Written answers

Tuesday, 14 October 2025

  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Cabinet Committees
      29. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure will next meet. [48476/25]
    • Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements
      78. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with the president of the European Commission. [48849/25]
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Regulatory Bodies
      91. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the granting of additional powers to the agri-food regulator, in view of its request for enhanced authority to access...
    • Fishing Industry
      96. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason no quota was introduced for boats under 18-metres fishing for sprat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55040/25]
    • Tillage Sector
      98. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will recognise the need to put greater emphasis on policies and support for the tillage sector, which if expanded would reduce...
    • Agriculture Supports
      101. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will acknowledge the increasing impact of the climate crisis on Irish farmers (details supplied); the measures being taken to...
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      102. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department does not carry out greenhouse gas emissions modelling specifically in relation to the nitrates derogation,...
    • Agriculture Industry
      105. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement he has had with farming groups in relation to farm succession planning including the transfer of farmland and other...
    • Tillage Sector
      106. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to support struggling farmers in the tillage sector. [55103/25]
    • Agriculture Industry
      107. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether it is time for a radical policy shift to maintain young farmers (details supplied) in view of the fact the...
    • Horticulture Sector
      109. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a dedicated funding stream or expand grant supports for domestic fruit and vegetable growers, given Ireland's...
    • Gender Equality
      110. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which gender equality is being integrated into the development of the agri-food strategy and rural development programmes;...
    • Special Protection Areas
      111. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department or organisations or agencies related to his Department are taking with respect to the Joint Oireachtas...
    • Fishing Industry
      112. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on his negotiation with the UK Government to reinstate access for the Irish fishing fleet to their traditional...
    • Greyhound Industry
      113. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department's consultation on surgical artificial insemination in greyhounds; when he will publish the outcomes...
    • Agriculture Supports
      114. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications for basic income support for sustainability scheme in 2024 and 2025 in each county; the number of...
    • Water Pollution
      115. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is concerned by the impact of agricultural pollution on waterways; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55021/25]
    • Greyhound Industry
      117. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds currently active on the race management system between 14 August and 24 September 2025; and if...
    • Agriculture Supports
      118. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which his Department is working with Teagasc and other agencies to promote agricultural education and training programmes...
    • Animal Welfare
      119. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will consider designating authorised officer status to the inspectors an organisation (details supplied) given...
    • Animal Diseases
      120. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the TB eradication plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54998/25]
    • Agriculture Schemes
      121. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the €20 million announced in funding for ACRES will result in additional farmers entering into the scheme; if not, if it...
    • Forestry Sector
      122. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the scheme will open for landowners to apply for funding to replant ground damaged as a result of storm Éowyn; and if he...
    • Common Agricultural Policy
      123. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline his engagements regarding the Common Agricultural Policy post-2027. [54992/25]
    • Fishing Industry
      124. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on his negotiation with the European Commission to secure a bluefin tuna quota for the Irish fishing fleet....
    • Water Pollution
      125. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is concerned by the impact of agricultural pollution on waterways in light of the massive fishkill on the Blackwater; and if he...
    • Control of Dogs
      126. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action being taken to promote responsible dog ownership. [38075/25]
    • Food Industry
      127. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is examining a proposal requiring Irish grain to be used in the production of Irish whiskey; and if he will make a...
    • Animal Diseases
      128. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the bovine tuberculosis programme. [55104/25]
    • Climate Change Policy
      129. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will acknowledge recent ESRI research showing that farmers are just as concerned about climate change as urban dwellers...
    • Tillage Sector
      130. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the targeted funding measures being considered by his Department to support the tillage sector; his engagement to date with the...
    • Agriculture Supports
      132. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is the policy of his Department to withhold the total farm payments due to a farmer who is unable to produce a commonage...
    • Animal Welfare
      133. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider increasing the allocation for an organisation (details supplied) under the animal welfare grant programme...
    • Animal Diseases
      134. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an increase in the TB reactor compensation payment to reflect the current market value of cattle; and if he will make a statement...
    • Fishing Industry
      135. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the latest restrictions on sprat fishing were undertaken without consideration of the ICES advice; if he will reconsider...
    • Animal Diseases
      136. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his response to the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the TB eradication programme. [54968/25]
    • Control of Horses
      137. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses seized in Cork city to date in 2025. [54734/25]
    • Tillage Sector
      138. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has had discussions with an organisation (details supplied) on the issues facing the tillage sector; and if he will make a...
    • Trade Agreements
      139. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide clarity on the safeguards for Irish farmers from being impacted by the Mercosur trade deal; and if he will make a...
    • Livestock Issues
      140. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is conscious of the need to support dry stock farmers in the Dublin region; the engagement he has had with farmers in this...
    • Nitrates Usage
      141. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken by his Department to secure renewal of Ireland’s nitrates derogation; the contingency plans in place...
    • Hedge Cutting
      142. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the schemes available to farmers to improve the quality of hedgerows and to enable hedgerows to better support biodiversity; and if...
    • Trade Agreements
      143. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he plans to safeguard Irish farm competitiveness in the face of ongoing EU trade negotiations, including Mercosur,...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      144. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications for the beef welfare scheme in 2025 in each county; the number of the applications opted to participate in...
    • Nitrates Usage
      145. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contingency plans his Department has in place should Ireland's nitrates derogation be rejected by the European Commission; and if...
    • Budget 2026
      146. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which measures taken in Budget 2026 will support generational renewal in farming. [54915/25]
    • Farm Household Incomes
      147. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date in relation to examining a new farm income volatility taxation measure to safeguard farmers from markets...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      148. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received under the forgotten farmers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55031/25]
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Departmental Contracts
      150. To ask the Taoiseach if there are any technical, legal, operational, or policy constraints preventing his Department, when publishing quarterly reports of payments or purchase orders over...
    • Departmental Circulars
      151. To ask the Taoiseach if all contracting authorities under the aegis of his Department are in full compliance with Circular 05/2023, in particular the mandatory requirement to publish...
    • Departmental Reports
      152. To ask the Taoiseach to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each of the past five years, in tabular form; the names of...
    • Cabinet Committees
      153. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on the Economy, Trade and Competitiveness will next meet. [55263/25]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      155. To ask the Taoiseach if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual report and...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Passport Services
      156. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an application will be processed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54629/25]
    • Northern Ireland
      157. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a series of matters in relation to safeguards for veterans in the Joint Framework announcement (details supplied) will be clarified....
    • Middle East
      160. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the supports available for those seeking to flee Palestine. [54757/25]
    • Departmental Contracts
      161. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are any technical, legal, operational, or policy constraints preventing his Department, when publishing quarterly reports of...
    • Departmental Circulars
      162. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if all contracting authorities under the aegis of his Department are in full compliance with Circular 05/2023, in particular the mandatory...
    • Departmental Reports
      163. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each of the past five years,...
    • International Relations
      164. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent of the diplomatic and trading relationship between Ireland and Estonia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55184/25]
    • European Union
      167. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the progress of the accession of Montenegro to the European Union. [55213/25]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      168. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details...
    • Middle East
      169. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps the Government will take on foot of the boarding of Global Sumud Flotilla vessels, and subsequent detention of Irish citizens; and...
    • EU Presidency
      171. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the central funding committed by Government to facilitate the delivery of a successful presidency for Ireland; the way in...
    • International Protection
      173. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions his Department has taken in support of the Rohingya Muslim population in Bangladesh given their ongoing persecution and...
  • Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
    • Energy Conservation
      174. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the plans to reconsider the timeline a person must be registered with the ESB Networks Priority Services Register before...
    • National Development Plan
      177. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 221 of 29 July 2025, is this same figure that was provided in the revised estimates...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      178. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his expenditure on advertising, with details of the objective, duration, social media platforms, reach, audience, CTR and...
    • Electricity Supply Board
      179. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the findings of assessments undertaken by his Department or by ESB Networks on the performance and resilience of the...
    • Solar Energy Guidelines
      180. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if consideration will be given to amending the current eligibility criteria for solar PV grants (details supplied); and if...
    • EU Directives
      182. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the status of the progress made towards transposing the provisions of the revised Energy Efficiency Directive by the 11...
    • Departmental Contracts
      183. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are any technical, legal, operational, or policy constraints preventing his Department, when publishing quarterly...
    • Departmental Circulars
      184. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if all contracting authorities under the aegis of his Department are in full compliance with Circular 05/2023, in...
    • Departmental Reports
      185. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each of the...
    • Budget 2026
      186. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide a breakdown of allocations under subhead B4 as part of Budget 2026. [55174/25]
    • Energy Prices
      195. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of domestic electricity and gas customers in arrears (details supplied); the average value of the arrears,...
    • Energy Conservation
      199. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to enhance the retrofit grant system to allow for individual elements, such as windows or doors, to be...
    • Energy Infrastructure
      200. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the process through which a costing of €900 million was reached for the proposed LNG gas reserve; and the breakdown...
    • Budget 2026
      204. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of funding allocated to energy security as part of Budget 2026; the way this will be spent; the timeline for...
    • Energy Conservation
      205. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide a detailed breakdown of installation of solar PV as part of the warmer homes scheme; the number of homes...
    • Building Energy Rating
      206. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide a breakdown of the pre and post-BER of homes retrofitted as part of the retrofitting scheme in each of the...
    • Energy Conservation
      207. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide a breakdown of the average time spent on a waiting list as part of the warmer home scheme, broken down by...
    • Energy Policy
      209. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the relevant legislation which dictates the process for connections; if there is one stream only or are their separate...
    • Energy Prices
      210. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to report on any meetings he had with energy suppliers since he took office; the dates on which those meetings took...
    • State Bodies
      211. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the additional resources that have been provided to each State and semi-State body; the break-down of the funding that was...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      212. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by...
    • Climate Action Plan
      213. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on his Department’s work on the public sector building stock decarbonisation, as committed to in the...
  • Department of Defence
    • Maritime Jurisdiction
      223. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the total number of vessels that were found to have unlawfully entered Irish territorial waters or the States exclusive economic zone in each of...
    • Defence Forces
      224. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the Defence Force’s expenditure on advertising, with details of the objective, duration, social media platforms, reach, audience, CTR and...
    • Departmental Advertising
      225. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his expenditure on advertising, with details of the objective, duration, social media platforms, reach, audience, CTR and cost of Reserve...
    • Defence Forces
      226. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 18 February 2025, the progress which has been made regarding a review of the findings of the Study...
    • Departmental Contracts
      229. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there are any technical, legal, operational, or policy constraints preventing his Department, when publishing quarterly reports of payments...
    • National Security
      231. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 66 of 7 October 2025, the number of patrols by both Naval Service assets and Air Corps maritime patrol...
    • Departmental Reports
      232. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each of the past five years, in...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      233. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied)...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Bus Services
      234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the L3 bus terminus is being relocated back to the Nurseries following the completion of the roadworks in County Wicklow; and if he...
    • Rail Network
      235. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of vehicles clamped at each Irish Rail station carpark, to date in 2025, in tabular form. [54586/25]
    • Tax Code
      236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a mechanism by which an individual can retrospectively claim back arrears on motor tax in the event of incapacitation; and if...
    • Rail Network
      237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the nature of refurbishment works that Irish Rail carried out at Kilbarrack and Raheny Dart Stations in 2024 and to date in 2025, in...
    • Cycling Facilities
      238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason funding has not been released for the Dunkettle to Cork cycleway. [54630/25]
    • Bus Services
      239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when each of the 12 new BusConnects spine services will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54636/25]
    • Parking Provision
      241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans for on-street chargers to supply residents without access to private off-street parking; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Driver Test
      242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a driving test for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54650/25]
    • Student Travel Card
      243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if students resident in Ireland but studying at an international third level institution can avail of student Leap cards; and the way...
    • Departmental Advertising
      246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his expenditure on advertising, with details of the objective, duration, social media platforms, reach, audience, CTR and cost of each...
    • Airport Policy
      247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider naming Dublin airport after a person (details supplied); if he will request Dublin airport authority to consider such...
    • Rail Network
      248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase the number of train services from Nenagh, County Tipperary to Dublin, as there are currently only two daily...
    • Bus Services
      249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the new Kerry Pike, Cork city bus route, as proposed in the BusConnects plan will be operational; the details of the service; if it...
    • Greenways Provision
      250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update as of October 2025 on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54777/25]
    • Cycling Facilities
      251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update as of October 2025 on a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54778/25]
    • Departmental Schemes
      254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the grant-based scheme his Department is working on to support disabled drivers and passengers which will replace...
    • Airport Security
      255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department is currently evaluating upgrade to security measures at Dublin Airport following the evacuation recently; and if he...
    • Road Projects
      256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the N17 Collooney to Knock road project is included in the National Development Plan 2026-2035; if phases 3 and 4 of the project will...
    • Bus Éireann
      257. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to consider adding an additional bus stop on the Nenagh side of Ballina, County Tipperary on the Bus Éireann Route 323, as this is...
    • Road Projects
      259. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the €44 million announced in July 2013 for the Kilkenny ring road extension was ever formally included in his...
    • Coast Guard Service
      263. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the search and rescue helicopter is now based out of Weston Airport; if so, the reason it is not based out of Baldonnell Aerodrome;...
    • Rail Network
      264. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will invest in the Ballybrophy rail line to ensure it can provide comprehensive and regular rail services to Dublin without...
    • Driver Test
      265. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the pass and fail rate for driving tests, respectively in Nenagh test centre in each month from January 2023 to September 2025 inclusive,...
    • Public Transport
      266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the next generation ticketing project will be completed. [54880/25]
    • Road Safety
      268. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions he is taking to regulate sulky racing. [54899/25]
    • Public Transport
      269. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the consultations his Department, or An Garda Síochána, have had concerning the introduction of a dedicated...
    • Bus Services
      270. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to capacity issues on a bus route (details supplied); the actions he will take to work with the NTA to...
    • Driver Test
      271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current average waiting time for a driving test at the Mallow test centre, County Cork; the number of applicants currently on the...
    • Road Safety
      272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the provisions in place or are being developed to enable people to obtain insurance for electric bikes used on the road, following the...
    • Departmental Contracts
      273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are any technical, legal, operational, or policy constraints preventing his Department, when publishing quarterly reports of...
    • Departmental Circulars
      274. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all contracting authorities under the aegis of his Department are in full compliance with Circular 05/2023, in particular the...
    • Traffic Management
      275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to approve urgent funding for Transport Infrastructure Ireland and Sligo County Council to implement essential traffic calming measures...
    • Departmental Reports
      276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each of the past five...
    • Aviation Industry
      277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the possible development of direct air links between Ireland and India; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Student Travel Card
      280. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when his Department changed the eligibility criteria for the student Leap card by increasing the definition of full-time studies to 16 or...
    • Public Transport
      281. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the operational and logistical difficulties faced by families due to the National Transport Authority’s...
    • National Transport Authority
      283. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate the customer service standards of the National Transport Authority in relation to Leap card applications for...
    • Public Transport
      286. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will commit to engaging with the NTA to develop a more inclusive and practical Leap card system that supports family use of public...
    • Rail Network
      287. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the number of reported faults or service interruptions affecting ticketing machines at Irish Rail stations in each of...
    • Budget 2026
      291. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated in Budget 2026 under programme A, broken down by capital and current allocations under...
    • Road Projects
      297. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of the N/M20 Cork to Limerick project, including the project phase now underway; the key upcoming milestones; the...
    • Road Tolls
      299. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his justification for the €1 plus VAT fee applied to a product (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Electric Vehicles
      303. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the basis for the introduction of green tags on the registration plates of electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Public Transport
      304. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will respond on matters raised in correspondence regarding public transport issues in Dublin 5 and surrounding areas (details...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      305. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details...
    • Rail Network
      306. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when works to Athy train station will be completed; the scope and detail of the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Bus Services
      309. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans to extend the Local Link service in County Kildare; the routes under review for expansion; the timeframes involved; and if he...
    • Public Transport
      310. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans to extend the Leap card to further stations in County Kildare (details supplied) the timeframe involved; and if he will make a...
    • Bus Services
      315. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will advise on the extension of public bus services to the upper part of Ballymoneen Road in Knocknacarra, Galway (details...
    • Driver Licences
      316. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application for a licence exchange can be expedited (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55442/25]
    • Road Projects
      318. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if upgrades to the N24 and Tipperary town bypass have been included in the funding allocation from Budget 2026; if not, the reason the...
    • Budget 2026
      319. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if upgrades to Waterford- Limerick rail line have been included in the funding allocation from Budget 2026; if not, the reason the...
    • Climate Action Plan
      320. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on his Department’s work to support the decarbonisation of public local bus routes, as committed to in the Climate...
  • Department of Finance
    • Financial Services
      330. To ask the Minister for Finance if she is aware that the appeals process for the primary medical certificate under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers (tax concessions) scheme is...
    • Tax Credits
      338. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide details on the increase in tax revenue generated from landlords over the past three years, considering the significant rise in home rental costs...
    • Housing Policy
      340. To ask the Minister for Finance to ensure that the help-to-buy ceiling reflects regional realities, and second-hand homes are included in line with the Programme for Government commitment...
    • Departmental Data
      341. To ask the Minister for Finance the recourse available to an individual where they are affected by the collapse in a prepaid card company (details supplied); and the way in which they can...
    • Revenue Commissioners
      344. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Revenue Commissioners removed the option at retirement for defined benefit members to transfer to an approved retirement fund in mid-August...
    • Departmental Reviews
      345. 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;...
    • Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
      346. To ask the Minister for Finance the Government's position on VAT for donations of unsold products from businesses to recognised charities; if his Department has plans to review this position...
    • Departmental Data
      347. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of loan sharks that have been reported through his Departments dedicated lines and other avenues each year for which data is available; and...
    • Revenue Commissioners
      349. To ask the Minister for Finance in the case of crypto currency holdings, the way in which Revenue determines where the asset is located for taxation purposes; and if he will make a statement...
    • Tax Data
      350. To ask the Minister for Finance the first-year cost in 2025 of the VAT change for new apartment construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55015/25]
    • Tax Reliefs
      351. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to change the standard fund threshold in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55016/25]
    • Budget 2026
      352. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of the changes to the capital allowances for intangible assets outlined in Budget 2026; the details of the impact of the measure; and if he...
    • Departmental Contracts
      353. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are any technical, legal, operational, or policy constraints preventing his Department, when publishing quarterly reports of payments or purchase...
    • Departmental Circulars
      354. To ask the Minister for Finance if all contracting authorities under the aegis of his Department are in full compliance with Circular 05/2023, in particular the mandatory requirement to...
    • Tax Code
      355. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration would be given to reviewing and removing the deemed disposal rule for investors as this can be punitive on investors and investment; whether...
    • Tax Data
      356. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of properties in County Clare which fall under Band 1, Band 2 and Band 3 of the local property tax; the way in which these properties are valued...
    • Tobacco Control Measures
      358. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is concerned that the recent increase in tax for vaping products coming into effect as of 1 November 2025 could have a knock-on increase in the number...
    • Budget 2026
      360. To ask the Minister for Finance if beauty service providers will be included in the reduced 9% Vat rate announced in Budget 2026, as hairdressers are. [55127/25]
    • Departmental Reports
      361. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each of the past five years, in tabular form;...
    • Tax Data
      362. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures his Department is putting in place to monitor the reduction in VAT on certain services from 13.5% to 9.5%; and whether it will be passed on to...
    • Housing Schemes
      365. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of people who purchased a house under the help-to-buy scheme for 2023, 2024 and 2025 in Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55295/25]
    • Pensions Reform
      366. To ask the Minister for Finance the proposals that have been implemented and not implemented, respectively from a report (details supplied); and when the proposals not yet implemented will...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      367. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual...
    • Tax Data
      368. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that while the DIRT exemption limit of €18,000 for over 65s has not changed for a number of years, increases in the State pension...
    • Tax Reliefs
      369. To ask the Minister for Finance the rationale for excluding Clonmel from the recent expansion of the Living City Initiative; the criteria used to select Athlone, Drogheda, Dundalk,...
    • Tax Data
      370. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on the expansion of his Department’s green building methodology from a tax perspective to include all six EU Taxonomy for Sustainable...
    • Budget 2026
      371. To ask the Minister for Finance the reasons for the decision to implement a derelict property tax as opposed to a vacant property tax in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Departmental Policies
      372. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the process by which his Department assesses proposals from Tusla or the Department of Children, Disability and Equality to adjust...
    • Departmental Data
      373. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a breakdown of total voted expenditure distinguishing once-off measures from recurring commitments in each of the past three...
    • Public Procurement Contracts
      374. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 353, 354 and 356 of 17 September 2025, the specific statutory or administrative actor who is...
    • Departmental Contracts
      382. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are any technical, legal, operational, or policy constraints preventing his Department, when publishing quarterly reports of...
    • Departmental Circulars
      383. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if all contracting authorities under the aegis of his Department are in full compliance with Circular 05/2023, in particular the...
    • Departmental Reports
      384. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each of the past five...
    • Office of Public Works
      385. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the OPW has completed a ‘definitive project brief’ for 14-17 Moore Street, similar to the brief completed on the GPO....
    • Departmental Expenditure
      390. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 810 of 29 September 2025, the final cost of the works to install the netting; and if he will make...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Departmental Projects
      393. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on his Department’s work to support regeneration, repurposing and sustainable development of walking and cycling...
    • Work Permits
      394. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to a work permit renewal (details supplied); if this will be considered; and if he will make a...
    • Legislative Process
      395. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54698/25]
    • Departmental Contracts
      396. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are any technical, legal, operational, or policy constraints preventing his Department, when publishing quarterly reports of...
    • Departmental Circulars
      397. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if all contracting authorities under the aegis of his Department are in full compliance with Circular 05/2023, in particular the...
    • Departmental Reports
      398. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each of the past five...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      399. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details...
    • Departmental Projects
      400. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on his Department’s work regarding the prioritisation of high impact projects with higher decarbonisation...
    • Departmental Reviews
      401. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on his Department’s analysis of the price differential between the price of fossil fuels and the price of...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Schools Building Projects
      402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the new school building project for a school (details supplied) has gone to tender; and if the commencement for works is still on track for...
    • Education Policy
      403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines for children who are opted out of religious instruction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54564/25]
    • Departmental Data
      404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a list of the five special schools at primary and post-primary level who have suspended and/or expelled the highest number of...
    • School Staff
      405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff that have left a school (details supplied) in each of the years 2023, 2024 and to date 2025; and the wait-times for the...
    • Departmental Schemes
      406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if under the small schools scheme or an extension of such a scheme, the fourth teacher at a school (details supplied) can be maintained; and if...
    • Departmental Properties
      407. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will expedite the processing of documentation currently with her Department in relation to the sale of a property (details supplied); and...
    • Schools Building Projects
      408. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the construction of the new building for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54594/25]
    • Departmental Staff
      410. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to make provisions for teachers who currently remain on the supplementary redeployment panel each year; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Contracts
      411. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current criteria to be granted a contract of indefinite duration for primary teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54610/25]
    • Departmental Policies
      412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered using external training providers to train teachers and school staff in special education schools or settings. [54620/25]
    • Schools Building Projects
      414. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 812 of 8 September 2025, the status of approval for the emergency works at the school; and if she will make...
    • School Accommodation
      415. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the future plans for the temporary accommodation site currently occupied by a school (details supplied), in view of the schools' scheduled move...
    • Schools Building Projects
      416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to assist in the urgent case of a school (details supplied) waiting for project works to begin that were approved in 2018; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Staff
      417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to the provision of full-time teacher roles (details supplied); the actions she will take to...
    • Departmental Schemes
      419. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will outline the progress of the Anseo initiative; and how additional schools may enter later this year. [54689/25]
    • Departmental Correspondence
      420. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address matters concerning health and safety, transport and new build, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will...
    • National Council for Special Education
      421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the NCSE engaged in meaningful consultation with schools, SNAs, and parents before finalising the 2025-2026 SNA review process guidelines; if...
    • Departmental Policies
      432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to address the serious and ongoing concerns being experienced by a school in County Offaly (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
    • School Transport
      433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the lack of school transport options for students at schools (details supplied), particularly as one of these schools is due to move...
    • Departmental Policies
      434. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if junior cycle coordinators will be formally recognised as a leadership role, eligible for appointment to an Assistant Principal II post. [54756/25]
    • Special Educational Needs
      435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications received for the academic year for transport for children with additional needs; and the number that have been...
    • Schools Building Projects
      437. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) had its emergency works application refused; if the application can be reviewed in view of the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      438. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide from returns made to the FSSU the total amount paid to Uisce Éireann by primary and post-primary schools in the past year; and if...
    • Departmental Schemes
      440. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review an application under the summer works scheme for a primary school (details supplied); if she will ensure that this application...
    • School Admissions
      441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a five-year-old child (details supplied) will be able to go to school. [54864/25]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      443. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the need to repair and upgrade the playground in a school (details supplied); the grant options available to...
    • Special Educational Needs
      444. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on a special education teacher application by a school (details supplied); to confirm her Department has received same; when...
    • Departmental Contracts
      445. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a CID application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54913/25]
    • School Transport
      446. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will urgently examine the case of a student (details supplied); the status of the bus route assigned to them given Bus Éireann will...
    • Special Educational Needs
      448. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school bus escorts are entitled to be paid to attend mandatory, full-day child protection training courses that special needs assistants are...
    • Scoileanna DEIS
      449. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she expects the new DEIS plan to be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54951/25]
    • Departmental Staff
      450. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the staffing schedule at primary schools to ensure greater fairness and equity, especially for smaller schools in order to...
    • National Council for Special Education
      451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the delays in decision-making by the NCSE following SERC reviews, particularly in cases where schools have clearly...
    • Special Educational Needs
      452. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will investigate the case of a school (details supplied) that has waited over 130 days for a decision on an SNA review, despite escalating...
    • National Council for Special Education
      454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the oversight mechanism in place to ensure that NCSE decisions regarding SNA allocations are transparent, timely and responsive to the complex...
    • Special Educational Needs
      455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available to schools dealing with high-risk behaviours in autism-specific classes, including pupils with PICA, elopement risks, and...
    • Departmental Contracts
      457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any technical, legal, operational, or policy constraints preventing her Department, when publishing quarterly reports of payments or...
    • Departmental Circulars
      458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all contracting authorities under the aegis of her Department are in full compliance with Circular 05/2023, in particular the mandatory...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      459. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an emergency work grant application can be expedited for the provision of a fence at a school (detail supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Special Educational Needs
      460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a child with autism (details supplied) will obtain an urgent NEPS report;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55093/25]
    • School Transport
      463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify a matter regarding school transport for a person (details supplied) in Kildare south; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Data
      465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the 2025 carryover figure found in the Education and Youth Table D (Reconciliation of 2026 Expenditure Ceiling) in the Budget 2026...
    • School Transport
      466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional places allocated for 2026 as part of the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55133/25]
    • Departmental Funding
      467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount which will be allocated for rolling out DEIS Plus; the amount which will be allocated to each recipient school; and when funding will...
    • Special Educational Needs
      468. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures announced in Budget 2026 which will specifically support children with additional needs in mainstream settings; and if she will make...
    • Education Schemes
      470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for the approval of projects under the summer works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55137/25]
    • School Transport
      471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 471 of 30 September 2025, if he will further engage with Bus Éireann regarding a person’s...
    • Special Educational Needs
      472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school in which no children with ‘primary care needs’ are enrolled will not receive SNA allocation; and if she will make a...
    • National Council for Special Education
      473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason it is acceptable that level 1 needs, as identified and prescribed by qualified professionals, are not recognised within the new NCSE...
    • Departmental Reports
      475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by her Department that were outsourced, in each of the past five years, in...
    • Special Educational Needs
      476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the application by a school (details supplied). [55200/25]
    • Youth Services
      477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the capital programmes that may be available to youth projects (details supplied), to expand their operations. [55201/25]
    • Budget 2026
      478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the Departmental funding allocation for youth affairs for 2026; if she can provide a breakdown of this funding in terms of existing levels of...
    • Special Educational Needs
      479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details on the design of the in-school therapies being rolled out in special schools in 2025, especially in relation to the...
    • Budget 2026
      481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the €8 million additional funding to youth affairs being made available in Budget 2026; the breakdown in terms of capital...
    • Project Ireland 2040
      484. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the way in which the funding under Project Ireland 2040 where €7.55 billion will be invested in the education and youth...
    • Budget 2026
      485. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide information on the uplift that youth organisations both universal and targeted will be expected to receive as a result of...
    • Special Educational Needs
      486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to direct the State Examinations Commission (SEC) to introduce extra time as a reasonable accommodation for students with...
    • School Admissions
      487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 349 of 17 July 2025, the status of an additional needs application from a school (details supplied) in...
    • School Transport
      488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of pupils currently availing of the school transport scheme for 2025-2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55276/25]
    • Budget 2026
      489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a breakdown of the €16 million invested in school therapies in Budget 2026; and the number of SLTs and OTs she expects to provide,...
    • Educational Disadvantage
      491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the DEIS plan currently supports 260,000 people; and the number of additional people the DEIS Plus programme will support. [55285/25]
    • Budget 2026
      492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated in budget 2026 for the DEIS plan and DEIS Plus programme. [55286/25]
    • Educational Disadvantage
      493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional schools that will receive the extra €20 capitation grant because they are classed as DEIS urban band 1; and the...
    • Grant Payments
      494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the increase in capitation grant to €406 for children in special schools once they turn 12 will come into effect; and the number of...
    • Budget 2026
      495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a breakdown of the €19 million allocated in budget 2026 to train teachers on how to deliver leaving certificate reform. [55289/25]
    • Educational Reform
      497. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline who will provide the training to teachers to deliver Leaving Certificate reform and primary school curriculum reform. [55291/25]
    • Schools Building Projects
      499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene in the urgent case of a school in County Offaly (details supplied), that has had works approved since 2018 but which has...
    • Educational Disadvantage
      502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she expects the implementation of DEIS Plus in the fourth quarter of 2025. [55315/25]
    • Grant Payments
      503. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the increase in the capitation grant by €50 for primary schools and €20 for post-primary will not come into effect until...
    • Budget 2026
      504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if it is the case that of the 1,042 additional teachers provided for in Budget 2026, 860 are special education teachers to cover special schools...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of additional teachers needed to reduce the pupil teacher ratio by one point; and the reason her Department has failed to reduce the...
    • Youth Services
      506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the €8 million provided for the youth sector in budget 2026; and the amount specifically for capital projects. [55319/25]
    • School Transport
      507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills of the €69 million funding provided for the school transport scheme in 2025, the amount that is to maintain existing levels of service;...
    • Education Policy
      511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers she hopes to have working in the education system by 2030. [55324/25]
    • Educational Disadvantage
      516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a case (details supplied) of a local school can be reviewed; if she will review the issues highlighted with regard to eligibility for DEIS...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      517. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in...
    • Budget 2026
      518. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the 2025 carryover in the Budget 2026 measures. [55385/25]
    • Youth Services
      522. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support the local version of the National Youth Council of Ireland's All Ages for Youth Work campaign by providing increased funding...
    • Historical Sexual Abuse
      523. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the work of the commission into historical sexual abuse in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55427/25]
    • School Staff
      524. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff in full time positions that left their employment in a school in Cork (details supplied) between September 2021 and August...
    • School Facilities
      525. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department's Circular 0046/2025 still applies and remains relevant to the storage system to be used by schools for mobile phones; and if...
    • Schools Building Projects
      528. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider and respond to concerns regarding an aspect of design for a new school building (details supplied). [55440/25]
    • Grant Payments
      529. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 515 of 30 September 2025, if she will consider a request for a Remote Area Grant based on (details...
    • Oideachas Gaeltachta
      530. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in Irish medium schools in the Gaeltacht regions in Donegal who did the Junior Cycle Irish exam (T1 exam); to provide a...
    • Education Policy
      533. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a higher marking criteria for students who take the Junior Cycle Irish T1 exam than the T2 exam. [55455/25]
    • Departmental Data
      536. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a list of all grants currently available to schools for capital works, equipment, or storage facilities; and if she will make...
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • Post Office Network
      537. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the records of the Departmental Council of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs over the period November...
    • Telecommunications Services
      538. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will request a company (details supplied) to assign dedicated technical teams for isolated areas such as south...
    • Departmental Advertising
      539. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his expenditure on advertising, with details of the objective, duration, social media platforms, reach, audience, CTR...
    • Catholic Emancipation Anniversary
      540. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the government plans to mark the bicentennial anniversary of Catholic emancipation in 2029. [54760/25]
    • Arts Policy
      541. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on a successor to the pilot basic income for the arts scheme; and if he will make a...
    • Telecommunications Infrastructure
      542. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will urgently address concerns (details supplied); if he will allow for the continuation of the 2G network, given...
    • Sports Funding
      543. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeframe to provide funding to rebuild a facility (details supplied); if he is aware of the serious impact on the...
    • Departmental Contracts
      544. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are any technical, legal, operational, or policy constraints preventing his Department, when publishing...
    • Arts Policy
      546. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment regarding the basic income for artists scheme, if all those in receipt of this payment prior to Budget 2026 remain on...
    • Departmental Contracts
      552. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each of...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      553. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by...
    • Sports Funding
      554. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of all funding and grant opportunities available to girls school age sports teams; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      555. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a breakdown of the funding allocated in Budget 2026 under programme D, broken down by capital and current...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Public Sector Pay
      557. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the historical pay-scales for jobs outside the Dublin area (details supplied) from 2013 to date, in tabular form. [55258/25]
    • Housing Policy
      558. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider removing the working family payment from consideration on social housing income thresholds; and if he will...
    • Energy Policy
      560. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government given that the Programme for Government identifies the publication of new section 28 Wind Energy Development Guidelines as a...
    • Water Services
      562. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional funding will be allocated to Uisce Éireann to meet the increased demand for water and wastewater...
    • Planning Issues
      563. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reforms that are being considered to streamline planning and consenting processes for critical water infrastructure...
    • Water Services
      564. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has engaged with Uisce Éireann regarding reports of substantial delays in commissioning utility connections for...
    • Housing Provision
      565. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has undertaken a review of utility infrastructure deficits in rural towns and villages; the way in which...
    • Water Supply
      566. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the recourse that is available to an applicant to compel connection in cases where a residential property remains unconnected...
    • National Parks and Wildlife Service
      569. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the engagement the National Parks and Wildlife Service has had with Dublin City Council regarding a park...
    • Architects Register
      570. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the ongoing misuse of the protected title ‘architect’ by a person (details supplied); if he is...
    • Housing Schemes
      572. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he intends to bring forward first-time buyers of second-hand homes who cannot access the help-to-buy scheme; and...
    • Defective Building Materials
      573. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the status of the defective concrete blocks (amendment) Bill; the expected timeline for its...
    • Housing Policy
      574. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position of the Government and his Department in relation to the process of right sizing; if this is being promoted by...
    • Defective Building Materials
      575. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if Fingal local authority will be included in the defective block scheme; the timeline for when the decision will be signed...
    • Planning Issues
      576. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding self-catering businesses; and if he will...
    • Water Services
      577. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the number of property sales nationwide that are held up due to issues with developer-provided...
    • Departmental Data
      579. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a breakdown of the revised estimate subhead A3, local government housing, by Social Housing Investment Programme,...
    • Housing Provision
      580. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the affordable homes required as a condition as part of the first phase of delivery of Ringsend/Poolbeg/Glass Bottle will...
    • Heritage Sites
      581. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will afford protection or recognition to the coastal Éire signs that were put in place during the Second World War;...
    • Housing Provision
      582. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he is taking to increase the availability of affordable housing in Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Land Development Agency
      584. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions being taken to ensure that additional land is zoned for housing in Sligo and Leitrim; and if he will make a...
    • Housing Provision
      585. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if eligibility criteria under the tenant-in-situ scheme introduced in 2025 applies to homes for which an application was...
    • Derelict Sites
      587. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of registered derelict or vacant housing properties in Dublin west; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Land Development Agency
      588. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of hectares of land zoned under residential zoned land tax that are currently underdeveloped across the country;...
    • Housing Provision
      592. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures his Department is evaluating to deliver higher density housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Planning Issues
      595. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the methods his Department is currently assessing to speed up the planning process; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Construction Industry
      596. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures his Department are evaluating to reduce building costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54816/25]
    • Planning Issues
      597. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress which has been made by local authorities in updating regional strategies under the revised national planning...
    • Housing Provision
      598. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department is evaluating amendments to the housing needs and demand assessment process to assist with housing delivery;...
    • Land Development Agency
      599. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the work his Department is undertaking to ensure that there is no net decrease in land supply from rezoning by local...
    • Housing Schemes
      601. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the options or supports available to a person (details supplied) to financially assist with purchasing a property; and if he...
    • Defective Building Materials
      605. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 598 of 15 July 2025, if there is a further update on the matter; and if he will make a...
    • Derelict Sites
      607. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of derelict properties in counties Longford and Westmeath in 2023 and 2024. [54957/25]
    • Departmental Contracts
      608. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are any technical, legal, operational, or policy constraints preventing his Department, when publishing quarterly...
    • Departmental Circulars
      609. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if all contracting authorities under the aegis of his Department are in full compliance with Circular 05/2023, in particular...
    • Homeless Persons Supports
      610. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the measures his Department is taking to address homelessness among the over 65s and to prevent people...
    • Tax Yield
      611. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the euro amount estimated to be collected by Revenue from residential zoned land tax; the amount of revenue lost to local...
    • Vacant Sites
      612. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the euro amount collected nationwide through the vacant sites levy in 2024 by local authorities (at 7% market value); the euro...
    • Defective Building Materials
      613. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 1 July 2025, if he will provide an update on the homes in County Meath seeking...
    • Commercial Rates
      614. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will support the continuation of the rates subvention paid to Offaly County Council on foot of the closure of the...
    • Housing Policy
      615. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which the discontinuation of long-term leasing agreements will help to address the housing crisis. [55147/25]
    • Housing Schemes
      616. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the alternatives that will be put in place to support landlords and tenants currently in long-term agreements. [55148/25]
    • Departmental Reports
      617. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each of the...
    • Derelict Sites
      618. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount that has been recouped for the State through the derelict site levy since its introduction to date; whether this...
    • Road Projects
      619. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding streams that may be open to construct the planned northern relief road at Gorey, County Wexford, in order to open...
    • Housing Provision
      620. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are guidelines around the provision of pre-planning meetings by local authorities; if he will urge local authorities...
    • Local Authorities
      621. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider providing for a process of election of local authority members to regional assemblies; and if he will make...
    • EU Bodies
      624. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the process for selection for members of the European Committee of the Regions; and if he will make a...
    • Vacant Properties
      625. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons who have applied for the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant in each month since its establishment, the...
    • State Bodies
      627. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average length of time a planning permission applicant for a single house has waited for a decision from An Bord...
    • Land Issues
      633. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average cost of a half-acre residential zoned site in rural Ireland, excluding cities. [55233/25]
    • Housing Schemes
      634. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average construction costs incurred by local authorities, per house, in the construction of social houses. [55234/25]
    • Animal Welfare
      635. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will be allocating funding to Dublin Zoo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55296/25]
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      636. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on workforce planning in An Coimisiúin; the additional resources which are planned in order to...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      637. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category...
    • Wastewater Treatment
      638. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the delivery of Measure 8 pilot wastewater schemes in Cooraclare and Broadford; and if he will make a...
    • Housing Schemes
      640. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether the two-year restriction is being reviewed or removed regarding the housing in situ scheme; and if he will make a...
    • Planning Issues
      641. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the date by which he will commence section 587 of the Planning and Development Act 2024; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Building Regulations
      644. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on his Department’s work to develop embodied carbon methodology and to establish structures in line with...
    • Environmental Policy
      647. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on his Department’s development of a sectoral adaptation plan for the biodiversity sector, as committed...
    • Water Quality
      648. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on his Department’s development of a sectoral adaptation plan for the water quality sector, as committed...
    • Housing Provision
      649. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing units that have been realised from July 2022 to date from projects that availed of the Vacant Homes...
    • Building Energy Rating
      650. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a breakdown of the pre and post BER of homes retrofitted as part of the retrofitting scheme in each of the years...
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Artists' Remuneration
      651. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if under the successor scheme to the basic income for arts announced in Budget 2026, for individuals who are in receipt of...
    • Employment Schemes
      652. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will provide an update on current and future employment initiatives to support people with an intellectual disability;...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      653. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his plans to alter the criteria for carer's allowance for twins, which currently pays at one and half rate, to allowing a...
    • Social Welfare Eligibility
      655. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the options available to a person who has paid class D contributions rather than class A contributions for the entirety of...
    • Guardian Status
      656. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the guardian's payment (contributory) for a person (details supplied) was discontinued when the person began to...
    • Gender Recognition
      657. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will commission and publish research into legal gender recognition for those aged under 16 years-of-age; and if he will...
    • Social Welfare Eligibility
      659. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) was not awarded the blind pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Correspondence
      660. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department will issue a statement to person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54918/25]
    • Departmental Contracts
      661. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are any technical, legal, operational, or policy constraints preventing his Department, when publishing quarterly...
    • Departmental Circulars
      662. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if all contracting authorities under the aegis of his Department are in full compliance with Circular 05/2023, in particular...
    • School Meals Programme
      663. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a school (details supplied) and many other smaller rural schools are being disregarded in the provision of hot...
    • Departmental Reports
      664. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each of the...
    • Employment Data
      665. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the research that his Department has undertaken to ensure that it is always more financially advantageous to take up...
    • Employment Rights
      666. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports available and taxes/levies charged from the State from 1 January 2026 to a single person where they are, in...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      667. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category...
    • Social Welfare Payments
      668. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will investigate a case (details supplied) concerning an individual who has recently become unemployed and is...
    • Employment Schemes
      669. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will provide an update on the employment schemes or supports available for young adults with a mild intellectual...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Budget 2026
      670. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a breakdown of all allocations under subheading D.1 to D.10, in tabular form. [55182/25]
    • Housing Schemes
      672. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the inter-agency engagement involving his Department, Tipperary County Council, Tuath Housing,...
    • International Protection
      673. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people who are in the international protection application process who were directly contacted by email in...
    • An Garda Síochána
      674. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda transfers in and out within Kildare-Carlow division in 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [54581/25]
    • Probation and Welfare Service
      679. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to visit a service (details supplied) before the end of 2025. [54617/25]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      680. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the funding for a facility (details supplied) will continue beyond 31 October 2025; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Advertising
      681. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his expenditure on advertising, with details of the objective, duration, social media platforms, reach, audience, CTR and cost...
    • International Agreements
      684. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding Ireland's status and level of engagement with the European Public Prosecutor's Office; and if he will...
    • An Garda Síochána
      685. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the proportion of applications to join An Garda Síochána that are responded to within three months; the current...
    • Electoral Process
      686. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will address the impact of issuing certificates of naturalisation, after naturalisation ceremonies for persons who have...
    • Prison Service
      687. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the work his Department is undertaking to reduce overcrowding in prisons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54796/25]
    • Legal Services Regulation
      688. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures his Department is evaluating to reduce legal costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54797/25]
    • Judicial Reviews
      689. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reforms his Department are evaluating to reduce the cost of judicial review; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • An Garda Síochána
      691. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of successful applicants currently waiting to be called to begin training in a college (details supplied); and if he...
    • Family Reunification
      694. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm the reunification for families of medical evacuees from Gaza that was announced in July 2025; the date on...
    • An Garda Síochána
      695. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of applicants who entered the Garda Síochána Foundation Training Programme in Templemore for each of the...
    • Data Protection
      696. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has confidence in the Data Protection Commission. [54881/25]
    • EU Presidency
      697. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the special provisions that are being made to ensure the security of the State during the forthcoming holding of the EU...
    • An Garda Síochána
      698. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of members of An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54935/25]
    • Courts Service
      703. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of judges in each court in the years 2020 to date, in tabular form; the recommendations he has received with...
    • Prison Service
      704. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the WTE staffing of the Irish Prison Service; the allocation and expenditure related to such, in the years 2020 to date, in...
    • Departmental Data
      705. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount allocated for compensation for personal injuries criminally inflicted in the years 2020 to date; and the amount...
    • Probation and Welfare Service
      706. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons involved in community service orders and other schemes under the guidance of the probation service, by...
    • Departmental Contracts
      707. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are any technical, legal, operational, or policy constraints preventing his Department, when publishing quarterly...
    • Departmental Circulars
      708. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if all contracting authorities under the aegis of his Department are in full compliance with Circular 05/2023, in particular...
    • Closed-Circuit Television Systems
      709. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will list the towns in Cavan and Monaghan that have CCTV coverage; the proposals and timelines to extend coverage to...
    • Departmental Reports
      710. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each of the past...
    • Departmental Programmes
      711. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of projects seeking funding through the International Investor Programme when the programme was discontinued; the...
    • Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
      713. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which budget 2026 will affect domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence initiatives; the breakdown of funding for...
    • Domestic Violence
      714. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ensure that the provision of a refuge centre in counties Cavan and Monaghan for victims of domestic abuse is...
    • White Papers
      715. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 433 of 30 November 2023, if he is now in a position to provide an answer to the question;...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      716. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category...
    • Citizenship Ceremonies
      717. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to confirm the location of the facility where the certificates of naturalisation provided to new citizens are printed; and if...
    • Prison Service
      718. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on prison capacity for 2024, by prison; and the average bed capacity per prison, by male and female, in tabular...
    • Crime Prevention
      719. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps his Department and An Garda Síochána are taking to address a reported rise in racist assaults and attacks;...
    • Domestic Violence
      720. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the delivery of a domestic violence refuge in County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Naturalisation Applications
      723. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a naturalisation application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Environmental Impact Assessments
      724. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the assessment that has been made of the environmental impact of razor shell dredging off Portmarnock beach, including the...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      725. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the cost of non-productive investments in ACRES applied for, approved, claims submitted and payment made to date;...
    • Dairy Sector
      726. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of official controls carried by his Department in 2024 at milk testing laboratories for the purpose of validating accuracy...
    • Agriculture Industry
      727. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he envisions the possible return of a sugar beet industry for feed purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Agriculture Supports
      728. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations in the Report of the Commission on Generational Renewal in Farming....
    • Fishing Industry
      730. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the importance of the east coast mussel seed fishery by reopening it as a matter of priority; and if he will make...
    • Animal Diseases
      731. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken further to the imposition of disease control measures following a suspected case of avian influenza in the...
    • Agriculture Supports
      733. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure that hill farmers are supported in their management of the uplands; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      734. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of participants in ACRES and ACRES-CP who are still awaiting payments for 2024; when these payments will issue, in...
    • Animal Welfare
      735. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he is taking to regulate sulky racing. [54898/25]
    • Fishing Industry
      736. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are any plans to devise a financial hardship scheme that can assist mussel fishermen who have been without an income since...
    • Departmental Contracts
      739. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department monitors the outcomes of mini-competitions under framework agreements to ensure that no individual supplier is...
    • Animal Passports
      742. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of delays in issuing passports for horses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55095/25]
    • Agriculture Industry
      743. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which his Department is supporting dairy and beef farmers to manage increased volatility in global markets, while also...
    • EU Directives
      744. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions being taken to support farmers in meeting nitrates, water quality, and emissions obligations; and if he will confirm that...
    • Wildlife Protection
      745. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial support which will be made available to farmers for nature restoration in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Animal Diseases
      746. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the increase in TB expenditure announced in Budget 2026 will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Reports
      747. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each of the past five...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      748. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of delayed ACRES payments, by county, and by average duration of delay; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      750. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details...
    • Climate Action Plan
      751. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s work to explore measures to encourage the use of inhibited urea, as committed to in the...
  • Department of Children, Disability and Equality
    • Disability Services
      761. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies by job title at Kilbarrack children's disability network team; the time frame for filling each of those...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      762. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reasons for a 20 month waiting time for an assessment of needs of a person in Laois (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Disability Services
      763. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding a facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54648/25]
    • After-School Support Services
      764. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54688/25]
    • Care Services
      765. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware that only 15 of the 26 High Court-directed special care beds in the State are currently operational due to ongoing...
    • Child and Family Agency
      771. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the outcome of Tusla’s recent overseas recruitment campaign for special care staff; the total cost of this...
    • Childcare Services
      777. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update regarding the gradual reduction of childcare costs, as committed to in the Programme for Government; the steps she has...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      778. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the case of a non-verbal autistic child (details supplied), who has been neglected by the State in the...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      779. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when she anticipates the new building blocks scheme will open for applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Schemes
      780. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department have given any further consideration to improving flexibility in the NCS scheme; and if she will make a statement...
    • Departmental Contracts
      781. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there are any technical, legal, operational, or policy constraints preventing her Department, when publishing quarterly reports...
    • Departmental Circulars
      782. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if all contracting authorities under the aegis of her Department are in full compliance with Circular 05/2023, in particular the...
    • Family Resource Centres
      783. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding opportunities available under her Department's remit to secure permanent funding for a play therapist at a family...
    • Residential Institutions
      784. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the person or body which is responsible for overseeing the operation of residential care services in a housing estate (details...
    • Departmental Reports
      786. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by her Department that were outsourced, in each of the past five...
    • Childcare Services
      787. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of the national childcare strategy; when a formal strategy document is expected to be published; if stakeholder...
    • Research Funding
      792. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of a rehabilitation programme based at DCU involving the use of exoskeleton technology to support individuals with...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      793. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently on a waiting list with the NCSE for an assessment of needs; the number of children on a waiting...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      794. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      795. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plans her Department has to progressively reduce the cost of early learning and childcare to €200 per month per child...
    • EU Presidency
      796. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide information on the funding being provided for child and youth participation during Ireland’s EU...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      797. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the efforts her Department is making to address waiting lists for those awaiting an assessment of need; if she will...
  • Department of Health
    • Cannabis for Medicinal Use
      798. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the work being conducted by her Department on a national policy on the administration of medical cannabis and other medicines which are not licensed...
    • School Funding
      799. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the business case submitted in relation to a school (details supplied) on 19 March 2025; if the funding requested will be provided for...
    • Departmental Staff
      800. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Parkinson’s nurse specialists employed by the HSE, broken down by year from 2018 to 2024; the number of Parkinson’s nurse...
    • Dental Services
      801. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a dental appointment for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54572/25]
    • Hospital Equipment
      802. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of locating a defibrillator at each full-time health centre and primary care centre, in tabular form. [54587/25]
    • Departmental Data
      803. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of the hospitals she has visited since her appointment as Minister; and the purpose of each visit, in tabular form. [54588/25]
    • Medicinal Products
      804. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on a matter regarding medication (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54593/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      806. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant respiratory physicians based at Beaumont Hospital in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [54612/25]
    • Dental Services
      809. To ask the Minister for Health if she will undertake an independent review of the registration process for dentists by an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
    • National Treatment Purchase Fund
      810. To ask the Minister for Health the amounts spent under the Treatment Purchase Fund in each of the years 2015 to 2024; the main countries and recipients of those payments; and if she will...
    • Departmental Budgets
      812. To ask the Minister for Health that status of the €500,000 put aside in Budget 2025 to fund the HSE for the refurbishment, operation and staffing of existing hydrotherapy pools that...
    • Disability Services
      814. To ask the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to address deficits accruing to major Section 39 providers of disability services; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Mental Health Services
      815. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no proportionality assessment was carried out in respect of changes to the CORU standards and criteria for counsellors and psychotherapists; and if...
    • Medical Qualifications
      817. To ask the Minister for Health if incremental credit will be provided to newly appointed radiation therapists in the HSE for previous relevant experience gained in the private sector or as...
    • Departmental Data
      818. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients admitted to the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick having been previously discharged from the same hospital in the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      819. To ask the Minister for Health her expenditure on advertising, with details of the objective, duration, social media platforms, reach, audience, CTR and cost of each social media advertising...
    • Mental Health Services
      820. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels in primary care child psychology in the Dublin mid-west; to outline where these services have been paused; the time and the reason these...
    • Cancer Services
      822. To ask the Minister for Health if plans were considered to move cancer services in the Galway/Roscommon area to Merlin Park; if consultants in the area put together a clear proposal to set...
    • Health Services
      823. To ask the Minister for Health if plans were considered to move accident and emergency services in the Galway/Roscommon area to Merlin Park; if consultants in the area put together a clear...
    • Hospice Services
      824. To ask the Minister for Health if she will report on the capacity of palliative care in County Monaghan; the number of beds available; the WTE equivalent allocated; and if she will make a...
    • Medicinal Products
      825. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider matters raised correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the funding of dexcom medication for a patient to manage type 1 diabetes;...
    • Health Services
      826. To ask the Minister for Health if she will intervene in an urgent case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54730/25]
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      827. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the works undertaken at the site of the former Owenacurra Centre, Midleton, since construction barriers were erected on 6 August 2025; and the...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      828. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider extending State-subsidised access to dexcom to a person (details supplied) who was prescribed this treatment following the correction of...
    • Health Services Staff
      829. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for next hiring EMT's (details supplied) in Mayo, Sligo and Galway University Hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54768/25]
    • Health Strategies
      830. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the development of a national strategy to reduce sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) and epilepsy-related deaths here;...
    • Family Reunification
      831. To ask the Minister for Health if she will confirm the reunification for families of medical evacuees from Gaza that was announced in July 2025; the date on which these families will be...
    • Health Services
      832. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on efforts to secure a suitable long-term residential placement for a person (details supplied); the steps being taken by the HSE...
    • Abortion Services
      833. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 668 of 7 October 2025, if her Department has accepted the recommendations of the Marie O’Shea report in regard to...
    • Cross-Border Co-operation
      834. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on information sought during the summer from the Department of Health in the North in relation to cross-Border work ongoing in scoping the...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      835. To ask the Minister for Health the month the new primary care centre and outpatients department in Nenagh will open. [54873/25]
    • Health Services
      836. To ask the Minister for Health when dementia and Alzheimer's care services will be provided in Nenagh primary care centre. [54874/25]
    • Hospital Facilities
      837. To ask the Minister for Health her plans for the nursing staff residency block on the grounds of Nenagh Hospital; the purpose for which it is currently being used; and the number of people...
    • Departmental Inquiries
      838. To ask the Minister for Health the dates and attendees at all her meetings with HIQA since she took office. [54878/25]
    • Hospital Facilities
      839. To ask the Minister for Health when the new extension to provide more beds to Nenagh Hospital will be commenced. [54879/25]
    • Dental Services
      840. To ask the Minister for Health the date the provision of special needs dental services in Nenagh will resume; and if is she aware that no special needs dentist is provided currently. [54885/25]
    • Health Services
      841. To ask the Minister for Health the actions she is taking to ensure proper paediatric prosthetic services, including long-term rehabilitation and to help affected families with homage...
    • General Practitioner Services
      842. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the shortage of GPs accepting medical card patients in Galway/Roscommon and the difficulties this is creating for patients who are trying to...
    • Pharmacy Services
      843. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to scrap the subsidised blister pack cost to the public starting in January 2026; if she will consider reversing this decision; and if she will make...
    • Hospital Services
      844. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider upgrading services at Navan accident and emergency department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54894/25]
    • Departmental Funding
      845. To ask the Minister for Health the funding in place for adults suffering from ADHD and depression to cover the cost of therapy sessions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54895/25]
    • Disease Management
      846. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update in relation to the implementation of the National TB Strategy at the National TB Centre in St. James’s Hospital, in view of the...
    • Hospital Services
      848. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the provision of funding for the national TB centre and clinical team at St. James’s Hospital, in view of the fact...
    • Hospital Facilities
      849. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update regarding the provision of resources for the Irish mycobacterial reference laboratory at St. James’s Hospital; and if she will make...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      850. To ask the Minister for Health the specific paediatric prosthetic devices which are currently funded by the HSE; if these include activity-capable and sport-appropriate components; and if...
    • Wind Energy Guidelines
      854. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that the wind energy industry continues to rely on the outdated 2017 HSE Position Paper on Wind Turbines and Public Health, which is contrary...
    • Home Care Packages
      855. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the critical shortage of health care assistants in the Clonmel and south Tipperary area; the immediate measures being taken to address the...
    • Health Services Staff
      857. To ask the Minister for Health if additional resources or recruitment initiatives are planned to increase the availability of home support staff in south Tipperary, given the current...
    • Departmental Funding
      858. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the funding allocation for home support services in south Tipperary in each of the past three years; and whether additional funding will be made...
    • Health Services Staff
      859. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has undertaken any targeted recruitment campaigns for healthcare assistants in the south-east community healthcare area; and, if so, to provide...
    • Primary Care Centres
      861. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the new primary care centre in Nenagh; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54938/25]
    • Hospital Facilities
      863. To ask the Minister for Health the number of acute inpatient beds allocated to Mayo University Hospital in each year from 2015 to 2025, in tabular form, to include any changes in bed...
    • Mental Health Services
      864. To ask the Minister for Health whether her Department has engaged with CORU on the proposed changes in regulations for psychotherapists and counsellors, which include the removal of...
    • Health Services
      866. To ask the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); to outline in detail the procedures undertaken by her Department for medical evacuations...
    • Health Strategies
      867. To ask the Minister for Health if she intends to fully fund the 2024–30 collaborative tuberculosis strategy for Ireland. [54966/25]
    • Ambulance Service
      868. To ask the Minister for Health the level of expenditure on services from the association of ambulance chief executives, by the National Ambulance Service and the HSE, for 2020 to 2025, in...
    • Departmental Reports
      869. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any technical, legal, operational or policy constraints preventing her Department, when publishing quarterly reports of payments or purchase...
    • Departmental Circulars
      870. To ask the Minister for Health if all contracting authorities under the aegis of her Department are in full compliance with Circular 05/2023, in particular the mandatory requirement to...
    • Hospital Services
      871. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken in hospitals to improve the awareness among healthcare staff of the needs of visually impaired patients; and if she will make a...
    • Health Services
      872. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be secured to establish a national chronic intestinal failure centre here, which is already established in the United Kingdom and other...
    • Medicinal Products
      873. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1161 of 17 September 2025, if Ireland has a stockpile or contingency plan for essential medicines unavailable here...
    • Tobacco Control Measures
      874. To ask the Minister for Health if she is concerned that the recent increase in tax for vaping products coming into effect as of 1 November 2025 could have a knock-on increase in the number...
    • Health Services
      875. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive the exam needed to practise in the medical profession here; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      876. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive ​confirmation of their place on the list for a kidney transplant in Beaumont Hospital. [55129/25]
    • Medicinal Products
      877. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the ongoing shortage of a medication (details supplied), which has now been out of stock for approximately eight months; if...
    • Health Services
      879. To ask the Minister for Health if a respite bed can be sourced for a person in Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55152/25]
    • Home Care Packages
      880. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of homecare hours delivered by the State to date in 2025; the number of persons in receipt of such care; the way in which this compares to the...
    • Departmental Reports
      881. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by her Department that were outsourced, in each of the past five years, in tabular form;...
    • Health Services Staff
      882. To ask the Minister for Health the average cost to the HSE for one hour of work from an agency nurse within the health service. [55218/25]
    • Health Service Executive
      887. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount paid out in compensation by the HSE in each of the past ten years and to date in 2025. [55223/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      888. To ask the Minister for Health the current percentage of persons working in the HSE who are agency workers. [55224/25]
    • Hospital Facilities
      892. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the construction and delivery of a new renal dialysis unit at Sligo University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55335/25]
    • Abortion Services
      893. To ask the Minister for Health the amount a GP is currently reimbursed for each abortion, after a claim for a woman's first consultation, after a claim for her second consultation; the other...
    • Health Service Executive
      894. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of all contracts entered into by the HSE for the purchase of property or land in County Offaly from 2021 to date in 2025; the total value of...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      895. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in their annual...
    • Hospital Procedures
      896. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of the rates of referral from ED to acute assessment units for all model 4 hospitals for the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in...
    • Health Services
      897. To ask the Minister for Health when she intends to add a test for spinal muscular atrophy to the heel prick test for newborns. [55387/25]
    • Health Service Executive
      898. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide details of employment opportunities available for people with mild intellectual disabilities within HSE services and hospitals in north...
    • Cancer Services
      899. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the alternative screening available to those who are unable to undergo breast screening by mammogram; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Health Services
      902. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of small homecare providers in relation to increased operating costs; if targeted supports can be considered to...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      903. To ask the Minister for Health to detail all the upcoming bed blocks scheduled for construction at University Hospital Limerick, Dooradoyle campus by the timeline for planning and...
    • Health Service Executive
      904. To ask the Minister for Health the number of a senior management team who attended an event (details supplied); the cost of travel and accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Civil Registration Service
      905. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the law restricts civil solemnisation exclusively to HSE-employed registrars; if there are policy or safeguarding reasons underpinning this; and if...
    • Nursing Homes
      906. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the phase 3 development at Nazareth House, Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55445/25]
    • Primary Care Centres
      907. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the new primary care centre in Tubbercurry, County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55446/25]
    • Medical Records
      909. To ask the Minister for Health when all healthcare facilities in Sligo, including Sligo University Hospital, will use digitised health records, as set out under the digital health strategy,...
    • Community Care
      910. To ask the Minister for Health if she will address the urgent need for a dedicated MS Ireland community worker to serve more than 300 people living with multiple sclerosis in Sligo and...
    • Home Help Service
      911. To ask the Minister for Health if the home help support tutoring service will be reinstated for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55470/25]
    • Health Strategies
      912. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the National Rare Disease Strategy; the status of implementation of each of its recommendations respectively; the timeline for...
    • Primary Care Centres
      913. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on a project (details supplied) in County Sligo. [55529/25]
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Further and Higher Education
      914. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54605/25]
    • Grant Payments
      915. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if he will address the concerns raised regarding the timeline for...
    • Education Schemes
      916. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether an exception or discretionary review could be granted for a student who missed out on the 1916 bursary due to an administrative error...
    • Departmental Contracts
      917. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any technical, legal, operational, or policy constraints preventing his Department, when publishing quarterly reports of payments or...
    • Departmental Circulars
      918. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all contracting authorities under the aegis of his Department are in full compliance with Circular 05/2023, in particular the mandatory...
    • Departmental Reports
      919. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each of the past five years, in...
    • Further and Higher Education
      920. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons the further education programmes offered linked to community schools receive less funding than other further education centres; the...
    • Education and Training Provision
      921. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the salary and terms and conditions of staff on local training initiatives are less favourable than those on Youthreach; the plans in...
    • Further and Higher Education
      922. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports his Department could put in place to strengthen the links between two institutions (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      923. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category (details supplied) in...
    • Education Policy
      924. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on discussions regarding the alignment of the Youthreach calendar year with the second level calendar year; and if he will...
    • Grant Payments
      925. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a SUSI application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55451/25]
    • Student Accommodation
      926. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress he has made on exempting students in the private rented sector from the forthcoming abolition of rent controls between tenancies;...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Irish Language
      927. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his Department has an official policy on the use of the fada in Irish names from official State sources; his views on whether...
    • Departmental Contracts
      928. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there are any technical, legal, operational, or policy constraints preventing his Department, when publishing quarterly reports...
    • Departmental Circulars
      929. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if all contracting authorities under the aegis of his Department are in full compliance with Circular 05/2023, in particular the...
    • Departmental Reports
      930. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide a list of all studies, research and reports commissioned by his Department that were outsourced, in each of the past...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      931. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his Department and each body under its aegis discloses expenditure on external consultancy and adviser fees, by category...

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