Written answers

Tuesday, 15 July 2025

  • Department of Finance
    • Tax Code
      103. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the current interaction between capital gains tax and capital acquisitions tax in the case of lifetime gifts, where the same transaction can...
    • Regulatory Bodies
      108. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman has failed to make preliminary rulings for 500 cases that have been before the Ombudsman for over...
    • Insurance Industry
      109. To ask the Minister for Finance the up-to-date position on the development of an action plan for insurance reform; the up-to-date position on changes to the personal injuries guidelines; and...
    • Credit Unions
      110. To ask the Minister for Finance the proposals he has to address issues of particular interest to credit unions, including reserves, levies and lending requirement regulations; and if he will...
    • Insurance Industry
      111. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures he will introduce in respect of insurance reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39417/25]
    • Central Bank of Ireland
      112. To ask the Minister for Finance his response to the annual letter from the Governor of the Central Bank ahead of Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39268/25]
    • Fiscal Policy
      113. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount transferred to the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39172/25]
    • Housing Schemes
      114. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the help-to-buy scheme, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38825/25]
    • Tax Code
      115. To ask the Minister for Finance if a review of entrepreneur relief under the capital gains tax code is being considered, particularly in regard to the €1 million lifetime limit and...
    • National Treasury Management Agency
      116. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 39 of 29 May 2025, the progress made to fully divest from all Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) global portfolio...
    • Tax Yield
      117. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which income tax receipts to date in 2025 compare to the same period last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39267/25]
    • Legislative Measures
      118. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a timeline for the implementation of right-to-be-forgotten legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39366/25]
    • Middle East
      119. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the State's investment through the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund in companies operating in the illegal Israeli settlements; and if he will make...
    • Regulatory Bodies
      120. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman has failed to make preliminary rulings for 500 cases that have been before the Ombudsman for over...
    • Public Sector Staff
      121. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing targeted tax reliefs or financial supports for essential public sector workers, such as nurses, teachers and Gardaí, in...
    • Tax Yield
      122. To ask the Minister for Finance how overall tax revenues to date in 2025 compare to the same period last year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39248/25]
    • Budget 2026
      123. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will continue to oppose introducing tax breaks for developers in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39418/25]
    • Summer Economic Statement
      124. To ask the Minister for Finance the date his Department plans to publish the summer economic statement; the way in which it plans to account for any announcements regarding EU-US tariffs in...
    • Tax Collection
      125. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a review of the operation of the property tax. [39280/25]
    • Interest Rates
      126. To ask the Minister for Finance his proposals to protect mortgage holders from high interest rates. [39380/25]
    • Enterprise Policy
      127. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to review and simplify the current business and enterprise tax system to promote innovation and economic growth; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      128. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined the potential of schemes to allow savers to invest more of Ireland's substantial household deposit savings into products which directly...
    • Tax Code
      130. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing a preferential capital gains tax rate for landlords who have made their properties available for social housing at...
    • Childcare Services
      131. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has engaged with the Department of Children, Disability and Equality to develop a mechanism through the tax system to help lower the cost of...
    • Tax Code
      132. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined the capital acquisition tax rules to include childless individuals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39365/25]
    • Economic Policy
      133. To ask the Minister for Finance his response to the IMF's annual review of the Irish economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39245/25]
    • Housing Provision
      134. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on the third review of Home Building Finance Ireland, which he published recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39243/25]
    • Fiscal Policy
      135. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on the Ireland for Finance strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38995/25]
    • Financial Services
      136. To ask the Minister for Finance for details of engagements he has had since taking office in relation to the Savings and Investment Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Banking Sector
      138. To ask the Minister for Finance the number and total value of loans by high-cost loan providers in 2024 [39435/25]
    • Tax Credits
      139. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to progressively increase the rent tax credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39411/25]
    • Insurance Industry
      141. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the work being carried out to advance the Action Plan for Insurance Reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39277/25]
    • Fiscal Policy
      142. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on tax measures to incentivise retail investing in Ireland, particularly in relation to exchange-traded funds; and if he will make a statement...
    • Tax Code
      143. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline plans to reduce the VAT rate in the hospitality sector; the specific proposals being considered presently; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tax Credits
      145. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is examining options to enhance the research and development tax credit, to reward innovation and digitalisation; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Fiscal Policy
      147. To ask the Minister for Finance when he will be releasing the revision of the medium-term fiscal and structural plans to be submitted to the European Commission; and if he will make a...
    • Budget 2026
      148. To ask the Minister for Finance the new additional revenue-raising measures, excluding reductions in expenditure, that the Government has been advised to consider by officials in his...
    • Vacant Properties
      151. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department is looking into mechanisms, including tax relief, to further incentivise the purchase and renovation of vacant homes; and if he will make a...
    • Tax Credits
      152. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department is considering the introduction of an income tax credit for parents with children in paid childcare, in line with models used in other EU...
    • Central Bank of Ireland
      153. To ask the Minister for Finance his response to the Financial Stability Review published by the Central Bank last month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39247/25]
    • Tax Code
      154. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the VAT registration requirement on supply of services from its current very low value of €42,500 and examine an...
    • Fiscal Policy
      155. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on the implementation of the Programme for Government objective to build up the two long-term savings funds in preparation for fiscal challenges...
    • Tax Code
      156. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will report on his Department's engagement with the Business Tax Stakeholder Forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39276/25]
    • Credit Unions
      160. To ask the Minister for Finance the role credit unions play in supporting the delivery of social housing through the Credit Union Approved Housing Body Fund; and if he will make a statement...
    • Insurance Industry
      162. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to address rising insurance premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38993/25]
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • National Risk Assessment
      164. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update of the status of the National Risk Assessment 2025. [39423/25]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      165. To ask the Taoiseach the details for the past three years, and the current year, of funding allocated or paid out for Departmental employees for legal study programmes, including EU law,...
    • Artificial Intelligence
      166. To ask the Taoiseach 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 technology...
    • Closed-Circuit Television Systems
      167. To ask the Taoiseach if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded...
    • Departmental Policies
      168. To ask the Taoiseach the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025. [38763/25]
    • Trade Data
      169. To ask the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 117 of 1 July 2025, the reason confidentiality must apply to the 114 countries mentioned from which Ireland imported less than...
    • Departmental Strategies
      170. To ask the Taoiseach to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under the remit of his Department. [39616/25]
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • International Agreements
      171. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on ratification of the UN Global Oceans Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39581/25]
    • Diplomatic Representation
      172. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number and percentage of staff based at the Irish Embassy in Tokyo who are fluent in speaking and writing in Japanese. [38659/25]
    • Closed-Circuit Television Systems
      173. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he/she will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and...
    • Cross-Border Co-operation
      174. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the status of an application for funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38698/25]
    • Departmental Policies
      175. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38755/25]
    • International Relations
      176. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of engagement between his Department and the Government of Malaysia during 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Passport Services
      177. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passport applications with addresses in Kildare that are being processed by the Passport Office as of 7 July 2025. [38819/25]
    • Diplomatic Representation
      178. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount his Department paid towards cost of living allowance and local post allowance to his Departmental officials posted at the Irish...
    • Anti-Racism Measures
      179. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 145 of 3 July 2025, if any measures have been put in place to mitigate against the potential misuse of...
    • Trade Relations
      180. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on efforts to bring about the restoration of tariff-free trading with the USA, and progress on an EU-India trade deal; and if...
    • Legislative Measures
      181. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to list all meetings which he or his predecessor has held with either the Attorney General, other Ministers, or officials, in relation to...
    • Departmental Strategies
      182. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update in respect of how he is implementing the elements of ‘Global Citizen 2030 Strategy’ which are...
    • Cybersecurity Policy
      183. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland has offered assistance following the request of the International Criminal Court for support from the international community to...
    • Passport Services
      184. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department will assist in resolving an issue regarding a complex passport application where a four-year-old child (details supplied)...
    • Departmental Staff
      187. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the additional WTE local based staff, by job title, who were hired by the Department for the duration of the Osaka 2025 World Expo. [39127/25]
    • Departmental Funding
      188. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a matter (details supplied) has been brought to his attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39197/25]
    • Diplomatic Representation
      189. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on progress towards the establishment of an Irish embassy in the Republic of Serbia; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Advertising
      200. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his Department's expenditure on advertising, detailing the objective, duration, media platforms, advertising agency or agencies, and cost of...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      201. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total cost of "Rugby World Cup 2019 Consular Awareness promoting the Department's travel advice, as well as information on what measures...
    • Middle East
      202. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the plans the Government has to be represented at the conference on Gaza organised by the Hague Group (details supplied); and if he will...
    • Passport Services
      203. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on a passport application (details supplied) as the applicants travel date is imminent; and if he will make a statement...
    • Departmental Strategies
      204. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under the...
    • Citizenship Applications
      205. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current status of a citizenship application through the Foreign Births Registration for a person (details supplied); and if he will make...
  • Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
    • Closed-Circuit Television Systems
      206. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the...
    • Environmental Schemes
      207. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of people that have availed of the solar PV scheme for medically vulnerable persons since it became available;...
    • Natural Gas Grid
      209. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current timeline of delivery for the proposed acquisition of a State-leased floating storage and regasification unit...
    • Energy Policy
      213. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason he took the decision to dispense with a revised Energy Poverty Action Plan in favour of advancing an Energy...
    • Waste Management
      215. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if any exception could be made to waste regulations for small scale café’s which would enable them to sell or...
    • Departmental Policies
      216. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38749/25]
    • Energy Conservation
      217. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of homes funded for retrofit in 2025, by local authority under the warmer homes scheme, in tabular form. [38832/25]
    • Environmental Schemes
      218. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if an SEAI application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Electricity Transmission Network
      219. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to the publication of the Electricity Storage Policy Framework for Ireland in July 2024, the engagement that has...
    • Water Conservation
      220. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the incentives in place to encourage people to purchase rainwater harvesting equipment; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Budget 2026
      221. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his priorities for Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39452/25]
    • Environmental Policy
      222. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way in which he plans to address the €3.3 billion environmental investment gap identified in the latest...
    • Recycling Policy
      223. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his response to the fact that Ireland’s waste recycling rates have not improved for the past five years and are at...
    • Waste Management
      224. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the timeline for the phase-out of incineration in our waste management system; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Environmental Policy
      225. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for a progress report on the implementation of Buying Greener: Green Public Procurement Strategy and Action Plan...
    • Mining Industry
      226. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on the implementation of the previous Government’s 2022 Policy Statement on Mineral Exploration and...
    • Waste Management
      227. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to increase the construction and demolition waste materials recycling rate in Ireland, which stood...
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      229. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding allocated to the Accelerating Renewable Electricity Taskforce - €4 billion between 2021 and 2025; the...
    • Electricity Grid
      230. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an update on the Enhanced Winter 2025 Grid Resilience Plan being developed by the ESB; when it is expected to...
    • Just Transition
      231. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if and when there will be another round of Just Transition funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39563/25]
    • Inland Fisheries
      232. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the rationale for treating the three sisters of the rivers Suir, Nore and Barrow as three distinct salmon fisheries for...
    • Departmental Strategies
      233. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation...
    • Environmental Schemes
      234. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are plans to amend the eligibility criteria for the SEAI solar panel grant scheme to include residential...
  • Department of Defence
    • Departmental Expenditure
      235. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the percentage of the capital and current funding of his Department that has been spent in the first six months of 2025; and if he will provide...
    • Closed-Circuit Television Systems
      236. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and...
    • Departmental Policies
      237. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38751/25]
    • Defence Forces
      238. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if progress has been made in restoring the training officer arrangements that existed between the Irish Defence Forces Cadet School at the...
    • Departmental Strategies
      250. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under the remit...
    • Defence Forces
      252. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he agrees that a whole-of-Government air and maritime services ‘needs analysis’ should be undertaken in the short term in an...
    • Air Corps
      253. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence in advance of the delivery of the Airbus 295 military transport aircraft in September of this year, and further to Parliamentary Question No. 21...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Official Engagements
      258. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has spoken to his US counterpart to date in 2025. [38673/25]
    • Closed-Circuit Television Systems
      259. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and...
    • Bus Services
      260. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the current structure and scheduling of the 233 bus service from Macroom to Cork, in light of the fact that the route...
    • Taxi Regulations
      266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to review the Dublin Airport Authority's policy to allow second drivers of taxis to pick up passengers at the airport campus; and if he...
    • Departmental Policies
      267. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38764/25]
    • Road Projects
      268. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide retrospective funding to Laois County Council for the construction of the Portlaoise western distributor road which is key...
    • Public Transport
      269. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if any further details are available for the proposed Finglas Luas extension following the completion of the Finglas Luas project; if the...
    • Driver Test
      270. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can confirm that there was a 56.2% average pass rate for the driving test from 1999 to 2010, and a 56.9% average pass rate from...
    • Bus Services
      271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to have a direct public service obligation bus service from Shannon to Dublin city centre via Offaly; and if he will...
    • Road Projects
      272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the Northern Ring road and the funding provided in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [38852/25]
    • Cycling Facilities
      273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding provided by local authority for new cycle lanes and cycle lane maintenance, respectively, in each of the past five years, in...
    • Road Projects
      274. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the provision of funding for traffic calming measures and the amount applied for in Cork city and county, respectively, in each of the...
    • Bus Services
      277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost to date of BusConnects in Cork. [38874/25]
    • Taxi Licences
      278. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications received for the electric taxi vehicle grant; and the number approved, to date in 2025. [38875/25]
    • Coast Guard Service
      279. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of plans for a new Coast Guard building in Howth; the next steps in the delivery of this project; the amount spent by...
    • Bus Services
      280. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a detailed breakdown of investment in enhancing existing bus services in north Dublin from 2021 to date in 2025, in tabular...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      281. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a scheme can be extended (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38929/25]
    • Haulage Industry
      282. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline new EU regulations for vehicles over 2.5 tonnes in weight; the impact new regulations may have on the island, including...
    • Driver Test
      283. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of people who failed to show up for their driving tests at Mulhuddart centre from 2023 to 2025; and if he will make a...
    • Road Projects
      286. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to confirm if his Department's capital plan includes the provision of the necessary finance for the upgrading of the R126 Hearse Road to...
    • Haulage Industry
      287. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review the effectiveness of the toll rebate scheme for licensed hauliers, in light of reports that operators are not receiving...
    • Noise Pollution
      291. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the most recent noise safety review was carried out in the surrounding areas of Weston Airport, Dublin; if safety sound levels are...
    • Road Safety Authority
      292. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to address persistent delays in response times from the Road Safety Authority (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Driver Licences
      293. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on an exchanged driving licence application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Road Tolls
      294. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request that the barrier tolls on the M7 and M8 be waived on Sunday, 20 July 2025, the day of the all-Ireland hurling final;...
    • Road Projects
      295. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is any arts fund or other community fund to be created as part of the M28 motorway project, given it is such a large...
    • Transport Policy
      296. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps his Department is taking to regulate the usage of delivery drones in residential areas; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tax Yield
      298. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total amount collected from each county or local authority area from motor tax in 2023 and 2024; and if he will clarify where the...
    • Driver Test
      299. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the research carried out into the removal of the grade 1 faults from the marking assessment in the driving test; and if he will make a...
    • Road Safety Authority
      300. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to the accessibility of the RSA website for people with visual impairments and other...
    • Bus Services
      301. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the age profile of the Bus Éireann PSO fleet as of 8 July 2025. [39101/25]
    • Public Transport
      302. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that the NTA takes in regard the provision of additional buses, LUAS and DARTs before and after major concerts are held in...
    • Taxi Regulations
      303. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of permits the Dublin Airport Authority issued to taxi drivers to pick up customers at Dublin Airport in 2024 and to-date in...
    • National Car Test
      304. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a regulator or oversight body in respect of the National Car Test service operation; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Road Network
      305. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the length in kilometres, and as a percentage of the road network, for local tertiary roads in each county, in tabular form; the levels...
    • Road Safety
      306. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the second phase of the proposed speed limit changes, that will see the introduction of a 30km/h speed limit in urban areas, will be...
    • Road Projects
      307. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for the current position of his Department on progressing the Clifden-to-Maam Cross section of the N59 redevelopment project as...
    • Artificial Intelligence
      308. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are any plans to introduce AI-powered cameras, designed to catch drivers speeding or committing other offenses, like they have...
    • Driver Test
      309. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps he intends to take to address the decline of 20% in taxi driver numbers in Longford and the 11.75% decline in Westmeath since...
    • Taxi Licences
      310. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions his Department is taking to increase the supply of licensed taxi drivers and vehicles by at least 30% by 2027, as referenced...
    • Taxi Regulations
      311. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider removing the requirement for all newly registered taxi vehicles to be wheelchair accessible vehicles, to allow...
    • Driver Test
      312. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reform the current geography-based knowledge component of the SPSV driver entry test, in recognition of the widespread use of...
    • Taxi Licences
      313. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will seek an increase in licensed taxi driver and vehicle supply by at least 30% from 2023 levels by 2027, to support the urban,...
    • Taxi Regulations
      314. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will allow part-time drivers to enter the market by removing the current requirement for all newly registered taxi vehicles to be...
    • Driver Test
      315. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reform the specific geography-based knowledge in the SPSV driver entry test due to the advancement and ubiquitous nature of...
    • National Vehicle and Driver File
      318. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 437 on the 13th May 2025, if the revised National Vehicle and Driver File Bill 2025 that was sent...
    • Bus Services
      319. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the expected construction date of the Ballymun to city centre core bus corridor. [39386/25]
    • Road Traffic Offences
      321. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for when his Department will finish drafting amendments to the relevant fixed charge notice regulations; and if he will make...
    • Public Transport
      322. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider coordinating between event organisers and service provider to provide extra public transport service when large-scale...
    • Bus Services
      323. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Bus Éireann bus mechanics employed at Broadstone Depot; the number of unfilled posts; the length of time posts have...
    • Driver Test
      325. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is any exception to the need for a person to complete a driver theory test when their licence is expired for a decade or more...
    • Taxi Licences
      326. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on progress to increase and sustain adequate taxi coverage across the State; if he will progress the requests of an...
    • Rail Network
      327. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of staff in his Department WTE’s who have day to day responsibility for developing and advancing the recommendations...
    • Greenways Provision
      328. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the completion of the Glenmore to Waterford section of the southeast greenway; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Bus Services
      329. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider providing a night service on Dublin Bus routes (details supplied) to directly serve the towns and villages of Dublin...
    • Local Authorities
      330. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give urgent consideration to the issues raised in correspondence from a local authority (details supplied); and if he will...
    • Departmental Strategies
      331. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under the...
    • Noise Pollution
      332. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the competent authority for noise regulation at Weston Airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39622/25]
    • Airport Policy
      334. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the new Regional Airports Programme 2026-2030; when it is expected to be published; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Finance
    • Departmental Policies
      341. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the plans he has to offer tax incentives for developers to build affordable rentals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39336/25]
    • Tax Code
      342. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will increase the VAT registration requirement on supply of services from its current very low value of €42,500 and look at increasing all the...
    • Closed-Circuit Television Systems
      343. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the...
    • Land Issues
      344. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 259 of 3 July 2025, to clarify if land can still apply to be de-zoned despite the deadline having been 1 April if there...
    • Departmental Policies
      345. To ask the Minister for Finance the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38754/25]
    • Budget 2026
      346. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing tax reliefs, credits, or allowances in Budget 2026 for separated or divorced parents who are active in their children's lives...
    • Tax Code
      347. To ask the Minister for Finance the rationale given by the Minister, or his Department, for the differential treatment of childless individuals under the terms of the capital acquisition tax...
    • Central Bank of Ireland
      350. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered the possibility of introducing a national restrictive measure, i.e., a provision in legislation, in the very near future that would...
    • Housing Schemes
      353. To ask the Minister for Finance if a first-time buyer availing of the incremental purchase scheme can avail of the help-to-buy scheme if they meet the criteria for both; and if he will make...
    • Military Aircraft
      354. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take action to ensure that Ireland meets its EU VAT and customs obligations by inspecting all military aircraft landing in Shannon airport; and if...
    • Tax Data
      355. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of renters who claimed the rent tax credit for 2022, 2023 and 2024 and the estimated percentage of those eligible to claim it in each of...
    • Tax Code
      358. To ask the Minister for Finance if income received by way of grants from the State in respect of the following items subject to income tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
    • Tax Rebates
      360. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give detailed consideration to correspondence received from a publican and business person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • Tax Yield
      361. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount raised in carbon tax for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30793/25]
    • Tax Credits
      363. To ask the Minister for Finance if the rent tax credit available to the parents of third level students will be available for the duration of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tax Reliefs
      364. To ask the Minister for Finance if further changes can be made to the section 481 film tax relief scheme, particularly in relation to securing quality employment in the sector; and if he...
    • Climate Change Policy
      365. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the merits of financially incentivising the use of HVO fuel instead of diesel to support achieving Ireland’s climate emission targets; and...
    • Revenue Commissioners
      367. To ask the Minister for Finance if the definition of an ‘assignment’ in the Revenue Commissioner’s civil service overnight subsistence rates (details supplied) is one of...
    • Primary Medical Certificates
      368. To ask the Minister for Finance the consideration given to introducing an amendment to the primary medical certificate eligibility criteria to ensure people of various disabilities currently...
    • Departmental Strategies
      370. To ask the Minister for Finance to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under the remit of his...
    • Tax Code
      371. To ask the Minister for Finance his position on the eight-year deemed disposal rule in the capital gains tax system; whether he would consider abolishing this rule; and if he will make a...
    • Vacant Properties
      372. To ask the Minister for Finance the level of compliance activity in relation to the vacant homes tax; the number of cases of default that have been established; the value of penalties that...
    • Departmental Schemes
      373. To ask the Minister for Finance if the drivers and passengers with disabilities fuel grant is available to be claimed on fuel bought prior to the vehicle qualifying for the disabled drivers...
    • Housing Schemes
      374. To ask the Minister for Finance if houses that were only partially built but never occupied or suitable for occupation and have sat idle for a number of years qualify for the help-to-buy...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • National Monuments
      375. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a timeline of the start and completion dates for all phases of works conducted thus far at 14-17 Moore Street since the...
    • Pension Provisions
      379. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to intervene in a case where a person (details supplies) has been penalised retrospectively in their pension abatement; and if he will...
    • Closed-Circuit Television Systems
      380. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and...
    • Departmental Policies
      381. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38760/25]
    • An Garda Síochána
      382. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the refurbishment works carried out by the Office of Public Works at Raheny Garda station in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular...
    • Coast Guard Service
      386. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on Greystones coast guard station and the expenditure to date on same, to include third parties and or...
    • Office of Public Works
      387. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of WTE plasters, carpenters and stone cutters employed by OPW as of 7 July 2025, in tabular form. [39145/25]
    • Ombudsman and Information Commissioner
      388. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of funding five staff positions for procurement specialists in the Office of the Ombudsman. [39204/25]
    • International Bodies
      389. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of increasing the funding of Transparency International by 5%, 10% and 15%. [39206/25]
    • Public Sector Staff
      390. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of bringing all public service workers that are currently earning below the new living wage, in line with the current rate....
    • Flood Risk Management
      391. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of increasing the funding for flood defences by 2%, 5% and 10%. [39208/25]
    • Pension Provisions
      392. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the annual savings to the exchequer from restricting retired Taoisigh, Tánaiste, Presidents, Ministers and Ceann Comhairle to a...
    • Flood Relief Schemes
      393. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department is aware that some residents in Midleton County Cork (Willowbank)missed the deadline for applying for flood prevention...
    • Wildlife Protection
      394. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to a firework display at the American embassy in the Phoenix Park, whether a licence was given for this display; and whether...
    • Weather Events
      395. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to the topical issue raised on the 12 June 2025 (details supplied) if he will provide an update on plans to improve...
    • Departmental Strategies
      396. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under the...
    • Heritage Sites
      397. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of plans to provide an alternative car park to the east of Castletown House to facilitate public access; and if he will make...
    • Office of Public Works
      398. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the current and planned implementation of the Liffey Valley Park Strategy, given the OPW's original co-ordination role;...
    • Heritage Sites
      401. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the nature of refurbishments that OPW carried out at Donegal Castle in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will...
    • An Garda Síochána
      403. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the commencement date for the construction of the new south Tipperary Garda community HQ; if the contract has been...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Trade Missions
      404. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a trade mission to Australia is likely to take place before end of 2025. [39126/25]
    • Closed-Circuit Television Systems
      405. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and...
    • Departmental Policies
      406. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38753/25]
    • Small and Medium Enterprises
      407. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the SME unit; if not yet implemented, the timeline for implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Legislative Process
      408. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the Short-term Letting and Tourism Bill; when he expects the Bill to come before the Houses of the Oireachtas; if he...
    • Foreign Direct Investment
      409. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the regional breakdown of IDA supported FDI investment per region in 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Tourism Policy
      410. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to develop additional tourism infrastructure in Mullingar to maximise the economic and cultural potential of its...
    • Exports Growth
      411. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the efforts that are being made to increase export supports to assist in market development and diversification for the Irish drinks...
    • Industrial Development
      412. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the efforts his Department are making to support and focus on competitiveness for the Irish drinks sector, and ensuring a reduced...
    • Departmental Staff
      413. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of WTE digital forensic specialists working for the Corporate Enforcement Authority in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in...
    • Artificial Intelligence
      415. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding put in place for the establishment of an AI observatory; whether any of that funding has been drawn down; and if he will...
    • Departmental Meetings
      417. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has met formally with the CEO of Tourism Ireland in the past four weeks. [39132/25]
    • Workplace Relations Commission
      418. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the budget allocation for the Workplace Relations Commission in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [39133/25]
    • Departmental Staff
      419. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of WTE social media and content executives, by gender that are employed by Fáilte Ireland in 2023, 2024 and to-date...
    • Departmental Data
      420. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of grow digital voucher applications and approvals in each month from September 2024 to June 2025; and if he will make a...
    • Air Services
      421. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of an organisation (details supplied) ceasing operations in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Workplace Relations Commission
      422. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his view on whether the statute of limitations in respect of admissibility of cases to the Workplace Relations Commission should be...
    • Labour Court
      423. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 2 July 2025, the timeline on when he will make a decision on the proposals made by the...
    • Departmental Meetings
      424. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the contact his Department has had with social media companies over the potential for AI chatbots on social media platforms to...
    • Business Supports
      425. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if funding is available for businesses that have been subject to repeated water outages, roadwork diversions and power cuts. [39505/25]
    • Departmental Strategies
      426. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under...
    • EU Directives
      427. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Ireland was supportive or critical of the ultimate position taken by the EU Council on the Omnibus package at the recent EU...
    • Corporate Governance
      429. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his opinion on the views expressed in the Annual Report 2024 of the Corporate Enforcement Authority under the heading "Renewal of...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Education and Training Boards
      432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status and progress on the LMETB headquarters for Drogheda; the reason for the delay in commencing the project; and if she will make a...
    • Programme for Government
      433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update as of July 2025 on the Programme for Government commitment to support the work of an organisation (details supplied) to make the...
    • Residential Institutions
      434. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will correspond with a group of survivors of industrial and reformatory schools (details supplied). [38510/25]
    • Special Educational Needs
      435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that can be taken to ensure that a school child (details supplied) can receive the full-time SNA assistance they require, in junior...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the current dire condition of the school building and grounds of a school (details supplied); if she can provide an update on...
    • School Transport
      437. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline whether a school bus seat will be guaranteed with a concessionary ticket for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Special Educational Needs
      438. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special schools that have received the first day of CPI training, to date in 2025, in accordance with the ‘Understanding...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      440. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of capital funding her Department provided to a school (details supplied) in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [38668/25]
    • Special Educational Needs
      441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year cost to increase the number of SNAs to 24,200. [38669/25]
    • School Transport
      442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school transport applications submitted in County Monaghan from 2022 to 2025, including the number of applications approved during...
    • Schools Building Projects
      443. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the capital works projects her Department funded at a school (details supplied) in 2024 and to date in 2025; to list out capital works funding...
    • School Funding
      444. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills 524.the number of ICT grants awarded to post primary schools in County Louth during the 2024-2025 school term. [38672/25]
    • Closed-Circuit Television Systems
      445. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by her Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and...
    • School Accommodation
      446. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding any plans to increase the provision of primary school places in Cherrywood, County Dublin; and if she will make a...
    • National Educational Psychological Service
      449. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of vacant educational psychologists with National Educational Psychology Services, as of July 2025; and if she will make a statement...
    • Special Educational Needs
      450. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a requested exceptional review of the SNA allocation of a school (details supplied) was cancelled; if there is a freeze on SNA...
    • Departmental Policies
      451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the main policy achievements of her Department since 23 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38752/25]
    • Schools Building Projects
      452. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline her Department’s plans in respect of a site (details supplied) which was included in the total site purchased in 2018...
    • School Funding
      453. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the steps she has taken to deliver on the commitment in the Programme for Government to increase the primary capitation grant; and if...
    • School Accommodation
      454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she has taken to deliver on the commitment in the Programme for Government to reduce primary school classes to 19 pupils; and if she...
    • Education Policy
      455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she has taken to deliver on the commitment in the Programme for Government to establish a new national small schools project; and if...
    • Special Educational Needs
      456. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she has taken to deliver on the commitment in the Programme for Government to create special educational needs coordinators; and if she...
    • School Textbooks
      458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to respond to correspondence received (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38891/25]
    • Schools Building Projects
      459. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an application under the summer works scheme (details supplied) will be expedited and approved. [38892/25]
    • Special Educational Needs
      460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her rationale for limiting eligibility for entry into DLD/SSD special classes Circular 00024/25 to students with conditions of an unknown origin...
    • School Accommodation
      464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider documentation (details supplied) requiring completion of a deed of surrender for a school; and if she will make a statement...
    • Schools Building Projects
      465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to an application (details supplied); the actions she will take to expedite this process; and if she will make a...
    • School Transport
      467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided in 2025-2026 for persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39031/25]
    • Departmental Correspondence
      468. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will reply to the letter dated 27 May and subsequent meeting on this matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      469. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify what stage the much-needed schools for the burgeoning population of Cherrywood are at; if she acknowledges the need for...
    • School Staff
      470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she is taking to ensure that school secretaries are not forced to take strike action, as is currently proposed to take place in August;...
    • Departmental Data
      471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the names, locations, enrolments, teaching staff numbers and ancillary staff numbers for all primary schools having between 750 and 1000 pupils...
    • School Funding
      473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated full-year costs if the ancillary services grant increased to €190 per pupil in primary schools and increased to €245...
    • Special Educational Needs
      474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the special needs supports that can be provided for an individual (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39200/25]
    • School Admissions
      476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a situation has come about that parents of children with autism were, at the end of May, offered places in an autism class in a school...
    • Schools Building Projects
      477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the site complexities in relation to providing a new ASD unit at a listed school (details supplied), given its...
    • Special Educational Needs
      478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the recent review of the SNA allocation at a school (details supplied) which recommended a significant...
    • Schools Building Projects
      481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify when building works for a new autism classroom at a school (details supplied) will be completed; the interim solution in place for...
    • School Transport
      482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to urgently address the school transport difficulty (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39232/25]
    • Teaching Qualifications
      483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to amend the policy whereby teachers, or prospective teachers, must be on her Department’s payroll or teaching in an Education...
    • Schools Building Projects
      484. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on a school building project (details supplied); the timeline for the establishment of an autism class; and if she will make...
    • School Transport
      485. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No.484 of 10 June 2025, if school transport will be provided to a student (details supplied); and if she will...
    • Youth Services
      486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the current Youth Outreach Programme operating in County Meath; if there are any plans to expand or enhance...
    • Early School Leavers
      488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in the past five years who have left school before completing the leaving certificate; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Education Welfare Service
      489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of educational welfare officers employed by Tusla in Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39323/25]
    • School Transport
      490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of transporting special education children to school in Meath for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 academic years; and if she will make a...
    • Schools Building Projects
      491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has undertaken a review of the primary and secondary school capacity in Navan, County Meath, to meet the rapidly growing...
    • Health Services
      492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the Government's commitment to reintroduce therapists specifically speech and language therapists, occupational...
    • School Transport
      493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the current eligibility criteria for the school transport scheme, specifically the use of walking distance rather than driving...
    • Special Educational Needs
      494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she examined the case of a child with very complex needs (details supplied) who needs SNA support as they transfer schools; and if she will...
    • Departmental Data
      495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of opening an additional 20 naíonraí across the State. [39394/25]
    • Schools Building Projects
      496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an additional special classroom for a school (details supplied); if a timeline could be confirmed on when this approval will be...
    • School Patronage
      497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the survey for school communities in relation to school denomination; when this survey will be rolled out; and if she will...
    • Special Educational Needs
      498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to list the special classes that were in place for 2024 to 2025 but that will be suppressed for 2025 to 2026 (details supplied); and if she will...
    • Education and Training Boards
      500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the status and progress on the LMETB headquarters for Drogheda; the reasons for the delay in commencing the project; and if she...
    • Teacher Training
      501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing language transition programmes and anti-racism training for primary and post-primary schools, respectively. [39508/25]
    • Schools Building Projects
      502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has been placed in a four-stage building process for their autism class; if she will take action to ensure...
    • Irish Language
      503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will arrange that a comprehensive plan be developed and implemented to increase the provision of Irish-medium education from 6% to 20% over...
    • School Curriculum
      504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of students and parents concerns for changes to the senior cycle in science subjects especially, the actions she is taking; and...
    • Information and Communications Technology
      505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to support parents buying tablets for post-primary school, especially for those who expected free school books in senior cycle this...
    • School Funding
      506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider providing funding to a theatre (details supplied) as a production created specifically for leaving certificate English...
    • Schools Building Projects
      507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the proposed new build for schools (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39565/25]
    • School Attendance
      509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a child (details supplied) is not permitted to enrol or attend their local school; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Schools Building Projects
      510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 425 of 8 July 2025, in light of the fact that the school has not received contact from the Department or...
    • Departmental Strategies
      511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under the remit of...
    • School Funding
      512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current process where schools can apply for new or upgraded DEIS status; if this is carried out on an annual or intermittent basis; the...
    • Departmental Staff
      513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of civil servant staff that are currently working in her Department; and the grades dedicated to youth and youth work in her...
    • Schools Building Projects
      514. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the precise nature of the remaining issues outlined in the tender report the extension project of a school (details supplied); to outline a...
    • School Staff
      516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review the recent SNA allocation decision for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39672/25]
    • Schools Building Projects
      518. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a climate action summer works scheme application for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • School Staff
      519. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the allocation of special needs assistants (SNAs) for moderate general learning disability classes is not on par with the SNA...
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • Departmental Projects
      523. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the night-time economy pilots taking place in Dublin city, Cork city, Limerick city, Galway city,...
    • Closed-Circuit Television Systems
      524. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the...
    • Departmental Policies
      525. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Commemorative Events
      526. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the major commemorations being organised in County Kerry, especially in Cahersiveen to mark 250 years since the birth...
    • Sports Funding
      527. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the sport capital grants process will open for new applications. [38958/25]
    • Broadband Infrastructure
      528. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason a connection for the NBI has been changed for a person (details supplied); if connection will be expedited;...
    • Sport and Recreational Development
      529. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applications for the NFL Flag Football programme in 2025; the number of successful and unsuccessful...
    • Departmental Projects
      530. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the up-to-date information on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39161/25]
    • Sports Organisations
      531. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of WTE forensic accountants employed by Sport Ireland in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form....
    • Television Licence Fee
      534. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the up-to-date figures for TV licence renewals and new purchases for Q1 and Q2 of 2025, alongside comparative figures...
    • Arts Council
      535. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for a detailed breakdown of Arts Council of Ireland spending for 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Schemes
      536. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the cultural capital scheme application of a group (details supplied). [39485/25]
    • Departmental Funding
      537. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider providing funding to a theatre (details supplied) as a production created specifically for Leaving...
    • Departmental Strategies
      538. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in...
    • Departmental Funding
      539. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline all funding and grant opportunities available to theatre companies; if he has considered establishing a...
    • Departmental Communications
      540. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment how his Department is working with communications companies to ensure improvement in their infrastructure; and if he...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Marine Protected Areas
      541. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the Government’s commitment to having 30 percent of our oceans protected by 2030; and if he...
    • National Parks
      543. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of discussions and plans to create a Liffey Valley regional or national park; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      544. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the spend to date on the implementation on his Department’s new IT system, project Dion; and if he will make a...
    • Turbary Rights
      546. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the plans to extend the cessation of the turf cutting compensation scheme beyond the current timeline; the rationale for any...
    • Closed-Circuit Television Systems
      547. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the...
    • Departmental Regulations
      548. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the public consultation on exempted development regulations will be opened; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Bodies
      549. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on giving the Residential Tenancies Board more powers and assistance to get information on landlords, considering...
    • Departmental Policies
      550. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38758/25]
    • Housing Schemes
      551. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will increase the allocation to Laois County Council, for the housing adaptation grant scheme for older people and...
    • Road Signage
      552. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the means by which a business will get permission to erect signage on motorways and main roads to advertise their business....
    • Departmental Data
      553. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of stock audits completed, by local authority, in tabular form. [38833/25]
    • Housing Schemes
      556. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of applications for the croí cónaithe scheme, by local authority area; the total number that have...
    • Departmental Data
      557. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding provided for the compulsory purchase orders (CPO) of properties and the number of properties subject to a CPO in...
    • Derelict Sites
      558. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase collection of the derelict sites levy to increase the number of sites on the register and the actions he...
    • Domestic Violence
      559. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether the local connection rule applies to people fleeing domestic violence seeking social housing support and for an update...
    • Planning Issues
      560. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the policy of using maximum parking space guidelines for residential developments in intermediate urban...
    • Street Nomenclature
      562. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on legislative amendments to allow for the renaming of streets. [38876/25]
    • Wastewater Treatment
      563. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to ensure Uisce Éireann expedites and expands the small towns...
    • Housing Schemes
      564. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the Croí Cónaithe scheme or vacant property grant so that more than one grant may be payable in...
    • Departmental Data
      565. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the number of vacant, derelict or dangerous properties that each local authority has compulsorily purchased in 2023...
    • Local Authorities
      567. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities have been issued with the new housing needs demand assessment population and housing targets; and if so,...
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      568. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the powers that have been delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department and to set out what those powers are. [38967/25]
    • Departmental Data
      569. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average processing time for stage 1 approvals for applications to the Social Housing Investment Programme received in the...
    • Planning Issues
      574. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Ministerial Orders to remove the residential category from zoned land under Section 31 of the Planning and...
    • Turf Cutting
      575. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he intends to put in place to support bog conservation as the payments to bog owners for the cessation of turf...
    • Planning Issues
      576. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to review planning laws and regulations regarding land fronting on to national roads where farming families...
    • Land Issues
      577. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the appropriate procedure for purchasing lands which are unregistered; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Local Authorities
      578. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to confirm if the setting of rents for local authority housing is an executive or a reserved function of local authorities;...
    • Departmental Staff
      580. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of WTE ecologists, wildlife inspectors and conservation rangers that were recruited by his Department in 2023, 2024...
    • Local Authorities
      581. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will confirm that no local authority will be disadvantaged in terms of the quantum of central Government funding it...
    • Wildlife Protection
      582. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding his Department's drafting of a code of conduct for interacting with basking sharks under the Wildlife...
    • Proposed Legislation
      583. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the residential tenancies (right to first refusal) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Fire Safety
      584. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the areas in Dublin where Dublin Fire Brigade is adequately resourced to rapidly process the fire safety applications from new...
    • Departmental Strategies
      585. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if she has plans to put together a successor to the Youth Homelessness Strategy that expires in 2026; and if he will make a...
    • Local Authorities
      586. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the allocation he will provide in total to Tipperary County Council for the year 2025; and to provide a breakdown...
    • Housing Provision
      587. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social and affordable housing units planned for construction in Navan, County Meath, in 2025 and 2026; the...
    • Construction Industry
      588. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his officials have been made aware of alarming practices on the part of residential housing developers (details supplied);...
    • Housing Provision
      589. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a schedule of housing projects sanctioned and or funded in full and or in part to include number of units,...
    • Proposed Legislation
      590. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the revised draft Shannon River Bye-laws, when he expects the results of the departmental and legal review; and...
    • Defective Building Materials
      592. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it has been brought to his attention that pyrite has been found in some social housing; and the measures he intends to take...
    • Rental Sector
      594. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if plans to prevent landlords from increasing rents to market rates between tenancies where the previous tenant has been...
    • Derelict Sites
      596. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider transferring the derelict sites levy for collection by Revenue in the same way the residential zoned land...
    • Housing Provision
      597. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of the affordable purchase and cost rental homes delivered in 2024 by the delivery streams (details supplied);...
    • Defective Building Materials
      598. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the actions he has taken, and proposes to take, regarding the defective concrete block scheme; and if he will...
    • Departmental Funding
      599. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding allocated under the CAS programme to AHBs in 2025. [39509/25]
    • Planning Issues
      600. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a list of all assessments and analyses undertaken by his officials in the preparation of the Planning Design...
    • Departmental Strategies
      601. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and...
    • Rental Sector
      602. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce regulations to provide for a deposit retention scheme under section 61 of the Residential Tenancies...
    • Planning Issues
      603. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to list the research papers on which his claim that Irish apartment design standards are the highest in Europe; if this...
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Departmental Priorities
      607. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his Department's plans to introduce a new Action Plan promoting social inclusion in rural areas, in view that "The Roadmap...
    • Closed-Circuit Television Systems
      608. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      609. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will outline the process for applying for carer’s allowance and if it is necessary for the applicant to be...
    • General Register Office
      610. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the confidentiality safeguards available in the General Register Office to protect at-risk families prior to and...
    • Birth Certificates
      611. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will review the legislation around the release of birth certificate information to any member of the general public,...
    • Departmental Policies
      612. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38762/25]
    • State Pensions
      613. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will consider extending eligibility for the State pension (Contributory) to long-serving public servants, including...
    • School Transport
      614. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will commit to introducing a fair and standardised system of income support for part-time school bus drivers during...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      615. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will consider introducing a mobility support payment or allowance for disabled individuals who face ongoing difficulty...
    • Social Welfare Rates
      616. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost if the fuel allowance income limit for persons aged over 66 increased to €555 per week...
    • Postal Services
      617. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is aware of delays in postal deliveries and if discretion is exercised in these circumstances to time-limited requests...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      618. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will make changes to the current homemakers and home carers scheme given both discriminate against women in terms of...
    • Social Welfare Payments
      619. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of supplementary welfare allowance or urgent needs payment made, by reason, in Cork in the first six months of...
    • Social Welfare Eligibility
      620. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people refused carer’s allowance in the first six months of 2025 due to exceeding the income threshold....
    • Departmental Communications
      625. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of letters that issue each year from individual payment sections of his Department as part of on-going control...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      626. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if supplementary welfare payments will be restored in the case of a person (details supplied); if the arrears will be paid;...
    • State Pensions
      628. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for the State pension (contributory) in the name of a person (details supplied);and if their...
    • Departmental Communications
      629. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a response will issue to an email (details supplied) sent to his Department. [38965/25]
    • Social Welfare Eligibility
      630. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of children who would benefit from extending the free travel pass to families in receipt of the domiciliary care...
    • Social Welfare Payments
      631. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people who have been in receipt of a jobseeker’s allowance payment for two years or longer; and if he...
    • Social Welfare Rates
      635. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will outline the cost of a €1 increase in each of his Department’s payment schemes, in tabular form; and...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      637. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people, by county, who have availed of jobseeker’s pay-related benefit since it was introduced; and if...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      638. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer’s allowance appeal decision in respect of a person from County Louth (details supplied), noting...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      639. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will introduce a system for privately employed playschool workers who must sign on for social welfare payments each...
    • Social Isolation
      640. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total cost of the roadmap for social inclusion goals; and the estimated cost of the follow-up goals. [39069/25]
    • Departmental Communications
      643. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39106/25]
    • Civil Registration Service
      644. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps that must be taken and the documentary evidence that must be provided, by a couple giving notification to marry to...
    • Social Welfare Rates
      645. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the weekly household income limit to qualify for back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance was last increased....
    • State Pensions
      646. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people aged 80 and over who have had their pension entitlements reviewed in each of the past five years; the...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      647. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people with permanent disabilities and not forming part of the workforce who have had their disability...
    • Social Welfare Payments
      648. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if disability allowance will be reinstated for a person (details supplied). [39225/25]
    • Social Welfare Rates
      649. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for the cost of increasing the Telephone Support Allowance by €1. [39260/25]
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      650. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of removing the means-test for the back to school clothing and footwear allowance for all children and young people...
    • Social Welfare Rates
      651. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of increasing the carer’s allowance weekly travel disregard by €1. [39263/25]
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      653. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of removing the 18.5-hour ceiling rule for the carer’s allowance for those who wish to undertake training or...
    • State Pensions
      655. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will consider increasing the income thresholds for State pension (non-contributory) in light of the significant...
    • Irish Language
      656. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his views on the adequacy of the existing budget to support the Irish language and Gaeltacht communities; if an increase in...
    • Social Welfare Eligibility
      657. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made regarding an application for adult dependent allowance submitted to his Department on 23 April...
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      658. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to examine the case of a person (details supplied) refused retirement benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      660. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the proposals or timelines in relation to the removal of the means test for the disability allowance; and if he will make a...
    • State Pensions
      661. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the pension entitlements of two persons (details supplied) will be examined to ensure that both are in receipt of their...
    • Social Welfare Payments
      662. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the case of carers allowance payments for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed. [39576/25]
    • Departmental Strategies
      665. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation...
    • Community Welfare Services
      666. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of WTE community welfare officers based in Donegal in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Legislative Process
      667. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to legislate to facilitate civil proceedings by victims against unincorporated bodies, such as religious orders, and...
    • Visa Applications
      668. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a visitor's visa application (details supplied), applied for through the Irish honorary consul in Belgrade and forwarded...
    • Courts Service
      670. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the work of the Dublin Family Courts project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39494/25]
    • Visa Applications
      671. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason there are consistent delays in processing South African visa currently; if he can outline his plans to address these...
    • An Garda Síochána
      673. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of detective sergeant posts filled within Meath-Westmeath Division, as of 7 July 2025, in tabular form. [38676/25]
    • Closed-Circuit Television Systems
      674. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the...
    • Visa Applications
      675. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on an application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38699/25]
    • Forensic Science Ireland
      676. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 1014 of 10 June 2025, if he has received the necessary information from An Garda...
    • International Protection
      677. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has given any consideration to the provision of emergency visas for people fleeing Gaza, similar to what was...
    • Departmental Communications
      678. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of and nature of same in respect of communications received by him and or his officials in the past ten years to...
    • Departmental Policies
      679. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38759/25]
    • An Garda Síochána
      680. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if any operational reviews or strategic assessments have been undertaken in relation to Garda visibility and community policing...
    • Domestic Violence
      687. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of domestic abuse refuge beds in Cork in each of the last five years, in tabular form. [38848/25]
    • Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
      689. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if funding will be provided to the one million stars project that raises vital awareness and provides education regarding...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      690. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fixed charges that have been issued by An Garda Síochána for failure to comply with vehicle...
    • International Protection
      691. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the protocols in place for persons with a disability in the international protection system; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Policies
      692. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the legislative powers his Department has given to An Garda Síochána to deal with bogus tradesmen who look...
    • Prison Service
      693. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if anti-drone technology is being considered for prisons; if this would be more cost effective than netting; and if he will...
    • Medical Inquiries
      694. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 750, 751 and 752 of 25 February 2025, when he intends to write to this Deputy regarding...
    • International Protection
      695. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to confirm whether IPAS has, or is considering, entering into a contract with the owners of a hotel (details supplied) for the...
    • Citizenship Applications
      696. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the process whereby an Irish citizen is married to a US citizen, they have a child who is also an Irish citizen,...
    • Visa Applications
      697. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on visa applications (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39020/25]
    • Citizenship Applications
      698. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on a citizenship application (details supplied). [39060/25]
    • An Garda Síochána
      699. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí deployed on regular policing units in each Garda division in June 2023, June 2024 and June 2025...
    • Public Transport
      703. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of PSV licences that were revoked by Gardaí in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [39086/25]
    • An Garda Síochána
      704. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí by rank attached to each divisional scenes of crime unit as of 8 July 2025. [39087/25]
    • Departmental Data
      708. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application (details supplied) will be urgently reviewed. [39111/25]
    • An Garda Síochána
      709. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the role of Gardaí in relation to issues raised about animal cruelty and neglect of animals and steps that are in place...
    • Peace Commissioners
      712. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timelines for the processing of a peace commissioner application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Citizenship Applications
      713. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) who has applied for Irish citizenship has not been granted same, despite providing all...
    • Parliamentary Questions
      714. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 983 on 10 June 2025, if the necessary information has been supplied to him in order for...
    • An Garda Síochána
      715. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of standard and advanced motorcycles courses held for Gardaí within DMR west division in the years of 2024 and...
    • Closed-Circuit Television Systems
      717. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated full year cost to increase the number of Garda CCTV cameras within Dublin city centre by a further 50%. [39181/25]
    • An Garda Síochána
      718. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 986 of 10 June 2025, if he has received the necessary information in order to have this...
    • Citizenship Applications
      720. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a matter (details supplied) has been brought to his attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39198/25]
    • An Garda Síochána
      721. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average length of time for processing an appeal against a decision of the Garda Vetting Bureau; and if he will make a...
    • International Protection
      722. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the projected average cost, per day, per bed, of IPAS accommodation in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Personal Injury Claims
      723. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality considering the work previously undertaken to replace the Book of Quantum and reduce personal injury awards in line with EU...
    • Courts Service
      724. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality with regard to District Court waiting processing times the reason for a 491-week processing time for juvenile charge sheets in...
    • International Protection
      726. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department intends to use 1 Fumbally Square, Fumbally Lane, Dublin 8, as an accommodation centre for refugees or asylum...
    • Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
      727. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the delivery of the additional safe house that was promised to a refuge (details supplied); the...
    • Emergency Accommodation
      728. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on efforts to ensure the site at Crooksling providing emergency international protection...
    • An Garda Síochána
      729. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of female Gardaí currently in the force, broken down by county, for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023,...
    • International Protection
      735. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will pause the eviction of 6 families who have been granted asylum planned for this Friday 4 July from the IPAS centres...
    • Prison Service
      737. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of female prisoners in the Dóchas prison who were pregnant on committal between 2021 and 2024, including...
    • Sentencing Policy
      739. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will commit to expanding the availability of community-based sentencing, specifically tailored for mothers with...
    • International Protection
      744. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the status of an international protection application (details supplied). [39480/25]
    • An Garda Síochána
      745. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the number of reports to the Gardaí of incidences of spiking another person with a drug or substance...
    • International Protection
      746. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware that the people of Saggart County Dublin are completely opposed to permanent use of a hotel (details supplied)...
    • An Garda Síochána
      747. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of trainees who were rejected from Garda Training College after entry for 2025 and the previous two years; the...
    • International Protection
      749. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons currently being accommodated in the City West campus, County Dublin; the breakdown of the number of...
    • Visa Applications
      750. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the nationalities that face stricter scrutiny when applying for the long-stay 'D' visa. [39515/25]
    • Forensic Science Ireland
      752. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update as of July 2025 on the Programme for Government commitment to increase investment in Forensic Science Ireland to...
    • Work Permits
      753. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider extending permission to work to young adults (aged 16 and over) who are residing in Ireland on Stamp 3...
    • Departmental Consultations
      754. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will establish a stakeholder forum for licenced firearms holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39567/25]
    • An Garda Síochána
      756. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Garda vetting process will be updated to make it easier for individuals who have been vetted recently to be vetted in a...
    • Assisted Human Reproduction
      757. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 791 of 8 July 2025, the preparations being made in respect of matters raised therein....
    • Prison Service
      758. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of a serious incident that occurred in Cloverhill Prison on the 6 April 2013 where a prison officer suffered a...
    • Departmental Strategies
      759. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and...
    • Legislative Measures
      760. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions being taken to combat extreme hate speech in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39621/25]
    • Citizenship Applications
      761. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria applied for citizenship in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39625/25]
    • Deportation Orders
      763. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the powers that exist to deport a non-Irish national who has committed a serious crime; the current thresholds in relation to...
    • Legislative Measures
      764. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the powers that exist under current Irish law to revoke citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39628/25]
    • Departmental Data
      765. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners in each prison; the number of whom therein that are serving sentences of 0-3, 3-6, 6months – 1...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Environmental Investigations
      774. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his response to the fact that over half of assessments of forested areas in Ireland indicate bad conservation status under the Nature...
    • Departmental Data
      775. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current vacancies by job title at the Agri-Food Regulator; and the expected timeframe for filling each of those vacancies in...
    • Closed-Circuit Television Systems
      776. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and...
    • Departmental Policies
      777. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38747/25]
    • Departmental Staff
      778. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of WTE Departmental staff by job title that are based at Shannon Airport; the hours of the week his Departmental staff are...
    • Departmental Funding
      779. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider increasing funding for an organisation (details supplied) in view of the fact that veterinary care costs have...
    • Departmental Reviews
      781. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the review, which his predecessor committed to have undertaken into the deaths of animals on a farm (details supplied) will be...
    • Electricity Generation
      782. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm that the electricity generation test-site station on Galway Bay under foreshore lease (details supplied) is now fully...
    • Grant Payments
      783. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm whether he intends to do more than provide a modest seed grant to the Wool Council; whether there are any plans to...
    • Departmental Meetings
      787. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that an official from his Department and an independent ecologist be present for a meeting (details supplied) in...
    • Departmental Data
      788. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds active on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann race management system as of 13 June 2025,...
    • ACRES Payments
      790. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date when an individual (details supplied) will receive his ACRES payments; if he will instruct a Department official to engage...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      791. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated full year costs, if the number of sea fisheries officers within Sea Fisheries Protection Authority increased by 50%....
    • Departmental Data
      792. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that have attended hospitality facilities at a stadium (details supplied) in the first half of 2025; and if he...
    • Environmental Impact Assessments
      793. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the independent review of the issues pertaining to the environmental impact of industrial emissions...
    • Departmental Strategies
      794. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under...
    • ACRES Payment
      795. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to expedite an ACRES payment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39690/25]
    • Departmental Schemes
      796. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made on the introduction of a farm retirement scheme for older famers; and the timeline for when the scheme will...
  • Department of Children, Disability and Equality
    • Departmental Data
      797. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the total number of respite hours provided to families in Cork over each of the past 12 months; the total number that has...
    • Departmental Inquiries
      798. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she supports the work of an organisation (details supplied) which as a Section 39 organisation has provided services to people...
    • Closed-Circuit Television Systems
      799. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by her Department; the specific video file format used in the recording...
    • Departmental Policies
      800. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the main policy achievements of her Department since 23 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38748/25]
    • Newborn Saving's Account
      801. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps her Department is taking towards the establishment of a managed savings account for newborns, as promised in the Programme...
    • Legislative Reviews
      802. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her intentions following the review of the Equality Acts published in 2003 which found that the equality legislation is not easy to...
    • Departmental Strategies
      803. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for the timeline on the publications of the National Strategy for Women and Girls; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Parental Leave
      804. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on any progress made to encourage employers to publish statistics of the take up by both genders of parental...
    • Departmental Data
      806. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of speech and language therapists student placements that were offered for south Kildare-west Wicklow children's...
    • Departmental Meetings
      807. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will visit Sean Ross Abbey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38963/25]
    • Departmental Data
      808. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the composition of the steering group for the national centre for research and remembrance for survivors of institutional...
    • Departmental Reports
      809. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the timeline for implementation of each of the recommendations from the First Annual Report of the Special Advocate for...
    • Departmental Data
      813. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of new residential places provided for priority one placements and planned places for persons with disabilities delivered...
    • Disability Services
      814. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason no planned places were delivered in 2023 or 2024, despite the Action Plan for Disability Services aiming for 900 places...
    • Departmental Funding
      815. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to address and clarify the recent decision to decline reduced ratio funding to a service (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Early Learning Centre
      816. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason an early learning centre in Tullow County Carlow (details supplied) was declined for a fee increase. [39073/25]
    • Departmental Staff
      817. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE senior social work practitioners based at north Tipperary children's disability network team in 2023. [39093/25]
    • Departmental Projects
      818. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress to date in providing new facilities for day services in an area (details supplied), in view of increased demand; and if...
    • Departmental Data
      819. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE staff working in Oberstown Detention Campus In 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [39144/25]
    • Departmental Funding
      820. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding will be made available to Cork County Council allowing them to install accessible beach infrastructure (details supplied)...
    • Disability Services
      821. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the disability supports that can be provided for an individual (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Budgets
      823. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the cost of increasing the aftercare allowance to the rate of the foster care allowance and extending it to the age of 23. [39261/25]
    • Childcare Services
      824. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the operational requirements for childcare providers under the National Care Scheme in relation to the tracking of funder hours,...
    • Mental Health Services
      825. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her Department's engagement with the Department of Health regarding delays in CAMHS access and the impact on the welfare of...
    • Departmental Data
      826. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for a service statement following completion of their assessment of needs by more than 12 months in...
    • Legislative Reviews
      827. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of the Programme for Government commitment to reform the Disability Act 2005 in consultation with stakeholders;...
    • Departmental Funding
      828. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of the Programme for Government commitment to undertake a cross-departmental examination of where disability...
    • Disability Services
      829. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of the Programme for Government commitment to tackle waiting lists for specialist disability services by...
    • European Disability Card
      834. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to work to deliver the European Disability Card, ensuring rights of...
    • Neuro-Rehabilitation Teams
      835. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to complete the national roll out of HSE community neuro-rehabilitation...
    • Personal Assistance Hours
      836. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to increase personal assistance hours to support independent living, as of...
    • Departmental Inquiries
      837. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether a centre (details supplied) in Caherciveen will be opened on a permanent basis; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Reviews
      838. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review her demand for redress from a body (details supplied) in light of the fact that the Commission of Inquiry...
    • Departmental Funding
      839. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has received a funding request from a naíonra (details supplied) to develop a new building and to address outstanding...
    • Disability Services
      841. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she agrees that section 38 and section 39 organisations in the disability sector are struggling to cope with massive deficits; if...
    • Departmental Strategies
      842. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under...
    • Departmental Reviews
      843. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a review of a non-payment made to a childcare provider (details supplied). [39645/25]
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      844. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the timelines for AIM funding decisions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39646/25]
    • Childcare Services
      845. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will address the current shortage of childcare places for infants under 12 months; if consideration has been given to...
    • Departmental Data
      847. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE social care workers based at Inishowen children's disability network team in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in...
  • Department of Health
    • Health Service Executive
      849. To ask the Minister for Health how frequently the Health Service Executive engages in public procurement for goods; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38648/25]
    • Departmental Data
      850. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in critical care medicine based at St James's Hospital in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in tabular form. [38655/25]
    • Closed-Circuit Television Systems
      854. To ask the Minister for Health if she will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by her Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the...
    • Medical Card List
      855. To ask the Minister for Health if tedralan 200mg will be added to the medical card list as this medication is expensive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38700/25]
    • Hospital Facilities
      856. To ask the Minister for Health when the ground floor and first floor of the new Mallow General Hospital will be fully operational; the plans for the use of these two sections of the...
    • Medical Cards
      857. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be renewed for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38706/25]
    • Departmental Data
      858. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitians based at Gort health centre in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Nursing Homes
      859. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community nursing home beds specifically available to individuals with alzheimers within CHO2; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Data
      860. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurses based at Loughrea primary care centre in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Assessments
      862. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the cost-effectiveness of integrated primary support services for young people through dedicated State run youth spaces; and if...
    • Mental Health Services
      863. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has considered combining existing community-based and State supports in a more accessible and joined-up way to reduce pressure on crisis...
    • Health Services
      864. To ask the Minister for Health whether a pricing and reimbursement application has yet been received by the HSE for Givinostat (Duvyzat®) for the treatment of Duchenne muscular...
    • Drug Reimbursement Process
      865. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline she is working towards to initiate the review of the drug reimbursement process; the patient advocacy representation that will be on the review;...
    • Disease Management
      866. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to agree and progress the early access programme for rare diseases; the timeline she is working towards; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Cancer Services
      867. To ask the Minister for Health the reason allogeneic transplant for paediatric cancer patients is not currently available at CHI at Crumlin under the National Children’s Cancer...
    • Departmental Policies
      868. To ask the Minister for Health the main policy achievements of her Department since 23 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38757/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      869. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapists, by grade, based at Kilrush health centre in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Care of the Elderly
      870. To ask the Minister for Health the locations within CHO3 where HSE funds day care centres for older persons; the days of the week each of those day care centres opens; the referral process...
    • Health Services Staff
      871. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurses based at Kilmihill health centre in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Health Service Executive
      872. To ask the Minister for Health whether the HSE or the Department of Health will be funding the costs needed to roll out nasopharyngeal airway management training for parents in paediatrics...
    • General Practitioner Services
      873. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to expand the opening hours of the D-Doc services for Balbriggan, Skerries, Rush and Lusk, given the increase in population seen in recent times; and...
    • Health Services Staff
      874. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant anaesthetists based at Tallaght University Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [38816/25]
    • Fire Safety
      876. To ask the Minister for Health the last time an external in-person fire safety audit was carried out at Naas General Hospital; and when the next external in person fire safety audit at this...
    • Health Services
      877. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the number of people awaiting an occupational therapy appointment in each of the local health offices in Cork; the number who have been waiting less...
    • Departmental Data
      884. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the copper coil is not covered under the free contraception scheme; if she plans on making it free in the near future; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Policies
      885. To ask the Minister for Health the clinical or policy grounds the copper coil was excluded from the initial rollout of the free contraception scheme; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Staff
      886. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the recruitment of two consultant radiologists for the mid-west region is scheduled to be completed in 2026; the reason this recruitment process was...
    • Hospital Services
      894. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the shortage of 171 post-acute inpatient neurorehabilitation beds nationwide, and specifically the shortage of 32 beds in the...
    • Health Services
      895. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to ensure migrant women, including those in direct provision, can access the free contraception scheme without barriers related to GP...
    • Medicinal Products
      896. To ask the Minister for Health if the high tech medication repatha will continue to be provided by way of prescription through St. Lukes Hospital, Kilkenny, to patients that are already on...
    • Health Services Staff
      897. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent staff, by job title in the pharmacy department of Beaumont Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if...
    • Hospital Facilities
      898. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the proposed 64-bed critical care unit block at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38922/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      899. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent consultants in emergency medicine and emergency medicine registrars based at Beaumont Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025,...
    • Health Service Executive
      900. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to refurbish Howth health centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38924/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      901. To ask the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists, by grade based at Vernon Avenue health centre in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      903. To ask the Minister for Health if hip surgery will be arranged at WUH as a matter of urgency for a person (details supplied). [38930/25]
    • Departmental Meetings
      904. To ask the Minister for Health to outline any engagement her Department has had with an organisation (details supplied) to encourage the use of European-made medications wherever possible;...
    • Nursing Homes
      905. To ask the Minister for Health if wheelchairs will be provided to nursing home residents where needed, as the current situation is that people can access a wheelchair while living in the...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      906. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting more than 3, 6 and 12 months for a publicly provided food allergy test; and the average waiting time for a public paediatric...
    • Care of the Elderly
      908. To ask the Minister for Health the additional services being put in place for older people as part of the enhanced community care programme (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Health Services
      909. To ask the Minister for Health if she will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will confirm that this proposal has been received; if she is aware of the...
    • Departmental Policies
      911. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider reducing the drugs payment scheme threshold from €80 back to €53 per month, in light of ongoing cost-of-living pressures;...
    • Medical Cards
      912. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review and increase the income thresholds for medical card eligibility to reflect rising living costs; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      913. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied). [39023/25]
    • Medical Cards
      914. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to extend the medical card to persons with type 1 diabetes who are over the age of 16; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39035/25]
    • Health Service Executive
      915. To ask the Minister for Health the number of enforcement actions that have been taken by the HSE’s National Environmental Health Service in relation to the illegal sale or...
    • Home Help Service
      917. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE will conduct interviews for home care workers in the south Leitrim area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39061/25]
    • Health Service Executive
      918. To ask the Minister for Health the action her Department and HSE have taken on the proposed introduction of a national programme for the safe disposal of unused medications in the community...
    • Health Services Staff
      921. To ask the Minister for Health if she will commit to the establishment of an MS community worker in Sligo-Leitrim as it is the only region in the country lacking access to the community work...
    • Departmental Data
      925. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position regarding a new entrance or improvement works at a local premises for a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
    • Health Services Staff
      926. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE public health nurses based at Greystones health centre in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [39121/25]
    • Home Help Service
      929. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of persons who were waiting for HSE home support in County Kildare for June in each of the years 2022 to 2025 respectively, in...
    • Vaccination Programme
      930. To ask the Minister for Health whether the shingles vaccine will be made available to the public; if so, when (details supplied). [39153/25]
    • Dental Services
      931. To ask the Minister for Health the paediatric dental waiting lists in Nenagh Hospital, by year from 2020 to 1 July 2025, in tabular form. [39155/25]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      932. To ask the Minister for Health if treatment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39156/25]
    • Departmental Data
      933. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 14 May 2025, what the revenue generated by each hospital from parking charges was used for in 2024; and if she...
    • Dental Services
      934. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE dentists and dental nurses, by grade based at Dublin Dental Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025. in tabular form. [39174/25]
    • Health Service Executive
      935. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria that must be met before HSE pest control services within Dublin region attends a private house to carry out pest control works. [39175/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      936. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff, by job title working in North Dublin Integrated Care Programme for Older Persons Community Specialist Team; the location where this...
    • Departmental Data
      937. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of NAS PURPLE (life threatening cardiac or respiratory arrest) calls responded to by NAS in under 19 minutes in counties Cavan, Monaghan, Louth...
    • Health Services Staff
      943. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff by job title working at the STI Clinic at Ennis General Hospital; and the vacancies currently by job title at this clinic. [39193/25]
    • Departmental Data
      945. To ask the Minister for Health if the national treatment purchase fund is an option in the case of a person (details supplied), given the lengthy wait time for an appointment. [39195/25]
    • Hospital Admissions
      946. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that have been admitted to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown for more than 42 continuous days or more in 2024 and to date in 2025, in...
    • Health Services Staff
      947. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE dietitians by grade that are based at the Mater Hospital in 2024 and to date in 2025 in tabular form. [39214/25]
    • General Practitioner Services
      951. To ask the Minister for Health how a person can access general practitioner (GP) services in circumstances where all local GPs with GMS contracts have closed patient lists and are not...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      952. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waitlist in each HSE region for orthognathic surgery; when it is expected the patients will be dealt with; and if she will make a...
    • Vaccination Programme
      953. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to make the shingles vaccine available free of charge to people with compromised immune systems; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Health Service Executive
      954. To ask the Minister for Health If she will address the current uncertainty facing staff at a healthcare facility (details supplied); the arrangements that have been made to retain the...
    • Health Services
      955. To ask the Minister for Health if she will examine the case of an older person awaiting an audiology appointment due to rapid hearing loss (details supplied); when they can expect an...
    • Health Strategies
      960. To ask the Minister for Health if officials from her Department will meet with a delegation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39307/25]
    • Hospital Admissions
      963. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider the introduction of a fast-track hospital readmission protocol for recently discharged patients, particularly elderly or terminally ill...
    • Health Services
      964. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available for children aged 9 years diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39361/25]
    • Departmental Programmes
      965. To ask the Minister for Health if the cross-Departmental working group on banning sunbeds has been established and convened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39447/25]
    • Departmental Policies
      967. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the progress of each of the action points in A Healthy Weight for Ireland 2016-2025: Obesity Policy and Action Plan; and if she will make a...
    • Health Services
      968. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients occupying a hospital bed who cannot be discharged due to the fact they do not have a home to go to; the breakdown of this number, by the...
    • Hospital Facilities
      969. To ask the Minister for Health if she will examine issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding access to sensory rooms in hospitals; if she will outline the sensory-friendly...
    • Medicinal Products
      970. To ask the Minister for Health if all persons diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy will be entitled to access the drug Givinostat. [39474/25]
    • Departmental Reviews
      974. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding any review into the care provided for women that suffer from endometriosis; the actions she will take to ensure that existing care...
    • Cancer Services
      975. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who are more than three months overdue for their annual post-surgery mammogram for breast cancer survivors. [39491/25]
    • Nursing Homes
      977. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to change the fact that the same HIQA inspectors inspect the same nursing homes year-after-year; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Inquiries
      978. To ask the Minister for Health if she has considered, in the context of a ban on sun beds, those who suffer from psoriasis who have found that occasional use of sunbeds is one of the few...
    • Medicinal Products
      979. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently expand the available sources for products (details supplied) to allow women in Kerry greater choice in where they can source the mastectomy...
    • Departmental Funding
      980. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE imposed changes in the funding arrangement for the services provided by a company (details supplied), as was claimed in a letter issued by said...
    • Home Help Service
      981. To ask the Minister for Health if HSE occupational therapists have stopped assisting with home adaptation applications; the reason this decision was taken; when was this decision was taken;...
    • Departmental Funding
      982. To ask the Minister for Health if the medical ulcer service at St. James’s Hospital, Dublin is still available to patients that have been treated there in the past; if she is aware of...
    • Health Services
      983. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the way in which maternity services are delivered across the country, as recommended by the expert review group overseeing maternity...
    • Cannabis for Medicinal Use
      984. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people accessing products via the medical cannabis access programme, for each product, by condition, by year, in tabular form. [39582/25]
    • Health Services
      988. To ask the Minister for Health if a procedure to deal with a dislocated hip will be arranged at University Hospital Waterford will be expedited as a matter of urgency for a person (details...
    • Departmental Schemes
      989. To ask the Minister for Health when the Covid vaccine injury compensation scheme will be operational. [39591/25]
    • Departmental Equipment
      990. To ask the Minister for Health the details of equipment and machinery, such as for diagnostic scans, that have reached their end of life, across each statutory and section 38 hospital; the...
    • Departmental Strategies
      992. To ask the Minister for Health to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under the remit of her...
    • Health Services
      993. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will be admitted to Beaumont Hospital to undergo back surgery, and if she will expedite the matter. [39618/25]
    • Departmental Funding
      994. To ask the Minister for Health if she will financially support the roll out of an organisations service (details supplied) who wish to employ nine senior physiotherapists; and if she will...
    • Childcare Services
      995. To ask the Minister for Health the details of recruitment to the primary care child and adolescent services of the Dublin north west integrated health area from January 2023 to July 2025 for...
    • Dental Services
      997. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE dentists based at Letterkenny primary care centre in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, by grade, in tabular form; and if she will...
    • Health Services Staff
      998. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE physiotherapist by grade based at Bundoran health centre in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement...
    • Health Service Executive
      999. To ask the Minister for Health the locations within CHO1 where HSE funded audiologists are based in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Staff
      1000. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant orthopaedic surgeons and orthopaedic registrars based at Letterkenny University Hospital in 2023,2024 and to-date in 2025, in...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      1001. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE plans to establish a minor injuries clinic in Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39661/25]
    • Hospital Staff
      1002. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant in orthopaedic surgeons and orthopaedic registrar's based at Letterkenny University Hospital in the years of 2023, 2024 and to...
    • Dental Services
      1003. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public dentists working within the school dental scheme in Offaly, in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date, in tabular form; and...
    • Health Services
      1008. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the difficulty individuals have in completing their CORU registration on time, given the length of the process and the many bureaucratic...
    • Hospital Equipment
      1009. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds currently unopened in Heather House. [39715/25]
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Departmental Programmes
      1010. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the success of the Mitchell scholarship programme, given its huge popularity with future leaders in the US; if he is conscious of...
    • Departmental Inquiries
      1011. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will intervene to assist a student who appears to be eligible for HEAR but has been refused it (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Closed-Circuit Television Systems
      1012. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording and...
    • Departmental Policies
      1013. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38756/25]
    • Education and Training Provision
      1014. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for excluding the BA (Hons) in psychology course at the National College of Ireland from eligibility under the free fees...
    • Departmental Funding
      1015. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if SOLAS is in receipt of sufficient funding from the State to ensure adult education teachers can retain employment and do not lose hours and...
    • Education and Training Provision
      1016. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has visited a training centre (details supplied) since his appointment as Minister; if so, the purpose of the visit. [38797/25]
    • Departmental Data
      1017. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills If he has visited a campus (details supplied) since his appointment as Minister; if so, the purpose of the visit; and if he will make a...
    • International Students
      1018. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to encourage greater participants by South African students in third level institutions and continuing educational opportunities in...
    • Student Accommodation
      1019. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of purpose-built student accommodation units available in Cork city in September 2025. [38873/25]
    • Departmental Funding
      1020. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he will take to address the uncertainty which has arisen in relation to the funding and employment conditions for adult education...
    • Education and Training Provision
      1022. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to investigate a master’s course issue (details supplied) as a student is now at a significant loss; if his Department will have this...
    • Departmental Reviews
      1024. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider reviewing the income threshold currently being applied to the higher education access route; and if he will make a statement...
    • Departmental Data
      1025. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if places can be granted on postgraduate courses (details supplied) which usually admit a higher number of places but have had to reduce due to...
    • Departmental Funding
      1026. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he is taking to address the funding shortfall of Solas that has resulted in adult education teachers being told they have no jobs...
    • Education and Training Provision
      1028. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware that the biomedical science degree programmes at University College Dublin are currently not accredited by CORU, the national...
    • Departmental Programmes
      1029. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider establishing an office of national student ombudsman to deal with complaints about and investigations into student safety at...
    • Education and Training Provision
      1031. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he plans to introduce to support those wishing to pursue graduate entry medicine, a path that remains highly inaccessible for very...
    • Education and Training Boards
      1032. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if information will be provided on the Standardisation of Youthreach Calendar Year Sectoral Survey of ETBs (details supplied), which was sent to...
    • Apprenticeship Programmes
      1033. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of increasing apprentice wage to the minimum wage. [39507/25]
    • Education and Training Boards
      1034. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason there are significant discrepancies in how different ETBs are handling the allocation of hours and contracts for adult educators; his...
    • Apprenticeship Programmes
      1035. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the introduction of the Test Event Notification and Results Capture System (TENRCS) for apprenticeship programmes; and if...
    • Programme for Government
      1037. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to examine the provision of the personal assistants initiative for persons with a...
    • Departmental Strategies
      1043. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and under the remit...
    • Departmental Funding
      1044. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans for capital investment into further and higher education facilities within Donegal within the next 12 months; and if he will...
    • Education Schemes
      1045. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to revise the SUSI grant qualifying criteria to allow students, who are under 23 years-of-age and are financially independent from their parents...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Departmental Funding
      1046. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the percentage of the capital and current funding of his Department that has been spent in the first six months of 2025; and if...
    • Closed-Circuit Television Systems
      1047. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will detail the total number of CCTV cameras owned by his Department; the specific video file format used in the recording...
    • Departmental Policies
      1048. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the main policy achievements of his Department since 23 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38761/25]
    • Departmental Schemes
      1049. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will support an application under the CLAR 2025 scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Programme for Government
      1050. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update as of July 2025 on the Programme for Government commitment to publish and implement Our Rural Future 2025 –...
    • Departmental Reports
      1058. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the action his Department is taking to encourage young people to remain living and working in rural areas; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      1059. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total costs to date of the construction and operation, the current number of full- and part-time employees, and the full...
    • Departmental Funding
      1060. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the capital allocations for the Gaeltacht programme area in 2024 and 2025; to provide a list of the projects funded in each year;...
    • Irish Language
      1062. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding for current and capital grant support available for development of Irish language and cultural centres; and the...
    • Departmental Data
      1063. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of WTE forensic accountants employed by Charities Regulator in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [39173/25]
    • Irish Language
      1064. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on the adequacy of the existing budget to support the Irish language and Gaeltacht communities; if an increase in this...
    • Departmental Strategies
      1065. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to list all national strategies, action plans or documents that may be described as such, which are currently in operation and...

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