supervision under the...
- Artificial Intelligence
266. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses,...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Visa Applications
267. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to urgently examine a 90-day visitor application (details supplied); if assistance will be provided in this case; and if he...
- Departmental Policies
268. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Special Rapporteur for the National Action Plan Against Racism is still held by a person (details supplied); whether any...
- International Protection
269. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality following on from a person in the international protection process being identified as having a disability related to a...
- Citizenship Applications
270. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a foreign-born individual whose great grandparent was an Irish citizen is eligible for Irish citizenship; and if he will...
- Cybersecurity Policy
271. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update as of July 2025 on the Programme for Government commitment to establish a Cyber Security Centre of Excellence...
- Deportation Orders
272. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how it was possible that an individual (details supplied) was deported from Ireland before he had received a response to his...
- EU Regulations
273. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether his Department has had any engagement with the European Commission regarding the adequacy decision granted to the State...
- Deportation Orders
274. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to reverse the deportation of an individual (details supplied) who has been unjustly separated from his family through...
- Visa Applications
275. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the plan to evacuate 18 seriously ill children from Gaza to Ireland for potentially life-saving treatment has stalled...
- Peace Commissioners
276. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of peace commissioners in Ireland, by local authority area. [38471/25]
- Closed-Circuit Television Systems
280. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will be allocating additional funding for the roll-out of public CCTV systems nationally, as while issues around data...
- Departmental Expenditure
281. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details for the past three years and the current year funding allocated or paid out for Departmental employees for legal...
- Emergency Accommodation
282. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm the status of an accommodation centre (details supplied), if it is the intention of the Department to use...
- Citizenship Applications
283. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of IT issues with the Irish Immigration Portal in April 2025, whereby citizenship applicants were requested to...
- Asylum Applications
284. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applicants currently waiting for their application to be processed at each stage in the asylum process; the...
- Deportation Orders
285. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of negative decisions in the international protection system; the number of those that received a negative decision...
- Visa Applications
287. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the high rate of 'pending' visa applications from Iranian citizens in 2024, at 37% compared to, for example, 17%...
- Departmental Data
289. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when data will be available on knife crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38590/25]
- An Garda Síochána
291. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí linked to the Wexford/Wicklow roads policing unit, by rank, as of 4 July 2025; and if he will make a...
- Artificial Intelligence
292. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agriculture Schemes
293. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a review of a penalty imposed on a person (details supplied) can be authorised given that all non-compliant measures have been...
- Aquaculture Industry
294. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to intervene and expedite an aquaculture licence application in respect of a person (details supplied) and ensure that jobs are...
- Departmental Expenditure
295. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details for the past three years and the current year funding allocated or paid out for Departmental employees for legal study...
- Agriculture Supports
296. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in light of the recent launch of the ABP Young Farmer Academy, which aims to support young beef farmers through financial and...
- Artificial Intelligence
297. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the...
- Department of Children, Disability and Equality
- Children in Care
298. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will advocate for an increase in the fostering allowance in line with the cost of living for budget 2026; and if she will...
- Childcare Services
299. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm receipt of correspondence from a childcare provider in Dublin mid-west (details supplied); if she is aware of the issue...
- Care Services
302. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a day care service will be offered to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38378/25]
- EU Directives
303. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the timeline and process for the transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive; to outline how...
- Childcare Services
304. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the options available to parents whose children do not have a crèche place; the efforts being made to increase availability of...
- Special Educational Needs
305. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if children with an ASD diagnosis can be refused access to pre-schools due to their diagnosis; to outline if children have a right...
- Childcare Services
306. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the options, if any, for parents who cannot secure a childcare placement in their locality and surrounds but require childcare in...
- Departmental Correspondence
307. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently respond to correspondence regarding survivors of institutional abuse (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Departmental Expenditure
308. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the details for the past three years and the current year funding allocated or paid out for Departmental employees for legal study...
- Mental Health Services
309. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the specific and tailored mental health supports available to people living with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, in line with...
- Disability Services
310. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to list the children's disability network teams within CHO5 that currently have vacant psychologist and social workers posts, by...
- Disabilities Assessments
311. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to review a referral for an autism assessment (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38606/25]
- Artificial Intelligence
312. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in her Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the...
- Departmental Inquiries
313. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 309, 310 and 311 of 26 June 2025, when replies will issue from the HSE; that they will be...
- Disability Services
314. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 631 of July 2025, whether any official in her Department was made aware of the former Minister...
- Department of Health
- Healthcare Policy
315. To ask the Minister for Health if he will outline the way in which compliance with laws in respect of the supply and sales of vape products to persons under the age of 18 is being enforced;...
- Health Services Staff
316. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric wards or units there are in Meath. [38328/25]
- Mental Health Services
317. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychiatric wards or units there are in Leinster. [38329/25]
- Hospital Staff
319. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE payroll section can be directed to honour the terms of a circular issued in January 2018 currently being denied to craft workers in Mullingar...
- Children in Care
320. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to allow foster children to be included in the dental scheme beyond primary school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38337/25]
- Health Services Staff
321. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant psychiatrists based in the Kerry mental health team in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [38345/25]
- Departmental Data
330. To ask the Minister for Health the number of births that occurred in the maternity department of Mullingar Regional Hospital in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [38354/25]
- Nursing Homes
331. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the process for family members to obtain medical records of a private nursing home resident following their death; if private nursing homes can be...
- Health Service Executive
332. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE’s managed access protocol and individual patient approval system is available to adults with spinal muscular atrophy who were previously...
- Dental Services
333. To ask the Minister for Health for an updated list of dentists who participate in the treatment benefit scheme for the Cork-Kerry-Limerick area; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Services
334. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to extend the availability of MRIs at Galway University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38385/25]
- Health Services
335. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to ensure that the outpatient department service at Cahersiveen remains open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38391/25]
- Healthcare Policy
336. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the timeline for implementing the proposed ban on disposable vapes; to clarify whether there are plans to regulate or restrict the sale...
- Disease Management
337. To ask the Minister for Health the reason chronic kidney disease is not covered by the long-term illness scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38415/25]
- Health Services Staff
338. To ask the Minister for Health the proportion of speech and language therapy posts advertised since 2019 that were below 1.0 whole-time equivalent, by year, in tabular form. [38418/25]
- Departmental Correspondence
340. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence (details supplied) from a local community group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38428/25]
- Care Services
341. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the number of complaints made to HIQA against a service provider (details supplied) over the last four years including the number of complaints...
- Hospital Appointments Status
345. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a medical appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38445/25]
- Cancer Services
346. To ask the Minister for Health if she can outline the reason allogeneic stem cell transplantation for paediatric cancer patients is not currently available at CHI at Crumlin under the...
- Medical Cards
348. To ask the Minister for Health the implications the new means rate for carer’s allowance will have on medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38458/25]
- Health Services
349. To ask the Minister for Health the total public funding allocated to companies (details supplied), broken down by year, by hospital, by other healthcare setting; and if she will make a...
- Health Services Waiting Lists
356. To ask the Minister for Health to give a detailed breakdown of home care waiting lists and waiting times across County Kerry; the measures being put in place to address same; and if she will...
- Hospital Services
365. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently address a matter in a Kerry Community Hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38490/25]
- General Practitioner Services
366. To ask the Minister for Health if GPs can charge for a patient/family who request receipts from the GP practice of the fees and charges incurred by them at the GP over a period of any...
- Departmental Correspondence
367. To ask the Minister for Health her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38503/25]
- Hospital Facilities
368. To ask the Minister for Health to provide as a matter of priority a permanent oncology and haematology build at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
- Departmental Correspondence
370. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently assist to move a person (details supplied) closer to their home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38506/25]
- Mental Health Services
371. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently publish the north Kerry CAMHS lookback review (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38507/25]
- Residential Institutions
372. To ask the Minister for Health if she will correspond with a group of survivors of industrial and reformatory schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Nursing Homes
373. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently address and change the legislation regarding how the fair deal scheme is assessed for families who genuinely cannot afford the payment (details...
- Mental Health Services
374. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an estimated date for the publication of the north Kerry CAMHS review; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38532/25]
- Departmental Expenditure
375. To ask the Minister for Health the details for the past three years and the current year funding allocated or paid out for Departmental employees for legal study programmes including EU law...
- Hospital Staff
376. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 619 of 11 February 2025, the plans made to ensure the provision of one WTE diabetes specialist pump nurse in Wexford...
- Health Services Staff
377. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE administrative staff, by grade based at Enniscorthy primary care centre in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will...
- Hospital Staff
379. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE accident and emergency department Nurses based at Wexford General Hospital in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; if this number will...
- Mental Health Services
380. To ask the Minister for Health whether due consideration has been given to the recognised dysmaturity of people living with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder with respect to transitioning...
- Home Care Packages
384. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the current waiting times for access to home care packages across each CHO area. [38601/25]
- Health Service Executive
386. To ask the Minister for Health if respect for international law and human rights throughout the supply chain, from production to delivery, is written into the HSE's procurement policy; and...
- Health Services
387. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of the names and location of every sexual health centre in Ireland. [38604/25]
- Health Service Executive
388. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 362 and 363 of 11 June 2025, if the HSE will reply to the questions asked and that they will be answered within the...
- Ambulance Service
389. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to including a 24-hour rapid response vehicle at Tuam ambulance base in the HSE Capital Plan; and if she will make a statement...
- Artificial Intelligence
390. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in her Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the purpose and function of said...
- Medical Aids and Appliances
391. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider the availability of the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system available under the drugs payment scheme for people with type 2 diabetes...
- Middle East
392. To ask the Minister for Health if it is the case, as per media reports, that a plan to evacuate eighteen seriously ill children from Gaza to Ireland for potentially life-saving treatment has...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
393. To ask the Minister for Health who set the Terms of Reference for the Covid Evaluation Committee; the reason clinical and vaccination information is not being sought; the reason the...
- Hospital Admissions
394. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an urgent admission to the cardiac unit in University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Flexible Work Practices
406. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to expand the number of remote working hubs in County Kildare under the connected hub network programme; and if he will...
- Library Projects
407. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on the works at Mayfield Library and St. Joseph’s community centre. [38431/25]
- Departmental Expenditure
408. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details for the past three years and the current year funding allocated or paid out for Departmental employees for legal study...
- Artificial Intelligence
409. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in his Department; the AI technologies the Department uses, the...
- Community Development Projects
411. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when he expects the next phase of the community centres investment fund capital grants for new centres and the refurbishment...
