Written answers

Monday, 8 September 2025

  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Trade Data
      1. To ask the Taoiseach the level of trade between Indonesia and Ireland in the first seven months of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46905/25]
    • Citizens' Assembly
      3. To ask the Taoiseach the total cost for running each of the various citizens assemblies since 2016; to provide a breakdown of the cost categories in each case; and if he will make a statement...
    • Departmental Equipment
      4. To ask the Taoiseach whether his office has a working voicemail/messaging system to track phone calls it may not pick up; and, if not, when did his Department’s voicemail service...
    • Tourism Industry
      5. To ask the Taoiseach the revenue generated by the tourism sector for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44607/25]
    • Civil Service
      7. To ask the Taoiseach the current status of the Accountability Board of the Civil Service; the last occasion on which it met. [46378/25]
    • Departmental Properties
      8. To ask the Taoiseach to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from paying commercial rates to the relevant local authority of...
    • Departmental Data
      9. To ask the Taoiseach if any agreements or lists have been made or exchanged with independent TDs who now support the Government since he became Taoiseach, to include projects in their...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      10. To ask the Taoiseach further to Parliamentary Question No. 26 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested. [47365/25]
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Trade Agreements
      12. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government’s position on the EU-Mercosur trade agreement in light of its potential impact on Irish beef exports valued at...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      20. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of emails his Department has received regarding the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018 over the past 12...
    • Departmental Equipment
      23. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether his Department has a working voicemail/messaging system to track phone calls that are not answered; and, if not, when did his...
    • Middle East
      24. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the request for help to facilitate the evacuation of a person (details supplied) in Gaza who was assured...
    • Departmental Policies
      26. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support the reinstatement of DNA testing in Ireland for intending parents, following surrogacy treatment abroad, on their return...
    • Social Welfare Fraud
      28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, given increasing public concern and anecdotal reports, he is aware of instances of individuals who have claimed asylum in the Republic of...
    • Passport Services
      29. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if it is possible to provide space for both parents or guardians names and emergency contact details on a child's passport, especially for...
    • Middle East
      30. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to consider points made by a person (details supplied) regarding life and death in Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44805/25]
    • Passport Services
      32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the average turnaround times for passport applications submitted in Cork city and county since 1 May 2025; and whether he has...
    • Diaspora Issues
      33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the plans he is considering to give voting rights to the diaspora; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44841/25]
    • Northern Ireland
      36. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his assessment of the potential impact of Northern Ireland’s invocation of the ‘Stormont Brake’ on cross-border trade...
    • Overseas Development Aid
      37. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the tangible measures Ireland can take to fill the gap in international aid budgets now that leading donor countries have cut or indicated an...
    • Middle East
      40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the Government plans to publish the updated version of the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill; whether any...
    • Departmental Properties
      41. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of all unused properties, lands and buildings, under the ownership or control of his Department within County Kerry; the...
    • Further and Higher Education
      42. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the supports or scholarships that his Department provides regarding further and higher education; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Human Rights
      43. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the treatment of a person (details supplied); and if he will raise the matter with the Chinese authorities. [45508/25]
    • Middle East
      44. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/ES-10/24, adopted on 18 September 2024; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Data
      45. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of times reports, statements or other documents authored by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade have contained the term...
    • Middle East
      46. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a person who has been accepted on an academic course in Ireland will be evacuated from Gaza (details supplied) given the circumstances;...
    • Foreign Policy
      48. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the criteria used by the State to correctly recognise the State of Palestine; if he would also apply to those criteria to the recognition of...
    • Passport Services
      49. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports reported lost or stolen to his Department for each year from 2015 to 2024 and to date in 2025. [46147/25]
    • EU Presidency
      50. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a programme of events for the Irish Presidency of the European Union in 2026 will be published. [46148/25]
    • Official Engagements
      51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of engagements that he has had with his Ukrainian counterpart since coming to office; the nature of those exchanges; and if he...
    • Trade Relations
      52. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland's trading relationship with Canada; and the extent to which the CETA trade agreement is improving that relationship. [46150/25]
    • Foreign Policy
      56. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland's relationship with Iceland; if there are any plans to establish an embassy in Reykjavik; and if he will make a statement...
    • Brexit Issues
      57. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline his perspective of the impact on trade between Ireland and the UK since the UK formally left the European Union on 31 January,...
    • Foreign Policy
      58. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding Ireland’s participation in the Hague Group; the details discussed at the meetings of the group over 15 and 16...
    • Middle East
      59. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of Irish citizens murdered by Israel in the course of their genocide against the Palestinian people of Gaza; the number of Irish...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the total funding allocated to County Louth under this Department from 2023 to date, per year in tabular form. [46346/25]
    • Departmental Properties
      61. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from paying commercial rates to...
    • Passport Services
      62. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his Departments position in cases in which a passport application is not correctly logged within a Garda station or where a Garda station...
    • International Agreements
      63. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress on the ratification of the UN High Seas Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46602/25]
    • Foreign Policy
      64. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he will raise with his German counterpart the vicious assault perpetrated by the German police on an Irish citizen protesting...
    • Diplomatic Representation
      65. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of male and female persons that applied for the post of personal assistant at the Irish Consulate General based in Miami. [46717/25]
    • Diaspora Issues
      68. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to respond to concerns (details supplied) that his Department’s diaspora survey did not include questions related to housing. [46742/25]
    • Foreign Conflicts
      69. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government will condemn the attacks by the rapid support forces in Sudan which has left thousands dead and hundreds more still...
    • EU Agreements
      70. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position Ireland will take in relation to the European Commission's recommendation for a council decision regarding the opening of...
    • Common Travel Area
      71. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to safeguard Common Travel Area provisions and Northern Ireland peace-process commitments given recent UK policy shifts including...
    • Trade Agreements
      72. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he accepts that the €3 billion compensation package referenced in discussions on the Mercosur agreement amounts to a redundancy...
    • Human Rights
      74. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to commit to publicly supporting the Gender Apartheid Campaign and the explicit inclusion of the gender apartheid as a crime against humanity...
    • United Nations
      80. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will ensure that the issues outlined in detail in a publication (details supplied) is discussed at the Foreign Affairs Council and at...
    • EU Agreements
      81. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the up-to-date position regarding the review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47335/25]
    • Middle East
      82. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has put forward at EU level the urgent need to impose additional meaningful sanctions on Israel in view of the ongoing genocide being...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      83. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information...
    • EU Presidency
      85. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether civil society will be consulted in relation to Ireland’s upcoming EU Presidency; the process for this; when will it begin; the...
    • Trade Sanctions
      86. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the range of sanctions imposed by the United States on the European Union have been finalised for all sectors; the measures that will be...
    • Northern Ireland
      88. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress to date in replacing the legacy legislation enacted by the previous British Government; the likely timescale for agreement on...
  • Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
    • Inland Fisheries
      89. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline the remit of Inland Fisheries Ireland under legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45966/25]
    • Environmental Investigations
      90. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a report on the Munster Blackwater river biodiversity loss has been submitted to the Minister; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Funding
      94. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the current layout of the Community Benefit Fund relating to ORESS 2.1; and his views on whether it ensures...
    • Energy Prices
      95. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he is taking to reduce the cost of energy for households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44556/25]
    • Energy Policy
      96. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the analysis that has been carried out on the impact of the Government’s decision not to provide energy credits this...
    • Regulatory Bodies
      98. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to report on his engagements with the CRU since he took office; if he has discussed what powers they have to monitor and...
    • Energy Prices
      100. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the analysis that has been carried out on the cost of energy for households between 2022 and to date in 2025; the measures...
    • Environmental Policy
      103. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government given the International Court of Justice new advisory opinion (details supplied), and State's obligations under...
    • Environmental Schemes
      104. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to report on the salaries of the CEO and directors of a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Semi-State Bodies
      106. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 156 of 29 July 2025, if any parameters were put in place regarding the type of...
    • Energy Policy
      108. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the assurances he will give to constituents in County Kerry in respect of a serious matter (details supplied); and if he...
    • Local Authorities
      110. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the details of the funding that has been provided to Westmeath and Longford County Councils in the past 5 years to...
    • EU Directives
      111. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reasons for the delay in transposing the Renewable Energy Directive III into national law, for which the European...
    • Energy Policy
      112. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households in counties Longford and Westmeath which had electricity or gas disconnection in the past year...
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      115. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding sources available for individuals or companies working on development new and innovative sources of renewable...
    • Energy Policy
      116. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to indicate the progress made on each of the 10 actions set out in the Electricity Storage Policy Strategy published last...
    • Energy Conservation
      119. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of home energy upgrades that have been supported through SEAI retrofitting schemes in Longford and Westmeath in...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      120. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the breakdown of all Exchequer funding provided to the Tallaght district heating scheme; and the proportion this was of...
    • Energy Conservation
      123. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if eligibility rules have changed for applicants for SEAI grants for homes; if so, if successful applicants previous to...
    • Just Transition
      124. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding the State received from the European Just Transition Fund; the sectors that have received funding...
    • Fishing Industry
      125. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way in which a farmer (details supplied) can find out who owns the fishing rights on their land which bounds the River...
    • Wind Energy Generation
      126. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has developed or holds any strategic mapping or spatial planning data identifying areas where wind farms...
    • Programme for Government
      127. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on his efforts to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to revise and improve the provision of...
    • Tax Code
      128. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the merits of providing targeted support in the form of tax breaks for businesses that rent out clothes, to...
    • Departmental Policies
      130. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on the mechanisms available to homeowners whose properties have been damaged as a result of...
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      131. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria used to determine the order in which households on the life support category of the priority services...
    • State Bodies
      132. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the staffing and resources available to the MARA are sufficient to enable the agency to adequately perform its...
    • Water Pollution
      133. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to urgently investigate the source of the pollution that caused the death of tens of thousands of fish in the River...
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      134. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to identify which Minister of State has responsibility for Inland Fisheries Ireland; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Data Centres
      138. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he is taking to address the impact of data centres on energy bills; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Official Engagements
      140. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to report on his engagements with the CRU since taking office; the date and details of any meetings that took place; the...
    • Electricity Grid
      141. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has met with the Minister for housing to discuss what impact the constrained grid is having on housing supply; and...
    • Departmental Reviews
      143. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the land use review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46035/25]
    • Climate Change Policy
      144. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will clarify recent statements he has made regarding progress on climate targets in light of the 2.9% increase in...
    • Environmental Policy
      148. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on his Department’s identification of opportunities for additional peatlands for enhanced...
    • Energy Policy
      151. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline how a State-led FSRU would be compliant with the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act...
    • Departmental Schemes
      154. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide figures on the uptake of the low-cost loan scheme for 2025 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      155. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide updated figures on the installation of solar panels in homes, new and retrofitted, to date in 2025, in tabular...
    • Energy Conservation
      156. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide updated figures on the homes retrofitted to B2 or above, with a year-by-year breakdown to date in 2025, in...
    • Marine Protected Areas
      157. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline the status of the Marine Protected Areas Legislation and whether a decision has been made to retain it as...
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      160. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are any changes to the SEAI grants for solar panels for houses built after 2020; the up-to-date position on this...
    • Departmental Policies
      161. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to review the possibility of increasing the number of water refill stations available in Dublin; and if he will make a...
    • Inland Fisheries
      162. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the overall budget for Inland Fisheries Ireland for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46200/25]
    • Departmental Funding
      164. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an update on the total funding allocated to County Louth under this Department from 2023 to date, per year in...
    • Energy Conservation
      165. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his reasoning for not including floor insultation in the better energy warmer homes scheme (details supplied); if he has...
    • Energy Infrastructure
      167. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the means by which he is planning to synchronise local infrastructure investment in Cork to maximise benefits in energy...
    • Energy Policy
      168. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are specific development guidelines for the development of large-scale fossil-fuel-bio-fuel powered energy...
    • Departmental Properties
      171. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from paying...
    • Waste Management
      172. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the next steps to be taken in the process of transitioning Ireland's municipal waste collection...
    • Energy Prices
      173. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an update on the work of the National Energy Affordability Taskforce and its work on drafting an energy...
    • Environmental Policy
      175. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to advocate for the Global Plastics Treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46603/25]
    • Electricity Grid
      176. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the engagements he has had with electricity network operators since Storm Éowyn this year to ensure that critical...
    • Departmental Consultations
      177. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the timeline for consultation on Ireland’s social climate plan. [46671/25]
    • Energy Conservation
      178. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the percentage of the capital funding for works, under better energy warmer homes scheme, that was spent in the first...
    • Departmental Data
      179. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of domestic electricity customers in arrears and the average value of the arrears; the number of commercial...
    • Data Centres
      180. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a data centre is considered an "islanded" data centre, if it is powered by gas powered generators off-site connected...
    • Energy Policy
      181. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on his policy regarding the establishment of a strategic gas reserve; if private companies...
    • Electricity Generation
      186. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline details of engagement during 2025 between the Government and ESB regarding the future development of Moneypoint...
    • Departmental Schemes
      187. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding allocated under the solar PV scheme, by county, to date in 2025; the number of successful applicants in each...
    • Energy Policy
      188. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the support measures being considered to assist households facing increased energy costs; and to outline what Government...
    • Departmental Schemes
      189. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if assistance will be provided under the SEAI solar panel grant scheme to person (details supplied) experiencing...
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      190. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the consultation on plans designating renewables acceleration areas for one or more types of renewable energy sources...
    • Energy Policy
      193. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current installed and operational electricity storage capacity in megawatts and megawatt hours, by technology; the...
    • Waste Management
      195. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the annual tonnage of e-waste and end of life vehicles recovered since 2021, including copper, aluminium and steel; the...
    • Energy Policy
      196. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has examined waste heat recovery from potential electric arc furnace operations for district heating or...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      198. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the...
    • Wind Energy Generation
      200. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on offshore wind energy projects off the Irish coast; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Energy Conservation
      202. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households in Dublin Bay North that availed of the warmer homes scheme in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form;...
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      203. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of solar PV installations supported by SEAI in Dublin bay north in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he...
    • Energy Conservation
      204. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the external consultation that is planned in the run up to submitting a draft National Building Renovation Plan to the...
    • Energy Prices
      208. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the average household electricity costs in 2023 compared with 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Department of Defence
    • Departmental Policies
      209. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of entities designated as “critical entities” by sector under the CER regulations; the date on which the National...
    • Cybersecurity Policy
      210. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personnel currently being trained to serve in the Joint Cyber Defence Command; the number of staff currently deployed within the...
    • Defence Forces
      211. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 58 of 12 June 2025, the number of Reserve Defence Force applications received each year from 2020 to date...
    • Departmental Properties
      214. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to consider a request from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45108/25]
    • Defence Forces
      216. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Reserve Training and Support Day allocation was exhausted before the end of 2024; if so, the number of reservists who were left unpaid as...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      221. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to provide an update on the total funding allocated to County Louth under this Department from 2023 to date, per year in tabular form. [46345/25]
    • Departmental Properties
      222. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from paying commercial rates to the...
    • Defence Forces
      223. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his Department’s plans to replace Ireland’s primary overseas deployment following the UNIFIL drawdown concluding in 2027,...
    • Air Corps
      225. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the runway at casement aerodrome was last resurfaced; when the runway is next scheduled to be resurfaced. [46713/25]
    • Defence Forces
      226. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of meetings of the Government Task Force on Emergency Planning held since 2022; the exercises completed; and if he will make a...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      228. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 353 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested;...
    • United Nations
      230. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the up-to-date position regarding the renewal of the UNIFIL mandate in Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47428/25]
    • Defence Forces
      231. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the progress to date in improving recruitment and retention of personnel in the Permanent Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Policies
      232. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the likely cost to the exchequer of the full implementation of welfare provisions in the working time directive; and if he will make a statement...
    • Defence Forces
      235. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current capacity of the reserve Defence Forces, including total strength and training days completed in each of the past three years; and if...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Aviation Industry
      236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans to invest in sustainable aviation fuel infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47127/25]
    • Public Transport
      237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of antisocial behaviour incidents reported on public transport services in Dublin Bay North in 2023 and 2024; and if he will...
    • Rail Network
      240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in the context of additional funding for MetroLink being provided in the new National Development Plan, the updated estimated date for...
    • Local Authorities
      241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if local authorities are required to re advertise the community involvement scheme every two years, including requesting existing...
    • Public Transport
      242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the progress of the review of the large public service vehicle licensing system that his Department are...
    • Bus Services
      243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will introduce a financial support scheme to assist commercial bus operators with the costs of upgrading their...
    • Public Transport
      244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a timeframe on when digital payments will be introduced across all public transport in Ireland; and if he will make a...
    • Rail Network
      245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on plans to support of high speed rail link between Cork and Dublin, in line with the new National...
    • Road Network
      247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans for the current N28 after the M28 becomes operational in 2028; his plans for a sustainable travel corridor on this route,...
    • Departmental Data
      248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amounts paid to vehicle owners for damage caused to vehicles on public roads from potholes, poor surface and other reasons; the...
    • Coast Guard Service
      249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 26 March 2025, if the review of processes by his Department relative to the Irish coast guard...
    • Public Transport
      250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider the creation of a direct route from the M3 Parkway to Connolly station and Pearse station; and if he will make a...
    • Parking Provision
      251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of difficulties in accessing the blue parking badge for people with additional needs who are mobile but cannot walk...
    • Road Safety Authority
      253. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether the derogatory wording used in RSA advisory materials regarding wheelchair users on public roads (details supplied) will be...
    • Driver Test
      254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of new driving testers appointment within the country and per county; to confirm whether these are new testers or whether they...
    • Road Network
      255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for a timeline on when he will be upgrading the N2/A5 route; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44672/25]
    • National Development Plan
      256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the publication of the National Development Plan, if he will ensure that there is additional funding for road maintenance in...
    • Road Network
      257. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of funding allocated to all local authorities for repair and maintenance of regional and local road network, in each year from...
    • Transport Policy
      261. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which his Department has integrated planning for shared mobility hubs into metropolitan area transport strategies and other...
    • Aer Lingus
      270. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will take action to ensure that the pension scheme for retired Aer Lingus workers is restored to its pre-2015 level; if he is aware...
    • Córas Iompair Éireann
      271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to issues in correspondence (details supplied); the actions he will take to restore confidence in...
    • Driver Licences
      272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an application for a person (details supplied) to exchange an overseas driving licence for an Irish licence; and if he will...
    • Córas Iompair Éireann
      273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to examine details of concerns in relation to CIE’s current pension ballot process (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • State Bodies
      274. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received complaints, internal correspondence, or protected disclosures concerning potential breaches of corporate governance,...
    • Bus Services
      279. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review correspondence (details supplied); the steps being considered to address the matter raised; and if he will make a...
    • Public Transport
      280. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport If he will extend the SPSV licencing period for standard taxi vehicles first registered in 2016, as due to prior extensions given to...
    • Bus Services
      281. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to examine the case for additional bus stop at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44846/25]
    • Electric Vehicles
      282. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether planning guidelines will be updated to allow the installation of private chargers, for an on-street or public parking space, for...
    • Transport Policy
      283. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide statistics on the number of major national or regional transport projects currently delayed due to judicial reviews;...
    • Public Transport
      284. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to urgently re-examine the need for a foot bridge connecting Killarney Railway station and Killarney Bus station (details supplied); and...
    • Driver Licences
      285. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of drivers disqualified in court, by month, to date in 2025; the number who failed to surrender their licence/learner permit...
    • Aviation Industry
      286. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the sustainable aviation fuel policy roadmap will be published given its importance in supporting decarbonisation efforts across the...
    • Córas Iompair Éireann
      287. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps his Department will take to ensure that a fully quorate representative committee, constituted strictly in accordance with the...
    • Public Transport
      290. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of extending the young adult travel card at the current 50% discount for the 26-29 (inclusive) year old age cohort;...
    • Dublin Bus
      292. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if new double decker buses being procured by Dublin Bus will have adequate floor space on the ground floor for two wheelchairs; and if he...
    • Departmental Policies
      293. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on his proposals to revise the National Aviation Policy, as per the Programme for Government; the timeline for this; and at...
    • Departmental Strategies
      294. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when his Department will publish its Demand Management Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45062/25]
    • Bus Services
      295. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide clarity on planning dimensions for a footpath under BusConnects (details supplied). [45144/25]
    • Public Transport
      296. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the commitment announced in budget 2025 to provide free public transport for children under nine years of age will be implemented....
    • Departmental Properties
      297. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a list of all unused properties, lands and buildings, under the ownership or control of his Department within County Kerry;...
    • Public Transport
      298. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total cost incurred by his Department and TII in 2024 and to date in 2025, for the repair and maintenance of the national road and...
    • Road Network
      299. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will allocate the necessary funding to upgrade the N72 road between Fermoy, County Cork and Tallow, County Waterford; and if he...
    • Driver Licences
      300. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of disqualifications imposed on Irish licence holders in 2024 and to date in 2025 that were not possible to enforce as no...
    • Bus Services
      303. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the plans for the 15a bus service to be cancelled, affecting many people along the route; and if he will request his...
    • Córas Iompair Éireann
      304. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason widows and orphans were omitted from the CIÉ regular wage scheme from 1945 until 2003; his views on the assertion by some...
    • Active Travel
      305. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of the cycle lane on route R448, Moone to Timolin, County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45293/25]
    • Road Projects
      306. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the locations of cycle lanes provided, or under construction, by TII since the beginning of 2025; the cost of these lanes; and if he will...
    • Active Travel
      307. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the safety guidelines in use for the provision of cycle lanes in the State; when these regulations were last updated; and if he will make...
    • Transport Infrastructure Ireland
      308. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the original allocations and payments made by Transport Infrastructure Ireland to local authorities for national roads from 2020 to date...
    • Parking Provision
      311. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the most recent time Irish Rail marked and or resurfaced the carpark to the front of a station (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Greenways Provision
      312. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a breakdown of funding allocated to greenways in each of the years 2020 to 2025, by county, in tabular form. [45365/25]
    • Transport Policy
      315. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the financial supports available to taxi drivers, particularly taxi drivers renting their vehicles and wishing to purchase their own...
    • Driver Test
      316. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current waiting times for driving tests in each centre in counties Longford and Westmeath; and the number of applicants currently...
    • Greenways Provision
      318. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to support a request by Kerry County Council to Transport Infrastructure Ireland to allocate a sustainability payment to the farmers and...
    • Transport Infrastructure Ireland
      319. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request Transport Infrastructure Ireland to reply to queries from Kerry County Council and public representatives in Kerry,...
    • Road Projects
      320. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the NTA funding profile if the Lehenaghmore Road improvement scheme, by quarter through completion; the KPI targets for...
    • Bus Services
      321. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected ridership in year one of the TFI Local Link route 530, Fermoy to Mallow starting 18 August and route 255 Kinsale to Cork...
    • Dublin Airport Authority
      324. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to ensure that full compliance by the DAA will be adhered to with north runway planning conditions (details supplied); and if he will...
    • Road Projects
      325. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the route selection report for the N24 Waterford to Cahir scheme will be published given it was due to be published in Quarter 2...
    • Aviation Industry
      326. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of commercial flights that departed from each of the airports in Dublin, Cork, Shannon, Knock and Kerry in 2023 and 2024; and...
    • Public Transport
      327. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure the leap card is available via mobile phones into the future. [45689/25]
    • Emergency Services
      328. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the amended contract arrangements for standby crews, to active on-duty search and rescue, under the...
    • Transport Infrastructure Ireland
      329. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the outcome of the review of the national development plan, will TII provide details of schemes that can be progressed over...
    • Córas Iompair Éireann
      330. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of CIÉ habitual properties in County Kilkenny; the number being resided in; the number that are vacant; and if he will...
    • Road Network
      334. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the second phase of the proposed speed limit changes will be introduced, including the introduction of a 30km/h speed limit in urban...
    • Electric Vehicles
      335. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider running a kerb charger pilot to enable people who do not have driveways to safely charge their electric cars. [45843/25]
    • Driver Test
      336. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current average waiting time for a driving test with an Irish-speaking tester in County Meath; the corresponding average wait times...
    • Driver Licences
      337. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of PPS numbers lost or misplaced by the National Driver Licence Service over the past 20 years; the measures in place to...
    • Taxi Regulations
      338. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the lack of standardisation in how taxis accept payment (details supplied); if a standardisation...
    • Airport Policy
      339. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of exemptions he has granted this year for the landing of Lufthansa aircraft carrying munitions of war at Dublin Airport under...
    • Road Network
      340. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocations of funding for roads and infrastructure maintenance for each local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
    • Bus Services
      342. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is taking to address the phenomena of ‘ghost buses’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46005/25]
    • Public Transport
      343. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of ongoing problems with the TFI app (details supplied); the measures he is taking to address these issues; and if he will...
    • Córas Iompair Éireann
      344. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views regarding the voting system that recently took place in relation to a pension scheme for a State agency (details supplied)...
    • Departmental Data
      345. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for the percentage of appeals granted by the Dublin Street Parking Services and the NTA, in tabular form. [46032/25]
    • Bus Services
      346. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to confirm that the proposed 81 bus route, which will replace the existing 15A route, will be rolled out in conjunction with the...
    • Driver Test
      348. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current waiting times for availing of a driving test at the various test centres nationwide as of the 1 August 2025, in tabular form;...
    • Bus Services
      349. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will address the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Driver Test
      351. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applicants currently waiting to sit the bus driving test in County Meath and nationwide; the average waiting time for...
    • Rail Network
      352. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the nature of the refurbishment works that were carried out at Drumcondra train station in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular...
    • Airport Policy
      354. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide funding for the development of Waterford airport and the timeframe for funding; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Driver Test
      355. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of learner drivers that failed to show for their scheduled driving test appointment in July 2025 and August 2025, by driving...
    • Cycling Facilities
      356. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the model of bike share scheme he will introduce to replace the TFI bike scheme in Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Traffic Management
      357. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether funding is available for traffic calming measures at a location (details supplied). [46290/25]
    • Cycling Facilities
      359. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide assurances that the Cork city bikes scheme will remain publicly accountable and accessible to all users, particularly...
    • Public Transport
      363. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport , if he will contact the NTA regarding introducing a shuttle service between local suburbs in the Kinsealy, Malahide area and the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      367. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the total funding allocated to County Louth under this Department from 2023 to date, per year in tabular form....
    • Bus Éireann
      368. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of cases in which Bus Éireann services are skipping stops in smaller villages along their route where the bus is...
    • Commercial Rates
      369. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from paying commercial rates...
    • Cycling Policy
      370. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to clarify the shared transport mobility hub which will replace the TFI bike scheme in Cork; how this will operate in practice; the...
    • Public Sector Pensions
      371. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on an organisation (details supplied). [46487/25]
    • Cycling Facilities
      374. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Glanmire to Cork city cycle route phase 2; if a contract has been awarded; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Energy Conservation
      375. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the eligibility criteria for the residential insulation grant scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Rail Network
      376. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of staff employed on 1 September 2025 at McDonagh train station, Kilkenny; the number of staff employed on 1 September 2020;...
    • Bus Services
      377. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to report on NTA and Bus Éireann punctuality and planned service changes for Routes 223-225 and associated local link additions; and...
    • Cycling Policy
      378. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the new arrangements and contracts for the city bike scheme that operates in Cork city; the reason for changing the arrangements of the...
    • Ports Policy
      379. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement he has had with Dublin Port Company on the Alexandra Basin Redevelopment project, particularly regarding the proposed...
    • Bus Éireann
      381. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an additional bus stop at a location (details supplied) on Bus Eireann Route No. 40; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Electric Vehicles
      382. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will consider the introduction of a grant scheme to assist car-share and car-rental operators in acquiring ZE vehicles....
    • Public Transport
      383. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when free travel for children under nine years of age is expected to be implemented. [46695/25]
    • Coast Guard Service
      384. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital budget allocation for the Irish Coast Guard in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [46721/25]
    • Road Projects
      386. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement that took place between Kildare County Council and Transport Infrastructure Ireland in relation to the provision of cycle...
    • Bus Services
      388. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department is planning to deliver an additional town bus for Carlow Town, CW 3; when it will be delivered and operational; the...
    • Haulage Industry
      390. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in light of significant truck driver shortages reported in Cork, up to 40 vacancies locally, the measures that will be taken to...
    • Cycling Policy
      391. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale for the decision to end the TFI bike share programme in Cork city; his plans to replace the scheme; and if he will make a...
    • Road Safety
      393. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the regulations in place that set the national standards for pedestrian crossings; if any of these standards could preclude the design of...
    • Emergency Services
      394. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason search and rescue crew members, who perform duties for a continuous 24-hour period, have their recorded working hours reduced...
    • Bus Services
      395. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to urgently address the situation for commercial bus operators (details supplied) and allow for the expansion of free fares on State-run...
    • Public Transport
      396. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the free travel scheme for children under nine-years of age, which was announced in Budget 2025, does not apply to Irish Rail...
    • Bus Services
      397. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to consider increasing the frequency of a bus service both to and from the Dublin city centre (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Public Transport
      398. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific date of implementation for free public transport for children under nine-years of age; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Bus Services
      400. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Transport Authority will fund the installation of a next bus display indicator screen at Dublin Bus pole number 6320; and...
    • Road Projects
      401. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of any engagement between his Department and Clare county council between 2017 and to date in 2025 in relation to progressing...
    • Rail Network
      402. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers carried by Iarnród Éireann on the Ennis-Limerick-Ennis and Ennis-Galway-Ennis services in 2025 to...
    • National Car Test
      403. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average wait time for a national car test (NCT) at each NCT centres across Ireland in August 2024 and in August 2025, in tabular...
    • Public Transport
      404. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the progress of rural public transport initiatives in County Clare, including bus and rail services. [46967/25]
    • Departmental Correspondence
      405. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a response will issue to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46975/25]
    • Driver Licences
      406. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps being taken to simplify the process for Irish and US citizens to exchange driver’s licences without the need for...
    • School Transport
      407. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the new taskforce for school transport will examine investing in the purchase of an adequate number of school buses; if training will...
    • Public Transport
      408. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on progress made in terms of introducing free public transport for children under the age of nine, as announced in Budget...
    • Public Sector Pensions
      409. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on correspondence received from workers at Irish Rail (details supplied) regarding matters pertaining to the CIE superannuation...
    • Rail Network
      410. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a detailed breakdown of the factors contributing to the €41 million cost overrun in the national train control centre...
    • Legislative Measures
      415. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of the Horse-Drawn Carriages Bill; when it will be presented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47077/25]
    • Public Transport
      416. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the process of implementing the public transport security force referenced in the Programme for Government; and if he...
    • Road Safety
      417. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has concerns about the future impact on road safety standards arising from Paragraph 8 of the Joint Statement on a United...
    • Airport Policy
      418. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to the deployment of counter-drone technology at Dublin airport, if he will provide a comprehensive account of the number and...
    • Aviation Industry
      421. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the work the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Task Force has undertaken to date; if he will provide the task force’s terms of...
    • EU Presidency
      423. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether sustainable transport and the use of sustainable aviation fuel will be central priorities during Ireland’s upcoming EU...
    • Rail Network
      424. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question 407 of 29 July 2025, if his officials are involved in developing with NTA, Irish Rail, Louth County...
    • Bus Services
      425. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of Dublin Bus or Go-Ahead routes, other than the 33 service, which originate outside Dublin city zone 1; and if...
    • Public Transport
      426. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to review the zoning structure for Dublin bus and rail services to ensure fairness for commuters living in outer suburban or...
    • Rail Network
      427. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is appropriate funding for the Northern commuter rail line to be electrified all the way to Drogheda; the expected timeline for...
    • Ports Policy
      431. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the fuel storage capacity for marine and ground fuels for each Tier-1 and Tier-2 ports; the availability of tugs, emergency power and...
    • Emergency Services
      432. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Irish Coast Guard’s search and rescue response-time performance and aircraft availability for each of the past three years;...
    • Ports Policy
      433. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Tier-1 and Tier-2 ports that have been assessed for hosting or serving an electric arc furnace and scrap pre-processing facility; the...
    • Driver Test
      434. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of those currently waiting for Cat C, Cat C1, and Cat BE testing in all test centres in County Clare; the number tested in...
    • Public Transport
      435. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the date of implementation for free bus transport for children under-9 years; if he will consider including commercial bus operators in...
    • Bus Services
      436. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has engaged with commercial bus operators and considered their inclusion in future fare reduction schemes; and if he...
    • Public Transport
      437. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration was given to extending the new child 5–8 Leap card beyond eight years of age; and the reasoning behind choosing...
    • Transport Policy
      438. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide details of the review of key programmes and projects in the transport sector in the context of the capital funding envelope;...
    • Public Transport
      439. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the number Leap card validators at Broombridge Luas and rail access points to cut down on queuing; and if he will make a...
    • Bus Services
      440. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on increasing bus and rail services in Dublin west for winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47275/25]
    • Public Transport
      444. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the implementation of contactless payment systems on public transport as committed to in the Programme for...
    • Driver Test
      446. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason driving test centre waiting times (details supplied) are lagging behind the national average of 10.4 weeks; and if he will...
    • Haulage Industry
      449. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that will be introduced to assist in the recruitment and retention of lorry drivers for the haulage industry; and if he will...
    • Driver Test
      450. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that will be implemented to reduce waiting times for applicants seeking driving tests for heavy goods vehicles; and if he...
    • Public Transport
      451. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount of Leap card fare revenue collected in each year since 2016 across all TFI services in respect of credit on cards that was...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      453. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 547 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information...
    • Greenways Provision
      455. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the proposed development of a greenway at Shannonbridge, County Offaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Road Projects
      456. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made on the A5 upgrade project, including funding commitments from both jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Rail Network
      457. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected timeframe for delivery of MetroLink; the current status of the planning process; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Greenways Provision
      460. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Carlingford Lough Greenway completion (cross-border boardwalk near Newry), including funding drawdown, agreed delivery...
    • Electric Vehicles
      461. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress of the all-island sports club EV charging programme, including the number of sites approved, grant terms, interoperability...
    • Bus Services
      462. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on a grant application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47485/25]
    • Public Transport
      463. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual cost of maintaining wheelchair access in train stations and other public transport infrastructure, in particular with respect...
    • Rail Network
      465. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress on establishing strategic spares for the rail network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47965/25]
  • Department of Finance
    • Financial Services
      466. To ask the Minister for Finance the Government’s overall policy in relation to the protection of households and businesses from aggressive debt collection practices by financial...
    • EU Directives
      467. To ask the Minister for Finance whether Ireland will support European Commission recommendations on updates to the Tobacco Taxation Directive [47102/25]
    • EU Budgets
      468. To ask the Minister for Finance the Government’s key priorities in the MFF negotiations, particularly in the areas of environmental funding specially biodiversity, social funding...
    • Housing Schemes
      473. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide the estimated cost of the help to buy scheme for 2025-2029; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44436/25]
    • Summer Economic Statement
      474. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide the general Government revenue and expenditure projections out to 2030 that underpin the summer economic statement; and if he will make a statement...
    • Vacant Properties
      475. To ask the Minister for Finance to estimate the expected revenue yield from vacant homes tax if the local property tax multiplier was increased to 10 and 12 respectively; and if he will make...
    • State Savings Schemes
      477. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide a progress report on the establishment of a State savings scheme that would be modelled on the French ‘livret a’ scheme and leverage...
    • Tax Code
      478. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the capital acquisitions tax thresholds in Budget 2026; if he will particularly examine the inequitable treatment of childless...
    • Insurance Industry
      479. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide details of all groups that put in submissions for suggestions on insurance reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44521/25]
    • Tax Data
      480. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the revenue that would be raised by introducing an additional USC rate, of an additional 3% on incomes above €140,000. [44545/25]
    • Tax Code
      490. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44597/25]
    • Tax Credits
      491. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason there is no existing tax credit available to support disabled individuals, such as wheelchair users, with the significant costs involved in...
    • Departmental Equipment
      492. To ask the Minister for Finance the plans the Department has for the two Revenue Customs vessels, the RCC Suirbhéir and the RRC Faire, once they cease operations. [44693/25]
    • Tax Exemptions
      493. To ask the Minister for Finance if his officials have considered the policy impact of applying the professional services withholding tax exemption to services provided by clinical...
    • Tax Reliefs
      494. 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 below...
    • Tax Yield
      495. To ask the Minister for Finance his response to the imposition of new US tariffs on EU exports, particularly pharmaceuticals; if an assessment has been made of the impact on Ireland’s...
    • Tax Code
      496. To ask the Minister for Finance to publish any internal Departmental analysis regarding potential changes to capital gains tax and its projected impact on SMEs, family farms and...
    • Business Supports
      498. To ask the Minister for Finance whether the Government is considering a targeted liquidity loan scheme or tax deferral programme for viable small businesses under pressure from rising costs,...
    • Revenue Commissioners
      499. To ask the Minister for Finance if the Revenue Commissioners are currently processing an increased number of insolvency-related filings in the hospitality sector; and to provide the number...
    • Tax Exemptions
      501. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an estimate, based on available Revenue Commissioners data, of the amount of tax revenue foregone annually due to the charitable tax...
    • Tax Data
      502. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of increasing the rent tax credit with the credit equivalent to 8.3% of an individual’s annual rent with a minimum credit of €1,250 and...
    • Housing Schemes
      506. To ask the Minister for Finance if he could provide a timeline for the housing measures promised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45031/25]
    • Tax Data
      507. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would be raised by increasing the IREF withholding tax to 25%, 30%, 33%, 35% and 40%, respectively. [45097/25]
    • Banking Sector
      512. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing legislation (details supplied) that will ensure mortgage holders are making repayments that accurately reflect their loan to...
    • Tax Exemptions
      513. To ask the Minister for Finance if he intends to increase the income limit for a full tax exemption for tax payers aged over 65, given this has remained at €18,000 for several years,...
    • Rental Sector
      514. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the Government mechanisms that are in place to measure the effectiveness of renter’s relief in reducing student hardships; and if he...
    • International Agreements
      515. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department is working on setting up a double taxation agreement with Brazil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45250/25]
    • Data Protection
      516. To ask the Minister for Finance considering obligations under Article 8 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Anti-Money Laundering Directive, the enforcement actions...
    • Mortgage Resolution Processes
      517. To ask the Minister for Finance to consider establishing a State-supported legacy debt resolution scheme to address unsustainable celtic tiger era mortgages that continue to impact...
    • Planning Issues
      518. To ask the Minister for Finance to clarify that the application of the residential zoned land tax (RZLT) ceases once construction commences on a site; if construction has commenced on a...
    • State Bodies
      519. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of all investments held by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund in companies directly or indirectly associated with operations in...
    • Departmental Reviews
      520. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding his Department-led review of the fund and investment industry in Ireland, including a specific assessment of the deemed disposal rule;...
    • Interest Rates
      521. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the failure of the main Irish banks to pass on successive ECB interest rate cuts to their mortgage customers at a time when these same...
    • State Savings Schemes
      522. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding any research carried out by his Department into the merits of developing an individual savings account scheme in Ireland, similar to...
    • Mortgage Interest Rates
      523. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to cases whereby so called vulture funds are charging interest rates on mortgages, significantly above market rates; his views...
    • Tax Code
      524. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on VAT in relation to funeral and undertaker materials (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45787/25]
    • Tax Exemptions
      525. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend the tax exemption on income up to €400 for households with solar panels selling electricity back to the grid, which is due to expire...
    • Tax Reliefs
      526. To ask the Minister for Finance the first year and full year cost of increasing the rate of tax relief on food products for additional diet expenses for coeliacs and diabetics from 20% to...
    • Electric Vehicles
      528. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has examined any proposals for a weight-based tax for large electric SUVs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45884/25]
    • Tax Code
      531. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider introducing measures to reduce the cost in VAT and customs duties on tools belonging to skilled tradespeople who are returning from...
    • Tax Data
      532. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual revenue raised for the exchequer through 'motoring fines' as detailed in monthly fiscal monitors for each year since 2016 and to date in 2025; and...
    • Revenue Commissioners
      534. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the minimum time period between revenue issuing a notice or assessment and revenue issuing a request for payment that gives revenue the power to...
    • Regulatory Bodies
      535. To ask the Minister for Finance of the 496 cases with the FSPO for over five years without resolution, the share of those related to banking; of the 231 cases that at no stage were placed on...
    • Central Bank of Ireland
      536. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will take action to prevent the renewal of the Central Bank’s facilitation of Israeli Bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46106/25]
    • Tax Yield
      537. To ask the Minister for Finance the revenue accrued on an annual basis from inheritance tax in each of the years from 2020 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tax Reliefs
      539. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will assess the estimated full-year cost of reducing the tax relief available for private health insurance premiums from its current level to a new,...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      541. To ask the Minister for Finance the status of any plans to recategorise carer's allowance such that it is no longer taxable or reckonable as income for the purposes of means assessment....
    • Tax Reliefs
      542. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the case of a person (details supplied) where they have been refused mortgage interest relief despite receiving the relief in 2024; and if...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      543. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the total funding allocated to County Louth under this Department from 2023 to date, per year in tabular form. [46348/25]
    • Departmental Inquiries
      544. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 695 of 29 July 2025, the response to which was an interpretation of the law, to introduce changes in Budget 2026 to...
    • Irish Stock Exchange
      545. To ask the Minister for Finance the means by which he plans to support the Irish Stock Exchange in line with the Programme for Government commitments, including in the context of recent...
    • Tax Code
      547. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to reform the PME refund to make it non-taxable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46424/25]
    • Departmental Properties
      548. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from paying commercial rates to the relevant local...
    • Mental Health Services
      549. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated annual VAT revenue collected from counselling and psychotherapy services. [46527/25]
    • Tax Reliefs
      552. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 724 of 29 July 2025, if the updated figures from the Revenue Commissioners for 2026 referred to in the reply are...
    • Tax Data
      553. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue that would raised by increasing the remote betting duty by 1%; if there are any restrictions on the ability of the State to apply...
    • Revenue Commissioners
      557. To ask the Minister for Finance if the scheduled 2026 carbon tax increase is contained within the Revenue Commissioners projections set out in the annual progress report; and if he will make...
    • Tax Data
      558. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual revenue generated by businesses from the sale of period products including pads, tampons and other menstrual hygiene products. [46571/25]
    • Tax Credits
      560. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated savings from removing tax credits from incomes above €100,000 based off the latest data; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Banking Sector
      561. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an updated assessment of Irish household debt-service ratios after the August cut and current gilt-yield dynamics of a bank (details supplied); his...
    • Tax Exemptions
      563. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated revenue raised in the first year by increasing non-resident landlord withholding tax to 40%; the estimated revenue raised in the first year by...
    • Seized Property
      565. To ask the Minister for Finance the full costs to the State involved in storing and maintaining the MV Matthew ship since it was seized; the details of the disposal process; and the reason...
    • Insurance Coverage
      566. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the lack of availability of insurance for mobility scooters; the steps his Department will take to address this issue for individuals with...
    • Tax Strategy Group
      567. To ask the Minister for Finance his response to the Tax Strategy Group’s General Excise Paper, which found that “notable increases in the volume of products being consumed...
    • Financial Services
      569. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has met or plans to meet with an organisation (details supplied) before the budget regarding their pre-budget submission. [46685/25]
    • State Savings Schemes
      570. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to reports that the European Commission has cited Sweden’s ISK model as best practice for encouraging savers to invest...
    • Tax Reliefs
      571. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has considered the extension of taxsaver relief to more forms of sustainable transport and shared mobility as part of budget 2026. [46692/25]
    • Central Bank of Ireland
      573. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that Ireland is no longer the home country for Israeli bonds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46766/25]
    • Tax Code
      576. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given in Budget 2026 to reducing VAT on essential food items, in view of Eurostat figures showing Irish food inflation running at 5%...
    • Housing Schemes
      582. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider increasing the threshold for help-to buy applicants from €500,000 in Budget 2026 in view of the increase in housing and...
    • Trade Agreements
      583. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has assessed the potential budgetary exposure of Ireland under any proposed EU compensation or adjustment fund for farmers affected by the EU-Mercosur...
    • Tax Data
      585. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated annual savings to an average household by extending the VAT reduction for electricity at 9 percent in 2026; the estimated savings for an average...
    • Tax Exemptions
      587. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review or increase the income tax exemption for pensioners in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46995/25]
    • Economic Policy
      588. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the level of retail investment in the Irish economy should be increased; his views on the way in which Ireland can increase this; and if...
    • Irish Stock Exchange
      589. To ask the Minister for Finance to report on his engagement with the Irish Stock Exchange on the way in which Budget 2026 can provide incentives to companies to list on the exchange; and if...
    • Tax Exemptions
      590. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated annual cost of increasing the small gift tax exemption from €3,000 to €5,000 per year; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Rental Sector
      591. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give due consideration to raising the rent-a-room tax-free threshold, which has not increased since 2017, to encourage more homeowners to take up...
    • Tax Exemptions
      593. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to amending the criteria for local property tax exemptions or reductions in cases where a person with a severe intellectual...
    • Aviation Industry
      594. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an updated assessment of the economic contribution of the aircraft leasing sector to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Animal Breeding
      595. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce specific NACE codes for dog breeding to improve tax oversight and industry statistics; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Tax Clearance Certificates
      596. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a plan to require tax clearance certificates for DBE operators and registered sellers exceeding certain thresholds; and if he will make a...
    • State Savings Schemes
      598. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline his position on proposals to establish a incentivised savings and investment account scheme for Ireland, similar to the UK ISA; and if he has met,...
    • Tax Reliefs
      600. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration would be given to introducing tax relief for club memberships (sporting clubs) to encourage more people to get involved in community...
    • Tax Exemptions
      604. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the announcement in Budget 2025 regarding plans to introduce a stamp duty exemption on the trading of shares in small companies on the...
    • Central Bank of Ireland
      605. To ask the Minister for Finance what economic and reputational impact is expected from Israel’s transfer of EU bond prospectus approval to Luxembourg; whether there are plans to amend...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Radio Spectrum Management
      606. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to deliver a resilient national public-safety radio network, including mission-critical TETRA or LTE interoperable with HF or...
    • Public Procurement Contracts
      607. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the top ten public contracts in value terms including project name, completed in the past five years; the total final cost of each...
    • Flood Risk Management
      608. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will detail the flood protection works that have been carried out by the Office of Public Works in the lower Meelick area of...
    • Departmental Properties
      610. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the full cost to date associated with a project (details supplied); a breakdown of the costs and suppliers; the overall initial cost;...
    • National Lottery
      612. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of sanctions imposed and the nature of same by the Regulator of the National Lottery on the licence holder of national...
    • Pension Provisions
      613. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to examine when a decision will be made regarding a pension for a person (details supplied), which has been under review since 19...
    • Heritage Sites
      614. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to review the case of features of a historical site needing repair (details supplied); his Departments plans to repair this wall; and if...
    • Parliamentary Party Allowances
      615. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has received any reports or notifications of irregularities in claims made under the parliamentary activities...
    • Office of Public Works
      619. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 349 and 350 of 24 June 2025, the breakdown of the number of years and months each building has...
    • Environmental Policy
      620. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of the ICN fund that will be ringfenced for protecting and restoring nature; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Ministerial Staff
      621. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide details of the conflict of interest, related party disclosure, and recusal protocols currently in place for special...
    • Office of Public Works
      623. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a breakdown of expenditure incurred by the Office of Public Works (OPW) on conservation and preparatory works at a location...
    • Departmental Properties
      624. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a list of all unused properties, lands and buildings, under the ownership or control of his Department within County Kerry;...
    • Heritage Sites
      625. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current works under way, the timetable to complete works and a detailed programme of all involved at The Rock of Dunamase, County...
    • Office of Public Works
      627. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of WTE qualified architects and structural engineers employed by the OPW in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [45487/25]
    • National Development Plan
      630. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding is available in the revised National Development Plan for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • Civil Service
      631. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the National Shared Services Office external audit looking at the overpayment of civil servants and...
    • Protected Disclosures
      632. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on whether existing legislation related to the protection of corporate whistleblowers stands up compared to our European...
    • School Staff
      636. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline his responsibilities in relation to the implementation of pension parity for school secretaries and caretakers; and if he...
    • Environmental Policy
      637. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of the €3.15billion climate and nature fund that has been ringfenced for nature-specific projects; and if he will make...
    • Office of Public Works
      639. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the nature of refurbishment works that the OPW carried out at Rathfarnham Garda station where the value of works was in excess of...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      640. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on the total funding allocated to County Louth under this Department from 2023 to date, per year in tabular form....
    • Departmental Properties
      641. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from paying commercial rates...
    • State Pensions
      642. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the roles under the employment of the State which are excluded from the single public service pension scheme and are without an...
    • Fiscal Policy
      643. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total annual expenditure by the State on the non-profit and NGO sector for each of the past five years, disaggregated by Department...
    • Financial Services
      644. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the State closed the Benefacts database in 2021; the evaluation that was undertaken prior to its closure; and his plans to...
    • Civil Service
      648. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of clerical officer applicants that are fluent in Irish currently on a panel arising from the most recent civil service...
    • Heritage Sites
      650. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the refurbishment works scheduled to be carried out at Kilkenny Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Office of Public Works
      651. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the visitor numbers to each visitor attraction operated by the Office of Public Works, each month to date in 2025, in tabular form; and...
    • State Properties
      652. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for the details of all funding allocations granted in respect of works to the old Garda station in Ennis, County Clare; to outline the...
    • Ministerial Communications
      655. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether any agreements, understandings or lists have been made since he took office, or exchanged with independent TDs who now support...
    • Public Sector Staff
      656. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the latest total number of public sector employees, broken down by department and agency, and the total number of public sector...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      657. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 822 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information...
    • Heritage Sites
      659. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on proposed development of a visitor’s centre at the Clonmacnoise Monastic Site, Shannonbridge, County Offaly; and...
    • An Garda Síochána
      661. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for a further update on the commencement date for the construction of the new south Tipperary Garda community HQ; if the contract has...
    • National Development Plan
      662. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of National Development Plan expenditure that has been ringfenced for resilience and climate adaptation measures in each year...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Data Centres
      663. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to respond to media reports of data centres located in Ireland being used to "plan deadly airstrikes and shape military operations"...
    • Trade Missions
      664. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of trade missions undertaken to Asian countries in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Co-operative Sector
      666. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the work being carried out to support the formation of community-led cooperatives; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Civil Service
      668. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if any assessment has been carried out of the economic value of remote working to the economy; if so, the value determined; and if he...
    • Small and Medium Enterprises
      669. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the breakdown of the total number of business closures recorded in the State since 1 April 2025, disaggregated by industry sector and...
    • Public Sector Staff
      676. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to include public sector workers during the permit process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44939/25]
    • Co-operative Sector
      677. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to Bring forward an updated legal framework for the co-operative model to...
    • Patent Applications
      678. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding or practical supports available for entrepreneurs looking to make EU wide patent applications for new technologies like...
    • Tourism Industry
      679. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures that will be implemented to increase tourism business through direct investment or the introduction of specific...
    • Work Permits
      680. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the action he will take to address an unresolved matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45145/25]
    • Employment Rights
      681. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will engage with the Workers Rights Commission regarding the protracted follow-up to a case (details supplied); and if he will...
    • Flexible Work Practices
      682. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has any concerns around the recent announcement of changes to the hybrid working policy of a company (details supplied), and...
    • Recycling Policy
      683. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding any engagement his Department has had with the supermarket sector to encourage the reduction in the use of...
    • Business Supports
      684. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment regarding the appeals process for the increased cost of business grant and power up grant, the timeframe when businesses will receive...
    • Consumer Protection
      685. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will assess adopting France’s shrinkflation disclosure model; and report to the Oireachtas on options to require...
    • Ticket Booking Fees
      688. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will introduce a cap on event ticket prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45762/25]
    • Alcohol Sales
      689. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will review the legal metrology (intoxicating liquor) regulations that restrict licensed premises to serving draught beer and...
    • Business Supports
      692. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the increased cost of business grant and power up grant; if dentists that have retail aspects are categorised...
    • Rental Sector
      695. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of residential properties currently listed as short-term rentals on platforms (details supplied); and the percentage of...
    • Youth Unemployment
      696. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in view of youth unemployment at 12.2% more than double the national average, the steps the Government will take to prevent a lost...
    • Legislative Measures
      697. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 will come into effect, whether the...
    • Trade Relations
      698. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to concerns of business owners that engage in trade with the United States in view of the increased...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      699. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the total funding allocated to County Louth under this Department from 2023 to date, per year in tabular...
    • Departmental Data
      700. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of companies registered as companies limited by guarantee at the end of 2024; the number of persons employed directly by...
    • Departmental Properties
      701. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from paying commercial...
    • Employment Rights
      702. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if it is his intention to require employers to furnish references to employees upon request; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Legislative Measures
      703. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress that has been made on the review of the eligibility criteria for the insolvency payment scheme, which Bill was referred...
    • Work Permits
      704. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the average processing time for employment permit appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46593/25]
    • Ports Policy
      705. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his position on the development of new cruise berths in Dublin; and his views on the way in which this could support the growth of...
    • Business Supports
      708. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of applications and approvals for the grow digital voucher in each of the 12 months from September 2024 to August 2025, in...
    • Trade Promotion
      709. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps that Failte Ireland are taking to promote Christmas food markets; and the budget allocation for the promotion of these...
    • Workplace Relations Commission
      710. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of WTE inspectors by grade working in the Workplace Relations Commission in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular...
    • Consumer Protection
      711. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps being taken to hold online sellers and marketplaces, including those based outside Ireland, to the same standards and...
    • Low Pay Commission
      717. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the economic impact assessment of the Low Pay Commission’s recommendation to abolish sub-minimum rates of pay has been...
    • Haulage Industry
      718. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in light of significant truck driver shortages reported in Cork, up to 40 vacancies locally, the measures that will be taken to...
    • Financial Services
      719. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps being taken to stimulate investor confidence especially in high-growth sectors in Cork and the Munster region with Q2...
    • Artificial Intelligence
      720. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 966 of 29 July 2025, the data and research his Department has to support the answer regarding...
    • European Union
      721. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment given the eight competent authorities for the EU AI Act announced in March, if he will set out the specific regulatory bodies and...
    • Tourism Industry
      722. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide the reviews, reports, research and data his Department has available and which it has commissioned or directly undertaken...
    • Business Supports
      723. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will clarify how MicroFinance Ireland’s funding is accounted for in the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2025; and...
    • Enterprise Policy
      727. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will outline the steps being taken to ensure that Ireland remains a global centre of excellence for aircraft leasing; and if he...
    • Tourism Promotion
      728. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason, Rathcroghan given the significance of it to the origins of Halloween, it was excluded from the recently launched...
    • Strategic Infrastructure
      730. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress on establishing strategic spares for the water system, the electricity grid, including transformers, pumps and bearings;...
    • Enterprise Policy
      731. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has assessed the feasibility of establishing a modest electric arc furnace using domestic scrap to produce rebar or...
    • Employment Support Services
      733. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the up-to-date position regarding the measures that will be implemented by his Department and by statutory agencies under the remit...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      734. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 933 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information...
    • Tourism Industry
      736. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress of the Shared Island Tourism Destination initiatives including Carlingford Lough, Cuilcagh Lakelands Geopark and Sliabh...
    • Residency Permits
      737. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the average processing time of critical skills employment permits per year from 2021 and to date in 2025; the breakdown per sector of...
    • Small and Medium Enterprises
      738. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports available to SMEs to meet new cyber security and NIS2 obligations; the number of firms assisted in 2023 and 2024; and if...
    • Recycling Policy
      739. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the total grants awarded to recycling and re-manufacturing projects since 2020; the value and volume in each year, in tabular form;...
    • Departmental Strategies
      740. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the timeline for the publication of the new Action Plan for Competitiveness and Productivity; if stakeholder engagement has...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Education Policy
      741. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of the variation in compensation levels for Board members (details supplied); and if he intends to ensure pay equality for board...
    • School Staff
      742. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to accept the valid claim for parity that school secretaries and caretakers have for public sector pay, pension and leave entitlements; and if...
    • Education and Training Boards
      743. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding and programme supports that are being provided to DDL-ETB to expand youth services that promote soft skills, confidence, and...
    • Special Educational Needs
      744. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm her Departments precise rationale for the removal of gender from the SET allocation for schools; and if she will make a statement on...
    • School Staff
      745. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SNA reviews carried out the NCSE by in primary schools in Dublin Fingal West during 2024-2025; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Special Educational Needs
      748. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of sanctioned autism classes for Dublin Fingal West that will be open for the start of the school term September 2025, in Dublin...
    • Schools Building Projects
      752. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update in relation to a new school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44483/25]
    • Education and Training Boards
      753. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if education and training boards have been invited to make submissions for a new UBU (youth services) scheme in their functional areas; if so,...
    • School Transport
      755. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will review a concessionary ticket application for school transport in the case of a family (details supplied); and if she will...
    • Special Educational Needs
      757. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a response to a departmental query (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44566/25]
    • Teaching Qualifications
      758. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date when entrants and students undertaking the montessori teaching course at a college (details supplied) were informed that route 4 would...
    • School Staff
      759. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 80 of 25 June 2025, to examine the case affecting a teachers pay calculations (details supplied); and if...
    • School Transport
      761. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the new distance regulations for Bus Éireann school bus catchment areas, 2km/1km, will be updated; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Special Educational Needs
      762. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine the case of a child with additional needs requiring a school placement (details supplied) [44617/25]
    • School Staff
      764. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if processes are in place with a view to resolving the long drawn out incremental credit for secondary school teachers, as outlined in...
    • Special Educational Needs
      765. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 421 of 20 May 2025, whether an update will be provided to the children with additional needs who need...
    • School Accommodation
      766. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for approval for​​​ additional accommodation for a school (details supplied); if she is aware of the...
    • School Funding
      767. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to reply to correspondence regarding rural school funding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44689/25]
    • School Transport
      768. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce the pick-up zone distance under the school transport scheme from 3.2 km to 2 km and eventually to 1 km; if a detailed...
    • Education and Training Boards
      769. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of UBU Your Place Your Space services in the country; the number in each ETB; separately, the number on a county-by-county basis; and...
    • Schools Building Projects
      771. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a construction project is expected to be completed for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44724/25]
    • Teaching Qualifications
      772. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for the phase out of route 4 recognition of teachers for those from a professional special needs Montessori background; if she will...
    • Special Educational Needs
      773. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the assessment her officials have undertaken on the impact of the redesignation of special schools referred to in circular 0039/2025; the way in...
    • School Staff
      774. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider the limited teaching staff allocation granted to a school (details supplied) in consideration of the increase in the number...
    • Teaching Qualifications
      775. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider reinstating the route 4 recognition to primary teaching; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44755/25]
    • Teacher Training
      776. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider the State offering training pathways for special education teacher that do not require the teaching of Irish; and if she will make a...
    • School Staff
      777. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to offer a timeline for caretakers and cleaners to be transferred to the centralised public payroll as school secretaries were in 2023; and if...
    • Commissions of Investigation
      778. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will extend the Commission of Investigation into historical sexual abuse, in all day and boarding schools to include victims of physical...
    • Education Schemes
      779. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures been taken to ameliorate the Governance structures of the school completion programme since major shortcomings were identified in...
    • School Staff
      780. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions she will take to prevent the proposed all out strike planned for affected school secretaries and caretakers (details supplied); the...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      781. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the correspondence (details supplied); the steps being considered in relation to the matter; and if she will make a statement...
    • Teaching Qualifications
      782. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether the new policy measure announced on 21 April 2025, under which teachers may become eligible for a permanent contract after one year in...
    • School Admissions
      785. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children with additional needs in County Westmeath who are currently without a suitable school place for the upcoming academic...
    • Schools Building Projects
      786. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the possibility of acquiring land from Coillte to increase additional parking opposite a school (details supplied) will be examined; and if...
    • Teaching Qualifications
      787. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ensure that non-EU teachers on stamp G1 visas who are fully qualified post-primary teachers and are registered with the Teaching...
    • School Transport
      788. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the ongoing issues regarding school transport provision in the areas of Whitechurch, Blarney, and Upper Glanmire; the...
    • After-School Support Services
      789. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address the shortage of after-school places for children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44947/25]
    • Departmental Correspondence
      790. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine correspondence (details supplied); if an update will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45004/25]
    • Special Educational Needs
      791. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times the NCSE has directed a school to enrol a particular child or young person with special educational needs under Section 67 of...
    • School Transport
      795. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the next phase of the implementation of the School Transport Review; if further pilots are planned; if her Department will...
    • Teaching Qualifications
      796. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delays with the Teaching Council of Ireland's timebound provision (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • School Curriculum
      797. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action she will take to increase educational initiatives in schools to address the growing number of racially motivated physical and verbal...
    • Schools Building Projects
      798. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a major project for a school (details supplied); if she will provide details on the current status; if there are changes...
    • Departmental Properties
      800. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a list of all unused properties, lands and buildings, under the ownership or control of her Department within County Kerry; the length...
    • Industrial Disputes
      801. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department will commence negotiations with a union (details supplied) regarding the school secretaries pension campaign; and if she will...
    • School Staff
      802. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has been in contact with a union (details supplied) in relation to planned strike action by school secretaries and caretakers beginning on...
    • School Transport
      803. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if another bus will be established in the area; and if she will make a...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      804. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which a school (details supplied) will re-open following the extensive refurbishment works that are currently being carried out on...
    • Departmental Funding
      806. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 222 of 26 June 2025, if financial support will be provided to an organisation (details supplied) to support...
    • Special Educational Needs
      807. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to increase resources for SNA provision at both primary and secondary school level; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Schools Building Projects
      810. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a detailed up-to-date report regarding the extension to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45336/25]
    • School Staff
      811. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school teachers employed on temporary contracts, in tabular form for each of the years from 2020 to date in 2025; the...
    • Irish Language
      812. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the translation of leaving certificate books into Irish; when biology, chemistry and physics books will be made available;...
    • Teaching Qualifications
      813. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review a decision to refuse incremental credit to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45371/25]
    • Schools Building Projects
      814. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine the case for expediting emergency works scheme approval for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • School Transport
      816. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for replacement of the nearest school rule; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45416/25]
    • Special Educational Needs
      818. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ASD class places currently available in County Kerry; and the plans that exist to expand provision before the 2026 academic year....
    • Teaching Qualifications
      820. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Irish teachers returning from teaching abroad must obtain forms (details supplied) to claim increments; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Policies
      821. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions required by Government arising from case of O’Keefe v Ireland (2014) at the European Court of Human Rights; the actions taken...
    • School Admissions
      822. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options open to a person (details supplied). [45510/25]
    • Schools Building Projects
      823. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department expects a school (details supplied) to move to construction phase of works. [45521/25]
    • School Staff
      824. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to visit the United Arab Emirates to attract Irish trained teachers to return home and work in the Irish Educational System. [45522/25]
    • Schools Refurbishment
      825. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department expects refurbishment works at a school (details supplied) to be completed. [45523/25]
    • Departmental Funding
      826. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary and post primary schools in County Offaly that received funding for works under emergency works scheme in the 2023 to 2024...
    • School Staff
      828. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers on the substitute supply panel in Carlow at present and the number in 2020, in tabular form. [45526/25]
    • Schools Building Projects
      829. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of a new school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45569/25]
    • Departmental Funding
      830. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the merits of supporting the voluntary work of an organisation (details supplied); if an increase in annual funding will be...
    • School Transport
      831. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that children who previously held seats on a school bus are not unfairly displaced under the random allocation process on...
    • Departmental Funding
      832. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the total amount of Government funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) in 2023, 2024 and 2025. [45664/25]
    • Special Educational Needs
      833. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the provision of SNA support for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45681/25]
    • School Admissions
      834. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the provision of an appropriate school place for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      835. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the progress of a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45685/25]
    • School Staff
      836. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, following her announcement that teachers taking up their first contract in a viable teaching post in September 2025 will become eligible for...
    • Departmental Schemes
      837. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider extending the home tuition scheme, or the introduction of alternative departmental supports, to allow qualified teachers to...
    • School Transport
      839. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider providing transport for children attending a school (details supplied), given that the relocation of the school from Citywest to...
    • Schools Building Projects
      842. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the building of a school (details supplied) will be completed, the reason this school building project is ongoing since 2018; and if she...
    • Special Educational Needs
      844. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review issues that have been raised in relation to special needs transport assistants (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
    • School Accommodation
      845. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for a decision on an application under the additional school accommodation scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Education Policy
      847. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a list of the 45 special schools that are to be included in the new National Therapy Programme; and if she will make a statement on...
    • School Transport
      849. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a replacement school bus transport escort has not been provided to a child (details supplied) given the lengthy period of absence of...
    • Teacher Training
      856. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will fund and facilitate teachers at post-primary level who are registered via route 3 (further education), who are already teaching Irish...
    • School Transport
      857. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Kerry families were only given 11 days' notice that their children will not receive school bus seats in 2025 despite the fact that...
    • Bullying in Educational Institutions
      858. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps are being taken by her Department to protect children from being exposed to harmful or confusing concepts about gender identity by a...
    • State Examinations
      862. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available for students with dyslexia during State examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45922/25]
    • Schools Building Projects
      865. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 1071 of 29 July 2025, the position regarding a timeline for the completion of a school (details supplied);...
    • Special Educational Needs
      866. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students enrolled in special classes in the Youghal school planning area; the number of autistic students enrolled in mainstream...
    • School Admissions
      869. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an up-to-date map of the school catchment areas for Cork east. [45933/25]
    • School Staff
      871. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered the introduction of gender balance quotas, or other targeted measures, to encourage greater male participation in the...
    • School Patronage
      873. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a breakdown of the number of primary and post primary schools that are Catholic, Church of Ireland, other religious patronage...
    • School Transport
      874. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to engage with Bus Éireann over the lack of school buses, on approved bus routes from Ferns to Bunclody County Wexford, which are leaving...
    • Special Educational Needs
      878. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the development of a centralised application system, in tandem with the NCSE, to deal with applications for children with...
    • School Staff
      879. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of post-primary teaching posts that currently remain unfilled, for each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Special Educational Needs
      881. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistant posts currently remain unfilled, for each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • State Examinations
      882. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update as of August 2025 on her engagement with teachers unions regarding leaving certificate reform due to be rolled out in September...
    • Departmental Funding
      884. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has completed her Department’s internal budgetary process for the Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Special Educational Needs
      885. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if within her internal budgetary process she has identified a need to increase funding for ICT equipment, to assist pupils with special...
    • School Funding
      886. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if within her internal budgetary process she has identified a need to increase funding for the capitation grant in primary schools; and if she...
    • Departmental Inquiries
      889. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a status update on the arbitration talks between a union (details supplied) and the Department of Education; and if she will make a statement...
    • Teaching Qualifications
      890. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process for teachers that are qualified abroad to get a teaching post in Ireland. [46011/25]
    • Teacher Training
      891. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to broaden the ability for more people to become teachers within Ireland, to address the teacher shortage; and if she will make a...
    • School Transport
      895. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to share the details of the school bus routes not operational for the start of the 2025-2026 school year on a county-by-county basis; the number...
    • School Management
      898. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will act to prevent the unnecessary merging of two classes in schools (details supplied), which may have a negative impact on the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      900. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for the latest update on the stage 2a report of a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46101/25]
    • School Textbooks
      901. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is correct that parents of children attending a post primary school (details supplied) must purchase school books for home use under the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      902. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the two modular classrooms granted in May 2023 for a school (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the fact that...
    • School Admissions
      903. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children who do not have an appropriate school place for the September 2025 school year, by constituency, in tabular form; and if...
    • School Transport
      904. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason concessionary school transport ticket holders are not permitted to access public transport free of charge in cases where Bus...
    • School Curriculum
      907. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of all-girls post-primary schools that do not offer each subject (details supplied), in tabular form; and if she will make a statement...
    • Special Educational Needs
      916. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department's current approach to supporting students with dyslexia, including early identification, specialist interventions, teacher...
    • School Transport
      922. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of school bus ticket (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46255/25]
    • Schools Building Projects
      927. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the construction of a school (details supplied) and the tender process; if the project will begin construction...
    • School Transport
      930. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of a school transport scheme route (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46289/25]
    • School Funding
      934. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will give a commitment that the funding required for a special school (details supplied) is made available in the forthcoming Budget....
    • Departmental Funding
      935. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the total funding allocated to County Louth under this Department from 2023 to date, per year in tabular form. [46354/25]
    • School Admissions
      936. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions she will take in the case of a child (details supplied) who has been unable to secure an appropriate place in a secondary school for...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      937. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to urgently approve requests in correspondence from a representative group (details supplied), to prevent the situation escalating; and if she...
    • School Textbooks
      938. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of any delays in the post-primary schoolbook scheme this year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46415/25]
    • School Transport
      939. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a school bus ticket for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46417/25]
    • Departmental Properties
      940. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from paying commercial rates to the...
    • Education Schemes
      941. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are a set of rules for schools to follow for the free books scheme; if tablets and books are to be bought for each student or if this is...
    • Departmental Inquiries
      942. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether a school (details supplied) will definitively be added to the list of Dublin 15 national schools as it is situated in the Fingal County...
    • Special Educational Needs
      943. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of cases in which funded, purpose-built, special education units in primary schools are being used to house a mainstream classes...
    • Departmental Data
      947. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department holds figures on the number of primary school pupils nationally who were placed on reduced school hours during the 2024-2025...
    • Teacher Training
      952. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the training and qualifications required of teachers assigned to special education units in primary schools; if she will confirm the number of...
    • Special Educational Needs
      955. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a special class for children with autism and other conditions (details supplied) will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • School Staff
      956. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if newly qualified teachers are entitled to payment during the school holidays if they are covering a teacher on sick leave indefinitely and...
    • Public Appointments Service
      958. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to change the interview process for permanent posts in schools to an independent public appointment board or service. [46486/25]
    • Schools Building Projects
      959. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a full update on the new school building project for a school (details supplied); and when the tender process for a contractor will commence....
    • School Accommodation
      960. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for additional school accommodation made by a school in County Clare (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Education and Training Boards
      961. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding is still available for the LMETB headquarters building in Drogheda to commence; the most recent estimated costing available for the...
    • State Examinations
      963. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children who left school without a junior certificate in each of the years between 2019 and 2024, inclusive and as a percentage of...
    • Teaching Qualifications
      965. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the changes to the eligibility criteria for qualification for a contract of indefinite duration for teachers; when these...
    • School Transport
      966. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on matters raised during the Oireachtas Committee on Education and Youth (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Education and Training Provision
      972. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the engagement she has had with Marino Institute of Education to bring its Bachelor of Science in Education Studies and its...
    • School Transport
      973. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school bus routes in Kildare (details supplied) will be going ahead this school term; and if so, the timeline for when these routes will be...
    • School Accommodation
      974. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the need for additional accommodation at a school (details supplied); if she will report on her engagement with the school community...
    • School Transport
      975. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether school bus drivers are provided with passenger lists to ensure that all students on a school bus route are picked up as part of the...
    • Departmental Reviews
      977. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions her Department has undertaken to enact the recommendations of the school transport review that was published in February 2024; and if...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      980. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the queries raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46650/25]
    • School Transport
      982. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration will be given to using more small buses for school transport in rural areas where big buses cannot turn corners; and if she will...
    • School Staff
      983. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she has taken, and will continue to take, to ensure that non-teaching staff in schools are recognised appropriately and that their...
    • Bus Services
      984. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the bus route Nenagh-Silvermines to Borrisoleigh will be operating for the academic year 2026-2027; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Funding
      985. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding options available for small rural schools to cover the cost of the discharge licence monitoring fees payable to the local authority...
    • Schools Building Projects
      986. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the new school build for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46754/25]
    • Departmental Funding
      987. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether students can avail of a scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46755/25]
    • School Transport
      988. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the ongoing demand from school transport escorts for fair pay and conditions, to reflect the importance of their work for young...
    • Teaching Qualifications
      990. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the steps being taken to ensure greater access to secure, full-time positions, for newly qualified and unemployed teachers;...
    • School Staff
      991. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure a person (details supplied) is provided with full details of alleged overpayments in writing, that hardship consideration...
    • School Transport
      992. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has any plans to review the pay, terms and conditions of bus transport escorts who are engaged by schools to assist and support...
    • Schools Building Projects
      993. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the proposed building works at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46815/25]
    • Education Policy
      994. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills given the UK’s severe shortages of qualified physics teachers, affecting more than a quarter of state schools, if she will outline...
    • School Transport
      995. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure to accommodate bus escorts providing an invaluable service to vulnerable young people in society with better pay and...
    • Special Educational Needs
      998. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Irlens syndrome is recognised as a learning disability; if not, the reason: and if so, the supports provided to those diagnosed with the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      999. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will publish the list of schools within Dublin 3, 5, 13 and 17 that are awaiting major works approval; and if she will make a statement on...
    • School Funding
      1001. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine the case of the funding situation of a school (details supplied) with a view to providing some mechanism for the school to unwind its...
    • School Transport
      1002. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will examine the feasibility of introducing a mechanism whereby Bus Éireann school bus drivers who reach the age of 70...
    • Education Policy
      1005. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the consideration her Department is giving to the establishment of a fully independent second level Gaelcholáiste in county Clare. [47023/25]
    • Departmental Funding
      1006. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will engage with a local school (details supplied) in relation to capitation funding. [47029/25]
    • Schools Building Projects
      1007. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the commencement of the detailed design stage for a school (details supplied) and the estimated duration of this stage....
    • School Transport
      1008. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the school transport scheme to allow for payment of school escorts to continue through the summer months; and if she will...
    • Special Educational Needs
      1012. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if special education needs classes for children with literacy and numeracy challenges are routinely staffed by fully qualified teachers with...
    • Schools Building Projects
      1019. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on progression of the commencement of construction of a new school build (details supplied). [47095/25]
    • Special Educational Needs
      1020. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the eligibility requirement is for pupils with dyslexia to access technology supports at primary and post primary; and if she will make a...
    • Misuse of Drugs
      1021. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of recent data indicating a rise in illicit drug use, particularly among young people; the plans her Department has to enhance...
    • Departmental Strategies
      1023. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available in schools and through the education system to assist families who discover that a young person is in debt to a criminal...
    • Schools Building Projects
      1026. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the extension for a school (details supplied); when it is expected that approval will be granted; and if she will make a...
    • Special Educational Needs
      1028. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which demand is currently assessed for the planning of special education provision; if her Department is considering a review of the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      1031. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to progress to the construction or extension of a secondary school in Roscrea (details supplied). [47237/25]
    • Departmental Strategies
      1032. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that have been put in place by her Department to ensure strategic emergency management responses to future storm and severe weather...
    • School Accommodation
      1033. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if assistance can be provided for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47256/25]
    • Schools Building Projects
      1034. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the progress of school building projects under the remit of the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training...
    • Education and Training Provision
      1035. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether the feasibility study for a shared education campus proposed by the DDLETB has been completed; the next steps in terms of planning and...
    • Special Educational Needs
      1039. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the opening of a special school (details supplied). [47331/25]
    • Schools Building Projects
      1040. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the progress of a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47338/25]
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      1041. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills , further to Parliamentary Question No. 1206 of 29 July, if she will instruct the bodies under her aegis to provide the information requested;...
    • Education Policy
      1043. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of her Department’s policy on the way in which schools funded by the State should facilitate parents who wish...
    • Departmental Data
      1048. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in Dublin Bay North that have access to full-time home school community liaison teachers in 2023 and 2024, in tabular...
    • Schools Building Projects
      1049. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the handover date for the new modular extension to a school (details supplied); if any delays are anticipated; and if she will make a statement...
    • School Accommodation
      1050. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in Dublin Bay North currently using prefabs as classrooms in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47482/25]
    • School Staff
      1051. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of whole-time equivalent special needs assistants allocated to schools in Dublin Bay North in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if...
    • Schools Building Projects
      1052. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a progress update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47519/25]
    • Departmental Policies
      1053. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to support families and schools affected by the early closure on Thursday, 23 October, due to polling requirements; and...
    • Special Educational Needs
      1054. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration is being given to the introduction of Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) in schools with three or more special...
    • Departmental Projects
      1055. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration is being given to the expansion of the small schools pilot project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47544/25]
    • Education Policy
      1056. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions being taken to reduce class sizes at primary level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47545/25]
    • Capitation Grants
      1057. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration is being given to increasing the amount of the capitation grant per pupil; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Pension Provisions
      1058. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on pension entitlements for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47548/25]
    • School Admissions
      1059. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the CSO showing Ireland’s population reached 5.38 million, driven by net migration of 79,300 in a single year, the specific...
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • Weather Events
      1060. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress that has been made in view of the impact of storm Éowyn regarding the reduction of severe weather...
    • Broadband Infrastructure
      1062. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the provision of fibre broadband to a property (details supplied); the reasons for the...
    • Departmental Schemes
      1063. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if certainty will be given to artists, by extending indefinitely the basic income for the arts pilot scheme and...
    • Horse Racing Industry
      1064. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will expedite the approval process for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • National Archives
      1065. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress made by the National Archives Ireland since the enactment of the Preservation of Certain Records Act...
    • Departmental Policies
      1066. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has designated, or intends to designate, any music festival or arts event as an event of major importance which...
    • Ministerial Communications
      1068. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the contacts he has had with the GAA regarding the potential for fan zones or any other sporting, cultural or artistic...
    • Departmental Schemes
      1069. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider maintaining the basic income for the arts scheme beyond 2026; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Sports Facilities
      1070. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has plans to develop a publicly funded sports centre including a swimming pool in the Kildare town area as no...
    • Departmental Policies
      1071. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the feasibility of a proposal (details supplied); if he has plans to enhance location identification in...
    • Departmental Properties
      1072. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a list of all unused properties, lands and buildings, under the ownership or control of his Department...
    • Departmental Schemes
      1073. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of a cultural capital scheme application by a group (details supplied). [45246/25]
    • Departmental Funding
      1074. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the funding stream a school (details supplied) can avail off given that the Arts Council does not regard them as a...
    • Sports Funding
      1075. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will examine the funding options available for a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Meetings
      1079. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he last met with the director general of TG4; the issues discussed; when is he next scheduled to meet the...
    • Sports Funding
      1080. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when final payment will be made to an organisation (details supplied) in respect of the sports capital fund; and if he...
    • Online Safety
      1082. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his progress to date in the programme for Government commitment to “resource and implement the new EU online...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      1084. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will address the concerns raised; and if he will make a...
    • Sports Funding
      1085. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding annual State funding for an organisation (details supplied); the level of funding provided...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      1088. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the total funding allocated to County Louth under this Department from 2023 to date, per year...
    • Departmental Properties
      1089. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from...
    • Departmental Schemes
      1090. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the music capital scheme will open for applications for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Sports Funding
      1091. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of funding for a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46569/25]
    • Departmental Staff
      1093. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the full-year cost to recruit two additional full-time keeper of manuscripts for his Department, in tabular form....
    • Departmental Policies
      1094. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment with recent high-profile player transfers (details supplied), and Cork City FC receiving a financial windfall from a...
    • Broadband Infrastructure
      1095. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the discrepancy in providing fibre broadband within a housing estate (details...
    • Departmental Schemes
      1096. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the assessment of the basic income for the arts pilot research scheme, as outlined in the...
    • Sports Funding
      1097. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding any review being carried out by his Department into the level of annual grant funding provided...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      1098. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 1365 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide...
    • Sports Facilities
      1100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the State’s contribution to the Casement Park redevelopment under the Shared Island Fund,...
    • Arts Funding
      1101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the pipeline and selection framework for island-wide arts and cultural heritage capital projects supported by the...
    • Arts Council
      1102. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will be supporting the plans from the Arts Council for arts studios at a location (details supplied). [47466/25]
    • Departmental Schemes
      1103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the basic income scheme for artists will be extended to include all eligible artists that apply, rather than the...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Waterways Ireland
      1105. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the Ulster canal restoration phase 3 (Clones to Upper Lough Erne), including procurement, construction...
    • Planning Issues
      1106. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views regarding the rationale for removing the 5% minimum requirement for artistic and cultural spaces in future large...
    • Departmental Funding
      1107. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the length of time it is taking for CAS funding to be drawn down for the development of domestic violence refuges; the length...
    • Planning Issues
      1110. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the proposed planning exemption for modular homes in back gardens will come into effect; and if he will make a statement...
    • Housing Policy
      1111. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he has taken to support and encourage people seeking to rightsize; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Housing Schemes
      1112. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of properties acquired under the cost rental tenant in-situ scheme since it was introduced; and if he will...
    • Departmental Schemes
      1113. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total projected cost involved in the upcoming remediation of apartment defects scheme; if his Department has budgeted for...
    • Local Authorities
      1114. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost of a social housing unit delivered in 2024 by local authorities broken down by the cost per unit size, such...
    • Wastewater Treatment
      1116. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of developer provided waste water treatment plants in residential estates which have not been taken in...
    • Departmental Data
      1117. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable properties delivered through the Part V system in 2023 and 2024; and if he would outline his...
    • Health and Safety
      1119. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to examine the case of major health and safety issues (details supplied); if action to address these issues will be...
    • Departmental Data
      1120. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of an application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44584/25]
    • Housing Policy
      1121. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider directing local authorities to systematically collate and publish data on the number of families...
    • Housing Provision
      1123. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if south Kerry in conjunction with an organisation (details supplied) where the organisation has access to lands locally, can...
    • Water Services
      1124. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide information in relation to an application for a group water scheme extension (details supplied) [44754/25]
    • Housing Schemes
      1125. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to provide any additional funding to local authorities under the tenant in situ scheme in addition to the...
    • Local Authorities
      1126. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the educational criteria for a safety plan administrator in Galway County Council; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Construction Industry
      1127. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of prolonged delays to a new development (details supplied) in Sligo; the action he will take with the...
    • Housing Provision
      1128. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the delivery schedule for major housing projects under the National Development Plan, including an account of the number that...
    • Housing Policy
      1129. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to increase the income thresholds for social housing, as many working families who are not on high incomes are excluded from...
    • Housing Provision
      1130. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social and affordable housing units currently under construction or approved for development in counties...
    • Vacant Properties
      1131. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant and derelict properties in counties Longford and Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Homeless Accommodation
      1132. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons and families accessing emergency accommodation in counties Longford and Westmeath; the number of people...
    • Housing Schemes
      1133. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of households in counties Westmeath and Longford living in HAP supported accommodation. [44873/25]
    • Coroners Service
      1134. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount Kerry County Council paid in coroners fees and expenses during 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025,...
    • Housing Policy
      1136. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has considered introducing a targeted support scheme for individuals and families who lost their homes as a result of...
    • Local Authorities
      1138. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to confirm that he has received a request from Leitrim County Council for funding to deal with historic structural issues...
    • Departmental Offices
      1139. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the duties he intends to delegate to the strategic housing activation office within his Department; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Staff
      1140. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the officials seconded to the new strategic housing activation office within his Department; the length of...
    • Housing Policy
      1141. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration will be given to implementing a retrofitting programme to help those struggling with chronic illnesses such...
    • Energy Conservation
      1142. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question of 16 July 2025, the number of social homes retrofitted to date; the average cost to...
    • Water Services
      1144. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1482 of 29 July 2025, if he will clarify the reason for approval of Uisce...
    • Wildlife Regulations
      1145. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider a matter (details supplied) on whether licensing regulations as part of the 1956-2018 Wildlife Acts will...
    • Departmental Properties
      1146. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a list of all unused properties, lands and buildings, under the ownership or control of his Department within...
    • Departmental Schemes
      1147. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide details on the review of schemes under the croí cónaithe towns fund, including the ready to build scheme...
    • Departmental Functions
      1148. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will publish the promised updated planning guidelines for rural houses for a period of public consultation; and if he...
    • Regulatory Bodies
      1150. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will confirm the transfer of functions and responsibility for the Property Services Regulatory Authority (PSRA) from...
    • Septic Tanks
      1151. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to increase grant assistance to septic tank owners where the system is outdated or defective and poses a potential risk to...
    • Local Authorities
      1153. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide details of funding to support the turnaround and re-let of vacant local authority homes under the Voids Programme...
    • Waterways Issues
      1155. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will allocate the necessary funding for the restoration of the weir and development of a fish pass in Fermoy, County...
    • Housing Policy
      1156. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to conduct a review of how strategic infrastructure developments can bypass local planning safeguards. [45219/25]
    • Local Authorities
      1158. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if variable local authority home loan interest rates will reduce in line with the recently reduced costs of borrowing for the...
    • Animal Welfare
      1159. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has read a report (details supplied); his views on this report, and his views on whether elephants should be phased out...
    • Local Authorities
      1160. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding made available to Cork County Council for housing maintenance for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Housing Schemes
      1162. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applicants that were successful in the tenant incremental purchase scheme for Cork city; and if he will make a...
    • Local Authorities
      1163. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide clarity for local councils on the issue of self-employed people wishing to put their name on the social...
    • Departmental Policies
      1166. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if structures (details supplied) qualify for funding under the remit of his Department; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Reviews
      1167. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to confirm the findings of the interim review of the rent-a-room scheme for local authority tenants; and if he will make a...
    • Local Authorities
      1168. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the name and location of social housing new builds by Cork City Council, in each of the past 15 years, in tabular form. [45319/25]
    • Departmental Bodies
      1176. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase resources for Tailte Éireann, specifically the hiring of further staff to ensure timely processing...
    • Housing Schemes
      1177. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason a person was directed to Fingal County Council regarding the Tenant in Situ Scheme by his Department; if his...
    • Invasive Species Policy
      1178. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the budget, staffing, and operational plan of the newly formed Asian Hornet Management Group; the timelines...
    • Housing Policy
      1179. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether the government plans to introduce specific policies to support first generation homeowners or young families, in view...
    • Rental Sector
      1181. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide clarity on the status of a landlord (details supplied) following changes to the rent pressure zones; and if he...
    • Defective Building Materials
      1182. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects in apartments and duplexes; whether in the...
    • Housing Policy
      1183. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the current policy and guidelines for local authorities in prioritising housing allocations for...
    • Local Authorities
      1184. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the tenure mix that is, social, cost-rental, affordable purchase of Cork City Council’s 823-home pipeline at the...
    • Childcare Services
      1185. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are any fast-track or alternative planning mechanisms for urgently needed childcare and preschool services,...
    • Housing Policy
      1186. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department conducted an assessment of the impact of family reunification arrivals on demand for social housing and...
    • Water Pollution
      1187. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the assessment that have been made regarding the potential public health and recreational impacts of designating rivers like...
    • Regulatory Bodies
      1188. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will examine a PRSA compensation claim for a person (details supplied) and if he will expedite the case; and if he will...
    • Approved Housing Bodies
      1189. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on a development (details supplied) which has been purchased by an approved housing body but is awaiting the...
    • Local Authorities
      1190. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address the disparity between the Local Authority Home Loan property price thresholds in counties such as...
    • Fire Stations
      1191. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if capital funding is available to progress a project in County Laois (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Wild Fires
      1194. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding any review being carried out by his Department into best practice for fire brigades and local...
    • Water Quality
      1196. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the Government’s position on the proposed changes to water quality standards under the current...
    • Emergency Accommodation
      1197. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has guidelines regarding the distance from work, school, and family supports when placing families in...
    • Homeless Accommodation
      1198. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the homeless figures both nationally and in county Carlow; and the number of homeless persons accessing services both...
    • Local Authorities
      1199. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position in relation to the application of local authority rates to sporting organisations in respect of stadiums that...
    • Turf Cutting
      1200. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of a cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
    • Defective Building Materials
      1201. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has received a report on the results of investigations that have taken place on a number of houses in Carlow that have...
    • Housing Schemes
      1202. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if priority will be given to critical skills workers such as teachers, nurses and Gardaí in upcoming affordable housing...
    • Defective Building Materials
      1204. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to review issues that have been raised in relation to a building defect in a particular new build estate (details supplied);...
    • Development Contributions
      1205. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a person (details supplied) will become eligible for the temporary development contribution waiver, given the new funding...
    • Defective Building Materials
      1206. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of appeals submitted to the defective concrete blocks appeals panel in relation to the downgrading of reports by...
    • Housing Schemes
      1212. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether a person who has recently been approved for social housing can have their payment transferred under the housing...
    • Local Authorities
      1215. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to clarify if there is only one funding stream for local authorities for the taking-in-charge of housing estates by local...
    • Environmental Policy
      1216. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the assessment of the impact of the use of the Difco cutter in peatlands, as mentioned in the National...
    • National Parks
      1217. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the restoration plan for 60 hectares of blanket bog in the Wicklow Mountains National Park; and if he will...
    • Horticulture Sector
      1218. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will instruct his Department to prepare legislation to ban the sale of Cherry Laurel in Ireland; and if he will make a...
    • National Development Plan
      1222. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to clarify which environmental projects have been submitted by his department officials as part of the National Development...
    • Environmental Policy
      1223. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the dedicated funding the Government has allocated for the implementation of the Nature Restoration Plan; and if he will make...
    • Energy Infrastructure
      1228. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide updated figures on the installation of heat pumps in new homes to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will...
    • Animal Welfare
      1229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a hare conservation status survey is underway in his Department, as required under the Habitats Directive; and if he will...
    • Water Services
      1232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the specific multi-annual allocations, by county for water and wastewater enabling works required to meet the 300,000 homes...
    • Housing Schemes
      1237. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding a timeline for the publication and progression of legislation to underpin the defects remediation...
    • Electoral Process
      1238. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if plans are in place to lower the voting age to 16 years given that no mention of such a change was made in the Programme...
    • Housing Schemes
      1240. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the cost per unit of retrofitting at a location (details supplied) and the overall cost of the project. [46265/25]
    • Harbours and Piers
      1242. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 3 July 2025 if he will provide further details in respect of clarifications...
    • Derelict Sites
      1243. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of sites on the derelict sites register on 31 December 2024; the amount levied in 2024; the amount collected; the...
    • Housing Schemes
      1244. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider increasing the ceiling for the first home scheme in the Dublin area. [46337/25]
    • Local Authorities
      1245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the total funding allocated to County Louth under this Department from 2023 to date, per year in...
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      1246. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has any plans to develop or draft development guidelines for solar energy projects similar to the 2006 wind...
    • Energy Policy
      1247. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are specific development guidelines for the development of large-scale fossil-fuel-bio-fuel powered energy projects...
    • Departmental Properties
      1248. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from paying...
    • Departmental Data
      1249. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of Part V homes bought, by each local authority, in 2023 and 2024; the average cost of each home; and if he will...
    • Housing Schemes
      1251. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated full-year cost of increasing HAP limits to the average cost of rents in each area; and if he will make a...
    • Defective Building Materials
      1252. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of 100 percent redress for building defects affected homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Emergency Accommodation
      1256. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of emergency accommodation beds available in each county. [46498/25]
    • Departmental Data
      1258. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the county and local authority-level breakdown of Q2 2025 new dwelling completions, apartment share and pipeline indicators...
    • Local Authorities
      1260. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a private landlord can be compelled to provide proof of ownership to a local authority when their tenant is applying for...
    • National Monuments
      1261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 17 July 2025, for an update on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will...
    • Emergency Planning
      1263. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the Office for emergency planning has undertaken a review of emergency response procedures following the damage caused by...
    • Weather Events
      1265. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the engagements he has had with water network operators since storm Éowyn this year to ensure that critical water...
    • Departmental Data
      1266. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of qualified housing applicants on the housing list in County Kerry in 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025, by year,...
    • Planning Issues
      1271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review planning regulations regarding the provision of baby changing facilities in commercial and public...
    • National Monuments
      1273. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide funding to ensure the continued preservation of historic sites associated with a person (details supplied) such...
    • Defective Building Materials
      1274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason homeowners that have appealed the remediation options provided to them under the defective concrete blocks grant...
    • National Parks and Wildlife Service
      1275. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of WTE qualified entomologists working within the National Parks and Wildlife Service of his Department in 2023,...
    • Departmental Investigations
      1276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 26 February 2025, if his position has changed in respect of conducting an...
    • Local Authorities
      1277. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government with four Cork city council projects shortlisted for national innovation awards if he will pledge additional national funding...
    • Housing Schemes
      1278. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the projected capital assistance scheme underspend for 2025. [46838/25]
    • Rental Sector
      1279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason the extension of rent pressure zones announced on 10 June 2025 was not given legal effect until 20 June 2025; if...
    • Housing Schemes
      1282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the monies spent on a project by a local authority for a housing scheme (details supplied); and if he will...
    • Meteorological Services
      1283. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide details of all infrastructure investments undertaken by Met Éireann from 2020 to date in 2025; and the future...
    • Homeless Persons Supports
      1284. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the immediate measures being implemented to address the homeless status of 5,000 children in Ireland. [47027/25]
    • Heritage Projects
      1285. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to evaluate the success of National Heritage Week 2025 in county Clare; and if he will consider increasing funding for...
    • Development Contributions
      1287. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a full breakdown of what the development contribution fee is intended to fund, and for details of how these...
    • Heritage Sites
      1295. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department provides or plans to provide dedicated funding streams for the purchase and preservation of historic...
    • Property Registration
      1303. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of pending Tailte Éireann applications for each year up to ten years and more than ten years; and if he will...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      1304. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1607 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the...
    • Wildlife Protection
      1306. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to set out the justification and evidence base for listing ‘hunting’ as a pressure or threat for 28 bird...
    • Wildlife Conservation
      1309. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on when the new Countryside Forum for Nature is to hold its first meeting; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Urban Development
      1310. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress on the urban regeneration and development fund projects across Dublin and regional cities; and if he will make a...
    • Cross-Border Co-operation
      1311. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current delivery status of the Narrow Water Bridge project, including contract milestones, cost profile (including VAT...
    • Derelict Sites
      1313. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update in relation to the status of the derelict property and land owned by Kildare County Council at a location...
    • Housing Provision
      1315. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of households not habitually resident in the State who have been allocated social housing by a local authority in...
    • Housing Policy
      1316. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of occasions a local authority in the State has waived the requirement that an applicant for social housing either...
    • Weather Events
      1317. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total cost of storm damage repairs funded through local authorities in each county over the past three years; the funding...
    • Housing Provision
      1319. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government in view of the CSO showing Ireland’s population reached 5.38 million, driven by net migration of 79,300 in a single...
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Special Educational Needs
      1321. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding employment services and specialist training supports for adults who are on the autism spectrum; if he...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      1322. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it can be ensured that those in receipt of disability allowance and attached benefits (details supplied) are not...
    • Rural Schemes
      1323. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the implementation of the recommendations of the review of the rural social scheme, specifically in relation...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      1324. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether a full review is being carried out on the carer’s allowance payment by this Department; the current status of...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      1325. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number or persons in receipt of jobseeker's allowance for more than 12 months; the number of those who have...
    • Weather Events
      1326. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total number of claims made and paid out under the humanitarian assistance scheme for Storm Éowyn; the average...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      1327. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to consider waiving the means test on foster care families (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Birth Certificates
      1328. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will provide details of the criteria used to divulge birth certificates to the general public; and if he will make a...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      1330. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to consider revising the TÚS programme guidelines for people in receipt of disability allowance, to allow them to...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      1331. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a process will be considered where seasonal workers can apply for jobseeker’s benefit in advance of being laid off...
    • Pension Provisions
      1332. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he is aware of instances where large multinational employers have historically implemented a pension vesting policy...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      1334. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he is aware of a case of an individual who has not been awarded the bereaved partner’s (contributory) pension and...
    • Social Welfare Eligibility
      1335. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department has given consideration to removing the means test on jobseekers payment; and if he will make a statement...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      1336. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will address as a matter of priority and end the discrimination that currently exists in regard to the fuel allowance...
    • Social Welfare Eligibility
      1341. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason widows who work full-time and are in receipt of a widow's pension and pay PRSI and all other taxes are not...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      1342. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a second carers allowance application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement...
    • Flexible Work Practices
      1344. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his views on the situation where a State funded organisation (details supplied) is not given the same flexibility in its...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      1345. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of increasing the PRSI threshold for employers in line with a minimum wage increase of €1.35; and if he will...
    • Social Welfare Eligibility
      1347. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a carer's allowance application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      1350. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his views on the disparity whereby from budget 2026 the flat rate maternity benefit of €289 per week will be lower...
    • Departmental Properties
      1351. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide a list of all unused properties, lands and buildings, under the ownership or control of his Department within...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      1354. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an estimate of the cost of increasing the capital disregard for the jobseeker’s allowance means test from...
    • Social Welfare Eligibility
      1357. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the decision to refuse the back-to-school allowance for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed. [45435/25]
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      1358. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department will update the reference baskets used for means tests and payments to reflect higher grocery inflation...
    • Departmental Websites
      1359. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department plans to have a webchat service link on his Department website for members of the public to enquire...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      1360. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current processing times for disability allowance, carer's allowance and social welfare appeals; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Staff
      1362. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of whole time equivalent network cyber security ICT specialists at the grade of executive officer working within...
    • Departmental Funding
      1363. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will provide financial assistance to pensioners (details supplied) that require home electrical oxygen, which...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      1364. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will clarity the entitlements of a widow to her husband’s accumulated contributions (details supplied); and if...
    • School Meals Programme
      1365. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the hot school meals programme; if schools, including a school (details supplied), will be considered...
    • State Pensions
      1366. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will examine the interaction between personal insolvency arrangements and pension entitlements with a view to ensuring...
    • Money Advice and Budgeting Service
      1367. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will expand the Money Advice and Budgeting Service to include a specialised support stream for over-50s, focusing on...
    • Departmental Strategies
      1368. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of measures being considered to address the emotional and mental health impacts of debt stress on older people...
    • Citizens Information Services
      1369. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the pay dispute raised by a service (details supplied); the actions he is taking to...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      1370. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether he will consider moving the payment of the back-to-school allowance to an earlier point in the school year (details...
    • School Meals Programme
      1371. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a school (details supplied) will be given permission to go to tender for the hot school lunch programme for which it...
    • Social Welfare Rates
      1372. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the first-year and full-year cost of increasing the maximum rate of the additional needs payment for additional diet...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      1373. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated first-year and full-year cost of two double monthly child benefit payments. [45874/25]
    • School Meals Programme
      1374. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will clarify whether or not the hot school meals programme has been rolled out in every school across the country, if...
    • State Bodies
      1375. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for his plans to increase pay for regional administrators in line with the increase received by local administrators of...
    • Social Welfare Eligibility
      1376. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his plan to allow JI participants to qualify for the fuel allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46031/25]
    • State Pensions
      1380. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on the pension entitlement of a person (details supplied). [46163/25]
    • Social Welfare Appeals
      1381. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown of the number of oral hearings granted to clients from 2018 to 2025 in regard to social welfare payments; and...
    • Departmental Data
      1382. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the breakdown of the age profile categories of clients being granted invalidity pension in the last number of years, broken...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      1383. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the increase in income disregards for carer's allowance as committed to in the programme for...
    • Legislative Process
      1384. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the timeframe for the enactment of legislation implementing the Supreme Court decision in a case (details supplied); whether...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      1385. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the first year and full year cost of increasing jobseeker’s transitional payment by €1. [46301/25]
    • Departmental Policies
      1389. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his views on creating a statutory to recognise a child that does not conform to world health organisation stillbirth...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      1390. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on the total funding allocated to County Louth under this Department from 2023 to date, per year in...
    • State Pensions
      1391. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to expedite an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46362/25]
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      1392. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will review the structure of the State maternity benefit to consider moving to a pay-related model similar to...
    • Departmental Properties
      1393. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from paying...
    • School Meals Programme
      1394. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is aware of the fall-out of the new legislation surrounding the delivery of the school meals, whereby no member of...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      1395. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will consider amending the rules on carer’s allowance in order that a person who is in receipt of a State...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      1398. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the universal over 70s companion pass will come into effect on 1 September 2025; if all persons over 70 years have now...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      1399. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the responsibility that is on his Department to ensure that citizens are appropriately educated and informed about the terms...
    • State Pensions
      1400. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if further to the review of the non-contributory pension for a person (details supplied) a contributory pension can be...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      1401. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will expedite the matter; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Contracts
      1403. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of contracts a firm (details supplied) have had with his Department in the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025; the...
    • Departmental Data
      1404. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the percentage of applications for fuel allowance from persons over 70 years of age that were refused the fuel allowance in...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      1405. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports or schemes available to qualified post primary teachers who are currently unemployed, particularly in cases...
    • School Meals Programme
      1406. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the urgent steps she is taking to ensure that no school loses out on their hot meals following changes to regulations which...
    • Departmental Data
      1407. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of families and the the number of children that received the newborn baby grant, by county, in tabular form; and...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      1409. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection given the 1.8 per cent rise in inflation and its disproportionate impact on low-income families, if he will commit to...
    • Social Welfare Payments
      1411. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 518 of 1 July 2025, if the full-year cost of increasing all headline weekly social...
    • State Pensions
      1412. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether foster carers allowance can be used to qualify persons for a State pension (contributory); and if he will make a...
    • School Meals Programme
      1413. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will ensure that the hot meals service is provided to all pupils in small primary schools throughout the country as a...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      1414. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on his plans to abolish the means test for carers; if there is a timeline for this; if considerations...
    • State Pensions
      1415. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to urgently allow for payment of invalidity pension for person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      1416. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason illness benefit for a five-week period ending on 23 July 2025 has been refused for an individual (details...
    • Departmental Data
      1417. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will detail the number of homes that currently qualify for the fuel allowance, in tabular form, on a county by county...
    • School Meals Programme
      1418. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on the operation of the hot school meals programme; if unspent funding allocated for the provision of...
    • Social Welfare Payments
      1419. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will address the delays in processing social welfare claims for Early Years Educators during the summer months; and if...
    • Tax Credits
      1420. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he is considering any changes to the current averaging system of Class S PRSI contributions towards the determination of...
    • School Meals Programme
      1421. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the membership of and dates of meetings of the inter-departmental group on school meals. [47225/25]
    • Departmental Data
      1424. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applicants in receipt of foster care allowance qualified for back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance;...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      1426. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to parliamentary Question No. 1843 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the...
    • Social Welfare Payments
      1428. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his plans to introduce a cost of disability payment as recommended by the 2021 Government commissioned Indecon Report and in...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      1429. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his plans to remove the means test for carer's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47439/25]
    • Departmental Communications
      1431. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will outline the process by which his Department contacts the British Work and Pensions department seeking...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      1433. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will provide an update on the work and access scheme; the number that are using it; his plans to increase this number...
    • Departmental Strategies
      1435. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he has plans for his Department and Intreo staff to engage with employers and those with disabilities to facilitate a...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      1436. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he plans to improve processing times for those who do not have year-long contracts and must avail of social protection...
    • Departmental Data
      1438. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of carers allowance applications received in Dublin Bay North in 2023 and 2024, and the number approved, in...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      1441. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of households in Dublin Bay North in receipt of the fuel allowance in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he...
    • Social Welfare Rates
      1442. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of bringing all disability-related payments to €350 per week; and to provide details of...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
      1445. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will outline the wraparound supports currently available to women accommodated in safe homes; and if he will make a...
    • Cybersecurity Policy
      1446. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline to transpose the NIS2 Directive; the number of operators of essential and important entities notified; the...
    • International Protection
      1447. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who applied for international protection in each of the past five years who originally came to the State...
    • Court Judgments
      1448. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of court cases where it has been shown that the claimant has made a fraudulent claim; and if he will make a...
    • Crime Prevention
      1449. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures he is taking in response to the wave of racially motivated attacks that have taken place in the past number of...
    • Antisocial Behaviour
      1450. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the guidance document will be made available for local authorities following signing of regulations for the local...
    • Prison Service
      1451. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the one year post release re-offending rates for prisoners and those in custody, broken down by those aged under 18; aged...
    • Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
      1452. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of safe homes in county Roscommon and in county Galway. [44493/25]
    • Sentencing Policy
      1454. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has plans to introduce mandatory sentences for those who assault members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will...
    • Visa Applications
      1455. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for the up-to-date waiting times for applications for visiting visas from South Africa; the reason for the delay in processing...
    • Citizenship Applications
      1456. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the protocol for next steps for his Department to make a final decision on citizenship applications meeting the 50% points in...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      1458. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide the schedule of fixed charge notices and category of same issued in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 issued in...
    • International Protection
      1459. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his long-term plans for persons currently residing in Ireland under the temporary protection directive; if he will provide...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      1460. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for naturalisation for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; the reason for the delay; and if he...
    • An Garda Síochána
      1461. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of serving Gardaí and the number who had retired or resigned within the previous five years who were convicted...
    • Work Permits
      1464. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether employment opportunities will be extended to stamp 3 visa holders who are without work permits (details supplied); and...
    • International Protection
      1465. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of accommodation centres with addresses in Lisdoonvarna, County Clare that are being used to house those under...
    • Visa Applications
      1468. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to address the delays of processing immigration applications, in particular the stamp 4 visa under the Turkish...
    • International Protection
      1469. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the number of people by categories in the locations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Asylum Seekers
      1470. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if, given increasing public concern and anecdotal reports, he is aware of instances of individuals who have claimed asylum in...
    • Visa Applications
      1474. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to expedite the processing of visa applications in respect of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • International Protection
      1475. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the operations of an IPAS accommodation provider (details supplied), specifically the locations of all...
    • Citizenship Applications
      1476. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of citizenship applications received from Moroccan nationals in 2023 and 2024 and the number of these applications...
    • An Garda Síochána
      1480. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí assigned to stations in Kerry in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form;...
    • Coroners Service
      1481. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when his Department will take over the responsibility for the payment of coroners fees and expenses in County Kerry; his views...
    • Vacant Properties
      1482. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a breakdown of all vacant properties currently owned or controlled by his Department or any agency under its remit;...
    • An Garda Síochána
      1485. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown, by Garda division of the number of An Garda Síochána Reserve members currently enrolled and active...
    • International Protection
      1487. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for confirmation of whether his Department has any plans for an IPAS centre in a location (details supplied). [44987/25]
    • Deportation Orders
      1495. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) will be assured that no enforcement action will proceed while their regulation 20 application...
    • Substance Misuse
      1496. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the new health diversion scheme expected to begin before November; the funding to be provided to the scheme...
    • Immigration Policy
      1497. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of days each year that people pass through Dublin port without any passport control, considering when this Deputy...
    • Legal Aid
      1498. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if details on a series of matters (details supplied) will be provided in relation to the total amount expended by the State...
    • Age Identity Cards
      1499. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the forms of identification that can be accepted at the point of sale in hospitality and whether only a garda age card remains...
    • International Protection
      1500. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the appeals process available to persons whose applications for subsidiary protection or humanitarian leave to remain have...
    • Crime Prevention
      1501. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether he is aware of recent attacks targeting members of the Indian/South Asian community in different locations around the...
    • Departmental Strategies
      1502. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the implementation of the National Action Plan Against Racism; and if he will make a statement...
    • An Garda Síochána
      1506. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether An Garda Síochána or other State intelligence are actively monitoring online activity by far-right...
    • Visa Applications
      1508. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide clarity on the current delay for stamp 5 renewals (details supplied); the steps his Department is taking to clear...
    • An Garda Síochána
      1510. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a breakdown of recorded incidents of assault, harassment or other violent crime in the State in each of the past...
    • Policing Authority
      1512. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the remit and operational status of Fiosrú, the newly established police oversight body; whether it has been engaged in...
    • Departmental Data
      1513. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide details of the number of offences under s.2 and s.3 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 and...
    • Departmental Strategies
      1517. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the action he will take to increase initiatives to promote integration and combat racism to address the growing number of...
    • Departmental Properties
      1518. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a list of all unused properties, lands and buildings under the ownership or control of his Department within County...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      1519. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the full cost of the provision of security at the Heywood Road modular housing project for Ukrainians in Clonmel, County...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      1520. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if An Garda Síochána is capturing the driver licence numbers at point of detection and recording the driver number...
    • Citizenship Applications
      1521. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average processing time for applications for residence permission for de-facto partners of Irish citizens; the number of...
    • Visa Applications
      1522. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of pending de-facto partner visa preclearance applications, by month of receipt; and if he will make a statement on...
    • International Protection
      1524. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to expand the remit of the IRPP to include Rohingya refugees unable to return to Myanmar; if there are criteria...
    • Visa Applications
      1525. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an applications for long stay (D) join family visas which have not been processed for 13 months, longer than the...
    • Further and Higher Education
      1528. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the supports or scholarships that his Department provides regarding further and higher education; and if he will make a...
    • International Protection
      1529. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Palestinian nationals granted international protection in Ireland in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; the number...
    • Animal Welfare
      1531. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the role and powers regarding horses of animal health and welfare liaison inspectors nominated in Garda divisions;...
    • Direct Provision System
      1532. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average length of stay of residents in direct provision centres. [45302/25]
    • Child Protection
      1534. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality in view of the exploitation of children through financial extortion schemes involving social media-linked payment services,...
    • An Garda Síochána
      1537. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide details of the number of members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • International Protection
      1538. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide details of the number of incidents recorded at facilities from 1 January 2025 to 31 August 2025, by month, as...
    • Child Protection
      1543. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his position on the proposed EU Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse, commonly referred to as “Chat...
    • An Garda Síochána
      1544. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the percentage of the current membership of An Garda Síochána who will be eligible to retire by 2030; and if he will...
    • Visa Applications
      1547. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of delays to the processing of a specific visa type via an embassy (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • An Garda Síochána
      1548. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of requests for retirement extensions from An Garda Síochána processed in each year since 2020, including...
    • International Protection
      1551. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will publish the corrective action plan timelines for non-compliant IPAS sites (details supplied), the inspection...
    • Departmental Contracts
      1553. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if addresses (details supplied) in Cork are currently being used as accommodation under State contracts for the purposes of...
    • An Garda Síochána
      1559. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí, by rank attached to Mayo, Roscommon and Longford divisional protective services bureau, in tabular...
    • Departmental Strategies
      1566. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the National Integration Strategy; if this is under review within his Department; and if he will make a...
    • Prison Service
      1567. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures being taken to address the current overcrowding in Cork Prison, which is operating at 133% of its capacity with...
    • Domestic Violence
      1574. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide the most recent figures on calls made to An Garda Síochána relating to domestic abuse incidents...
    • International Protection
      1578. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of family reunification applications received; the number approved; the number of dependants admitted under the...
    • Deportation Orders
      1583. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportation orders issued, executed, and left unenforced in each of the years since 2020; and whether the...
    • Family Reunification
      1586. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has conducted a national capacity assessment to determine the sustainable intake level under asylum and...
    • An Garda Síochána
      1590. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of garda members, by rank, assigned to a location (details supplied) as of August 2025. [45591/25]
    • Debt Restructuring
      1593. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Personal Insolvency Acts with specific reference to the high proportion of over-50s now seeking debt solutions will be...
    • An Garda Síochána
      1594. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether a new recruitment campaign to join An Garda Síochána will be launched before end of the year; and if he will...
    • Data Protection
      1602. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to updated user requirements of a social media platform (details supplied), which requires...
    • International Protection
      1603. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for confirmation of whether he plans to expand the use of a premises (details supplied), as a centre under the international...
    • An Garda Síochána
      1618. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for the total number of emergency phone calls received by An Garda Síochána relating to domestic, sexual, and gender...
    • Court Judgments
      1620. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for the total number of prosecutions initiated relating to domestic, sexual, and gender based violence in 2022, 2023, and...
    • European Court of Justice
      1624. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the process by which applications are considered under a Court of Justice of the European Union ruling (details supplied); the...
    • Legislative Measures
      1625. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the additional steps or measures being taken to reduce the prevalence and circulation of illegal fireworks and bangers in the...
    • Data Protection
      1626. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on client-side scanning which has been debated within the EU parliament and at various EU committees; his further...
    • An Garda Síochána
      1627. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the traditionally underrepresented communities that are eligible for the Garda Síochána Diversity...
    • Work Permits
      1631. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average wait time for an extension of work permit conditions application to be processed; the number of applications...
    • Legal Aid
      1632. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to review and increase the income threshold for access to legal aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45943/25]
    • Citizenship Applications
      1633. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to confirm when a citizenship application for a person (details supplied) will be completed, in view of the fact that it is 36...
    • An Garda Síochána
      1635. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for the number of Gardaí allocated to County Cork in the recent graduation from Templemore; to outline which stations...
    • Legislative Measures
      1637. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether there a difference in terms of treatment for categories of Irish citizens (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Citizenship Applications
      1638. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to confirm when a citizenship application for a person (details supplied) will be completed, in view that it is 28 months...
    • International Protection
      1639. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount spent on IPAS accommodation in 2024; the amount spent each month to date in 2025; the total expenditure to...
    • An Garda Síochána
      1644. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of minibuses available per Garda station for community policing in the Dublin metropolitan region, in tabular form;...
    • Visa Applications
      1645. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current processing time for a long stay and join family visas; if his Department plans to publish dates for these visa...
    • Passport Services
      1646. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to a case of a person (details supplied); if any discretion can be applied based on the...
    • Road Traffic Offences
      1647. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 673 of 8 July 2025 and Parliamentary Question No.2073 of 29 July, if An Garda...
    • An Garda Síochána
      1648. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardai in roads policing units to date in 2025, by Garda division; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Court Judgments
      1649. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of convictions in the District courts where a custodial sentence was imposed for each of years ended 31...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      1652. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the total funding allocated to County Louth under this Department from 2023 to date, per year in...
    • Family Law Cases
      1654. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has completed its report into the practise of carrying out family court proceedings in camera; and his plans...
    • Immigration Policy
      1655. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the updated timeframe regarding the processing of an immigration application for a person (details supplied) submitted in...
    • Domestic Violence
      1656. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of safe homes available nationally for women fleeing domestic violence. [46401/25]
    • Probation and Welfare Service
      1658. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 9 April 2025, if he will outline the initial estimated cost and delivery...
    • International Protection
      1659. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the criteria which hospitality accommodation providers must have met in order to apply to host...
    • An Garda Síochána
      1662. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 734 of 15 July 2025, if the information for each intake to the Garda college since 2022...
    • Departmental Properties
      1666. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from paying...
    • International Protection
      1667. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his view of the insolvency of a business (details supplied); the provisional liquidation of companies connected to its...
    • An Garda Síochána
      1668. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí who attested during 2024 and 2025, by relevant month, district and station. [46500/25]
    • Visa Applications
      1669. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current processing times for a visa type (details supplied); if he is aware of any delays regarding applications for this...
    • International Protection
      1670. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of international protection applicants currently awaiting a first-instance decision; the average and median waiting...
    • Visa Applications
      1673. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the systems in place to allow ministers of religion to enter this country on visas (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Citizenship Applications
      1676. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to enquire into prolonged delays for citizenship applications (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Meetings
      1677. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has met with an organisation (details supplied) regarding its pre-budget 2026 submission and associated...
    • Court Judgments
      1678. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cases dealt with by the Criminal Court of Appeal where the custodial sentence imposed by the lower court was...
    • An Garda Síochána
      1679. 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 from the Garda...
    • Departmental Data
      1680. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of unmarked jeeps in the garda fleet as of 15 August 2025; if he will provide the same figures as of 31 August...
    • Citizenship Applications
      1681. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a citizenship application (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46752/25]
    • Asylum Seekers
      1682. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the protections and contingency housing supports currently in place in Ireland for asylum seekers; and if he intends to review...
    • Departmental Data
      1683. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the information is on file for a person (details supplied) given no documents are showing up on the online portal; and if...
    • Asylum Seekers
      1684. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the proposals regarding accommodation for Ukrainian’s living in Ireland under the beneficiary of temporary protection...
    • Asylum Applications
      1685. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline for join family visas only where the sponsor is an Irish citizen and which have been processed in the past - 24...
    • Prison Service
      1686. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the risk assessment process undertaken by the Irish Prison Service in advance of requiring prisoners to share cells with one...
    • Departmental Data
      1691. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of incidents successfully de-escalated by prison officers without the use of physical force in each of the years...
    • Departmental Policies
      1693. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider bringing forward amendments to the International Protection Act 2015 to introduce a UK-style statutory...
    • Departmental Programmes
      1695. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to clarify the approximate timescale when a decision will be made on an application which is currently pending for an investor...
    • Departmental Schemes
      1696. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the supports available to families who discover that a loved one is in debt to a criminal organisation, including...
    • Departmental Data
      1699. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full-time staff employed by the Judicial Appointments Commission; the breakdown of staff positions within the...
    • Courts Service
      1700. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether his Department plans to increase the courts service in county Wicklow to meet projected demand; whether these plans...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      1702. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding available to deliver a resilient public-safety radio capability for An Garda Síochána, interoperable...
    • An Garda Síochána
      1704. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new fully qualified and attested Gardaí that have been assigned to Garda stations, by county, in each of...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      1706. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 2086 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the...
    • Departmental Licences
      1708. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on proposals to establish a new permanent stakeholder forum for licensed firearms users; and if he will make a...
    • Sports Events
      1709. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47409/25]
    • An Garda Síochána
      1710. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí assigned to community policing units in Dublin Bay North in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if...
    • Asylum Seekers
      1711. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the process for MedEvac Palestinians with Stamp 4 visas to apply to have family members join them; and if he will make a...
    • Immigration Status
      1712. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated number of illegal immigrants in the State; broken down by cause for illegal status; and if he will make a...
    • Probation and Welfare Service
      1714. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is a written grant agreement or service level agreement in place between his Department and the probation services;...
    • Banking Sector
      1716. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are any circumstances that would allow for a person's name to be removed from the bankruptcy register; if...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Forest Fires
      1717. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will include forestry owners who's forestry was destroyed by fires at a location (details supplied) as part of the windblow...
    • Ports Policy
      1718. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will progress plans for a border control inspection post at the Port of Cork to facilitate the importation of certain...
    • Agriculture Supports
      1719. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on an appeal to the agriculture appeals office (details supplied); the reason for the delay in...
    • Departmental Data
      1721. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle sold through marts so far in 2025 that were slaughtered within 20 days of purchase, within 30 days of purchase;...
    • Greyhound Industry
      1723. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 788 of 15 July 2025, the number of non-coursing greyhounds active on the Rásaíocht...
    • Education and Training Provision
      1724. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if green cert courses are running in Teagasc Grange in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44626/25]
    • Departmental Projects
      1726. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to examine the case for taking charge of an embankment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44654/25]
    • Departmental Properties
      1728. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans in place regarding the transfer, or facilitating the transfer, of title for lands that were previously given to the...
    • Departmental Schemes
      1729. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the eligibility conditions of the long established young farmers scheme by two years to include those farming on...
    • Departmental Properties
      1730. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review correspondence regarding access rights (details supplied); if he will clarify any relevant matters concerning the...
    • Departmental Funding
      1731. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of the level of CAP funding received by State bodies and semi-State bodies including Teagasc and non-Governmental...
    • Forestry Sector
      1732. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of landowners affected by ash dieback disease who have received compensation to date; the support available for...
    • Agriculture Supports
      1733. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the single farm payment for 2025 will be issued to the representatives of a person (details supplied). [44951/25]
    • Forestry Sector
      1735. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of the Forestry Licenses issued in 2025 will the department provide a breakdown of the hectares of licenses...
    • Agriculture Supports
      1736. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if overdue compensation payments will be expedited for a person (details supplied) for the loss of livestock due to TB infection;...
    • Departmental Strategies
      1739. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps the Government is taking to support Irish whiskey producers affected by the imposition of new trade tariffs by the United...
    • Greyhound Industry
      1740. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the mortality rate for non-coursing greyhounds between registration at birth in the Irish Coursing Club stud book...
    • Departmental Properties
      1741. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a list of all unused properties, lands and buildings, under the ownership or control of his Department within County...
    • Agriculture Industry
      1742. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recognised young trained farmers in the State. [45274/25]
    • Animal Welfare
      1745. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions that will be taken to ensure enforcement of current legislation regarding the control and welfare of horses; and if he...
    • Agriculture Industry
      1747. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress he has made in providing additional resources to improving traceability and animal welfare in the equine industry, as...
    • Departmental Reports
      1748. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received the final report from the Commission on Generational Renewal in Farming; if there is a timeline for this final...
    • Harbours and Piers
      1749. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to carryout urgent improvement works to Kilkeveragh Pier, Portmagee, County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Regeneration Projects
      1750. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to develop a framework that enables local authorities to identify and make publicly owned land available for community led...
    • Agriculture Industry
      1751. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the minimum age requirement for the green cert course is set at 23 years of age; if an exception can be made for an...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      1752. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he agrees that administrative complexity and payment delays have dogged the farm environment scheme (details supplied); if he...
    • Animal Diseases
      1753. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine as bovine tuberculosis increased in Ireland in 2024, with the TB incidence increasing to 6% of herds and TB having a devastating...
    • Animal Welfare
      1754. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to tackle the ongoing issue of illegal sulky racing on public roads, which presents a serious danger to...
    • Agriculture Industry
      1755. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the assessment that has been made of the impact on Irish dairy processors and farmers from substitution of dairy fat with vegetable...
    • Trade Agreements
      1758. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the Mercosur Trade Deal; the progress made on the Programme for Government commitment that the Government will...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      1759. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on GAEC-2 and if he will take into account the issues for farmers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
    • Fishing Industry
      1760. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his attention has been drawn to the recent closure of the sole quota; the measures his department is taking to assist...
    • Hare Coursing
      1762. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether a ban on hare coursing should be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45853/25]
    • Regeneration Projects
      1763. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the restoration plan for 40 hectares of blanket bog from coniferous forestry in Connemara Bog Complex SAC; and if...
    • Land Issues
      1764. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for evidence from peatlands specialists and academics who support the continued use of the old definition of the Irish Peat Soil Map...
    • Regeneration Projects
      1766. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the National Peatlands Strategy commitment to undertake sphagnum moss cultivation trials, and the publication of...
    • Fishing Industry
      1767. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that will be in place to ensure compliance of vessels of more than 18m in length with the 2,000-tonne sprat quota limit...
    • Animal Welfare
      1775. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the possibility of outlawing the practice of sulky racing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46086/25]
    • Forestry Sector
      1776. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to consider amending the Forest Act 2014 and the Forestry Regulations 2017 to allow forest owners who have felled their forest to...
    • Animal Welfare
      1778. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to strengthen equine identification and traceability systems, including the enforcement of microchipping...
    • Control of Horses
      1780. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has completed the final review of the control of horses legislation; if so, when the findings will be published;...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      1781. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the deadline of the forgotten farmers scheme, in view of the fact that applicants had difficulty in gathering the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      1783. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the total funding allocated to County Louth under this Department from 2023 to date, per year in tabular...
    • Agriculture Industry
      1784. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify whether meat plants are informed ahead of all inspections; if he will consider implementing a system that allows for...
    • Commercial Rates
      1787. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from paying commercial...
    • Animal Slaughtering
      1788. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are any operational horse abattoirs within the State; if so, the locations of same; the regulatory and animal welfare...
    • Departmental Data
      1790. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses exported from the State destined for horse abattoirs in other states in each year since 2015; the number...
    • Animal Welfare
      1791. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the role of his Department to ensure that regulatory and animal welfare standards are adhered to in respect of horses exported from...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      1792. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a bounty for shooting deer, similar to the scheme that was in place many years ago for foxes and seals (details...
    • Departmental Data
      1796. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers in receipt of basic income support for the sustainability scheme under the current CAP with farm...
    • Trade Missions
      1797. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to have a food related trade mission to Canada before the end of 2025. [46725/25]
    • Departmental Staff
      1798. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of WTE qualified entomologist working within the Department in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [46726/25]
    • Agriculture Industry
      1799. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the fact that in cow traits the figure 8 is used for carbon, the way in which that figure is applied to the evaluation...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      1803. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a balancing payment for ACRES to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46772/25]
    • Agriculture Industry
      1804. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to offset rising input costs of fertiliser, feed and energy that are contributing directly to higher...
    • Trade Agreements
      1805. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he plans to ensure that beef, poultry, sugar, and ethanol imports from Mercosur states will be subject to...
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      1806. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total funding allocated by county under the solar capital investment scheme to date; the number of successful applicants in each...
    • Forestry Sector
      1807. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is considering increasing the mandatory minimum distance of newly planted forestry from vital infrastructure such...
    • Fishing Industry
      1808. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how the €156 million allocated to the seafood sector in 2025 will be broken down by programme area, including aquaculture,...
    • Fisheries Protection
      1813. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide data on the number of inspections carried out by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority since 2015, disaggregated by...
    • Aquaculture Industry
      1814. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appeals to the Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board that are currently outstanding; the appeals with the longest waiting...
    • Fishing Industry
      1815. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of carbon reduction mandated by 2030 for the EU fishing fleet under current EU legislation. [47162/25]
    • Harbours and Piers
      1819. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of capital investment in the dredging of fishery harbours for every year since 2015; and if he will make a...
    • Exports Growth
      1820. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the strategy for expanding Irish seafood exports into Asian markets; and how smaller producers are supported to...
    • EU Funding
      1821. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the share of EMFAF funding that has been allocated to community-led local development projects in coastal areas. [47171/25]
    • Control of Dogs
      1822. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department are taking to establish a centralised microchip database accessible to authorised officers and welfare...
    • Animal Breeding
      1824. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is planning to introduce mandatory health testing for all commercially bred dogs and consider banning the breeding of...
    • Assisted Animal Reproduction
      1825. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is planning on regulating canine fertility clinics and ban surgical insemination as recommended by the Joint Oireachtas...
    • Departmental Schemes
      1826. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will implement a reimbursement scheme for rescue organisations that neuter dogs taken from pounds; and if he will make a...
    • Food Security
      1827. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the State’s assessment of national grain and pulse days-of-cover under normal consumption; progress on establishing rotating...
    • Departmental Data
      1828. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of any sugar beet feasibility or scoping studies since 2020; the indicative acreage, yield and capital expenditure...
    • Food Security
      1830. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current holdings of national seed banks including cereals, pulses, potatoes and vegetable seed; the available cold-storage...
    • Animal Sales
      1831. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will review the maximum valuation given for TB reactor cattle to bring it in line with current market value for...
    • Departmental Policies
      1832. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when legal powers to the An Rialálaí Agraibhia to compel businesses to provide it with price and market information will...
    • Weather Events
      1833. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made regarding the reduction of severe weather impacts on critical infrastructure and essential services...
    • Trade Agreements
      1834. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals that he will outline at the EU Agricultural Council in relation to the need to protect food production in Europe in...
    • Departmental Reports
      1835. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the report of the Commission on Generational Renewal in Farming will be published; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Meetings
      1837. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on a recent meeting between the Deer Management Strategy Group and Bord Bia in relation to the marketing of...
    • Animal Diseases
      1838. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of lumpy skin disease in view of the prevalence of...
    • Weather Events
      1839. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals that will be finalised in respect of the provision of financial support for farmers who have incurred serious...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      1840. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2209 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the...
    • Animal Welfare
      1842. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm that Ireland will support the European Parliament’s position to allow tail docking for diagnostic, prophylactic...
    • Nitrates Usage
      1843. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on a derogation rejection (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47393/25]
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      1847. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the up-to-date position at EU level in relation to the need to ringfence funding for CAP post 2027; and if he will make a statement...
    • Nitrates Usage
      1848. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress on the all-island bioeconomy demonstrator projects, including locations, themes, capital works, co-funding with DAERA...
    • EU Directives
      1849. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the recent engagements he and his Department have had with the EU regarding the nitrates derogation; and if he...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      1850. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the recent engagements he and his Department have had with the EU regarding possible changes to CAP payments; and...
    • Weather Events
      1851. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the recent engagements he and his Department have had on formulating an extreme weather event financial scheme...
    • Departmental Funding
      1852. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline his plans to resource the Agricultural Appeals Review Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47424/25]
    • Agriculture Schemes
      1853. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline any plans there are to streamline ACRES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47425/25]
    • Departmental Projects
      1854. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the progress being made to find suitable replacements for potato desiccants such as diquat; to provide any...
    • Departmental Data
      1855. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of fertiliser sourced from outside the European Union in each of the past three years; the main countries of origin;...
  • Department of Children, Disability and Equality
    • Health Service Executive
      1856. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will request a review of the amount of the financial contribution being sought by the HSE under the fair deal scheme in...
    • Health Services Staff
      1857. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the employment of nine additional senior physiotherapists to assist those with multiple sclerosis and other...
    • Children in Care
      1858. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the last review into the foster carers allowance took place; the steps her Department have taken to review the foster carers...
    • Departmental Data
      1859. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide information (details supplied) in relation to children's disability network teams in CHO3, in tabular form; and...
    • Departmental Schemes
      1860. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to estimate the full year cost of reintroducing the mobility allowance scheme phased out in 2011 (details supplied). [47494/25]
    • Disability Services
      1861. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a funding scheme for the construction of purpose built residential units for adults with disabilities. [44451/25]
    • Care Services
      1862. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a funding scheme for the construction of purpose built day services centres for adults with disabilities. [44452/25]
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      1863. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when she will publish the findings and recommendations of the Advisory Group on Administrative and Regulatory Simplification for...
    • Rights of the Child
      1864. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions his Department will take in advance of Ireland ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the...
    • Care Services
      1865. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 261 of 2 April 2025, the reason the Department has not conducted an audit comparing the...
    • Disability Services
      1866. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to establish an Ombudsman for Disability (details supplied) given that at least 22% of the population is living with a disability...
    • Departmental Data
      1867. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of monthly applications received by the Decision Support Service for decision-making assistance agreements since the...
    • Departmental Reviews
      1871. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a review of the Decision Support Service is scheduled to take place to ensure it is fit for purpose and serving the needs of...
    • Disability Services
      1872. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on plans to introduce the new European disability card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44621/25]
    • Disabilities Assessments
      1873. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of an application for assessment of need for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Parental Leave
      1874. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason widowed parents are not entitled to any additional parental leave in recognition of the fact that they are parenting...
    • Employment Rights
      1875. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the reason for deductions made to pay for persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Reviews
      1876. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when her Department expects to complete and publish its review of the study ‘PLACES | Pregnancy Loss (under 24 weeks) in...
    • Departmental Strategies
      1877. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the next National Strategy for Women and Girls will be published. [44702/25]
    • Mother and Baby Homes
      1878. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to ensure that all affected people in receipt of a medical card as part of the mother and baby homes and county homes...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      1879. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children awaiting a first assessment from the HSE under the Disability Act 2005 for each local health office area in...
    • Disability Services
      1880. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review correspondence regarding funding (details supplied); if she will address the concerns raised; and if she will...
    • Departmental Funding
      1881. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review correspondence (details supplied); the appropriate actions that may be taken; and if she will make a statement...
    • Mother and Baby Homes
      1883. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a weekly progress update and schedule of expected milestones for the forensic excavation of the Tuam mother and baby...
    • Childcare Services
      1885. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures in place to stop childcare providers from withdrawing from core funding, the reason there are no emergency measures to...
    • Residential Institutions
      1886. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for a breakdown of the average cost of an adult residential placement provided privately, by section 38 and by section 39...
    • Employment Rights
      1887. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans to introduce pay parity between section 38 and section 39 workers; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Maternity Leave
      1888. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the programme for Government’s commitment to introduce paid surrogacy leave, including the expected...
    • Mental Health Services
      1889. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children awaiting psychological treatment in County Kerry, in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in...
    • Departmental Data
      1892. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an updated national breakdown of average monthly childcare costs, by county; her views on recent reports that...
    • Child and Family Agency
      1894. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will initiate an independent operational and financial review of Tusla in light of its reported €68 million budget...
    • Childcare Services
      1895. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Budget 2026 will include targeted investment to reduce childcare costs, given recent reports showing that average childcare...
    • Budget 2026
      1896. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline, in the context of Budget 2026, whether the proposed additional investment in childcare will be directed solely...
    • Child and Family Agency
      1897. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm Tusla’s projected budget overrun for 2025; to provide a breakdown of the reported €67.8 million...
    • Childcare Services
      1898. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will include in the 2026-2027 core funding contract, new rules to regulate childcare deposits that would stipulate a maximum...
    • Parental Leave
      1899. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has given consideration to providing additional maternity, paternity or parents leave and benefit to parents who...
    • Childcare Services
      1901. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the action that will be taken to tackle the core funding scheme for childcare being so dysfunctional (details supplied); and if she...
    • Departmental Data
      1902. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of early learning and childcare services that exited or declined core funding by county and service type in 2025 to...
    • Childcare Services
      1904. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality following implementation of the September 2025 fee cap, if she will provide details of the maximum capped fees by hours band...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      1906. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the additional core funding provision being made to offset the sectoral pay floor increase to €15 an hour and related grade...
    • Special Educational Needs
      1908. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Health Service Executive disability services in the Dublin north city & west (IHA DNCW) area can receive an additional...
    • Departmental Data
      1909. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in view of the reported 16,593 children awaiting completion of disability assessments, if she will provide a breakdown of the...
    • Care Services
      1910. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the commitments or guarantees that will be put in place for community or voluntary providers of new residential care beds that the...
    • Disability Services
      1911. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the funding pressure point that a disability organisation (details supplied) is facing in...
    • Care Services
      1912. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans in place to increase capacity for residential care outlined in the NASS database for 2000 individuals with immediate need...
    • Departmental Properties
      1913. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a list of all unused properties, lands and buildings, under the ownership or control of her Department within County...
    • Departmental Funding
      1914. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to award optimum core funding of €240,000 for all 121 family resource centres, to enable each centre to have three core...
    • Family Resource Centres
      1915. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to award funding to family resource centres to allow them to expand their counselling and wraparound supports, through shared...
    • Psychological Assessments
      1917. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a person (details supplied) can access psychological services to get an essential psychological report for entry into post...
    • Online Safety
      1918. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality in light of the obligations under Article 8 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Anti-Money Laundering...
    • Disability Services
      1919. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to review correspondence (details supplied), the timeframe for the delivery of this day service; and if she will make a statement...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      1920. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will reverse the new ECCE compliance requirement, introduced on 10 June 2025, obliging providers to store children’s...
    • Disability Services
      1921. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the terms of the Statement of Purpose for counties Cavan and Monaghan currently excludes adults with mild intellectual...
    • Special Educational Needs
      1930. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the lack of external oversight or appeals process when children are expelled from ECCE-funded preschools,...
    • Disability Services
      1933. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE dietitians, by grade based at Leitrim-west Cavan children's disability network team in 2023, 2024 and to-date in...
    • Child and Family Agency
      1935. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the definition applied by Tusla in classifying a case as “medium priority”; if she is satisfied that the current...
    • Child Abuse
      1938. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide details of the number of clinical and therapeutic staff employed by Tusla to provide support services to...
    • Childcare Services
      1944. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether evaluation has taken place regarding the implementation of the Irish food allergy network’s guidance about best...
    • Disability Services
      1945. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when funding will be approved for residential care for a child (details supplied) in county Tipperary; and if she will make a...
    • Childcare Services
      1946. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she is taking to alleviate the worsening childcare crisis in Kilkenny-Carlow (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Legislative Process
      1949. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on a matter in relation to the completion of legal formalities (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
    • After-School Support Services
      1950. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will expedite an application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45658/25]
    • Mental Health Services
      1951. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child (details supplied) will receive appointments with CAMHS, CDNT and an emergency child psychologist in County Donegal;...
    • Departmental Data
      1952. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons with a disability both nationally and in county Carlow registered and the number accessing services both...
    • Disability Services
      1954. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will consult with all other departments, state agencies and stakeholders to determine if a unified approach can...
    • Residential Institutions
      1955. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if all persons being supported in full-time State-funded residential services across the country have the relevant supports they...
    • Disability Services
      1956. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the evaluation of the personal budgets pilot will be completed; when the results of the evaluation will be published; and when...
    • Health Services Staff
      1957. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality outline the current numbers of children waiting for speech and language, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and psychology...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      1959. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has considered the introduction of specific incentives, such as bursaries, training supports, or targeted...
    • Departmental Schemes
      1960. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the programme for Government commitment to develop a vehicle upgrade initiative for disability service providers,...
    • Departmental Data
      1961. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of school therapist posts in special schools that remain unfilled, for each county, in tabular form; and if she will...
    • Childcare Services
      1963. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of parents with children attending a nursery (details supplied); the actions she...
    • Community Care
      1964. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an estimate of the average annual cost of moving individuals from institutional, or congregated, settings to their own homes in...
    • Childcare Services
      1965. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to ensure that creches adhere to the cap on childcare fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46016/25]
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      1969. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality is she aware of the reason a company (details supplied) withdrew from Government funding; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Care Services
      1970. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the action she is taking to ensure that no person under 65 years is living in residential care; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Disability Services
      1971. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies in each grade (details supplied) across the 91 children's disability network teams; and if she will make a...
    • Transport Costs
      1972. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the transport support scheme which is intended to replace the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant;...
    • Childcare Services
      1973. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to deal with the situation where a parents parental leave is over but there are no childcare places available for very...
    • Disability Services
      1974. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount being paid by her Department to a facility (details supplied) for the provision of care to its clients; if her...
    • Legislative Process
      1975. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average time for decisions on enduring power of attorney applications from the date the application is submitted to the courts....
    • Family Resource Centres
      1976. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will support the establishment referred to therein;...
    • Childcare Services
      1977. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will urgently review the adequacy of supports for community-based childcare services in light of the closure of a service...
    • Seirbhísí Cúram Leanaí
      1978. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality sonraí a thabhairt maidir le gach naíolann atá ag feidhmiú trí Ghaeilge i nGaeltacht na Gaillimhe, lena...
    • Disability Services
      1980. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when a child (details supplied) will receive a reassessment of needs in order to access essential OT and primary care appointments;...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      1983. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the total funding allocated to County Louth under this Department from 2023 to date, per year in tabular...
    • Childcare Services
      1984. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare settings that have withdrawn from the core funding scheme and the number that have signed up to core...
    • Health Services Staff
      1985. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current staff vacancy rate for the south Kildare, west Wicklow, north Kildare, and mid Kildare children disability network...
    • Departmental Properties
      1987. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from paying commercial...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      1988. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the case of an early education centre (details supplied) which is in financial difficulty will be examined; and if she will make...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      1989. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the assessments for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46551/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      1990. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of a business case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46559/25]
    • Childcare Services
      1991. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the provision of childcare places under the NCS in Athlone, in particular for children with urgent developmental...
    • Disability Services
      1992. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if the special care unit in Johnstown, Navan is still operational as a support to CDNT teams; if so, the reason the summer July...
    • Health Service Executive
      1993. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount that has been allocated by the HSE for respite services in Kerry in 2024 and 2025 (details supplied); and if she will...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      1994. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the date on which she will publish an action plan for the reform of the early education and childcare sector; and if she has been...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      1995. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a family can avail of support through a fund (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46683/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      1996. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE dietitians on panels for offers within children's disability network team service. [46714/25]
    • Disabilities Assessments
      1998. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans in place to reduce the current waiting times for an assessment of needs from 16 months to the timeframe outlined under...
    • Child and Family Agency
      1999. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated average capital cost and current expenditure operating cost respectively, of providing each new publicly provided...
    • Disability Services
      2000. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 375 of 19 June 2025, the numbers on the waiting list for high support disability residential...
    • Health Services Staff
      2001. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of whole-time equivalent clinical nurse specialists in intellectual disabilities within CHO9 in 2024 and to date in...
    • Health Service Executive
      2002. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding provided in 2023, 2024 and 2025 to the children’s disability network team in CHO9, in tabular form; and if she...
    • Thalidomide Victims Compensation
      2003. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to report on the progress of the national thalidomide advocacy office, the number of thalidomide survivors assisted; the number of...
    • Departmental Funding
      2005. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans to replace the ageing fleet for Donegal Community Inclusion Training Service; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Child and Family Agency
      2006. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the resources available from Tusla to support the emotional, psychological and physical needs of children in foster care; whether...
    • Mental Health Services
      2007. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to concerns raised by organisations regarding a person (details supplied) due to lack of access to...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      2008. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a list of early years and school age childcare services that have withdrawn from the core funding scheme; the number and...
    • Departmental Policies
      2009. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the childcare forward planning unit and when outputs of their work will be seen; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Childcare Services
      2010. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of public childcare providers operational in north county Dublin; the plans to expand the network to this area which is...
    • Departmental Policies
      2012. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans her Department is working on to support childminders to continue to deliver their much needed services; and if she will...
    • Childcare Services
      2013. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers in north county Dublin that have withdrawn from CORE funding since its introduction; and if she...
    • Departmental Schemes
      2014. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a provider withdraws from CORE funding, can parents access the national childcare scheme and if so, the way in which they can...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      2015. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the financial hardship experienced by Early Years Educators during the summer period, and if she will outline...
    • Health Services Staff
      2018. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of administrative staff linked to the assessment of need process in HA2 Swords and Balbriggan teams; and if she will...
    • Health Service Executive
      2021. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which resource allocations are determined for CDNT and primary care by the HSE; if they are determined on population...
    • Health Services Staff
      2022. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the length of time the HSE internal recruitment process takes when one staff member is moving from one section to another, for...
    • Departmental Administrative Arrangements
      2023. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department is actively working to reduce the time period for the internal recruitment process to ensure staff transfers are...
    • Health Service Executive
      2024. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the incentives being offered by the HSE to entice people to work in disability services; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      2025. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 2454 of 29 July 2025, if she will instruct the bodies under her aegis to provide the...
    • Disability Services
      2027. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the business case submitted by Blanchardstown children’s disability network team to the HSE regarding...
    • Health Services
      2028. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated average cost of one day of respite for a new placement in respite services. [47486/25]
    • Disabilities Assessments
      2029. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated average cost to deliver an assessment of need (details supplied). [47488/25]
    • Disability Services
      2030. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated cost for the delivery of a case management system across HSE-funded disability services (details supplied). [47489/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      2031. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the estimated total number of staff employed delivering HSE-funded disability services across the statutory, section 38, section 39...
    • Disability Services
      2032. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for details of any research undertaken into the workforce in the disability sector, particular with respect to determining pay...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      2033. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress made in reducing the waiting times for an assessment of need in County Offaly since the establishment of the 34th...
  • Department of Health
    • Misuse of Drugs
      2034. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of recent data indicating a rise in illicit drug use across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47110/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      2035. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacant primary care posts currently within HA2 Swords and Balbriggan (Dublin north County), in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Hospital Services
      2037. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria used to assess children with scoliosis for their first appointment with a paediatric orthopaedic consultant at CHI Crumlin Hospital; and if she...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      2038. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting times from referral date for appointments with a paediatric orthopaedic consultant in CHI Crumlin Hospital for children with scoliosis for...
    • Departmental Bodies
      2041. To ask the Minister for Health if he has received from the Minister for Health the materials required under regulation 9 of S.I. No. 413 of 2022 in respect of CORU’s July 2025...
    • Health Services Staff
      2042. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists currently employed by the HSE serving County Offaly, the location which they operate from; and if she will make a...
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      2043. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on the waiting list for occupational therapy services, broken down by waiting timeframes of less than 3, 3-6, 6-12 and more than 12...
    • Health Services
      2044. To ask the Minister for Health if she will confirm the areas that are included in CHO9; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44448/25]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      2047. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the ongoing delays in access to timely diagnostic and consultant-led care in both public and private healthcare systems, including for...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      2048. To ask the Minister for Health if she will set out her Department and the HSE’s plans for the development of a new hospital in Cork; the current state of progress, the timelines, to...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      2049. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide information regarding public hospital waiting lists (details supplied). [44472/25]
    • Primary Care Centres
      2051. To ask the Minister for Health the plans for the development of a primary care health centre at a location (details supplied); the steps in the process; when she expects the primary care...
    • Hospital Services
      2053. To ask the Minister for Health if the five reviews of maternity care carried out to date at Portiuncula University Hospital were all high-risk pregnancies; if any limited information can be...
    • Health Service Executive
      2054. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on plans to sell HSE lands (details supplied); the stage the sale is at; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44481/25]
    • Health Services
      2055. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on a new service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44482/25]
    • Hospital Admissions
      2056. To ask the Minister for Health if she will investigate a means to vastly improve the inter-hospital referral system; if she is aware of a number of cases of patients being discharged from...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      2057. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied); if consideration will be given to expediting the appointment in...
    • Ambulance Service
      2058. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to make operational motorcycle ambulance or paramedic response vehicles in the Cork region; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      2060. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44518/25]
    • Health Services
      2062. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the supports available to Irish patients who undergo surgery abroad under the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive and return with serious...
    • Hospital Staff
      2063. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 711 of 1 April 2025, whether there are plans in place to provide a child psychologist for children attending the...
    • Health Service Executive
      2064. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive look at hiring more invigilators in county Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44564/25]
    • Medicinal Products
      2065. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the lack of supply of a medicine (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44571/25]
    • Health Services
      2066. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on waiting times for cardiac rehabilitation programmes and the measures being taken to reduce these delays. [44572/25]
    • Disabilities Assessments
      2069. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the waiting time for an autism diagnostic assessment for a person (details supplied) has gone from 24/30 months to 30/33 months; and the steps she...
    • General Practitioner Services
      2070. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of general practitioners (GPs) in Mullingar, County Westmeath which are accepting new patients; and to provide a list of GPs who will...
    • Medicinal Products
      2071. To ask the Minister for Health whether there is any regulation of the price of medicines to ensure cheapest possible access. [44588/25]
    • Health Services
      2072. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a timeline of 125 days is given to families when a systems analysis review commences; the number of reviews carried out nationwide in 2024 and the...
    • Healthcare Policy
      2074. To ask the Minister for Health the basis and criteria the decision was taken by the Health Service Executive and her Department to withdraw funding after the law on abortion changed from...
    • Health Services Staff
      2075. To ask the Minister for Health the changes that have been made to the incremental pay grade for multi-task attendants employed by HSE after March 2025; if all new employees regardless of...
    • Medicinal Products
      2076. To ask the Minister for Health to reconsider remarks made in Dáil Éireann on 6 March 2025 regarding the free HRT scheme, specifically the assertion that medication dispensed under...
    • Nursing Homes
      2078. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients discharged from nursing homes in each of the past 12 months, by county; and the proportion of persons in each county and month who were...
    • Healthcare Policy
      2079. To ask the Minister for Health when she will bring proposals to cabinet regarding a vaccine damage scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44605/25]
    • Departmental Data
      2080. To ask the Minister for Health the number of advance healthcare directives submitted to the Decision Support Service, by month since April 2023; the number of decisions made each month in...
    • Medicinal Products
      2081. To ask the Minister for Health in light of the recent introduction of the free hormone replacement therapy measure for women experiencing menopause, if she has considered extending similar...
    • Health Services Staff
      2082. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE speech and language therapists by grade based at Ballaghaderren primary care centre in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 in...
    • Health Services
      2085. To ask the Minister for Health the action that is being taken in hospitals to improve the awareness amongst healthcare staff of the needs of visually impaired patients; and if she will make...
    • Disability Services
      2086. To ask the Minister for Health if an ADHD assessment will be expedited for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44634/25]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      2087. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44635/25]
    • Health Services
      2088. To ask the Minister for Health whether she has considered routine CA-125 testing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44638/25]
    • Hospital Facilities
      2089. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the upgrade of the emergency department of Galway university hospital; when the project will move to the next stage; the estimated cost; and if...
    • Disability Services
      2090. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adult ADHD clinics currently operational; in which CHOs those clinics are located; the waiting time for an appointment to the National...
    • Hospital Complaints Procedures
      2091. To ask the Minister for Health from what year public hospitals have been required to report adverse incidents affecting their patients to NIMS. [44657/25]
    • Health Services
      2092. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 836 of 8 July 2025 the reason the National Gender Service chose to start and dedicate time to this systematic review,...
    • Programme for Government
      2093. To ask the Minister for Health for a list of the several trans organisations that were involved in the words of the gender-affirming care part of the current Programme for Government, as...
    • Health Service Executive
      2094. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE's gender identity skills training was withdrawn; and when it was withdrawn. [44660/25]
    • Medicinal Products
      2095. To ask the Minister for Health if it is HSE policy to instruct pharmacists to deny menopause products to transgender people under the free HRT scheme. [44661/25]
    • Health Services
      2096. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently address the lack of out-of-hours mental health services on the Iveragh Peninsula, County Kerry, where there is an urgent need to support...
    • Health Services Staff
      2097. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public ophthalmologists available for children across the south east, south, and south-west, WTE and headcount, by catchment area, in each year...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      2099. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a method for accessing ophthalmology care for children on waiting lists in cases where there is no ophthalmologist currently employed. [44669/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      2100. To ask the Minister for Health her plans regarding special leave with pay for Covid19 after 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44680/25]
    • Nursing Homes
      2101. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE residential beds available for nursing home care in Mallow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44684/25]
    • Health Services
      2102. To ask the Minister for Health her views on a report (details supplied) regarding allergy services and policies in Ireland; to respond to each of the recommendations in this report; and if...
    • Hospital Services
      2103. 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...
    • Medical Cards
      2104. To ask the Minister for Health to insist that HSE staff are fully informed of the services that the HAA card provides to avoid ongoing issues of accessing help for affected people in...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      2105. To ask the Minister for Health if seasonality is taken into account when providing orthopaedic shoes, to ensure individuals have appropriate footwear for varying weather conditions; and if...
    • Hospital Services
      2106. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to ensure return to full capacity of deep brain stimulation for people with Parkinson's in the south-east both in terms of staffing and access to...
    • Healthcare Policy
      2107. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to invest in step-down capacity, as distinct from nursing homes, in the south-east for people under 65 as a transitional care option. [44719/25]
    • Insurance Industry
      2108. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has conducted an impact assessment of the latest increases in private health insurance premiums, particularly in view of the concurrent...
    • Home Help Service
      2109. To ask the Minister for Health if she will expedite the allocation of home help support for a person (details supplied) who is currently awaiting assistance; if she will ensure that home...
    • Hospital Facilities
      2110. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the extension of the accident and emergency department for Portlaoise Hospital; if recruitment has begun for additional staffing...
    • Dental Services
      2111. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists in Laois who will now take on new clients under the dental treatment service scheme; and the list of practices that do so. [44742/25]
    • Road Traffic Accidents
      2112. To ask the Minister for Health the number of scrambler/quad-related injuries-accidents recorded by hospitals; and if this information is not available, if there are plans to collate this...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      2113. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if the surgery will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Health Services
      2114. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who having been referred by their GP to the medical assessment unit at St. John’s Hospital,...
    • Hospital Investigations
      2115. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons the recommendations of the 2018 Professor Walker report was not fully implemented at Portiuncula University Hospital, as referenced in the...
    • Hospital Trusts
      2116. To ask the Minister for Health whether the Saolta university health care group or the clinical director at Galway university hospital has provided a rationale for the non-implementation of...
    • Hospital Investigations
      2117. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider publishing any internal reviews or audits undertaken in relation to the non implementation of shared clinical governance structures for...
    • Hospital Staff
      2118. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant obstetricians that have been appointed specifically to Portiuncula University Hospital’s maternity unit since the publication...
    • Hospital Trusts
      2119. To ask the Minister for Health whether a permanent shared governance structure for maternity services between Portiuncula and Galway University Hospitals has been established; and if not,...
    • Hospital Investigations
      2120. To ask the Minister for Health whether Galway University Hospital’s maternity unit has undergone an independent review of its clinical outcomes, safety standards and capacity given...
    • Hospital Services
      2121. To ask the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that the transfer of higher risk maternity care from Portiuncula University Hospital to Galway University Hospital is being supported...
    • Hospital Investigations
      2125. To ask the Minister for Health whether anonymised summaries of the 12 serious maternity incidents at Portiuncula University Hospital referenced in the Professor Coulter Smith report...
    • Hospital Inspections
      2127. To ask the Minister for Health whether there are plans to commission an independent review of the configuration, quality and governance of maternity services across the Saolta hospital...
    • Hospital Services
      2128. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to maintain the high quality specialist endocrine service currently provided at Portiuncula University Hospital for women with pregnancies...
    • Hospital Investigations
      2131. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the remaining five case reviews to be published as part of Professor Coulter Smith’s report on Portiuncula maternity services. [44781/25]
    • Hospital Services
      2132. To ask the Minister for Health the number of maternity units of similar scale to Portiuncula university hospital that rely on locum consultants for obstetric care, and the actions being...
    • Pharmacy Services
      2134. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that pharmacies are charging up to €15 for issuing medications blister packed; if she is aware that blister packing multiple...
    • Medical Inquiries
      2135. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding undertaking a medical evacuation of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44809/25]
    • Medicinal Products
      2136. To ask the Minister for Health if she will confirm that a product (details supplied) will be placed under the Health Service Executive reimbursable items list so that persons under this...
    • Health Services
      2137. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of all mental health allocations made since Budget 2024, including the amount drawn down by the Health Service Executive regions to...
    • Legislative Measures
      2138. To ask the Minister for Health if she will publish legislation to prohibit commercial sunbed use, following the public consultation closing on 3 October 2025; and the provisions that will...
    • Addiction Treatment Services
      2139. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure the sustainability of trauma informed, peer led family addiction support services such as FASN in the North East; and if core...
    • Grant Payments
      2140. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application for grant aid for the supply of a back up generator in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
    • Health Strategies
      2141. To ask the Minister for Health if she will examine the case outlined in correspondence (details supplied); if she will address the concerns raised; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Health Services
      2142. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of difficulties that have arisen with transgender women accessing the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44850/25]
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      2143. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she and her Department are taking to increase availability of PReP appointments as the clinics in UHL and Dublin are currently not accepting new...
    • Health Services
      2144. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the inclusion of doctors in the prehospital crewing model of the Helicopter Emergency Medical Services in Ireland; if there have been any studies...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      2145. To ask the Minister for Health to specify the waiting list position of a person (details supplied) awaiting care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44863/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      2146. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time the vacancy for a children and young persons occupational therapist and dietician in County Laois has been open; the expected date for when...
    • Emergency Departments
      2148. To ask the Minister for Health the average wait times in Mullingar’s emergency department for urgent and non-urgent cases; and the longest recorded wait time in the past year. [44869/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      2149. To ask the Minister for Health if the delay in processing a job offer for a person (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44876/25]
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      2151. To ask the Minister for Health the total over-expenditure on capital health projects in 2023–2025; and the updated timelines and costs for University Hospital Limerick and Merlin...
    • Healthcare Policy
      2152. To ask the Minister for Health to consider developing a Lyme disease specific department in University Hospital Kerry, for the detection, treatment and research of the condition (details...
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      2153. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting psychological treatment in County Kerry, in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will...
    • Ambulance Service
      2156. To ask the Minister for Health for a detailed progress report in regard to the provision of the overdue ambulance base in Killorglin, County Kerry to serve the Killorglin and greater...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      2157. To ask the Minister for Health for a detailed progress report in regard to the provision of the overdue primary care centre in Cahersiveen, County Kerry to serve the Cahersiveen and greater...
    • Health Services Staff
      2158. To ask the Minister for Health if she will carry out as a matter of priority, a pilot study/research on all aspects of the health service in the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry; the...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      2160. To ask the Minister for Health when the overdue primary care centre in Killarney, County Kerry will open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44908/25]
    • Vacant Properties
      2163. To ask the Minister for Health the plans being put in place for all the existing vacant buildings and lands in Killarney, County Kerry and other properties that are coming on stream; and if...
    • Healthcare Policy
      2164. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider introducing a national gonorrhoea vaccination programme in Ireland, similar to the newly launched NHS England initiative which offers a...
    • Vacant Properties
      2165. To ask the Minister for Health if favourable consideration will be given to allocating a vacant properties to a group (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Health Services Staff
      2166. To ask the Minister for Health when the post of occupational therapist in a primary care centre (details supplied) will be filled; the progress she is making in doubling the number of...
    • Health Services
      2167. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of people using omnipod insulin pumps in each county from 2020 to 2025, inclusive. [44945/25]
    • Departmental Records
      2169. To ask the Minister for Health the location of records relating to Eastern Health Board-funded children’s residential facilities (details supplied). [44952/25]
    • Healthcare Policy
      2170. To ask the Minister for Health in light of the findings of the review into Portiuncula university hospitals maternity services (details supplied), if she will commit to a national review of...
    • Health Services Staff
      2171. To ask the Minister for Health the number of maternity hospitals that rely on locum consultants for obstetric care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44956/25]
    • Healthcare Policy
      2173. To ask the Minister for Health since Portiuncula university hospital covers a large area, and in light of the criteria that have been applied for certain pregnancies deemed high risk,...
    • Hospital Investigations
      2174. To ask the Minister for Health when the remaining cases in Portiuncula maternity hospital will be reviewed and published, as part of the report (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Healthcare Policy
      2175. To ask the Minister for Health if she will commit to resourcing Portiuncula hospital to enable the full restoration of all maternity services at the hospital, considering two reports...
    • Health Services Staff
      2179. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants appointed specifically to Portiuncula university hospital maternity unit since the 2018 report (details supplied); if this has been...
    • Home Care Packages
      2180. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm the care plan the HSE have in place for a person (details supplied). [44985/25]
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      2181. To ask the Minister for Health the current position regarding a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44998/25]
    • Healthcare Policy
      2182. To ask the Minister for Health whether she has considered alternative pathways for professional recognition for section 91 applicants with CORU registration boards where an employer does...
    • Substance Misuse
      2183. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the new health diversion scheme expected to begin before November; the funding to be provided to the scheme in 2025 and 2026 respectively;...
    • Healthcare Policy
      2184. To ask the Minister for Health to address the misunderstanding around the free HRT scheme, whereby eligibility has erroneously been assessed on the basis of the purpose of the prescribed...
    • Departmental Data
      2185. To ask the Minister for Health the number of transfers from CUH of neonates to CHI Crumlin/Temple Street in 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; the numbers discharged from CHI and numbers...
    • Healthcare Policy
      2187. To ask the Minister for Health the discussions that have taken place regarding the continuing future use of Crumlin Children's Hospital and Temple Street Children's Hospital after the...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      2191. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment for surgery in Sligo university hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45024/25]
    • Healthcare Policy
      2192. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the recent interruption of mammography services in county Mayo; the reasons for this cessation; the measures being taken to reinstate the...
    • Health Services Staff
      2199. To ask the Minister for Health the number of health care assistants in Donegal employed by the HSE’s home help department who have left the service since July 2024, when the pay and...
    • Organ Donation
      2200. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of an issue in relation to the organ donation opt-out register (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45044/25]
    • Health Services
      2203. To ask the Minister for Health whether the local mental health form in Dublin 15 (CHO9) has been stood down, and if so the reason for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Hospital Services
      2204. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of resourcing issues at the endometriosis clinic in Tallaght Hospital and that the hospital now only include women with stage 4 endometriosis...
    • National Treatment Purchase Fund
      2205. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 291 of 16 July 2025, to provide a breakdown of how the €13.156 million for outsourcing was spent at University...
    • Home Help Service
      2206. To ask the Minister for Health the number of care workers currently working under the home support scheme in each county, in tabular form. [45091/25]
    • Health Services
      2210. To ask the Minister for Health if a response will issue in relation to an ADHD diagnosis (details supplied). [45105/25]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      2211. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to clear the waiting list for children in life changing pain from scoliosis (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Data
      2212. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of the number of persons who have been involuntarily detained under the Mental Health Act 2001 in each of the past five years whose primary...
    • Healthcare Policy
      2213. To ask the Minister for Health if exceptions exist to facilitate children (details supplied) that were due to be born after 1 October 2024 when the Chickenpox vaccine was added to the...
    • Health Services
      2215. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of the referral process to join a rehab gym (details supplied); the number of persons on the waiting list to join this gym following...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      2216. To ask the Minister for Health if she will expedite a hospital procedure for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45158/25]
    • Healthcare Policy
      2217. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to improve access to healthcare for women suffering from endometriosis (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45160/25]
    • Medical Cards
      2218. To ask the Minister for Health whether she intends to increase the weekly eligibility income threshold in respect of the medical card for persons over 70; and if she will make a statement...
    • Departmental Data
      2219. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has recorded deaths in Ireland as a direct result of vaping; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45170/25]
    • Departmental Properties
      2220. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of all unused properties, lands and buildings, under the ownership or control of her Department within County Kerry; the length of time they...
    • Health Services Staff
      2221. To ask the Minister for Health if an urgent matter in relation to staff shortages (details supplied) in County Kerry will be investigated; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Home Help Service
      2222. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hours that are currently approved nationally for home support services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45193/25]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      2225. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who having been referred for a MRI scan at UHL 18 months ago has yet to receive an appointment date; and...
    • Hospital Equipment
      2226. To ask the Minister for Health the total funding given by the HSE/State towards the MRI unit in Navan Hospital. [45212/25]
    • Hospital Services
      2227. To ask the Minister for Health the nature of the arrangement between Navan Hospital Alliance for the MRI scanner in the hospital; if there are a certain number of scans available to the HSE...
    • Departmental Data
      2231. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 304 of 11 June 2025, the full list of MRI scans available to medical card holders within the Navan Hospital MRI unit;...
    • Health Services
      2232. To ask the Minister for Health the eligibility of transgender women under the free hormone replacement therapy scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45221/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      2233. To ask the Minister for Health the spend on agency staffing in each region, by service division in each of the years 2021 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [45222/25]
    • Departmental Budgets
      2235. To ask the Minister for Health the total budget for the GP access to community diagnostics in each of the past ten years; the units that received the highest amount; the breakdown of the...
    • Disability Services
      2236. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence (details supplied); the possible avenues or supports available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45234/25]
    • Care Services
      2237. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 460 of 20 March 2025, of the 1744.75 hours unallocated, the number of persons this figure represents; the number of...
    • Home Care Packages
      2239. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 459 of 20 March 2025, of the 730,243 homecare hours allocated in 2024 (details supplied) the number that were supplied...
    • Health Services
      2241. To ask the Minister for Health if the free hormone replacement therapy scheme for those experiencing menopause symptoms includes non-cisgendered women experiencing those symptoms; if not,...
    • Ambulance Service
      2242. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of an individual with a very serious injury who waited more than five hours for an ambulance to arrive, during which time their condition...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      2243. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied) given the urgency of the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Community Care
      2244. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm when the long overdue new community nursing unit in Killarney, County Kerry will open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45277/25]
    • Healthcare Policy
      2245. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE treatment abroad scheme includes provision for the treatment of coccydynia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45286/25]
    • Health Service Executive
      2246. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify who is responsible for the indemnity insurance in instances where a public patient is treated by a private clinic-doctor from the waiting list; and...
    • Departmental Data
      2247. To ask the Minister for Health of all the legal medical claims made against the State in the past ten years, if any of these claims for operations or procedures were made through the TAS...
    • Dental Services
      2250. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1108 of 13 May and No. 217 of 9 July 2025, the total number of adults and the total number of children on these waiting...
    • Health Services
      2251. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that a telephone support service (details supplied) will cease operation after November 2025; if she will outline the measures her Department...
    • Health Services Staff
      2252. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on recruitment and staffing to address the public health nurse shortage in Sligo, as outlined in correspondence (details supplied); and if she...
    • Hospital Equipment
      2253. To ask the Minister for Health the number of holter monitors and cardiac event monitors available in a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45328/25]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      2254. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients awaiting the use of a holter monitor and cardiac event monitor and the average wait time to access such monitors in a hospital (details...
    • Mental Health Services
      2255. To ask the Minister for Health the actions she will take to ensure continued access to child adolescent counsellor hours for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
    • Health Services
      2256. To ask the Minister for Health if she will examine matters raised by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45349/25]
    • Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
      2257. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for delays in advanced nurse practitioner applications with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (details supplied) in view of the shortage...
    • Hospital Procedures
      2258. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence regarding a person (details supplied); if she will address the concerns raised; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      2259. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence (details supplied) regarding delays in the provision of an autism assessment for a child; if she will address the concerns...
    • Eating Disorders
      2260. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children hospitalised for eating disorders in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [45376/25]
    • Hospital Services
      2261. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the recent decision to expand the number of maternity cases to be transferred away from Portiuncula University Hospital to other hospitals; the...
    • Ambulance Service
      2263. To ask the Minister for Health the average response times for ambulances in Ireland, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45398/25]
    • Hospital Services
      2265. To ask the Minister for Health the targeted surge measures that are funded for Cork University Hospital and the south/southwest region for September–December for example, additional...
    • National Children's Hospital
      2266. To ask the Minister for Health the current total projected out-turn cost of the National Children’s Hospital, including the €1.88 billion envelope for construction and...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      2273. To ask the Minister for Health if a date for surgery in the department of vascular surgery WUH has been arranged for a person (details supplied); and if the matter will be expedited. [45433/25]
    • Medical Cards
      2274. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for an emergency medical card submitted by the medical team caring for a person (details supplied) will be reconsidered urgently; and if...
    • Home Care Packages
      2275. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure that the home care hours promised by the home support office, HSE Kilkenny, relative to the care of a person (details supplied) are...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      2276. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of children on waiting lists for scoliosis and spina bifida surgery; the length of time each child has been waiting; and the number of...
    • Healthcare Policy
      2279. To ask the Minister for Health if she will commit to the establishment of a statutory inquiry into the governance of Children’s Health Ireland in relation to paediatric spinal...
    • Health Services Staff
      2280. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric orthopaedic surgeons employed by Children’s Health Ireland; the annual caseload capacity of each; the number of unfilled...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      2281. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has considered arrangements with overseas hospitals to provide treatment for Irish children currently on spinal waiting lists; if not, the...
    • Bereavement Counselling
      2283. To ask the Minister for Health the psychological and bereavement supports being provided to families whose children have died while awaiting treatment; and if these supports are...
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      2284. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting time for a child to access psychology services via primary care in County Kerry. [45449/25]
    • Transport Costs
      2285. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently address the transport requirements of a person (details supplied) and allow funding for transport in this case; and if she will make a statement...
    • Health Service Executive
      2286. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45470/25]
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      2293. To ask the Minister for Health the number of individuals currently waiting for complex menopause services in County Westmeath, by length of time waiting that is up to 3 months, between 3-6...
    • Health Service Executive
      2294. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric haematologist registrars based at CHI Crumlin in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [45486/25]
    • Health Services
      2295. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to each regional and local drugs task force in each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Data
      2298. To ask the Minister for Health to detail all the Department of Health and Health Service Executive owned sites in County Louth; the number of these sites currently in use; the purpose for...
    • Dental Services
      2299. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will address concerns raised by the family; if an appointment will be...
    • Healthcare Policy
      2300. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the launch of Ireland’s first publicly funded oral immunotherapy service in Cork University Hospital (details supplied); and her views on...
    • Health Services
      2301. To ask the Minister for Health her views on whether EpiPens should be available in public spaces on a similar basis to the public availability of defibrillators. [45507/25]
    • Hospital Facilities
      2302. To ask the Minister for Health if she will examine access to sensory rooms in hospitals; the sensory-friendly facilities that are currently available in hospitals across the State, in...
    • Healthcare Policy
      2303. To ask the Minister for Health if she is considering the advice of the Law Reform Commission to regulate the provision of independent advocacy services in Ireland; if so, the form of...
    • Health Services
      2304. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has ceased refunding batteries for sleep apnoea machines under the drugs payment scheme as in the case of a person (details supplied); and...
    • Health Services Staff
      2305. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons that successfully completed the privileging course on 11 July 2025 were initially allowed to practice as advanced paramedics and were...
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      2306. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting surgical removal of their wisdom teeth in CHO8, in tabular form. [45529/25]
    • Mental Health Services
      2307. To ask the Minister for Health the full year cost to fully staff three extra perinatal mental health teams. [45530/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      2308. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole time equivalent staff by job title in HSE adult safeguarding teams within CHO8; and the timeframe for filling each of the vacancies, in...
    • Child Safety
      2310. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons a child reported as being at risk of sexual abuse in the Dublin south central area was left on a waiting list for over 14 months without...
    • Health Services
      2311. To ask the Minister for Health the names of all community health networks; whether the names correspond with the regional population profiles (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Mental Health Services
      2312. To ask the Minister for Health the number of residents accommodated by the HSE in a property acquired for residential mental health service use in a location (details supplied) and the...
    • Healthcare Policy
      2313. To ask the Minister for Health whether evaluation has taken place regarding the implementation of the Irish food allergy network’s guidance about best practices in schools and...
    • Dental Services
      2314. To ask the Minister for Health to address the lack of dental practices in Kerry accepting new patients under the medical card scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45578/25]
    • Ambulance Service
      2315. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance attendances at each emergency department nationwide in July 2025; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than 20 minutes to...
    • Medicinal Products
      2317. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the health technology assessment of the muscular dystrophy drug (details supplied); if she will consider the inclusion of this drug on the drugs...
    • Hospital Services
      2318. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of Portiuncula University Hospital Maternity Services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45584/25]
    • Mental Health Services
      2319. To ask the Minister for Health the operational or administrative measures within the Health Service Executive run psychiatric units have been or will be implemented to fulfil the principle...
    • Health Services Staff
      2320. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant posts funded by the Health Service Executive; the number of posts which are filled and unfilled per hospital (details supplied), by...
    • Departmental Policies
      2321. To ask the Minister for Health to outline her Department’s official position on the definition of biological sex and gender; whether she accepts that biological sex is immutable...
    • Health Service Executive
      2322. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for HSE funding and promoting pronoun awareness training modules which state that “biological sex can change over time, in light of the...
    • Tax Reliefs
      2332. To ask the Minister for Health the support and assistance available to a family based in County Louth (details supplied) who do not meet the criteria for the disabled drivers and disabled...
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      2333. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to access residential detox beds in CHO3; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45623/25]
    • Hospital Staff
      2334. To ask the Minister for Health the whole time equivalent staff, by job title currently vacant at the medical assessment unit based at Ennis General Hospital; the timeframe for filling each...
    • Health Services Staff
      2335. To ask the Minister for Health whether all primary care eye teams are in full operation nationwide; to provide details of all primary care eye teams in operation and all PCETs that are not...
    • Medicinal Products
      2337. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the eligibility of transgender women under the free hormone replacement therapy scheme; if this matter has been clarified with the...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      2338. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for when she expects to see a comprehensive roll out of a full seven-day roster across the hospital network; when she envisages waiting lists can...
    • Healthcare Policy
      2339. To ask the Minister for Health if she will commission a cost-benefit analysis of a potential policy decision that moves away from procuring insourcing activity in the health service,...
    • Medicinal Products
      2345. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the processing of a medication (details supplied) on the HSE reimbursement list; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Funding
      2346. To ask the Minister for Health the names of organisations funded by the Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy Programme; the total amount received in each of the years 2014 to 2024, and to...
    • Medicinal Products
      2347. To ask the Minister for Health when a medication (details supplied) to treat people who have a nut allergy will be made available for those under 18 years of age; and if she will make a...
    • Sexually Transmitted Infections
      2348. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the challenges posed by sexually transmitted infections in the State as recent data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre underscores the...
    • Hospital Services
      2349. To ask the Minister for Health to address issues in a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45652/25]
    • Mental Health Services
      2350. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public referrals made to a mental health service (details supplied) in 2024; and the number of referrals refused, in tabular form. [45659/25]
    • Disability Services
      2351. To ask the Minister for Health if she will address the case of a person (details supplied) who has been unable to access either residential accommodation or a day service transport service;...
    • Vaccination Programme
      2352. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the current pathway by which a person in Ireland who suffers a serious adverse reaction following vaccination may obtain compensation, including...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      2361. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients currently on the outpatient gynaecology waiting list at Mullingar Regional Hospital; and of these the number awaiting investigation or...
    • Hospital Procedures
      2362. To ask the Minister for Health the number of day-case and inpatient surgical procedures carried out for endometriosis at Mullingar Regional Hospital, in the past five years. [45676/25]
    • Hospital Services
      2363. To ask the Minister for Health if she has plans to expand endometriosis services at Mullingar Regional Hospital. [45677/25]
    • Ambulance Service
      2364. To ask the Minister for Health the funding spent on ambulance bases (details supplied) in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [45688/25]
    • Health Services
      2365. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the cessation of child developmental checks under the National Healthy Childhood Programme in Dublin mid-west due to staff shortages in the...
    • Ambulance Service
      2366. To ask the Minister for Health the number, category and response time for ambulance call-outs to addresses in Ashbourne, County Meath in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and...
    • Healthcare Policy
      2368. To ask the Minister for Health if she will publish FSAI analysis for 2015 to 2025 on saturated-fat trends in mass-market products including chocolate, ice cream and frozen desserts; and if...
    • Nursing Homes
      2371. To ask the Minister for Health if a fair deal application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45711/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      2372. To ask the Minister for Health to provide for each SATU in Ireland, including Mullingar Regional Hospital, the number of approved posts at every staff grade/role; the number of posts...
    • Qualifications Recognition
      2374. To ask the Minister for Health to detail her progress in getting a profession recognised with CORU (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45719/25]
    • National Children's Hospital
      2375. To ask the Minister for Health the spending to date with a company (details supplied) and any external contractors or management consulting firms on the electronic health records system for...
    • Nursing Homes
      2376. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people in each of the past five years who have been discharged from nursing homes; the proportion of same who were recipients of fair deal...
    • Hospital Procedures
      2377. To ask the Minister for Health when a person will receive a medical procedure (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45763/25]
    • Disability Services
      2378. To ask the Minister for Health to examine the case of a child (details supplied) who is not receiving the correct homecare for his needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Ambulance Service
      2379. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency ambulances that have been decommissioned by the Health Service Executive (HSE) national ambulance service to date in 2025; the number...
    • Health Strategies
      2382. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to expand the oral immunotherapy programme for children with peanut and tree nut allergies at Cork university hospital to children aged five years...
    • Health Services
      2383. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the external retrospective review of children who have undergone unnecessary hip dysplasia surgery has been delayed until January 2026; and if she...
    • Health Service Executive
      2384. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to ensure clear and transparent communication between the HSE and families affected by the retrospective review into unnecessary hip...
    • Health Services
      2386. To ask the Minister for Health whether psychological and practical support services are being offered to families whose children have undergone unnecessary hip surgeries; and if she will...
    • Health Services Staff
      2387. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to address the uncertainty facing staff at a unit which is due to transfer from a healthcare provider (details supplied) to the HSE at the end of...
    • Healthcare Policy
      2388. To ask the Minister for Health the national standards that maternity hospitals follow in relation to bereavement care following pregnancy loss and perinatal death; the staffing requirements...
    • Hospital Staff
      2389. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels in the maternity department of Mayo university hospital in relation to bereavement care; the number of bereavement midwife posts filled...
    • Hospital Services
      2390. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding allocated to Mayo university hospital by the HSE for bereavement services in its maternity department from 2016 to date in 2025, in...
    • Alcohol Sales
      2393. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has assessed the public health implications of requiring high strength beers often 10-12% ABV to be served only in imperial pint (568ml),...
    • Departmental Properties
      2396. To ask the Minister for Health whether a premises (details supplied) is still in the ownership of the HSE; if so, the future plans for the building; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      2397. To ask the Minister for Health if she will assist in the case of person experiencing chronic pain (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45817/25]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      2398. To ask the Minister for Health the current target waiting time for scoliosis surgery; the plans and timeline for reducing average waiting times; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Vaccination Programme
      2399. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department is considering including the shingles vaccine as part of the national immunisation programme; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Schemes
      2400. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the dual diagnosis pilot scheme; the current sites where the pilot is in operation; the number of service users who have been supported to date;...
    • Ambulance Service
      2401. To ask the Minister for Health to review and increase the current resources being allocated to the National Ambulance Service given issues that have been raised (details supplied); and if...
    • Mental Health Services
      2402. To ask the Minister for Health her views on a matter (details supplied) in relation to the standards and criteria for counsellors and psychotherapists; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Primary Care Centres
      2403. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position regarding a development at a location (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45848/25]
    • Health Services
      2407. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical evacuation will be expedited for a person from Gaza ( details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45852/25]
    • Health Promotion
      2410. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the reported delayed introduction of alcohol health-warning labels; if she intends to proceed with the introduction of labelling in the lifetime...
    • Health Services
      2411. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated number of hospital beds which are unavailable due to delayed transfer of care on grounds of homelessness; and the estimated cost to the...
    • Primary Care Centres
      2415. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position regarding a development at a health centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45885/25]
    • Medical Inquiries
      2418. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 482 of 24 September 2024 if a medical procedure will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will...
    • Hospital Services
      2419. To ask the Minister for Health for an overview of the current neurosurgery services provided at a hospital (details supplied); the current infrastructure available to surgical teams at this...
    • Health Services
      2420. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the HSE's plans to expand Ireland's neurosurgery programme and infrastructure to ensure patients can potentially more readily avail of...
    • Departmental Bodies
      2422. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on any human resources processes regarding a person (details supplied). [45927/25]
    • Health Services
      2423. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details on the services currently provided for adult patients with epilepsy at Limerick University Hospital; the number and grade of staff that are...
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      2425. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the date in which the new ophthalmologist appointed in South Tipperary will take up their post; the number of children waiting to be seen by the...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      2427. To ask the Minister for Health whether she will commit to reviewing the Government’s recycling contract (details supplied) that launched in 2024, as there is no accommodation for...
    • Patient Files
      2428. To ask the Minister for Health if she will request the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh to provide details of the background to the decision taken by the hospital in 2009 to operate on...
    • Medical Cards
      2429. To ask the Minister for Health the options open to a person applying for a GP visit card (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46027/25]
    • Medicinal Products
      2430. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify if under the free HRT scheme transgender people who require HRT can also avail of it for free when prescribed by a doctor; and if she will make a...
    • National Children's Hospital
      2431. To ask the Minister for Health for the status of the regaining of pedestrian access behind the rialto Luas stop which has been closed due to the construction of the new children's hospital....
    • Hospital Staff
      2432. To ask the Minister for Health if she will detail the total number of staff on a whole time equivalent basis at the end of June 2025; the number of medical-dental staff on a whole time...
    • Departmental Data
      2434. To ask the Minister for Health if she will detail the gross exchequer allocation, the net allocation, the gross budget outturn, and the net budget outturn, for each public-voluntary...
    • Primary Care Centres
      2437. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite the primary care centre in Cahersiveen, County Kerry for the residents of Cahersiveen, Iveragh and south Kerry; and if she will make a statement...
    • Insurance Levy
      2438. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans in place to review the health insurance levy and to explore options for its reduction which could focus on the potential for increased...
    • Health Strategies
      2439. To ask the Minister for Health the reason BreastCheck failed to meet its annual screening targets in 2023 and 2024; her plans to ensure they meet their target in 2025; and if she will make...
    • Mental Health Services
      2443. To ask the Minister for Health when the report into the review of CAMHS in north Kerry will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46135/25]
    • Healthcare Policy
      2444. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the significantly higher cost of gluten-free food products compared with standard equivalents; the impact this has on people with coeliac disease...
    • Suicide Prevention
      2445. To ask the Minister for Health her response to the announcement by an organisation (details supplied) that it will be forced to cut staff due to a fall in donations; her Department's...
    • Medicinal Products
      2446. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the continued use of pharmaceutical products manufactured by Israeli companies within the HSE, in light of calls from CHI consultants to end the...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      2447. To ask the Minister for Health to review a case (details supplied) and expedite an appointment for surgery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46142/25]
    • Disease Management
      2448. To ask the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to improve supports for people with early onset Parkinson's disease; if she plans to increase capacity for deep brain simulation...
    • Childcare Services
      2449. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will address the concerns raised; if she will expedite an appointment; and if...
    • Departmental Data
      2450. To ask the Minister for Health the average time of a handover from ambulance staff to emergency department staff, broken down by hospital category; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Schemes
      2452. To ask the Minister for Health if she will sanction the reimbursement of versatis under the drugs payment scheme. [46165/25]
    • Middle East
      2453. To ask the Minister for Health to review and expedite the case of a medical evacuation for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46166/25]
    • Hospital Overcrowding
      2454. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that average wait-times in the Tallaght University Hospital emergency department have risen by 43% since 2020; the actions she is taking to...
    • Departmental Schemes
      2456. To ask the Minister for Health if the scheme will include non-financial supports, including medical cards, counselling, vocational rehabilitation, and independent case-management for...
    • Health Services
      2465. To ask the Minister for Health if interim payments will be available pending final determination; the criteria for hardship; the process for periodic review of awards where clinical status...
    • Hospital Procedures
      2478. To ask the Minister for Health the number of missed or delayed cancer detections identified following the cytology review of a hospital (details supplied); and if she will order an...
    • Health Services Staff
      2480. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the strategic workforce planning programme detailed in the Path to Universal Healthcare: Sláintecare and Programme for Government...
    • Healthcare Policy
      2483. To ask the Minister for Health whether the free HRT scheme has been fully rolled out; whether the scheme has delays and if they have been resolved. [46314/25]
    • Ambulance Service
      2484. To ask the Minister for Health the average handover time from the ambulance staff to ED staff, by category in main hospitals [46318/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      2485. To ask the Minister for Health when the vacancy for a position (details supplied) will be filled; the funding provided for the post; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46320/25]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      2487. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on audiology waiting lists in the past 5 years, per year, in tabular form, and the number of persons that received audiology assessments...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      2488. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the total funding allocated to County Louth under this Department from 2023 to date, per year in tabular form. [46353/25]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      2491. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for children and young people to access specialist eating disorder services in each RHA, in 2024 and to date in 2025. [46370/25]
    • Cancer Services
      2493. To ask the Minister for Health if she has considered introducing a structured screening programme for prostate cancer, similar to BreastCheck and CervicalCheck, given international evidence...
    • Departmental Data
      2498. To ask the Minister for Health if she will state whether or not she or her officials were fully aware of the connections between companies (details supplied) and the Department of Health...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      2501. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46416/25]
    • Departmental Policies
      2502. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in the Republic of Ireland who have been granted a long-term illness card under the diagnosis of spina bifida, for each year from 1997...
    • Cancer Services
      2503. To ask the Minister for Health if the ‘lookback’ review of matters relating to the miscategorising of pre-cancerous cells by a consultant at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in...
    • Departmental Properties
      2506. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from paying commercial rates to the relevant local...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      2507. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update regarding a health centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46456/25]
    • Health Services
      2508. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount spent by the State on advertising campaigns related to abortion provision, by year in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; by category, in tabular...
    • Hospital Services
      2511. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the planned discontinuing of coronial postmortems in University Hospital Waterford, effective from 1 January 2026 and that this will mean...
    • Cancer Services
      2516. To ask the Minister for Health if a verbal and/or written briefing was provided to An Taoiseach, his officials or political staff by any official of her Department, the HSE, the she and/or...
    • Hospital Services
      2518. To ask the Minister for Health if she will assist in improving the waiting conditions in a clinic (details supplied) where patients are required to stand for long periods due to a lack of...
    • Health Service Executive
      2519. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide figures on the proportion of practising counsellors and psychotherapists who are contracted with or provide services directly to the HSE;...
    • Departmental Data
      2520. To ask the Minister for Health the status of services available at Sheil Hospital, Ballyshannon, County Donegal since it was reopened in February 2024; if all services will be listed; and...
    • Health Services
      2521. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for patients referred from primary care to dermatology services for assessment of potentially cancerous moles; and if she will make a...
    • Health Service Executive
      2522. To ask the Minister for Health the interventions that can be undertaken to ensure that a person (details supplied) receives the medical care they need as promptly as possible; and if she...
    • Health Services Staff
      2523. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) to review its English language requirements for overseas-qualified nurses,...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      2524. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a surgery appointment for a person (details supplied) on the NTPF; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46549/25]
    • Departmental Data
      2525. To ask the Minister for Health when a retirement home (details supplied) in Waterford was closed; the reason for its closure; if her Department plans to reopen the facility as a public...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      2526. To ask the Minister for Health further to previous Parliamentary Questions, the status of the urgent after-care required by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
    • Medical Cards
      2528. To ask the Minister for Health to revise upwards the qualifying income limits for the over 70’s medical card. [46570/25]
    • Departmental Correspondence
      2529. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will expedite the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46573/25]
    • Health Services
      2530. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider awarding a person (details supplied) a diabetic sensor due to their health circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Cancer Services
      2533. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on plans to extend the cohort eligible for screening under the National Bowel Screening Programme, BowelScreen; when those age 74 years will be...
    • Departmental Funding
      2539. To ask the Minister for Health the engagements she has had with the HSE since storm Éowyn this year to ensure that vulnerable people with medical conditions are supported during times...
    • Disease Management
      2541. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider including Guillain–Barré syndrome as a long-term illness considering the disease presents similarly to other illnesses...
    • Departmental Data
      2542. To ask the Minister for Health the number of checks each year by BreastCheck (details supplied); if BreastCheck prioritises the persons missed in year one for screening in year two; the way...
    • Departmental Reports
      2543. To ask the Minister for Health if she will report on the work of the independent expert carrying out a comprehensive assessment of the physician assistant role internationally, with a view...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      2544. To ask the Minister for Health if she will respond to queries in correspondence regarding scoliosis correction and the correction of hip dysplasia (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Policies
      2545. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to introduce plain packaging for vaping products in the upcoming Public Health (Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill and if such as a proposal is...
    • Departmental Data
      2546. To ask the Minister for Health the number of chefs on the HSE Dublin north east region panel; When the panel will expire. [46699/25]
    • Hospital Staff
      2549. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioners based within the accident and emergency department of Connolly hospital, Blanchardstown in the years 2024 and to date in...
    • Healthcare Policy
      2550. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the discrepancy in care provided to some people with type 1 diabetes (details supplied) compared to the treatment available...
    • Hospital Staff
      2551. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant posts by speciality that are vacant at the Mater hospital; and when those vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [46715/25]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      2553. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients from 2021 to 2025 on waiting lists in Letterkenny University Hospital who have received care via insourcing activity; the extent...
    • Departmental Data
      2555. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dietitians recruited since 2019 that were 1.0 whole-time equivalent (WTE) and below, by year and WTE figure, in tabular form. [46776/25]
    • Departmental Policies
      2567. To ask the Minister for Health the reason(s) a type of hearing aid will no longer be issued by the HSE (details supplied); if she is satisfied that these hearing aids are of the same...
    • Departmental Consultations
      2569. To ask the Minister for Health the number of business cases received from a hospital in each of the past ten years (details supplied) regarding the expansion of the neurosurgery programme;...
    • Departmental Reviews
      2570. To ask the Minister for Health further to PQ No. 254 of 9 July 2025, if her Department has concluded its review of the 2017 Dickson Report regarding Paediatric Urology; if it has received...
    • Departmental Schemes
      2571. To ask the Minister for Health if a medication for post-excision management of endometriosis (details supplied) will be added to the drug payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Hospital Services
      2573. To ask the Minister for Health further to PQ No. 379 of 10 April 2025, to confirm if the four new allergy service beds that will be opened in the new National Children’s Hospital...
    • Health Service Executive
      2574. To ask the Minister for Health to list the service providers used by the HSE and Section 28 hospitals to store patient data; if, in each case, this data is being stored in this jurisdiction...
    • Departmental Schemes
      2579. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Programme for Government commitment to review the drugs reimbursement process; if work has commenced on advancing this commitment; the...
    • Departmental Investigations
      2580. To ask the Minister for Health if she or her Department has referred a formal complaint to the medical council in relation to the professional conduct of a medic who worked at a hospital...
    • Health Service Executive
      2581. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has referred a formal complaint to the medical council in relation to the professional conduct of a medic who worked at a hospital (details...
    • Cancer Services
      2582. To ask the Minister for Health if HIQA has initiated or been requested by her Department to undertake an investigation into the mis-categorisation of pre-cancerous cells in the case of a...
    • Departmental Schemes
      2583. To ask the Minister for Health regarding the HIQA HTA for reimbursement support for continuous glucose monitoring, if there is a clinical basis for extending reimbursement support only to...
    • Health Services
      2585. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a child (details supplied) was denied treatment under the treatment abroad scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46833/25]
    • Departmental Policies
      2586. To ask the Minister for Health for clarification on the parking charge policy at a hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46840/25]
    • Vaccination Programme
      2587. To ask the Minister for Health the means by which baby and infant vaccination services are typically administered; if parents are required to be registered with a local GP in order for...
    • Departmental Contracts
      2588. To ask the Minister for Health the outcome of the advertised tender for the provision of a contracted satellite haemodialysis unit for UL Hospital Group (Ennis); when the service will be...
    • Departmental Strategies
      2589. To ask the Minister for Health whether a proportionality assessment was carried out in setting the standards and criteria for counsellors and psychotherapist; if so, if she will publish the...
    • Emergency Services
      2591. To ask the Minister for Health to list the emergency departments that have achieved the baseline of the framework for safe nurse staffing and skill mix in adult emergency care settings...
    • Hospital Staff
      2592. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent senior occupational therapists in neuromuscular services based at Beaumont Hospital, in 2024 and to date in 2025, in...
    • Health Service Executive
      2593. To ask the Minister for Health the names of HSE funded day care centres for older persons, within CHO9, that provide transport for users to and from the day care centre where that user has...
    • Departmental Data
      2594. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide a copy of staffing levels, by job title at a centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46901/25]
    • Dental Services
      2595. To ask the Minister for Health the locations within CHO9 where current vacancies exist within dental and orthodontic services; the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies,...
    • Departmental Staff
      2596. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide a copy of staffing levels, by job title at a centre (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46903/25]
    • Health Service Executive
      2597. To ask the Minister for Health when a position as registered general nurse for schools in the Limerick, Clare and North Tipperary area will be filled in the HSE; and if she will make a...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      2598. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients from 2024 to 2025 on waiting lists for neurology treatment in Cork University Hospital who have received care via insourcing...
    • Departmental Data
      2606. To ask the Minister for Health the number of operations CHI has undertaken for children with scoliosis and spina bifida, respectively in each of the past 15 years. [46933/25]
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      2607. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults and children since November 2022 on the waiting list to see the community orthoptist in the HSE mid-west area, by adult and children, and...
    • Vaccination Programme
      2608. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide State recognition of a valid medical exemption for an exemption against administration of any future vaccines for a person (details...
    • Health Service Executive
      2609. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she has taken to ensure physician associates, who have graduated from a State funded program sponsored by the Royal College of Surgeons, can be...
    • Mental Health Services
      2610. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to improve mental health services for young people in county Clare, including details of additional resources allocated to mental health...
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      2611. To ask the Minister for Health the reforms being introduced to address long waiting times for paediatric surgeries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46940/25]
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      2612. To ask the Minister for Health the reforms being introduced to address overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick; and the improvements achieved in this regard since January 2025. [46941/25]
    • Psychological Assessments
      2613. To ask the Minister for Health to report on the steps taken to support a person (details supplied) following the private psychiatry needs assessment they were advised to provide; when she...
    • Departmental Data
      2614. To ask the Minister for Health the number of social workers allocated specifically to older person services in November 2023 and July 2025. [46987/25]
    • Departmental Funding
      2615. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided for specialist social work posts to assist in the roll out of assisted decision-making legislation; the number of specialist posts in...
    • Health Service Executive
      2616. To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals HIQA has made to the HSE safeguarding and protection teams since 2020; if a memorandum of understanding exists between HIQA and the...
    • Medicinal Products
      2618. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the NCPE appraisal of ritlecitinib (litfulo) for severe alopecia areata, including current stage, any ongoing HSE pricing and...
    • Health Services
      2621. To ask the Minister for Health if JAK inhibitor treatments for severe alopecia areata, where reimbursed will be provided via the high tech arrangement; the intended initiation and...
    • Departmental Data
      2622. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients treated for alopecia areata with JAK inhibitors in public hospitals in each of the past three years, by CHO and by medicine, including...
    • Health Strategies
      2623. To ask the Minister for Health if she will publish a national clinical pathway for alopecia areata within the HSE Model of Care for Dermatology (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Data
      2624. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public dermatology centres that provide topical immunotherapy for example DPCP or SADBE for extensive alopecia areata; the number treated in...
    • Health Services
      2626. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will establish a national registry to capture outcomes for alopecia areata (details supplied); the proposed data controller and governance; the...
    • Health Strategies
      2627. To ask the Minister for Health if she will issue guidance on vaccination including the shingles vaccination and infection-risk mitigation for patients commencing JAK inhibitors for alopecia...
    • Healthcare Policy
      2628. To ask the Minister for Health for Ireland’s position on the amendments to the international health regulations adopted by the World Health Assembly on 1 June 2024; if Ireland has...
    • Health Services
      2629. To ask the Minister for Health if she will clarify the eligibility of dermatology outpatient consultations for alopecia areata under the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive; the documentation...
    • Departmental Data
      2630. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dermatology referrals for alopecia areata supported by the national treatment purchase fund (NTPF) in each of the past three years; the median...
    • Health Services
      2631. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure access to psychological support services for patients with visible hair loss conditions, including alopecia areata and scarring alopecias;...
    • Departmental Programmes
      2632. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE medicines management programme will include alopecia areata therapies in its horizon-scanning outputs and publish periodic patient friendly updates...
    • Food Safety
      2633. To ask the Minister for Health the regulatory food safety changes that have been implemented to prevent small schools that were registered as food business operators, staff had undergone...
    • Health Services Staff
      2636. To ask the Minister for Health if the figures for HSE mental health staff in the June 2025 HSE Employment Report for the Limerick City and Tipperary North Integrated Health Area are...
    • Departmental Data
      2637. To ask the Minister for Health the number of mental health crisis resolution teams in place; the location of each; the number of personnel WTE in each; if all the teams are operational and...
    • Health Strategies
      2639. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure nicotine pouches cannot be legally sold to children under 18 years of age; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Legislative Measures
      2640. To ask the Minister for Health when a draft of the Public Health (Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47101/25]
    • Departmental Schemes
      2641. To ask the Minister for Health the plans her Department has to include Amfexa (quick release Dexamfetamine) for the treatment of ADHD in the drugs payment scheme; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Projects
      2643. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 127 of 13 May 2025, to provide an update on the progress of a building project (details supplied); when she expects the...
    • Health Services Staff
      2644. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the plans to increase the number of senior physiotherapists nationwide; the engagement her Department has had to date with a body (details...
    • Health Service Executive
      2645. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospitals with islandable power or at least 7–14 days’ backup power and water resilience; the planned upgrades for...
    • Medicinal Products
      2646. To ask the Minister for Health the current days of cover for the top 100 essential medicines, by category; the medicines experiencing repeated shortages since 2023; the plan to establish a...
    • Departmental Data
      2647. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospitals with islandable power, on-site oxygen generation and at least 7 to 14 days fuel and water resilience; the capital works underway to...
    • Nursing Homes
      2648. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be announced for the provision of a new community nursing home in Roscrea. [47231/25]
    • Emergency Planning
      2649. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that have been put in place by her Department to ensure strategic emergency management responses to future storm and severe weather events taking...
    • Health Services
      2650. To ask the Minister for Health the total allocation in 2023, 2024 and 2025 for the provision of eye care and ophthalmological services, including outpatient and inpatient treatment,...
    • Departmental Schemes
      2651. To ask the Minister for Health whether versatis plasters for the purpose of providing pain relief for those undergoing cancer treatment will be considered for inclusion in the drugs payment...
    • Departmental Funding
      2652. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which funding for vacant resident placements is made (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47303/25]
    • General Practitioner Services
      2653. To ask the Minister for Health if GPs can refer their patients directly for x-rays and other radiology services locally without the need to refer them to accident and emergency departments;...
    • Departmental Data
      2654. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for patients referred by their GPs for an x-ray in Beaumont Hospital, Connolly Hospital and Lourdes Hospital, in tabular form; and if...
    • Thalidomide Victims Compensation
      2655. To ask the Minister for Health if she will detail the historical commercial ties between her Department, a distributor (details supplied) and Chemin Grunenthal during the 1950s; and if she...
    • Departmental Records
      2658. To ask the Minister for Health if she can confirm that all files detailing the State’s relationship with providers of thalidomide are publicly available; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Funding
      2659. To ask the Minister for Health if she can confirm that seed funding will be provided to a hospital (details supplied) to commence progress towards an extension which could deliver an...
    • Care Services
      2660. To ask the Minister for Health the remaining budget for respite for carers in 2025 for CHO4, broken down by area. [47340/25]
    • Departmental Funding
      2663. To ask the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 3085 of 29 July, if she will instruct the bodies under her aegis to provide the information requested; and if she will...
    • Health Services
      2665. To ask the Minister for Health the status of all-island health service collaborations supported by the Shared Island Fund, including the expansion of bespoke all-island services building on...
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      2666. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for MRI scans at each hospital in Dublin, and nationally, in each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Health Services Staff
      2667. To ask the Minister for Health the changes to the way in which newly qualified paramedics and advanced paramedics are being offered their authorisation to practice letter; to detail the new...
    • Departmental Programmes
      2668. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department is considering whether the Stimulating Innovation Management of Polypharmacy and Adherence in The Elderly or SIMPATHY pilot programme,...
    • Care Services
      2669. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive neurological endovascular or stroke care therapy. [47476/25]
    • Departmental Inquiries
      2670. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the expansion of community intervention teams operating in Dublin Bay North; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Family Reunification
      2671. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the process for MedEvac Palestinians, with Stamp 4 visas, to apply to have family members join them; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      2672. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting list for home help in the south Lee area of County Cork. [47505/25]
    • Departmental Data
      2673. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new applications for home help that were approved but not allocated due to financial constraints in the south and north Lee areas in County...
    • Health Services Staff
      2674. To ask the Minister for Health if all home help organiser positions in south and north Lee have been filled; and if not, when they will be filled. [47507/25]
    • Departmental Data
      2675. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people waiting on home help allocation longer than six, 12, 18 and 24 months, respectively. [47508/25]
    • Departmental Budgets
      2676. To ask the Minister for Health to estimate the cost of providing a medical card to all individuals receiving the carer’s allowance if the means test is removed. [47509/25]
    • Health Services
      2677. To ask the Minister for Health if rescheduled orthopaedic surgery is confirmed in Letterkenny University Hospital for a person (details supplied); the reason it was cancelled for a third...
    • Primary Care Centres
      2678. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres with back-up generators and resilient communications; the planned upgrades for 2025–2027; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Funding
      2681. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm that funding will be provided to a hospital (details supplied) to refurbish theatres and introduce robotics capabilities; and if she will make a...
    • Mental Health Services
      2682. To ask the Minister for Health if a proportionality assessment was carried out prior to the recent publication of the Standards and Criteria for Counsellors and Psychotherapists by the...
    • Hospital Services
      2683. To ask the Minister for Health in view of the CSO showing Ireland’s population reached 5.38 million, driven by net migration of 79,300 in a single year, the specific hospital beds...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Further and Higher Education
      2684. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine the case of a person (details Supplied); the reason she has been refused a position as an assistant lecturer when she was verbally...
    • Courses Accreditation
      2685. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether an application has been received by his Department for recognition of a part-time course (details supplied) for the purposes of SUSI...
    • Grant Payments
      2686. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason widow's pension is treated as a household income in the SUSI grant assessment process; if he has plans in place to review the...
    • Departmental Data
      2687. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a breakdown of all craft apprenticeships and the number of students in each county who began their apprenticeships in each category...
    • Student Accommodation
      2688. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions his Department will take to address the unfair tendering process for Dublin City University to build student accommodation (details...
    • Departmental Data
      2689. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the dropout rates for first-year students at TUS Athlone. [44872/25]
    • Further and Higher Education
      2690. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a HEAR grant application (details supplied) has been refused; if his Department was aware of the personal circumstances of the...
    • Departmental Data
      2691. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the public expenditure at third level education, per student, for each academic year from 2020 to date in 2025, in tabular form; the number of...
    • Departmental Funding
      2694. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding sources available for individuals or companies working on development new and innovative sources of renewable energy; and if he will...
    • Departmental Strategies
      2695. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that could be implemented to ensure Springboard+ applicants are not penalised for administrative errors (details supplied); and if...
    • Departmental Data
      2696. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will provide details of the financial supports, grants, or funding schemes available...
    • Departmental Properties
      2697. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a list of all unused properties, lands and buildings, under the ownership or control of his Department within County Kerry; the...
    • Apprenticeship Programmes
      2698. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the avenues currently available to individuals who are unable to meet the entry requirements for the MTSLEB apprenticeship electrician...
    • Student Accommodation
      2699. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason his Department missed its purpose-built student accommodation target by over 50% for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Policies
      2706. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the ways in which his Department will ensure that student voices are included in policy making; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Grant Payments
      2707. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action he will take to support middle-income families who are being unfairly squeezed in the current financial crisis, with student grant...
    • Departmental Inquiries
      2708. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware of the case of a student (details supplied); if he will clarify the reason students are penalised for working modest hours during...
    • Departmental Data
      2709. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address concerns regarding the eligibility criteria currently being applied to EU fees (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Ministerial Appointments
      2710. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to visit the east coast of the United States before year end 2025. [45540/25]
    • Apprenticeship Programmes
      2711. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices that have completed Phase 1 and are awaiting a Phase 2 placement; the average and projected waiting times if the pause...
    • Ministerial Appointments
      2713. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to visit (details supplied) before the end of 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45606/25]
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      2714. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for capital investment in the higher education facilities in Kilkenny over the next three years; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Apprenticeship Programmes
      2715. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of instructors employed by the City of Dublin Education and Training Board to conduct commis chef apprenticeship training in the...
    • Departmental Reviews
      2716. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to the lack of provision of online versions of course material in some college courses that...
    • Education Policy
      2717. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for the recent changes to the Research Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship Programme which prevent second-year PhD students, who were...
    • Courses Accreditation
      2719. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to expand the amount of biomedical science degrees that are accredited with relevant professional bodies; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Funding
      2720. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be allocated to a service (details supplied) to allow this service to reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Grant Payments
      2721. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports, grants or alternative financial assistance available to students commencing a master's in social work; if he will review the SUSI...
    • Education and Training Provision
      2722. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of volatile CAO points locking students out of medicine, nursing, and pharmacy, the number of additional places that will be created for...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      2723. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the total funding allocated to County Louth under this Department from 2023 to date, per year in tabular form. [46349/25]
    • Departmental Data
      2724. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students from the Republic of Ireland who enrolled in undergraduate allied health professional courses, such as radiography,...
    • Education and Training Provision
      2726. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to establish an undergraduate programme in orthotics, given that none currently exists in the State. [46422/25]
    • Departmental Properties
      2727. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from paying commercial rates to the...
    • Education and Training Boards
      2728. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to increase the compensation of Board members who sit on ETB interview panels boards. [46478/25]
    • Departmental Inquiries
      2731. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether he visited the National University of Singapore during his visit to Singapore. [46711/25]
    • Departmental Reviews
      2732. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the review of QQI Level 5 awards for healthcare assistants and pre-nursing students in the further education sector; the work...
    • Departmental Data
      2733. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the revenue raised from apprenticeship fees, including pro-rata registration fees, in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Education and Training Provision
      2734. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current offerings available at an education centre (details supplied); the supports provided by his Department to the expansion of higher...
    • Departmental Reviews
      2735. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the reckonable income limits for SUSI grants and consider assessing them based on net income rather than gross income; and if...
    • Education and Training Boards
      2737. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports that are being provided to DDL-ETB to develop flagship FET colleges of scale; the way in which these developments align with...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      2739. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 3403 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested;...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      2741. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the Ulster University Derry campus expansion supported under the Shared Island Fund, including scope, capital profile,...
    • Disability Services
      2742. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated number of third level places associated with training therapists to work in the disability sector (details supplied); the...
    • Apprenticeship Programmes
      2743. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new apprenticeships created in electrical, mechanical, and welding trades in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Departmental Funding
      2744. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a club (details supplied) will receive funding under measure 1 of the CLÁR funding 2025; and if he will make a statement...
    • Irish Language
      2745. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding will be made available to support and strengthen the Irish language in non-Gaeltacht communities that have a number of...
    • Departmental Funding
      2746. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the allocations under the 2025 town and village renewal scheme will be announced; if he will consider awarding funding to a...
    • Departmental Programmes
      2747. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the community centre investment fund will reopen for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44687/25]
    • Rural Schemes
      2748. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the representatives of fishing communities that were invited to the consultations regarding the next iteration of...
    • Housing Schemes
      2749. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason the Summary Report from the Rural Youth Assembly 2024 acknowledges housing as a challenge for young people living in...
    • Seirbhísí Oileán
      2750. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cé mhéad airgid, lena n-áirítear airgead reatha nó eile nach airgead caipitiúil é, de...
    • Departmental Data
      2751. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to support an application in respect of a community organisation in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Funding
      2752. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht whether another round of the Community Centre Investment Fund will open in 2025; when this will occur; the type of expenditure...
    • Departmental Properties
      2753. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide a list of all unused properties, lands and buildings, under the ownership or control of his Department within County...
    • Departmental Data
      2754. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on an application made under CLÁR (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45300/25]
    • Departmental Schemes
      2755. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to consider amending the rules in regard to the local improvement scheme by allowing pothole repairs to be carried out to assist...
    • Departmental Programmes
      2757. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the applications will next be launched for the community centre investment fund; the expected timescale to process...
    • Programme for Government
      2759. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to introduce permanent, rolling funding for the community centre...
    • Departmental Data
      2760. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the next Séala Creidiúnaithe d'Aistritheoirí exam will be; if he plans to increase the frequency of these...
    • Departmental Funding
      2761. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available for the startup of community cafes in rural areas; if funding is available for the purchase of a building...
    • Seirbhísí Cúram Leanaí
      2762. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an raibh aon teagmháil aige leis an Ionad Tacaíochta Teaghlaigh in Indreabhán ó foilsíodh scéalta...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      2763. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide an update on the total funding allocated to County Louth under this Department from 2023 to date, per year in tabular...
    • Departmental Properties
      2764. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide the details and addresses of all properties in the ownership of the Department that are absolved from paying...
    • Departmental Schemes
      2765. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if additional funding has been allocated for the local improvement scheme in Donegal in 2025; the number of outstanding local...
    • Departmental Funding
      2767. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will detail the criteria by which NGOs are selected for multi-annual funding; the proportion of total State NGO funding...
    • Departmental Inquiries
      2769. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will assist a soccer club in county Kerry (details supplied) with a Clár application; and if he will make a statement...
    • Departmental Projects
      2770. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the monies spent, and the works carried out to date, on the Youghal Library project; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Funding
      2771. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the breakdown of LEADER funding since 2015, by county, and in tabular form. [47172/25]
    • Departmental Projects
      2774. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way in which his Department is measuring the impact of LEADER projects on rural job creation and enterprise development....
    • Rural Depopulation
      2775. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the initiatives in place to address rural depopulation in areas affected by it; and the way in which success is being measured....
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      2776. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 3472 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      2778. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the plans to build an all weather pier at Roonagh, County Mayo (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....

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