Written answers

Tuesday, 21 October 2025

  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Cabinet Committees
      29. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [51670/25]
    • Cross-Border Co-operation
      60. To ask the Taoiseach the plans of the Shared Island unit in relation to sport; if further Shared Island dialogues, funding streams or specific cross-Border sporting initiatives are envisaged;...
    • Cabinet Committees
      71. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Northern Ireland will meet next. [49935/25]
    • Child Poverty
      77. To ask the Taoiseach for an update on the work of the child poverty unit in his Department. [49646/25]
    • National Security
      78. To ask the Taoiseach for an update on the progress of the National Security Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49305/25]
    • United Nations
      82. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the United Nations General Assembly. [51121/25]
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Humanitarian Aid
      91. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of current blockages of aid to locations in Sudan; his view on this; the work Ireland is carrying out with international...
    • Middle East
      98. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the contact he has had from officials from the Trump administration and elected American politicians in regard to the Israeli...
    • EU Bodies
      102. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline any steps or initiatives being put in place by his Department to encourage Irish people to take up employment opportunities in...
    • Passport Services
      103. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on changing the process used by the passport office to verify a Garda witness (details supplied). [56821/25]
    • Small and Medium Enterprises
      104. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to detail the collaborative efforts between his Department and Enterprise Ireland in supporting SMEs to overcome trade barriers and expand...
    • Emigrant Support Services
      105. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement and supports his Department provides for emigrants seeking to return to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Middle East
      106. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the engagement there has been at EU level on the EU-Israel agreement and the Control of Economic Activity (Occupied...
    • Foreign Policy
      107. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the protests, often marred by police violence, that have been ongoing across Serbia for the past 11...
    • Middle East
      109. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps which have been taken by Ireland and the EU to ensure a stable and representative new government develops in Syria that respects...
    • Overseas Development Aid
      110. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the additional measures that will be supported by the increase in the ODA budget this year. [57155/25]
    • Northern Ireland
      111. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on any recent engagement he has had with the British Secretary for Northern Ireland; and if he will make a...
    • Human Rights
      113. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government's position on the growing crackdown on human rights in Hong Kong by the Chinese Communist Party. [56819/25]
    • Trade Relations
      114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline Ireland's Arab-Ireland trade strategy in view of the recent summit in the Mansion House; and if he will make a statement...
    • Middle East
      115. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on Ireland’s participation in the Emergency Coalition for the Financial Sustainability of the...
    • Ukraine War
      116. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which Ireland is supporting the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Trade Relations
      117. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which the €2.5 million allocation for international market diversification will be targeted to reduce Ireland’s...
    • Foreign Policy
      118. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which Ireland is working bilaterally, at EU, and at multilateral level, to support Belarus civil society and the democratic...
    • EU Membership
      119. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action he is taking to support Ukraine in its bid for EU membership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56960/25]
    • National Security
      120. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions he is taking in view of the increase in drone and hybrid attacks by Russia across Europe. [56818/25]
    • Middle East
      121. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking diplomatically at European and UN level to ensure that the peace deal in Gaza respects the right to...
    • Northern Ireland
      122. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his Department’s new statement of strategy in the context of Northern Ireland and UK-Ireland relations; and if he will...
    • Middle East
      126. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps the Government is taking to ensure a lasting ceasefire and a consistent flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza; if he will outline the...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      127. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on his Department’s engagements in relation to the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan; and the efforts being made...
    • International Relations
      128. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on recent dialogue with the British government, including matters of shared interest on issues such as legacy, trade and...
    • Trade Agreements
      129. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland's position on the EU-Morocco Trade Agreement currently in provisional application, particularly in respect to the...
    • Military Neutrality
      130. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Irish neutrality is now defined only as formal non-membership of NATO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49147/25]
    • International Relations
      131. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the action being taken at EU level regarding Taliban laws which violate legal obligations and treaties to which Afghanistan is a state...
    • Ukraine War
      132. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he had with EU counterparts with regard to Russia circumventing international and EU sanctions; and if he will make a...
    • Foreign Conflicts
      133. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his assessment of the current situation in Yemen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56948/25]
    • EU Presidency
      135. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide information on the co-ordination of the EU presidency by his Department; and the details of all cross-departmental groups...
    • Foreign Policy
      136. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the Russian withdrawal from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or...
    • EU Presidency
      137. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland’s priorities for the EU presidency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57176/25]
    • Foreign Policy
      138. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the recent election in Moldova. [56954/25]
    • Trade Agreements
      142. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the Government's position in relation to potential increased tariffs; and the preparations it is making for same....
    • Ukraine War
      143. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on Ireland's participation in the Ukraine Recovery Conference; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56945/25]
    • Overseas Development Aid
      144. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the progress made towards achieving the 0.7% of gross national income being spent on official development aid; and if he...
    • Departmental Strategies
      145. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the objectives of his Department’s strategy for adapting to a changing geopolitical context; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Trade Agreements
      147. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on his engagements with EU member states in relation to the full suspension of the EU-Israel Association...
    • International Bodies
      148. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement his Department has had with the Hague Group; and the efforts which have been made to join the Hague Group in order to support...
    • Northern Ireland
      149. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason for contradiction between parties in their understanding of what "safeguards for veterans" means within the Joint Framework that...
    • Foreign Policy
      152. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the implementation of the Ireland and Germany joint plan of action for enhanced bilateral and EU Cooperation; and if he...
    • Trade Agreements
      153. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement, and Ireland’s position on the adoption of the agreement; and if he will make...
    • Diplomatic Representation
      155. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which the €10 million investment in new embassies and consulates under Budget 2026 will be geographically allocated to...
    • EU Bodies
      156. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the next EU Foreign Affairs council will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56955/25]
    • Budget 2026
      161. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the key elements of Budget 2026 for his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57051/25]
    • Foreign Policy
      163. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his response to the recent election in Czechia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56961/25]
    • Northern Ireland
      167. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on the joint framework on legacy issues published with the Northern Ireland secretary recently. [56952/25]
    • International Relations
      169. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the timeframe for when the new Ireland-Scotland Cooperation Framework will be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57159/25]
    • Foreign Policy
      170. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his assessment of the situation of the Kurdish people across Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Official Engagements
      171. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on his recent bilateral engagement with Secretary Lutnick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57175/25]
    • Northern Ireland
      173. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the up-to-date position on the establishment of the Legacy Commission to advance the implementation of the legacy framework; and if he will...
  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Trade Data
      174. To ask the Taoiseach the total value and volume of flour imported into Ireland; the total value and volume produced within the State, for each of the years 2015 to 2024 [57307/25]
    • EU Funding
      175. To ask the Taoiseach the EU funding opportunities that will be open for application for schemes under his Department and at agencies under his aegis in the next six months and in the next 12...
    • Departmental Data
      176. To ask the Taoiseach if the Central Statistics Office, under his Department’s aegis, holds or can provide data on the number and percentage of residents of non-Irish ethnic background...
    • Departmental Contracts
      177. To ask the Taoiseach the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. [56700/25]
    • Middle East
      178. To ask the Taoiseach if he or any of his officials received an invitation to attend the multinational Gaza summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, that took place on 13 October 2025. [56826/25]
    • Vacant Properties
      179. To ask the Taoiseach the details of the vacant buildings owned by his Department or by agencies under the remit of his Department in Dublin 2, 4, 6, and 6W, including, the address and size...
    • Cabinet Committees
      180. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs will next meet. [57268/25]
    • Departmental Reports
      182. To ask the Taoiseach the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by his Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025, that could be categorised as not for...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Child Protection
      183. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the production of a film (details supplied), which pertains to the issue of forced child marriage; the...
    • European Union
      184. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to clarify the way in which Ireland is pressuring Hungary to drop its veto on Ukraine joining the European Union; and if he will make a...
    • Trade Relations
      185. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a change in policy in China in relation to the licensing requirements for companies that are involved in...
    • Departmental Contracts
      186. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023...
    • EU Regulations
      187. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he supports the view, as recently expressed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (details supplied), that...
    • Official Engagements
      188. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for details of his engagements with his UK counterparts regarding the detention of Irish citizens in the UK for attending Palestine...
    • Emigrant Support Services
      189. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the work being done by his Department, and agencies under its remit, to facilitate, in line with the commitment under the...
    • Middle East
      190. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he or any of his officials received an invitation to attend the multinational Gaza summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, that took place on...
    • Diplomatic Representation
      191. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the percentage of staff that are based at the Irish Embassy in Bangkok that are fluent in speaking and writing in Thai. [56886/25]
    • Birth Certificates
      192. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a birth and baptismal certificate for a person born in Ireland in March 1923 is acceptable evidence for their grandchild, when applying...
    • Passport Services
      193. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the average processing time for passport applications whereby reckonable residency must be established; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Vacant Properties
      196. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of the vacant buildings owned by his Department or by agencies under the remit of his Department in Dublin 2, 4, 6, and 6W,...
    • Trade Relations
      197. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the means by which Ireland’s Action Plan on Market Diversification will reduce the country’s over-reliance on key trading...
    • Cybersecurity Policy
      199. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with EU counterparts in regard to Russian cyberattacks, disinformation, and political subversion aimed at...
    • Trade Relations
      200. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has considered appointing a trade envoy to Ukraine to build relationships for the future; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • EU Agreements
      201. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his recent engagement at EU level with regard to suspending the EU Israel Association Agreement; if he will push for full...
    • Budget 2026
      202. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide the Abridged Estimates Volume for Budget 2026 for Vote 28, including the provisional sub head and programme level allocations....
    • Official Travel
      203. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of trips he took part in during 2025; and the destinations of those trips. [57270/25]
    • Departmental Reports
      204. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by his Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025, that could be...
  • Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
    • Child Protection
      205. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he recognizes the State’s clear obligations to prioritize rapid and effective emissions reductions now in order...
    • Fishing Communities
      206. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will arrange for an independent and transparent investigation into the recent Blackwater fish kill; and if he will...
    • Departmental Reviews
      208. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans with respect to the transposition of Article 18 of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, 2024 revision;...
    • Budget 2026
      209. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government whether his Department's allocation in Budget 2026 makes provision for the estimated €220m in national...
    • Departmental Data
      211. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the Taoiseach’s comments on 9 October 2025 in which he suggested that climate initiatives will not be...
    • Departmental Contracts
      212. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in...
    • Energy Usage
      215. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps being taken by his Department to support the deployment of demand flexibility technologies in Ireland’s...
    • Departmental Data
      219. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has been notified of a proposed development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Vacant Properties
      220. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the details of the vacant buildings owned by his Department or by agencies under the remit of his Department in Dublin 2,...
    • Departmental Funding
      221. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the details of the funding that has been provided to Wexford County Council in the past five years to implement local...
    • Social Climate Plan
      225. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he will take to ensure that the EU’s ‘simplification’ process as it applies to the ETS2...
    • Departmental Reports
      226. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by his Department from 1 January 2024 to date in...
    • Departmental Inquiries
      227. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the actions he is taking to investigate the allegation of price gouging levelled by the Taoiseach against energy suppliers...
  • Department of Defence
    • EU Agreements
      229. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the specific measures the Government is taking to ensure that Ireland's participation in the European Union's permanent structured cooperation...
    • Departmental Contracts
      230. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and...
    • Emigrant Support Services
      231. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update on the work being done by his Department, and agencies under its remit, to facilitate, in line with the commitment under the...
    • Vacant Properties
      232. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of the vacant buildings owned by his Department or by agencies under the remit of his Department in Dublin 2, 4, 6, and 6W,...
    • Air Corps
      233. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence given the investment of over €230 million in two new maritime surveillance aircraft for the Air Corps delivered in 2024, the targets that...
    • Departmental Data
      235. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence given the approval of the master plan for the infrastructural development of Casement Aerodrome, when these plans will be published; if they...
    • Air Corps
      236. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence given the Air Corps has previously employed the armed PC9 as an air interceptor for high profile security events such as the visit of Queen...
    • Budget 2026
      238. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to provide the Abridged Estimates Volume for Budget 2026 for Vote 36, including the provisional sub head and programme level allocations. [57199/25]
    • Departmental Reports
      239. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by his Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025, that could be...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Air Corps
      240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will confirm the revised delivery timeline for the DART+ coastal north project; if he will clarify whether the project has been...
    • Public Transport
      241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to carry out an audit of public transport services in the Laytown–Bettystown district. [56515/25]
    • Bus Services
      243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he aware of the issues with a bus service not stopping at a bus stop (details supplied); the service issues which are causing this;...
    • Pension Provisions
      244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps his Department is taking to ensure that the agreed pension increases for Córas Iompair Éireann pensioners will go...
    • Fishing Industry
      245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to ensure that the regulations for the number of skippers aboard a fishing vessel and the qualifications of the skippers are...
    • Driver Licences
      246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to address the situation regarding validating driving licences from citizens returning home having spent a couple of years abroad...
    • Budget 2026
      247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the funding that has been provided in Budget 2026 for new bus routes versus existing services in Dublin, in tabular...
    • Bus Services
      249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget invested in the bus network in Dublin west in 2025 in new bus routes versus existing services in Dublin, in tabular form; and...
    • Departmental Contracts
      250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022,...
    • Emigrant Support Services
      251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the work being done by his Department, and agencies under its remit, to facilitate, in line with the commitment under...
    • Irish Rail
      252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify who will be the beneficiary of the recently raised parking charges at railway stations, Irish Rail or the company...
    • Departmental Inquiries
      253. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will clarify who owns the large crane at Colbert Railway Station, Limerick; the future plan for this crane; and if he will make a...
    • Bus Services
      255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide data on the current usage of public bus transport services between Carlow and Dublin City; the details on when and the way in...
    • Departmental Data
      256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the CIÉ pension agreement (details supplied); and if he is aware of the concerns [56928/25]
    • Transport Costs
      257. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the spend to date on 90-minute Leap card fares in Cork city. [56933/25]
    • Bus Services
      259. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the introduction of new bus routes in Cork city. [56966/25]
    • Road Safety
      261. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is taking to deal with the ongoing issues with regard to illegal sulky racing causing danger to road users and horses; if...
    • Road Safety Authority
      262. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average waiting time for an NCT test appointment in County Mayo; the current backlog of the Westport and Ballina centres ; if the RSA...
    • Transport Infrastructure Ireland
      264. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to provide future interconnectivity between the DART+ North Project and the Metro once the Metro is operational,...
    • Legislative Reviews
      265. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review existing legislation and regulation of drone operations and delivery systems to strengthen safeguards relating to...
    • Traffic Management
      267. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a progress report on the provision of traffic calming measures in the vicinity of a school (details supplied); and if he will...
    • Public Transport
      271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the acceptance of credit and debit card payments on all public transport; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Disability Services
      272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Government’s position regarding permitting drivers and passengers with disabilities to use bus and taxi lanes, in line with...
    • Departmental Properties
      273. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of the vacant buildings owned by his Department or by agencies under the remit of his Department in Dublin 2, 4, 6, and 6W,...
    • Departmental Funding
      274. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport In view of the renewed consultation on Cork light rail proposals, if he will release the costed feasibility and ridership study, commit...
    • Air Services
      275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the year search and rescue helicopters started to operate from Casement Aerodrome; when this operation stopped; if air traffic...
    • Driver Test
      276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current waiting times for driving tests in each centre in County Wexford; and the number of applicants currently waiting beyond ten...
    • Bus Services
      277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated total committed annualised costs for bus services operating within the Dublin west area from 2016 to date; and if he will...
    • Electric Vehicles
      278. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to allow the installation of private home EV chargers for those with access to on-street or public parking space outside their...
    • Budget 2026
      279. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the financial allocation in Budget 2026 for the advancement of the N2 Ardee to Castleblayney road scheme; when the next phase of this...
    • Departmental Reports
      280. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by his Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025, that could...
    • Road Projects
      281. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the progression of the Cork to Limerick motorway (M20); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57310/25]
    • Departmental Funding
      282. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided for the provision of a cantilever footbridge alongside the river bridge over the Shannon at Rooskey, County...
    • National Transport Authority
      283. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps being taken by the National Transport Authority to examine and progress service enhancements to the Castleconnell/Montpelier...
  • Department of Finance
    • Central Bank of Ireland
      285. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to engage with the Central Bank on the subject of bridging finance for older people seeking to right size; the engagements he has had with the...
    • Departmental Data
      286. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the regulations, standards or oversight mechanisms in place regarding the allocation and printing of registration plates; and if he will make a...
    • Financial Services
      288. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of consumer complaints previously submitted to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman which at the end of 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024...
    • Budget 2026
      289. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide an update on the Government’s position regarding the deemed disposal rule for Irish-domiciled investment funds; if he plans to...
    • Departmental Contracts
      290. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if...
    • Trade Relations
      291. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to ensure the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund is not investing in corporations profiting from trade with Israel; and if he will make a...
    • Budget 2026
      292. To ask the Minister for Finance why the 9% reduction in VAT in Budget 2026 did not include funfairs and circuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56746/25]
    • Tax Data
      293. To ask the Minister for Finance to clarify an issue regarding the 9% VAT rate for the hospitality sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56748/25]
    • Emigrant Support Services
      294. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on the work being done by his Department, and agencies under its remit, to facilitate, in line with the commitment under the Programme for...
    • Departmental Inquiries
      295. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider including beauticians along with hairdressers in the 9% VAT reduction in the 2026 Finance Bill; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Data
      296. To ask the Minister for Finance using data from local property taxes, to provide the number of landlords with over 100 residential properties and the total number of properties; the number...
    • Tax Data
      297. To ask the Minister for Finance the exclusions from the hospitality VAT reduction; the saving associated with each exclusion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56809/25]
    • Budget 2026
      298. To ask the Minister for Finance the rationale for applying the VAT reduction on new apartments from Budget 2026 given the fact it will only mean savings and higher profitability for...
    • Tax Data
      299. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide a list of all jurisdictions outside the EU/EEA that Ireland does not have a double taxation treaty in place, that will apply a non-refundable...
    • Departmental Inquiries
      301. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has spoken formally with a person (details supplied) to date in 2025. [56878/25]
    • Budget 2026
      302. To ask the Minister for Finance for the abridged estimates volume for Budget 2026 for Vote 7, 9 and 10, including the provisional sub head and programme level allocations. [56927/25]
    • Vacant Properties
      304. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of the vacant buildings owned by his Department or by agencies under the remit of his Department in Dublin 2, 4, 6, and 6W, including, the address...
    • Insurance Industry
      305. To ask the Minister for Finance which political parties put in a submission for suggestions on insurance reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57140/25]
    • Tax Data
      306. To ask the Minister for Finance the exemptions to carbon tax in place for products that are designed specifically to reduce carbon emissions, including consumer products; and how exemptions...
    • Departmental Data
      307. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 351 of 14 October 2025, if the standard fund threshold will increase from €2 million to €2.2 million in...
    • Central Bank of Ireland
      308. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 348 of 14 October 2025, if any loan sharks rather than fraud cases have been reported to the Central Bank of Ireland...
    • Tax Data
      309. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 350 of 14 October 2025, the cost of the VAT change for new apartment construction for apartments completed and sold in...
    • Departmental Data
      310. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of capital allowances on the purchase of residential property broken down by investment company, trade company and...
    • Rental Sector
      311. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost to the Exchequer of capital allowances on the cost of furniture and fittings in rental residential property; and if he will make a...
    • Tax Data
      313. To ask the Minister for Finance all qualifying cost for the higher rate deduction regarding the enhanced corporation tax deduction for apartment construction costs announced in budget 2026,...
    • Consumer Protection
      314. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the growing number of elderly people whose life assurance policies are becoming unaffordable due to annual premium increases; if he will...
    • Legislative Process
      315. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 352 of 14 October 2025, to provide further detail on how the legislation was functioning in relation to balancing...
    • Local Authorities
      318. To ask the Minister for Finance the specific actions local authorities must undertake for the living city initiative to commence in newly designated areas. [57278/25]
    • Departmental Reports
      319. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by his Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025, that could be categorised as not...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      322. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if the individual qualifies under the scheme in such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Tax Credits
      323. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to allow for companies to claim the increased 35% research and development tax credit from 1 January 2026; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tax Data
      326. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT collected on the supply and artificial insemination of greyhounds, transactions which benefit from the reduced rate of tax. [57354/25]
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • An Garda Síochána
      329. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the budget allocation and full contract cost for construction works and refurbishment of Portlaoise Garda Station; and if he will make a...
    • Office of Public Works
      330. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff working in the OPW buildings in Trim for each of the past five years; the staff per square metre ratio at the OPW...
    • Public Sector Pay
      334. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to local bargaining instalment within the Public Service Agreement 2024-2026, that stipulates a 1...
    • Departmental Data
      335. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which Ireland has implemented the requirements of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/138 on High-Value Datasets; the...
    • Emigrant Support Services
      343. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the work being done by his Department, and agencies under its remit, to facilitate, in line with the commitment under...
    • An Garda Síochána
      344. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 311 of 5 November 2024 and No. 427 of 10 June 2025, the progress made on the provision of a...
    • Office of Public Works
      345. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of male and female qualified horticulturists employed by the OPW as of 13 October 2025. [56885/25]
    • An Garda Síochána
      346. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the lengthy delay in the OPW sourcing a suitable site for a new Garda station at Carndonagh, County Donegal; and if he will...
    • Departmental Data
      347. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department has been notified of a proposed development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57059/25]
    • Departmental Contracts
      348. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total number of service contracts awarded to private consultancy firms, broken down by projects in IT, management, accounting and...
    • Vacant Properties
      349. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the vacant buildings owned by his Department or by agencies under the remit of his Department in Dublin 2, 4, 6, and 6W,...
    • Budget 2026
      350. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide the Abridged Estimates Volume for Budget 2026 for Vote 11, including the provisional sub head and programme level...
    • Pension Provisions
      351. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will review the operation of the revised spouses’ and children’s pension scheme (2004) as it applies to teachers and...
    • Departmental Reports
      352. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by his Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025, that could...
    • Flood Relief Schemes
      353. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the proposed flood relief works for Inchigeelagh, Cork which is included in the CFRAM plans; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Tourism Industry
      354. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports, financial or otherwise, that would be available to a start-up (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Contracts
      355. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021,...
    • Departmental Data
      356. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will identify the locations and completion dates for each advanced building solutions delivered under the IDA Regional Building...
    • Emigrant Support Services
      357. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on the work being done by his Department, and agencies under its remit, to facilitate, in line with the commitment...
    • Workplace Relations Services
      358. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the conflict of interest disclosures that adjudicators of the Workplace Relations Commission are required to make prior to taking up...
    • Tourism Funding
      359. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the next call for tourism projects to apply for The Shared Island Fund 2026 will come; and the way in which local groups hoping...
    • Vacant Properties
      361. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of the vacant buildings owned by his Department or by agencies under the remit of his Department in Dublin 2, 4, 6, and...
    • Employment Support Services
      362. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports being put in place to attract new employers to County Wexford and the surrounding region; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Reports
      366. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by his Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025, that...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • School Staff
      367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department maintains data on the number of teachers currently assigned to special education needs classes who hold specific qualifications...
    • School Admissions
      373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a secondary school place for a child (details supplied) in County Cork. [56482/25]
    • School Transport
      374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that school bus escorts were paid from the moment they began their working day and now they are not being paid until the moment a...
    • Departmental Surveys
      375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will launch an online national survey of all primary parents and preschool parents to determine local preferences for school type,...
    • School Transport
      377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on correspondence regarding an application for a child (details supplied) and ensure that school transport has been arranged. [56510/25]
    • Departmental Properties
      378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of empty buildings that the Department of Education and Youth have in County Meath, in tabular form. [56543/25]
    • Schools Building Projects
      379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine issues in correspondence (details supplied) affecting an amalgamation project for a school; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • School Funding
      380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify the reason a school (details supplied) was excluded from the science implementation support grant; and if she will make a statement on...
    • School Costs
      381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the policy rationale for the continued exclusion of minority faith schools from the school improvement service guarantee, the free...
    • Schools Building Projects
      383. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the application submitted by a school (details supplied) to have their roof replaced under the Climate Action Summer Works...
    • Education Schemes
      384. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the exceptional interim grant for parents of children in special schools who have not received school transport. [56579/25]
    • Special Educational Needs
      385. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special transport grants paid out, by county, in tabular form. [56580/25]
    • School Funding
      386. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether the sanctioned ASA extension for a school (details supplied) falls within the capital expenditure allocation referenced in the Department...
    • Schools Building Projects
      387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the emergency funding application submitted by a school (details supplied), regarding structural issues arising from...
    • Departmental Contracts
      389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that has been spent by her Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills is she will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); the actions her Department is taking to address the staffing...
    • Emigrant Support Services
      392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the work being done by her Department, and agencies under its remit, to facilitate, in line with the commitment under the...
    • Departmental Data
      393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department will take to end the Industrial and Reformatory School Survivors hunger strike; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Scoileanna DEIS
      394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the new DEIS plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56816/25]
    • Youth Services
      395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the way in which expenditure allocated to youth work in Budget 2026 will be spent; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Special Educational Needs
      396. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that children with disabilities are frequently granted exemptions from studying Irish in order to access special educational...
    • Departmental Data
      397. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons capitation per head for second level students is significantly higher than for primary; whether there is any intention to equalise...
    • Schools Building Projects
      398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether there is any restriction on a school seeking external funding for a building project; whether a school is permitted to seek...
    • School Funding
      399. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the mainstream class teacher grant, which encompasses a furniture and ICT grant, has not been paid to schools yet, despite commitments...
    • Schools Building Projects
      401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a local school building project (details supplied); the reason for the ongoing delays in realising this project; and if she will...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to address issues raised in correspondence regarding the urgent needs of teachers, particularly in primary and special schools (details...
    • School Transport
      404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for clarification and information in relation to school bus ticket for a child (details supplied). [57018/25]
    • Schools Building Projects
      405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the progress of school building projects in Donabate, including any sites earmarked for schools as part of housing developments...
    • School Accommodation
      406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which a school (details supplied) can proceed to re-open much needed capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57032/25]
    • Teaching Council of Ireland
      407. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the implementation of the proposed timebound provision for transferring teachers from route 3 to route 1 of the Teaching Council...
    • Teacher Training
      413. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the impact the current barriers to registration and induction are having on teacher supply, particularly in areas experiencing acute shortages...
    • Teaching Council of Ireland
      414. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will assess the impact of Teaching Council registration delays and route transfer barriers on the availability of qualified teachers in...
    • Teaching Qualifications
      415. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the Teaching Council’s current policy regarding the recognition of teaching qualifications obtained through online programmes from UK...
    • Vacant Properties
      416. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the vacant buildings owned by her Department or by agencies under the remit of her Department in Dublin 2, 4, 6, and 6W,...
    • Departmental Budgets
      417. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on comments regarding the education budget for 2026 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57139/25]
    • Departmental Funding
      418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 482 of 14 October 2025, if she will provide a breakdown of the capital funding for youth affairs under...
    • School Transport
      419. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the number of applications for school transport in County Wexford for the 2025/2026 academic year; the number of pupils who were...
    • Special Educational Needs
      420. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children with additional needs in County Wexford who are currently without a suitable school place for the upcoming academic year;...
    • School Curriculum
      422. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills where parents can find guidance on the structure for children opted out of religion under the new primary school curriculum. [57241/25]
    • Pensions Reform
      423. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that single teachers appointed since 2004 are required to make mandatory 1.5% pension contributions to the spouses’ and...
    • Schools Building Projects
      424. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the building project at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57243/25]
    • Departmental Data
      425. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of suspensions and expulsions in special schools under the patronage of the ETBs in the school years 2021–22, 2022–23...
    • Departmental Schemes
      426. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when grants awarded under her Department’s physical activity in teaching and learning scheme will be announced; and if she will make a...
    • Special Educational Needs
      427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to calls from parents and representative groups in relation to students with dyslexia and dyspraxia and other...
    • Departmental Reports
      428. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by her Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025, that could be...
    • School Transport
      429. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options available to urban parents for school transport (details supplied); the funding schemes which are available to assist such parents;...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      430. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding accessibility of Leaving Certificate applied examinations for students...
    • Teaching Council of Ireland
      431. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for incremental credit (details supplied); if the Teaching Council will accept the documents provided; and if she...
    • Departmental Funding
      432. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 197 of 9 October 2025, and the fourth Topical Issue selected of 9 October, if she has reviewed this issue...
    • Departmental Projects
      433. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the design stage of each project under her Department, in each county, and year of application submitted, in tabular form. [57346/25]
    • Departmental Funding
      435. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the name and location of UBU-funded youth services, per constituency, and the funding provided to each service in 2020, 2021, 2022,...
    • Schools Building Projects
      436. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if all the construction-related reports required to progress a school building project (details supplied) advised by her Department in July 2024...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      437. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will urgently address the matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57363/25]
    • Departmental Staff
      438. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options in place for the provision of education to secondary school students where there is a shortage of teachers for a core curriculum...
    • School Accommodation
      440. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the additional accommodation project application lodged by a school (details supplied); the timeline for a decision in...
    • Budget 2026
      441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the Abridged Estimates Volume for Budget 2026 for Vote number 26, including the provisional sub head and programme level allocations....
    • School Accommodation
      442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a list of additional school accommodation projects approved for County Offaly in each of the past ten years, 2015-2025; the date of their...
    • Special Educational Needs
      443. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update in respect of opening the autism class in a school (details supplied). [57431/25]
  • Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
    • Information and Communications Technology
      444. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the internet infrastructure will be upgraded in an area (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Contracts
      445. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in...
    • Departmental Consultations
      446. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when consultation will open for the permanent basic income for the arts scheme; the form that consultation will take;...
    • Emigrant Support Services
      448. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on the work being done by his Department, and agencies under its remit, to facilitate, in line with the...
    • Budget 2026
      449. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide the Abridged Estimates Volume for Budget 2026 for Vote 33, including the provisional sub-head and programme...
    • Vacant Properties
      450. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the vacant buildings owned by his Department or by agencies under the remit of his Department in Dublin...
    • Departmental Funding
      451. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment whether there are any funding streams available to young people playing darts on the world stage. [57252/25]
    • Departmental Reports
      452. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by his Department from 1 January 2024 to date in...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • EU Directives
      453. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government in view of the recent EPA's report on the ecological collapse of Our Lady's Island Lake (lagoon), a priority area under the EU...
    • Defective Building Materials
      454. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to review the 20 year claw back requirement for owners of rental properties that avail of remediation under the...
    • Land Issues
      455. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the proposed purchase of lands at Glen of the Downs, County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Legislative Process
      456. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 57 of 9 October 2025, the timeframe in which he intends to progress legislation to amend...
    • Social Welfare Payments
      457. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authorities that consider carers allowance payments as income and include it in the calculation for social...
    • Housing Policy
      458. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to encourage purpose built housing for older adults by designating it as a specific use class or housing typology,...
    • Defective Building Materials
      459. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to extend the eligibility to avail of the defective concrete blocks grant scheme to homeowners who purchased their...
    • Wind Energy Guidelines
      460. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for publication of the updated wind energy guidelines. [56583/25]
    • Budget 2026
      461. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there has been any increase in the housing adaption grants in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Schemes
      462. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to confirm if there is a practice of applying cost deductions on AHB scheme approvals, in the form of disallowing major...
    • Housing Provision
      463. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the progress of the new voids programme, as promised in the Programme for Government 2025, to improve the...
    • Defective Building Materials
      464. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a dwelling in County Sligo (details supplied) is eligible for the pyrite remediation scheme; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Reviews
      465. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to review the unit cost threshold of €15,000 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Contracts
      466. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020,...
    • Housing Schemes
      467. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to increase funding for the vacant property refurbishment grant (Croí Cónaithe towns fund); and...
    • Housing Policy
      469. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware that local authorities are stalling applications to the social housing list by homeless individuals if they...
    • Rental Sector
      470. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans regarding the rental reform scheduled to take place in March 2026 in order the minimise current speculation; and if...
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      471. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the impact of the 45 days completeness check, as part of the European Union (Planning and Development)...
    • Housing Provision
      472. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reasons a research stipend of a PhD student cannot be included as income in an application for a local authority home...
    • Defective Building Materials
      473. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider extending the defective concrete blocks grant scheme to include additional counties, such as Louth; and if...
    • Wastewater Treatment
      474. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to include the additional areas which have been classed as high status objective catchment area and priority...
    • Vacant Properties
      475. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for clarification as to whether a body incorporated can apply for the vacant property refurbishment grant; and if he will make...
    • Departmental Staff
      476. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of the 60 positions for the National Parks and Wildlife Service, announced by the previous Minister on 4 May 2022...
    • Departmental Data
      477. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff currently working in the National Market Surveillance Office. [57072/25]
    • Departmental Properties
      484. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of the vacant buildings owned by his Department or by agencies under the remit of his Department in Dublin 2, 4,...
    • Defective Building Materials
      485. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that his relevant Department officials participate in the Multi-Stakeholder Working Group (details...
    • Legislative Measures
      486. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the legislation and regulations relevant to the spreading of sewage sludge on farmland; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Vacant Properties
      487. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to tackle dereliction and vacancy in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57211/25]
    • Traveller Accommodation
      488. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether Carlow County Council has applied for funding from the Traveller Accommodation Unit for Traveller-specific...
    • Departmental Policies
      489. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration can be given to extending the dates for spreading slurry (details supplied). [57219/25]
    • Traveller Accommodation
      490. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a breakdown of the €34 million in Budget 2026 being allocated to support the Traveller community, including...
    • Emergency Services
      494. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration will be given to holding a joint meeting of emergency service agencies/bodies to implement a plan for...
    • Departmental Reports
      495. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by his Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025,...
    • Departmental Reviews
      496. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to review HAP limits for each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57324/25]
    • Housing Provision
      497. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount that has been allocated to each local authority under each programme for the delivery of social and affordable...
    • Housing Policy
      498. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount that has been allocated to each local authority to retrofit homes in 2025, including any loans; of this, the amount...
    • Departmental Data
      499. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total commercial rates intake from businesses in the town of Kiltimagh, County Mayo by Mayo County Council, in the most...
    • Housing Policy
      500. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a controlled derogation of planning permission law can be introduced during the term of this Government, to allow a much...
    • Electoral Process
      501. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to ensure that the electoral register is maintained in an updated manner; the evidence he has that...
    • Housing Schemes
      502. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to urgently examine issues raised in regard to the first home scheme and the inaccessibility of the help-to-buy scheme...
    • Water Conservation
      503. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the work of the Water Conservation Working Group ; the members of this group; the dates on which it...
    • EU Directives
      504. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the transposition of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, 2024 revision; and the date on which the...
    • Fire Safety
      505. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the interim fire safety remediation scheme; the data on the amount of funding which has been approved for...
    • Housing Policy
      507. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government with respect to the Social Housing Support Household Means Policy 2021, the criteria with respect to maintenance payments...
    • Ministerial Responsibilities
      508. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the transfer of responsibility for the regulation of owners’ management companies from the Department of...
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Small and Medium Enterprises
      510. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the assistance or guidance his Department or agencies under the remit of his Department is providing to small business owners...
    • Budget 2026
      511. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will confirm that all weekly contributory and weekly non-contributory pensioners will receive the full ten euros...
    • Departmental Data
      512. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to clarify the eligibility criteria for the new fuel allowance payment for those in receipt of the working family payment,...
    • Social Welfare Payments
      513. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he is aware that people are receiving letters informing them they are not eligible for the exceptional needs payment...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      514. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to please review the case of a person (details supplied) in the hope that his son can maintain his social welfare because of...
    • Departmental Data
      515. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the EU Member States that made restitution for historically discriminatory social welfare, particularly in the case of women...
    • Departmental Contracts
      516. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020,...
    • Departmental Data
      517. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for invalidity pension his Department has received in 2024 and to date in 2025; and the number of...
    • Departmental Staff
      518. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of appeals officers assigned to assessing both applications and appeals, respectively, for the State pension...
    • Emigrant Support Services
      519. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on the work being done by his Department, and agencies under its remit, to facilitate, in line with the...
    • Social Welfare Application Forms
      520. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current status of a carer’s allowance application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Common Travel Area
      521. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether UK pensioners residing in the Republic of Ireland (details supplied) are entitled to receive the UK winter fuel...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      522. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department has engaged with, or intends to engage with, the UK department for work and pensions regarding the recent...
    • Departmental Programmes
      526. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 305 of 25 September 2025, the means by which these programmes are increasing the...
    • Vacant Properties
      527. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of the vacant buildings owned by his Department or by agencies under the remit of his Department in Dublin 2, 4,...
    • Pension Provisions
      528. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 253 of 8 October 2025, if charges under My Future Fund differ for participants who are...
    • Social Insurance
      529. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the social insurance contributions of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Data
      530. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of social welfare claims currently awaiting a decision, in each scheme, in County Wexford; the average waiting...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      531. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a carer's allowance application will be approved and backdated as soon as possible (details supplied). [57222/25]
    • Departmental Data
      532. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline all the supports available from his Department for families with twins, in particular for families who are...
    • Departmental Reports
      533. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by his Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025,...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      534. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer's allowance claim by a person (details supplied); the options available to them to resume payment; and...
    • Departmental Strategies
      535. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps he is taking to highlight the need for self-employed persons to pay their own PRSI (details supplied). [57345/25]
    • Departmental Data
      536. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will list the countries with which Ireland has reciprocal agreements regarding social insurance contributions for...
    • Departmental Reviews
      537. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his Department’s assessment of the number of workers who may be financially disadvantaged by transferring from...
    • Birth Certificates
      542. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it is possible to register a birth with a different gender other than male and female on a birth certificate; and if he...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Departmental Data
      543. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Ireland currently has, or is pursuing, any bilateral or informal arrangements with the United Arab Emirates for the...
    • Statutory Instruments
      548. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to bring forward the necessary statutory regulations or amending legislation to implement the recommendations of the...
    • Departmental Data
      556. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of contracted bed days in IPAS centres which were unoccupied in each month of 2024, to date in 2025, in tabular...
    • Legislative Measures
      560. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 57 of 9 October 2025, the timeframe in which he intends to progress legislation to amend...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      561. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for a general overview of the current average processing times for naturalisation applications; the specific measures being...
    • Prison Service
      562. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department, and the Prison Service, will consider extending the mandatory retirement age for prison officers beyond the...
    • Departmental Appointments
      563. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if it is the practice of the Minister to issue a warrant or letter of appointment in relation to the appointment of a person...
    • Departmental Data
      566. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí available to Cahir Garda station; the number of Gardaí available to Clonmel Garda Station; and...
    • Visa Applications
      567. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a visa application for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; when the person's application will...
    • Programme for Government
      568. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to consider the establishment of a second Garda training college; and...
    • Legislative Measures
      571. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to enact legislation to combat anti-social behaviour, including...
    • Departmental Funding
      572. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to increase the CCTV fund to enable local authorities to install new...
    • Programme for Government
      573. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to ensure Gardaí have sufficient powers to tackle the misuse of...
    • Legislative Measures
      575. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to enact legislation to extend the use of community sanctions, in...
    • Departmental Data
      576. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether anyone has ever been prosecuted under the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud) Offences Act 2001 specifically for the...
    • Departmental Contracts
      577. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020,...
    • Departmental Data
      578. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on any research his Department has carried out into the merits of making parental alienation a legal offense; and...
    • Emigrant Support Services
      584. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the work being done by his Department, and agencies under its remit, to facilitate, in line with the...
    • International Protection
      585. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent by immigration services and his Department on the transfer of International Protection Applicants in the first...
    • Departmental Data
      586. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of convictions regarding the offence of poisoning or endangerment under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person...
    • Visa Applications
      587. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update regarding visas for Palestinians in Gaza seeking resettlement in Ireland following the agreement of a ceasefire...
    • Prison Service
      588. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the 1 percent pay increase has not been paid to prison staff that was due on 1 September 2025; if staff working in...
    • Departmental Data
      589. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of juvenile liaison officers based within Kildare-Carlow division as of 13 October 2025; if he will provide the same...
    • International Protection
      590. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an IPA repatriation request (details supplied) will be expedited. [56926/25]
    • Departmental Data
      591. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of community Gardaí stationed in the east Cork constituency from 2020 to date in 2025. [56935/25]
    • Departmental Inquiries
      592. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to examine the case of a person (details supplied) needing special accommodations; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Data
      593. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the full and final cost of a housing site (details supplied) including all site preparation, ancillary and constructions costs,...
    • Deportation Orders
      598. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportation orders issued to Afghan citizens in each of the years since 2021 and to date in 2025, by gender and...
    • Departmental Data
      600. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people who have been prosecuted for racing sulkies on a public road in a manner that is a danger to other road...
    • Citizenship Applications
      601. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider reopening citizenship applications (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56994/25]
    • Departmental Inquiries
      602. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the evacuation of a person and their family (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
    • Citizenship Applications
      603. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reasons a citizenship application was refused for a person (details supplied) despite the applicant providing evidence that...
    • Departmental Inquiries
      604. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on a commitment he made to this Deputy during Questions on Promised Legislation on 1 October 2025...
    • An Garda Síochána
      605. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality cad iad na hiarrachtaí faoi leith a rinneadh chun breis Gaeilgeoirí a mhealladh isteach sna Gardaí le linn an...
    • Deportation Orders
      606. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of deportation flights chartered and otherwise that have occurred every year from Ireland since 2021; the associated...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      607. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount spent by his Department on tackling racism each year since 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Vacant Properties
      608. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of the vacant buildings owned by his Department or by agencies under the remit of his Department in Dublin 2, 4, 6,...
    • Departmental Communications
      609. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which the British Government notified his Department of plans to introduce a digital ID; the engagements he has had...
    • An Garda Síochána
      610. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí stationed in DMR west in each of the years, 2020 to 2024 and to date in 2025; the number of...
    • Departmental Reports
      612. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by his Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025,...
    • An Garda Síochána
      614. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda numbers in Anglesea Street and Ballincollig Garda Stations, broken down per rankings (details supplied) per station,...
    • Court Orders
      616. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the review of the enforcement of child maintenance orders which was published in January 2024; the...
    • Family Reunification
      617. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to expedite the processing of a family spouse unification visa application in respect of (details supplied), this application...
    • Child Protection
      618. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider amending the Child Trafficking and Pornography Act 1998 to ensure that persons found to be in possession of...
    • Departmental Inquiries
      619. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total payments made to a company in a relation to a site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Citizenship Applications
      620. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify the action needed regarding American citizenship for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • An Garda Síochána
      621. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda vetting applications currently being processed for individuals living in County Cork. [57402/25]
    • Domestic Violence
      623. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of domestic violence refugee accommodation places in County Cork. [57404/25]
    • Foreign Policy
      624. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration has been given to adding Vietnam to the list of safe countries of origin; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Fisheries Protection
      625. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce legislation to strengthen salmon farm licence regulations and enforcement, particularly in light of the...
    • Animal Welfare
      627. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of prosecutions taken under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 since its implementation; the details of which...
    • Departmental Contracts
      633. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021,...
    • Animal Diseases
      634. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is considering raising the TB compensation ceilings to closer align with actual value to farmers who suffer huge financial lost...
    • Animal Welfare
      635. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the Control of Dogs Act 1986 and the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 were not on the Summer Legislative Agenda...
    • Animal Breeding
      638. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific date for making the results of his Department’s consultation on surgical artificial insemination in greyhounds...
    • Animal Welfare
      639. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific date when he expects the publication, and entry into force, of the regulations banning the use of dogs and cats...
    • Control of Dogs
      640. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date when the Dog Control Statistics for 2024 will be published. [56725/25]
    • Animal Welfare
      643. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration has been given to preparing a "positive list" i.e. a list of species permitted to be kept as pets by private owners,...
    • Airport Policy
      645. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated full-year costs that would be needed to ensure his Department officials are present at Dublin Airport between the hours...
    • Emigrant Support Services
      646. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the work being done by his Department, and agencies under its remit, to facilitate, in line with the commitment...
    • Departmental Investigations
      647. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of instances of illegal tree felling and hedgerow removal that have been reported to his Department; the number of...
    • National Parks and Wildlife Service
      649. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a National Parks and Wildlife Service report (details supplied); the actions his Department is...
    • Forestry Sector
      650. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the circumstances in which farmers are required to apply for tree felling licenses, screening and consent from his...
    • Departmental Properties
      651. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department owns sheds at a location (details supplied); if he's aware that the old asbestos roofs of these sheds are...
    • Departmental Policies
      652. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his policy towards the European Commission's legislative proposals to reform rules on plant reproductive material and to deregulate...
    • Animal Breeding
      654. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the increased supports that will be put in place for equine breeders, such as inclusion in farm investment schemes like TAMS,...
    • Horse Racing Industry
      655. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the development of an all-weather horse racing track in Tipperary, which will be a huge asset to the southern region...
    • Animal Breeding
      656. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the development of a high welfare end of life equine facility in conjunction with equine breeders; and if he will make...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      657. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to restore ANC budgets and eligible areas which were reduced after the economic challenges in late 2000's; and if he will...
    • Animal Welfare
      658. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to deal with the ongoing issues with regard to illegal sulky racing causing danger to horses and road...
    • Budget 2026
      659. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the Abridged Estimates Volume for Budget 2026 for Vote 30 including the provisional sub-head and programme level...
    • Departmental Websites
      660. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being taken to address concerns and login issues reported by farmer’s following recent changes made to the...
    • Planning Issues
      661. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has been notified of a proposed development (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Properties
      663. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the vacant buildings owned by his Department or by agencies under the remit of his Department in Dublin 2, 4, 6, and...
    • Animal Diseases
      664. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of confirmed avian influenza at Fota Wildlife Park, if he will publish the biosecurity audit for all State-owned wildlife...
    • Artificial Intelligence
      665. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which his Department is using, or planning to use, artificial intelligence tools; if AI tools are used in the...
    • Grant Payments
      666. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2024 Acres payment will issue to a farm partnership (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57197/25]
    • Departmental Reports
      667. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by his Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025, that...
    • Inland Fisheries
      669. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the fact that Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) operates a hatchery near Lough Corrib SAC in County Galway under licence from...
    • Animal Welfare
      670. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the urgent steps he is taking to ensure that only fully weaned weanlings are entered in marts (details suppled); if his Department...
    • Fishing Industry
      672. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 736 of 14 October 2025, if he will clarify the statement “As these operators have access...
  • Department of Children, Disability and Equality
    • Guardians Ad Litem
      673. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of the concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) and their request to meet to discuss the issues in...
    • Disability Services
      674. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to review the case of a child (details supplied) and allow for the necessary care and interventions to be put in place; and if she...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      675. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will review the terms of AIM funding to facilitate appropriate backpay for retention of relevant qualified staff following...
    • Health Services
      677. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will seek a suitable time for a person (details supplied) to use the hydrotherapy pool in Cavan; and if she will make a...
    • Medicinal Products
      678. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the Government’s response for Irish survivors of thalidomide; the engagements she has had with...
    • Departmental Contracts
      679. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount that has been spent by her Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021,...
    • Disability Services
      680. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the Department’s forecasts for the number of day service places and for the number of residential places that will be...
    • Child and Family Agency
      687. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will address concerns raised by a person regarding the conduct of the Child and Family Agency (details supplied); and if she...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      688. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 1 October 2025, of the number of complaints upheld for the years 2022 to 2025, if the...
    • Emigrant Support Services
      689. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the work being done by her Department, and agencies under its remit, to facilitate, in line with the commitment...
    • Child and Family Agency
      690. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount spent by Tusla and her Department on the transfer of children and families in the first nine months of 2025; and if she...
    • Disability Services
      691. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a breakdown of the total number of respite hours currently available to children with disabilities in the CHO7 area; the...
    • Irish Language
      709. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware that, 100 years after the foundation of the State, there is still no statutory provision for childcare services...
    • Child Safety
      710. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the guidelines and procedures in place for the vetting of individuals working or volunteering in sectors that provide services to...
    • Childcare Services
      711. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will address the issue of NCS funding being reduced for parents who have to collect their children early from creche; if she...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      712. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on a report (details supplied) on the end-to-end processes linked to publicly funded early learning and childcare...
    • Disability Services
      713. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to give a detailed progress report in regard to the urgent provision of respite and additional disability services adjacent to a...
    • Parental Leave
      714. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on extending paid parental leave to those who become parents through surrogacy; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Vacant Properties
      715. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the details of the vacant buildings owned by her Department or by agencies under the remit of her Department in Dublin 2, 4, 6, and...
    • Disability Services
      716. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a list of vacancies in CDNTs in County Offaly. [57216/25]
    • Disabilities Assessments
      717. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide details of the factors that are taken into consideration in determining if the determination of disability is correct or,...
    • Departmental Reports
      718. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by her Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025, that...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      719. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will provide a child (details supplied) with an urgent assessment of needs given the family has been waiting for...
  • Department of Health
    • First Aid Training
      720. To ask the Minister for Health if she will support a Fingal-based community group providing free first aid, CPR, and defibrillator training (details supplied). [56533/25]
    • Disease Management
      721. To ask the Minister for Health if she will advocate for the HSE to provide funding under Section 39 to an organisation (details supplied) to support weekly therapeutic exercise and yoga...
    • Addiction Treatment Services
      722. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to establishing a medically supervised injection centre in Cork; the work carried out to date in this regard; and if she will...
    • Health Service Executive
      723. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the correct contacts within the HSE to which a query should be sent (details supplied) to the HSE estates section. [56509/25]
    • Assisted Human Reproduction
      724. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to state-funded assisted human reproduction treatments in Budget 2026; her plans for this allocation; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Health Strategies
      726. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount of funding allocated to breastfeeding promotion and support services in 2020 to 2025; the breakdown of funding by regional health authority;...
    • Hospital Procedures
      729. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children being recalled for clinical review following the CHI hip dysplasia audit; and to clarify whether this includes surgeries performed prior...
    • Assisted Human Reproduction
      739. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of recent remarks by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls (details supplied), who formally spoke out...
    • Business Supports
      740. To ask the Minister for Health the supports, financial or otherwise, that would be available to a start-up (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56556/25]
    • Medical Cards
      741. To ask the Minister for Health if she will clarify whether a frontier worker, who is living in the North and working in the South, has an entitlement to a PCRS medical card; the criteria for...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      742. To ask the Minister for Health the current capacity of the HSE to deliver bone anchored hearing aid (BAHA) services; the number of individuals awaiting BAHA's; the numbers who received...
    • Health Services
      744. To ask the Minister for Health if the BowelScreen programme has given consideration to extending the screening programme to those aged 50 to 54; if further investments will be made in the...
    • Mental Health Services
      745. To ask the Minister for Health when the vacant post for assistant director of nursing in Kildare-West Wicklow Mental Health Services will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Health Service Executive
      746. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of director and assistant director of nursing positions within the HSE that have been filled since 1 January 2025 to date; and if she will...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      748. To ask the Minister for Health when the Medtronic Simplera device will be provided to a Type 1 Diabetes patient (details supplied) who already uses a continuous glucose monitoring system...
    • Health Services
      749. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on the physiotherapy waiting list at St. Joseph's Care Centre, Longford, as of 30 September 2025, disaggregated into assessment and...
    • Budget 2026
      752. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of all measures contained in new funding in Budget 2026, in tabular form. [56607/25]
    • Departmental Reviews
      756. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Nayagam risk assessment and review; if she will commit to its full publication; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56613/25]
    • Medicinal Products
      757. To ask the Minister for Health the total budget allocated for spending on medicines by the HSE in each of the past five years; the outturn expenditure on medicines in each of those years;...
    • Assisted Human Reproduction
      767. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the proposed Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) (Amendment) Bill; when she expects legislation to be published; and if she will make a...
    • Hospital Facilities
      769. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of acute inpatient beds in each public hospital, by hospital and health region, in tabular form. [56660/25]
    • Health Services
      770. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of community beds, by location and health region, in tabular form. [56661/25]
    • Hospital Facilities
      771. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of acute psychiatric inpatient beds, by location and health region, in tabular form. [56662/25]
    • Hospital Staff
      778. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on implementation of phase one of the Framework for Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix; the timeline for full implementation; and if she...
    • Departmental Contracts
      781. To ask the Minister for Health the amount that has been spent by her Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if...
    • Hospital Procedures
      782. To ask the Minister for Health if an early date for surgery can be arranged for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56710/25]
    • Budget 2026
      783. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new community beds provided for in Budget 2026. [56732/25]
    • Hospital Staff
      787. To ask the Minister for Health the hours of operation for the new specialist nursing teams (ANP and CNS) in emergency departments of all model 4 hospitals, out-of-hours; and to confirm if it...
    • Budget 2026
      788. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional IBLC lactation consultants committed to in Budget 2026. [56737/25]
    • Dental Services
      790. To ask the Minister for Health the number of specialist orthodontist posts that have been filled within CHO7 dental services in the years of 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form....
    • Hospital Facilities
      791. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of revenue generated via restaurant sales at the Mater Hospital in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [56740/25]
    • Budget 2026
      792. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of the Budget 2026 allocation of €217 million to primary care reimbursement services medicines, beyond the €30...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      793. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the case of a person (details supplied) who, having been referred to the ophthalmology clinic at University hospital Limerick for cataract...
    • Home Help Service
      794. To ask the Minister for Health if she will allocate additional home help hours to a person (details supplied) specifically to provide over-night care or care during periods of the nighttime....
    • Emigrant Support Services
      795. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the work being done by her Department, and agencies under its remit, to facilitate, in line with the commitment under the Programme for...
    • Departmental Investigations
      796. To ask the Minister for Health if consultation with families who are involved in the audit hip surgery for children will be included in the forthcoming external expert panel process on hips;...
    • Patient Transfers
      797. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by the HSE and her Department on the transfer of patients in the first nine months of 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Disabilities Assessments
      798. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adult ADHD assessments which have been conducted annually from 2020 to date in 2025, by CHO, in tabular form. [56807/25]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      799. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made for a person (details supplied). [56824/25]
    • Departmental Investigations
      800. To ask the Minister for Health if children affected by the CHI hip surgery audit will be included within the terms of reference of the forthcoming State inquiry into paediatric orthopaedic...
    • Budget 2026
      801. To ask the Minister for Health if funding has been allocated in Budget 2026 or through the HSE Capital Plan for the Radharc na Sléibhte supervised residential unit (SRU) in Carndonagh,...
    • Vaccination Programme
      802. To ask the Minister for Health if a catch-up programme will be implemented for those who missed out on their HPV vaccines in their first year of secondary school (details supplied); and if...
    • Hospital Staff
      803. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing budget allocation to Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [56879/25]
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      806. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time to see an adult physiotherapist within CHO7 primary care system; and the steps taken to reduce the waiting times. [56882/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      807. To ask the Minister for Health if she will initiate formal consultation on extending independent prescribing rights to physiotherapists with the appropriate postgraduate training; and if she...
    • Hospital Services
      809. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Our Lady’s Hospital, Cashel does not have a GP service, a dietician and access to a physical therapist (details supplied), and when the...
    • Childcare Services
      810. To ask the Minister for Health to assist a family in County Kerry who is finding it extremely difficult to access assistance for their child (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      811. To ask the Minister for Health if an urgent ENT appointment for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56987/25]
    • Hospital Services
      812. To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing levels at the neurosurgery department at Beaumont Hospital, by grade; the current vacancies which exist in this service, in tabular form;...
    • Health Strategies
      814. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a plan to provide support to those on a strict low calorie diet that was pharmacy/medically supervised given others can avail of an injectable...
    • Cancer Services
      815. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to the national cancer strategy in Budget 2026; to provide a detailed breakdown of this allocation; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Planning Issues
      818. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has been notified of a proposed development (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57058/25]
    • Vacant Properties
      819. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the vacant buildings owned by her Department or by agencies under the remit of her Department in Dublin 2, 4, 6, and 6W, including, the address...
    • Addiction Treatment Services
      820. To ask the Minister for Health the amount each local and regional drugs and alcohol task force will be receiving from Budget 2026; and the way in which this compares with Budget 2024 and...
    • Disease Management
      821. To ask the Minister for Health the person or body responsible for the designation and delivery of centres of excellence for diabetes care in hospitals across the State; and the criteria they...
    • Budget 2026
      822. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the Abridged Estimates Volume for Budget 2026 for Vote 38 including the provisional sub-head and programme level allocations. [57133/25]
    • Departmental Reviews
      823. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2570 of 8 September 2025, if she will publish the 2017 Dickson Report regarding paediatric urology; if she is still...
    • Hospital Procedures
      824. To ask the Minister for Health whether vertebral body tethering (VBT) was included in HIQA’s review into the governance of implantable medical devices at Children’s Health...
    • Mental Health Services
      828. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of vacancies by job title within CAMHS in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57204/25]
    • Health Service Executive
      829. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of all the HSE owned buildings in County Wexford that are currently for sale or going through a defined process to facilitate a sale; and if...
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      830. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in County Offaly on waiting lists for primary care, by service (such as occupational therapy, speech and language); and the length of...
    • Mental Health Services
      831. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting on a CAMHS appointment in Offaly, in tabular form. [57213/25]
    • Health Services Staff
      832. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of vacancies in primary care in County Offaly. [57214/25]
    • Mental Health Services
      833. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of vacancies in CAMHS in County Offaly. [57215/25]
    • Budget 2026
      834. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on funding announced in Budget 2026 for an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57226/25]
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      835. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on a new elective hospital serving Dublin. [57227/25]
    • Medical Records
      836. To ask the Minister for Health to outline progress on electronic patient records and on digital applications, around patient details and patient identification (details supplied); and if she...
    • Health Services Staff
      837. To ask the Minister for Health concerning public protection in our health system (including healthcare workers, but also the public within the hospital environment, e.g., waiting rooms or...
    • Mental Health Services
      838. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the commencement of the ADHD national clinical programme in County Cavan; if a start date has been confirmed; and if she will make a statement...
    • Departmental Strategies
      839. To ask the Minister for Health the status of her Department’s strategic review of eligibility; the progress made to date; if this review of the eligibility framework will be completed...
    • Emergency Services
      840. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to holding a joint meeting of emergency service agencies/bodies to implement a plan for providing streamlined access for...
    • Health Services
      841. To ask the Minister for Health the options are available to a child (details supplied) who is falling between services, without any diagnosis or supports; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Healthcare Policy
      842. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 336 and 337 of 15 October 2025, the reason her Department has produced documents stating transgender individuals are...
    • Departmental Reports
      843. To ask the Minister for Health the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by her Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025, that could be categorised as not...
    • Pharmacy Services
      844. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the serious implications for the elderly, particularly those living alone as a result of the HSE decision to withdraw funding for the...
    • Home Care Packages
      845. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 1 October 2025, if she will urgently investigate the status of home support services for a person (details...
    • Health Services
      846. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the marketing of private health services by private health providers for services outside of this jurisdiction, but on the island of Ireland, for...
    • Mental Health Policy
      847. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to raise the level of psychotherapy standards and criteria; the engagement she has had with the sector in this regard; and if she will...
    • Hospital Facilities
      848. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a healthcare facility and its future use (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57326/25]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      849. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the case of a person (details supplied) who has been waiting over 24 months for a knee operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Home Care Packages
      850. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home care support hours for older people provided in Meath in each of the years 2020 to 2024, inclusive; the target for 2025; the number provided...
    • Departmental Data
      851. To ask the Minister for Health if she will detail the gross Exchequer allocation, the net allocation, the gross budget outturn and the net budget outturn for each public hospital in each of...
    • Health Services
      853. To ask the Minister for Health if developmental checks are being offered to newborns for the appropriate month milestones by public health nurses from the Rowlagh health centre; the options...
    • Health Service Executive
      855. To ask the Minister for Health if there are systems in place to alert staff working in HSE facilities when a patient has been convicted of violent or sexual crimes; if they are currently...
    • Patient Safety
      856. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1660 of 19 March 2025, the status of the Patient Safety (Licensing) Bill; the timeline she is working towards; and...
    • Departmental Policies
      857. To ask the Minister for Health her plans in relation to the regulation of aesthetic and cosmetic medicine; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57366/25]
    • Departmental Data
      858. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has gathered data on the number of doctors engaged in cosmetic procedures; and if so, to provide said data. [57367/25]
    • Departmental Investigations
      860. To ask the Minister for Health to provide further details with respect to an audit into spinal services and urology referred to at a recent meeting of Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health...
    • Primary Care Centres
      861. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons the four recommendations from the Comptroller and Auditor General’s Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2018 with respect to the...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      867. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons for the repeated delays to the construction and completion of the new National Children’s Hospital, which has reportedly missed contractual...
    • General Practitioner Services
      868. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to address the over-subscribed and closed GP waiting lists in Tubbercurry, County Sligo; the arrangements that will be made when a local GP...
    • Hospital Services
      869. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which her Department is progressing work to make the second busiest level 3 hospital here, Letterkenny University Hospital a level 4 hospital, in...
    • Research and Development
      870. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of a rehabilitation programme based at DCU involving the use of exoskeleton technology to support individuals with mobility impairments; and if...
    • Traveller Community
      871. To ask the Minister for Health his views on reports that research commissioned by the HSE regarding Traveller health outcomes in homelessness will not be published, despite the report having...
    • Hospital Facilities
      872. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the plans to develop the long overdue type 1 diabetes centre of excellence building in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if she will...
    • Hospital Services
      873. To ask the Minister for Health if she will sanction the appointment of a second WTE advanced nurse practitioner for the type 1 adult diabetes clinic in Letterkenny University Hospital for...
    • Cross-Border Co-operation
      874. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the co-operation that exists with Northern Ireland in relation to organ donation and transplantation; if there are any specific protocols or...
    • Medical Cards
      875. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of a medical card appeal for a person (details supplied); if serious consideration will be given to urgently awarding the medical card as...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Departmental Contracts
      884. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and...
    • Departmental Funding
      887. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the detailed breakdown of funding allocations for Hear and Dare for 2024, 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56831/25]
    • Departmental Staff
      899. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of WTE senior application specialist at the grade of higher executive officer level within the Department in 2023, 2024 and to date in...
    • Apprenticeship Programmes
      902. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of craft and non-craft apprenticeship registrations in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025. [56937/25]
    • Construction Industry
      913. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount expended on the build back home campaign to include a schedule of online, broadcast, print dissemination and individuals used to...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Departmental Contracts
      914. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount that has been spent by his Department to conduct tendering processes for public infrastructure projects in 2020, 2021,...
    • Emigrant Support Services
      915. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on the work being done by his Department, and agencies under its remit, to facilitate, in line with the commitment...
    • Irish Language
      916. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he is aware that, in the 13 years since the enactment of the Gaeltacht Act 2012, only three Irish Language Networks have been...
    • Rural Recreation Policy
      917. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of rural recreation officers in place in Cork county; their base location within the county; the respective areas...
    • Rural Schemes
      922. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he is aware that funding to purchase a dedicated, fully accessible vehicle that would allow an organisation (details supplied)...
    • Vacant Properties
      927. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of the vacant buildings owned by his Department or by agencies under the remit of his Department in Dublin 2, 4, 6,...
    • Rural Recreation Policy
      928. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to urgently address and allow for the necessary funding for remedial works at the Boardwalk in Glanteenassie Forest, known as the...
    • Rural Schemes
      929. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason for the delay in releasing the balance of funds for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Reports
      930. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the details of all reports, including consultancy reports commissioned by his Department from 1 January 2024 to date in 2025, that...
    • Rural Schemes
      931. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the allocations under the 2025 town and village renewal scheme will be announced; if he will consider awarding funding to a...

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