Written answers
Thursday, 27 November 2025
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- EU Presidency
9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the preparations ongoing in relation to Ireland’s forthcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union; and if she will make a...
- Official Engagements
15. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on any discussions with EU Commissioner Maroš Šefèoviè; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Emigrant Support Services
16. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps she is taking to address the concerns of returning Irish emigrants who find it difficult to access public services; and if she will...
- EU Presidency
17. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if advancing Ukraine’s membership of the EU will be a key priority under the Irish Presidency of the EU next year; and if she will...
- Official Engagements
18. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on her recent meeting of the European Union Foreign Ministers in Brussels; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Legislative Process
19. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when she will introduce the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025; if it...
- Overseas Development Aid
20. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the significant crisis in relation to overseas development aid, that is being caused by the huge cut in USAID; and whether...
- Ukraine War
21. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has had any discussions with her Ukrainian counterpart; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66280/25]
- EU Enlargement
22. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on Ireland's support for the continued enlargement of the European Union; the process being followed; and if she will make a...
- Irish Prisoners Abroad
24. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps she will take to bring an Irish resident (details supplied) home to County Roscommon; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Legislative Process
25. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the work she has undertaken to progress the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025. [65564/25]
- Climate Change Policy
26. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on Ireland’s contribution to international climate finance post-2025; if Ireland’s commitment to achieving...
- Foreign Policy
27. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which Ireland is working to support Belarus civil society and the democratic opposition in exile; and if she will make a statement...
- Trade Relations
28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update in relation to the position of the Government in relation to potential increased tariffs; and the preparations it is...
- Consular Services
29. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures being taken to strengthen consular supports for Irish citizens abroad, particularly young people from rural constituencies such...
- Military Aircraft
30. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the €10 million air traffic control bill that has been paid by the taxpayer to facilitate US...
- Overseas Development Aid
31. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the additional measures that will be supported by the increase in the overseas development aid budget this year; and if she will make a...
- Middle East
32. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on Ireland's implementation of, and adherence to, the United Nations General Assembly resolution, which Ireland...
- Diaspora Issues
33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her proposals to expand the Irish diplomatic footprint in areas with a growing diaspora community. [66746/25]
- Middle East
34. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her Departments position on the UN Security Council’s adoption of Resolution 2803, particularly in the context of concerns raised...
- Foreign Conflicts
36. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagement her Department has had with the Emirati Government in relation to their alleged supply of weapons and support to the RSF in...
- Human Rights
37. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way Ireland is working with international partners to keep attention on the plight of women and girls in Afghanistan; and if she will...
- Northern Ireland
39. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she proposes to meet at an early date with the secretary of state for Northern Ireland and with the political parties in Stormont; and if...
- Military Neutrality
40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will conserve and preserve Ireland's neutrality as this stance has helped our small island country during and since the Second World...
- Legislative Process
42. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progression of the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Trade Agreements
43. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position of the Government on the continuation, in its current format, of the EU-Israeli trade agreement; and if she will make a...
- Passport Services
46. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department is considering the provision of emergency passport appointments for first-time applications for children, or for adult...
- Northern Ireland
49. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on her Department’s engagement with and support for the International Fund for Ireland; and if she will make a...
- EU Presidency
51. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will host a European Council meeting in north Tipperary during Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union; and if she will make...
- Middle East
52. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her assessment of the intimidation and violence against the Palestinian people in the West Bank; the actions her Department is taking to...
- Northern Ireland
53. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the implementation of the joint framework on legacy published on 19 September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Rockall Island Ownership
54. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on contacts with Scottish and UK authorities on reaching an agreement on issues relating to Rockall; and if she will make a...
- Trade Agreements
55. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her response to the EU Commission's final package of proposals for the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement; and if she will make a statement on...
- Human Rights
56. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in view of Ireland's commitment to supporting democratisation, human rights and the rule of law as a key element of foreign policy, the...
- Official Engagements
57. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the next meeting of the Government Trade Forum will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66632/25]
- Human Rights
58. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in Hungary; the actions she will take to ensure that this...
- Middle East
60. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her diplomatic engagements to date in relation to the Gaza peace plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65875/25]
- Diplomatic Representation
62. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her Department’s plans to expand Ireland’s diplomatic presence across Canada and the United States; and if she will make a...
- Foreign Policy
64. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her main foreign policy priorities and trade objectives for the period ahead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66645/25]
- Ukraine War
65. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline how Ireland is supporting the special tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine; and if she will make a statement on...
- EU Presidency
67. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if, in the context of Ireland assuming the Presidency of the Council of the European Union in July 2026, any security concerns or specific...
- Trade Agreements
68. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his Department's most recent assessment of the public health risks posed by the EU-Mercosur agreement, specifically in relation to the...
- Passport Services
69. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether a passport printer will be installed in Cork. [65565/25]
- Trade Agreements
70. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagements she has had in relation to the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65492/25]
- Northern Ireland
72. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will consider establishing a cross-departmental research programme to evaluate the economic, social and constitutional implications of...
- National Security
73. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the actions her Department has taken in response to Russian vessels and the Russian shadow fleet operating in Irish waters; if she has raised...
- Climate Change Policy
74. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on her Department's engagement with COP30; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66498/25]
- Foreign Conflicts
75. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on her Department’s engagements in relation to the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan; and efforts being made to...
- Humanitarian Aid
76. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the humanitarian crisis in Haiti; and if the Government will advocate at an EU level for increased humanitarian assistance...
- Passport Services
77. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will give consideration to opening a passport office in the North. [66735/25]
- Ukraine War
78. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update from her meeting with the EU Foreign Affairs Council in regard to any Ukraine peace plan; and if she will make a...
- Northern Ireland
79. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on her Department's progress in supporting the re-establishment and full operation of a Northern Ireland Civic Forum, as...
- Middle East
82. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps being taken at an EU level regarding the reconstruction of Gaza. [66463/25]
- Trade Promotion
84. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the extent to which Ireland is engaging at EU level to secure investment and trade opportunities that benefit rural regions; the steps being...
- EU Presidency
86. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline her Department’s priorities in advance of Ireland holding the European Presidency; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Trade Agreements
87. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific, legally-binding mechanisms Ireland is demanding be added to the EU-Mercosur agreement to ensure that imported agricultural...
- Foreign Policy
89. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the way in which Ireland is helping the UN to shape and contribute to policy around lethal autonomous weapons...
- Diaspora Issues
90. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to consider establishing a one-stop shop to assist returning Irish citizens in addressing practical issues such as driver’s licence...
- Northern Ireland
91. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department has had any recent engagement with the families of the ‘disappeared’ in Northern Ireland; and if she will...
- Religious Persecution
93. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps her Department is taking to tackle the rate of Christian and religious persecution internationally; and if she will make a...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Trade Agreements
111. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will oppose the Mercosur trade deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66427/25]
- Animal Diseases
112. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that restrictions in place to prevent the further spread of HPAI H5N1 are effective; and if he will make a...
- Agriculture Supports
113. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the work of his Department on the Programme for Government commitment to increase scheme supports for sheep farmers...
- Food Prices
114. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to address the rising cost of food and groceries, given that grocery prices are at unprecedented levels; and...
- Forestry Sector
115. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase afforestation rates and diversification of forest plantations to reach its afforestation targets; and if he...
- Food Safety
116. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the food standards of South American agricultural products that may be imported into Ireland; if...
- Animal Diseases
118. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress of the Bovine TB Action Plan in view of the impact of TB on Wicklow and Wexford farmers; and if he will make a statement...
- Food Industry
119. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures which he is taking to ensure land-use/farming for food production is financially viable compared to land-use/farming for...
- Trade Agreements
120. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his discussions with his European counterparts in view of the concerns highlighted to him by Irish beef farmers...
- Animal Diseases
121. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine the current valuation ceilings for farmers where their animals are infected by TB; and if he will make a statement...
- Fishing Industry
122. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has had discussions at EU level regarding Ireland’s total allowable catches for 2026; and if he will make a statement on...
- Trade Agreements
123. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his engagements regarding the Mercosur Trade Agreement. [66742/25]
- Nitrates Usage
124. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the Derogation with the EU; his views on whether it will stay at current levels; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Tillage Sector
125. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he will support tillage farmers given challenges in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65161/25]
- Beef Sector
126. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the reports on Brazil’s illegal antibiotic trade; if he has concerns regarding same in relation to the...
- Food Safety
127. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the analysis his Department has carried out on food safety in the Irish food market with regard to the importation of Brazilian beef;...
- Agriculture Schemes
128. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reverse his decision to cut the payment rate to the beef and sheep welfare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Land Issues
129. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will engage with hill farmers in relation to localised management of mountain environments taking account of...
- Agriculture Schemes
131. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the 2025 budget for the forgotten farmer scheme has reduced from €5 million to €2.25 million in the...
- Animal Welfare
134. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of calls received by his Department’s confidential animal welfare helpline since 2020; the numbers of calls which...
- Fishing Industry
135. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the programme for Government commitment to publish a five-year Fisheries Sector Strategy that will include an...
- Food Safety
136. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the food safety standards which are in place to ensure the quality of South American beef entering the Irish market; and if he will...
- Food Industry
137. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the top five countries to which Ireland exports its produce; the top product exported to each of these countries;...
- Agriculture Schemes
138. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reconsider the cuts to the beef and sheep welfare schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65495/25]
- Animal Diseases
139. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the herd incidence of bovine TB in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66458/25]
- Trade Agreements
140. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagements he has had in relation to the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [65494/25]
- Climate Change Policy
142. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department will take to support farmers in meeting national climate-reduction targets; if additional financial...
- Agriculture Supports
143. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are plans to increase supports for sheep farmers and limit the amount of red tape on these supports; and if he will make a...
- Renewable Energy Generation
147. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's plans to reward farmers for producing energy for their private use or by selling excess energy to the electricity...
- Control of Horses
148. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the funding provided for the control of horses in Cork city. [65566/25]
- Animal Diseases
149. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the implementation of the new Bovine TB Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66680/25]
- Animal Welfare
150. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support a ban on fox hunting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66426/25]
- Beef Sector
151. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in light of a recent report of illegal and substandard antibiotics being used in Brazilian beef imports, he will call for a...
- Animal Diseases
152. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine possible increases to the valuation ceilings for farmers where their animals are infected by TB; and if he will...
- Animal Welfare
153. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that current oversight mechanisms for dog breeding establishments are adequate to ensure compliance with welfare...
- Agriculture Supports
154. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to increase scheme supports for suckler farmers and ensure straightforward...
- Agriculture Schemes
155. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department refuses to accept invoices for TAMS grant claims in cases where the farmer has legitimately paid in cash;...
- Animal Welfare
157. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will intervene to help the services dealing with the protection of animals in Donegal in the wake of the closure of an...
- Turbary Rights
158. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the situation whereby active turbary/turf-cutting areas on commonage lands were incorrectly mapped or missed...
- Forestry Sector
159. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to set specific annual targets for diversification of Ireland's forest estate away from the monocultural sitka plantations...
- Agriculture Schemes
161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on a review of the agri-climate rural environment scheme (ACRES); when the review will be completed; and if he...
- Animal Welfare
162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details on the level of support and funding allocated to dog rescues and shelters in 2025; if he is satisfied that...
- Control of Dogs
163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide data on inspections at and enforcement actions taken against dog breeding establishments in the past 12-months;...
- Animal Diseases
165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking to ensure effective testing of suspected cases of HPAI H5N1. [66611/25]
- Fishing Industry
166. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if we will engage with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss the way in which a financial support scheme will be designed to...
- Forestry Sector
167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to combat the impact of poorly managed forestry on flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Food Industry
168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions his Department is taking to strengthen domestic food production and improve national food sustainability in view of...
- Agriculture Schemes
169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the sheep welfare scheme payments were lower than anticipated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66740/25]
- Rockall Island Ownership
170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of negotiations with the British government to reinstate access for Irish fishermen to their traditional fishing grounds...
- Regulatory Bodies
171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date on strengthening the powers of the Agri-Food Regulator; if he will provide details of any organisations that...
- Animal Diseases
172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the circumstances in which a cull of poultry may be ordered arising from an outbreak of avian influenza; and the criteria which...
- Coastal Erosion
173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports his Department has in place for farmers impacted by coastal erosion and coastal flooding; and if he will make a...
- Farm Partnerships
174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his work in relation to social farming. [66739/25]
- Trade Agreements
175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has engaged with the Department of Foreign Affairs in the past 12 months regarding the Mercosur trade agreement,...
- Animal Diseases
176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the incidence of bovine tuberculosis nationally; the actions being taken to reduce herd infection levels and support...
- Environmental Impact Assessments
178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the report of the review of the 2011 Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) Regulations will be published; and if he will...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Departmental Funding
180. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to list all funding schemes, grant programmes and any other financial supports that are currently administered by her Department and its...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Network
213. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the statutory position regarding responsibility for local and regional roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67118/25]
- National Development Plan
214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the provision within the National Development Plan 2026-2030 for the maintenance and improvement of regional and local roads; and if he...
- Road Projects
217. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to engage with the Minister for Transport to create a traffic lights system for the junction on entry to a hospital (details supplied);...
- Departmental Funding
218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will review funding levels for the Irish Coast Guard and search and rescue services operating along the north Kerry...
- Driver Licences
219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether a person who previously held an Irish licence but now holds an English licence can swap back to an Irish licence; and if not, the...
- Budget 2026
220. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a breakdown of the amount of the Budget 2026 PSO funding allocation that will go towards providing new or increased capacity...
- National Transport Authority
221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the National Transport Authority’s proposed enhancements to the Nenagh–Clonmel bus service; the work...
- Departmental Reviews
222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport given the ongoing problems on the Rosslare rail line with overcrowding, poor service, and the threat of coastal erosion, to consider...
- Parking Provision
223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he can take to prevent further significant price increases in charges for car parking by Dublin Airport Authority; and if he...
- Departmental Funding
224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider providing additional funding to the National Transport Authority to provide an additional train service from Boyle to...
- Disability Services
225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider launching a nationwide text alert system for disabled parking to allow individuals to report illegally parked...
- Departmental Schemes
226. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to list all funding schemes, grant programmes and any other financial supports that are currently administered by his Department and its...
- Driver Licences
227. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current average processing time for foreign driving licence exchange applications handled by the National Driver Licence Service,...
- Driver Test
232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the action plan to reduce driving test wait times to ten weeks nationally; the actions his Department has taken...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress in emission reduction targets in areas that are the responsibility of his Department; which measures are particularly...
- Road Network
244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total length of the local road network and the regional road network nationally; if he will provide the most recent verified figures;...
- Transport Infrastructure Ireland
255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional funding will be made available to local authorities to address damage to local and regional roads caused by extreme weather...
- Departmental Data
262. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department is considering proposals regarding e-scooters (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67214/25]
- Department of Finance
- Financial Services
266. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 19 November 2025, how long discretionary commission arrangements were a feature of the motor hire purchase...
- Departmental Schemes
268. To ask the Minister for Finance to list all funding schemes, grant programmes and any other financial supports that are currently administered by his Department and its agencies; the...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
269. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress in emission reduction targets in areas that are the responsibility of his Department; which measures are particularly successful and which...
- Tax Data
270. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the roadmap for the taxation of retail investment currently being developed by his Department, with specific regard to any reforms to...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Departmental Schemes
272. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to list all funding schemes, grant programmes and any other financial supports that are currently administered by his Department and its...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
273. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress in emission reduction targets in areas that are the responsibility of his Department; which measures are particularly...
- Departmental Data
274. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans for a piece of land (details supplied). [67102/25]
- Office of Public Works
275. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the Office of Public Works will engage with the National Transport Authority about constructing an off-road cycleway in conjunction...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Employment Data
276. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if any initiatives are being considered to promote hybrid work practices in private businesses in the context of worsening traffic...
- Departmental Schemes
277. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to list all funding schemes, grant programmes and any other financial supports that are currently administered by his Department and...
- Employment Rights
278. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans which are in place to protect 25 jobs in County Kerry, given the recent announcement that a company (details supplied) is...
- Legislative Measures
279. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025 will become law. [67027/25]
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
280. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress in emission reduction targets in areas that are the responsibility of his Department; which measures are particularly...
- Rural Schemes
281. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has examined the impact of poor local and regional road conditions on investment, tourism and job creation in rural...
- Departmental Meetings
282. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a list of the civil society organisations and civil society groups which the Minister or Ministers of State within his...
- Enterprise Support Services
285. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions his Department is taking to support Irish small and medium enterprises seeking to enter new export markets; and if he...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Community Development Projects
286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has assessed the role of rural schools as key community hubs; the risks posed by funding pressures; and whether her Department can support...
- Water Safety
287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will consider expanding water safety education in second-level schools, particularly for coastal counties, including County...
- Schools Building Projects
288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding streams available for secondary schools to upgrade/refurbish home economics rooms; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- School Curriculum
289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the record number of exemptions from the study of Irish now affecting over 60,000 post-primary students, representing more than 14% of...
- Departmental Data
290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the budgetary provision made by her Department since 2020 to support programmes (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Schools Building Projects
291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether there will be any additional funding allocated under the summer works scheme for the 2025-2026 term; if not, the reason only five schools...
- School Equipment
293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a national school pupil in County Kerry (details supplied) will be provided with assisted technology; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Special Educational Needs
294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, under the new SNA review guidelines, an emergent/above-SERC need arises in an autism class and a school requests a review, if the NCSE will...
- Departmental Expenditure
296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated gross cost of extending State indemnity to all public primary and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the...
- State Examinations
297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if extra time will be in place for State exams 2026 for students with dyslexia and dyscalculia; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- School Accommodation
298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of a school’s application (details supplied) under the additional accommodation scheme; when a decision will issue;...
- Schools Building Projects
299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of a school’s multiple applications (details supplied) under the emergency works scheme; when decisions will be issued...
- Departmental Data
300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual cost of providing State indemnity to community and comprehensive schools; the cost on a per student basis; the estimated gross cost of...
- Departmental Inquiries
301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review correspondence from a school regarding a scheme (details supplied); if she will review the costs and points being made for the...
- Schools Building Projects
302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of school building projects at each stage, and at primary and at secondary level, being managed by her Department; and if she...
- Home Schooling
303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which homeschooled students are assessed for their junior and leaving certificate. [66914/25]
- School Curriculum
307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to concerns related to the leaving certificate applied programme for deaf and hard of hearing students (details...
- Departmental Programmes
310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to list all funding schemes, grant programmes and any other financial supports that are currently administered by her Department and its...
- State Examinations
311. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a detailed update on the work her Department has undertaken with respect to preparing to provide extra time in State examinations for...
- School Facilities
312. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a detail progress report in respect of an extension that has been granted to a school in County Kerry (details supplied); and if she will...
- School Staff
313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to urgently review pay and conditions in respect of SNAs and take into consideration the type of work they carry out on a daily basis; and if she...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress in emission reduction targets in areas that are the responsibility of her Department; which measures are particularly successful and...
- Departmental Data
315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new school development projects in County Galway currently in Stage 2B of the development process; the date each project entered...
- School Facilities
317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the significant financial pressure on schools in meeting day-to-day operational costs such as heating, insurance, cleaning and...
- School Funding
318. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of the financial supports available to small rural primary schools that are struggling to meet basic operational...
- Departmental Inquiries
321. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has engaged with the Department of Finance or the insurance sector regarding the increasing insurance costs being reported by many...
- School Funding
322. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the increasing reliance on parent and community fundraising to cover core operational expenses in many small rural schools;...
- Departmental Inquiries
323. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has analysed the additional administrative and operational pressures on small rural schools with multigrade classes; and if she...
- School Funding
326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide funding for energy-efficiency upgrades in older school buildings, including many small rural schools where energy costs are...
- Departmental Data
327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are delays in the emergency works scheme affecting small rural schools; the average decision timeline; and if she will make a statement...
- School Curriculum
332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the introduction of the new leaving cert curriculum; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67188/25]
- School Staff
333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to urgently address the longstanding issue of pension entitlements for school secretaries and caretakers who have shown extraordinary patience...
- School Admissions
334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department and NCSE will engage fully with the parents of child (details supplied) in relation to a school place; and if she will make a...
- School Facilities
335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the school project (details supplied) and if she will engage with the school on the works as a matter of urgency; and if she...
- School Staff
336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 280 of 10 November 2025, the reason for the delay in preparing a large scale recruitment campaign for the...
- Insurance Coverage
337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of insurance for personal injury and third-party property damage for all public primary and post-primary schools; and if she...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Commercial Rates
348. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has assessed the impact on small and medium-sized enterprises of recent and proposed increases in local...
- Planning Issues
351. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the latest guidelines in relation to planning permission extension of duration under section 42 of the Planning and...
- Homeless Persons Supports
352. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homeless children and adults, per county. [66792/25]
- Departmental Schemes
353. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline in full detail the reason for the exclusion of those on carer’s allowance from availing of the tenant...
- Rental Sector
354. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of a case affecting tenants (details supplied); if he will instruct his Department to investigate the matter,...
- Fire Service
355. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a fire fighter who transferred from the Retained Fire Service to the Dublin Fire Brigade in 2007 can retrospectively have...
- Housing Provision
356. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide the average and median age of first-time buyers of residential property for the past ten years; and if he...
- Planning Issues
357. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the resources available for communities who wish to challenge large-scale developments in the planning system; and if the...
- Housing Provision
358. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason only twenty affordable homes are currently being built in the Wicklow/Wexford constituency, in spite of demand; the...
- Derelict Sites
359. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of compulsory purchase orders of derelict or vacant houses made by each of the 31 local authorities, for each...
- Housing Provision
361. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the number of unfinished housing estates in counties Roscommon and Galway; the current taking-in-charge...
- Departmental Inquiries
362. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of widespread local concerns in a town (details supplied) that has been left without an essential service; if...
- Departmental Schemes
363. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to list all funding schemes, grant programmes and any other financial supports that are currently administered by his...
- Fire Service
364. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if changes could be made to MyPay, which remunerates retained firefighters to close the gap from December 9 to January 23...
- Legislative Process
365. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the progress of the legislation to underpin the apartment defects remediation scheme; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Reviews
366. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the replies issued on 21 November 2025 to Parliamentary Questions (details supplied), if his Department...
- Planning Issues
367. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps his Department is taking to monitor and improve statutory decision-making timelines in An Coimisiún...
- Electoral Commission
368. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the planned universities panel electoral register for the next Seanad elections. [67037/25]
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
369. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress in emission reduction targets in areas that are the responsibility of his Department; which measures are...
- Emergency Accommodation
370. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the locations of the new emergency community centres for severe weather response will be published, the locations of each...
- Local Authorities
371. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total revenue and capital funding provided by central government to each local authority in each of the years 2020 to 2024...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Family Law Cases
417. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures his Department is taking with regard to the possible reform of the family court system; if his Department is...
- Departmental Data
418. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of emergency callouts by An Garda Síochána to Ballybunion cliffs, County Kerry, in the past three years...
- International Protection
419. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the Humanitarian Admissions Programme; if his attention has been drawn to the application under this...
- Departmental Data
420. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average Garda response times to emergency and non-emergency calls for each Garda division; and the number of calls that...
- Family Reunification
421. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to protests related to delays in family reunification applications (details supplied); the...
- Departmental Data
422. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí assigned to Garda stations in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66878/25]
- Citizens Information Services
423. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the public information, training, or official guidance the State provides to ensure that members of the public understand the...
- Departmental Schemes
424. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to list all funding schemes, grant programmes and any other financial supports that are currently administered by his...
- Local Community Safety Partnerships
425. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of each local community safety partnership including the date in which each was or will be formally...
- Departmental Data
426. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on plans to transfer responsibility for the Multi-Unit Developments Act 2011 from the Department of Justice; Home...
- Restorative Justice
427. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on restorative justice, the extent to which it is used within the Irish justice system; and if he will make a...
- Electronic Tagging
428. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the planned introduction of electronic tagging, the work of the review group on this issue; and if he...
- Prison Service
429. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures in place to ensure prisons are subject to regular, independent inspection. [67034/25]
- Departmental Data
430. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí that have availed of the opportunity to continue working after the increase in September 2024 in the...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
431. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress in emission reduction targets in areas that are the responsibility of his Department; which measures are...
- Departmental Budgets
432. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the budget available within his Department in 2026 for capital development of new Garda stations and the enhancement of...
- Departmental Data
433. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a full breakdown of the allocation of newly attested Garda members from the Garda College, Templemore, in each of...
- Gambling Sector
444. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Gambling Regulation Act 2024 will be fully commenced in order to establish the Social Impact Fund; and if he will make...
- Naturalisation Applications
446. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application was considered as a Section 16 application (details supplied) as opposed to a naturalisation application; if...
- Prison Service
447. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the revised plans for a location (details supplied); the consultation that has taken place or will take place with the local...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Nitrates Usage
448. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is preparing to support derogation farmers in the event that Ireland is unable to secure a further...
- Animal Diseases
450. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the bovine TB eradication programme. [66901/25]
- Food Industry
451. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals that he will outline at the EU Agriculture Council in relation to the absolute need to protect food production in...
- Departmental Schemes
452. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to list all funding schemes, grant programmes and any other financial supports that are currently administered by his Department and...
- Agriculture Schemes
453. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place to support biodiversity restoration; and to provide examples of where these are having an impact; and if he...
- Agriculture Supports
454. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place to mitigate the impact of extreme weather events on agricultural output. [67039/25]
- Agriculture Industry
455. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place to increase domestic production in areas where there is high import dependency. [67040/25]
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
456. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress in emission reduction targets in areas that are the responsibility of his Department; which measures are particularly...
- Control of Dogs
457. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the frequency of dog warden patrols in Tolka Valley park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67059/25]
- Calafoirt agus Céanna
459. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine an dtabharfaidh sé uasdátú maidir leis an bhforbairt ar chéibh Ros a' Mhíl; agus an ndéanfaidh sé...
- Fishing Industry
460. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to request an emergency meeting with his EU counterparts to address the cuts to Ireland's fishing quotas, especially the proposed cut...
- Department of Children, Disability and Equality
- Childcare Services
461. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of Irish language child-care places available outside the Gaeltacht, with particular reference to Gaeltacht service towns...
- Mother and Baby Homes
462. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) will be included in the mother and baby redress scheme. [66803/25]
- Family Resource Centres
463. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the capital funding available in her or other Government departments to finance the building of a Tusla-funded child and family...
- Child and Family Agency
464. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a service (details supplied) has been the subject of any internal investigations concerning the handling of cash of vouchers...
- Disability Services
465. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there has been any change in the past two years in relation to transport entitlements for disability adult day services (details...
- Adoption Services
471. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of the Adoption Authority of Ireland; the current board members; the number on the board; and when the board last...
- Departmental Schemes
472. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to list all funding schemes, grant programmes and any other financial supports that are currently administered by her Department and...
- Disability Services
473. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of ‘your service – your say’ complaints received in respect of each CDNT in each year since 2020 and...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
475. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress in emission reduction targets in areas that are the responsibility of her Department; which measures are particularly...
- Childcare Services
476. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding childminders who now seek Garda vetting; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67078/25]
- Child and Family Agency
478. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of social workers employed by TUSLA in each county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Disability Services
479. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies, the number of children on the waitlist; and the current caseload of a centre (details supplied). [67208/25]
- Department of Health
- Health Services Waiting Lists
480. To ask the Minister for Health if she will urgently examine the current waiting times to access speech and language therapy across CHO8, particularly at the Primary Care Centre, Mullingar;...
- Primary Medical Certificates
482. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary medical certificates approved per county in 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67192/25]
- Health Services
483. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67213/25]
- Cancer Services
484. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of any plans for the establishment of rapid access diagnostic clinics for pancreatic cancer, similar to those for lung, breast, and prostate...
- Health Services
485. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66764/25]
- Healthcare Policy
486. To ask the Minister for Health if she plans to roll out a national awareness campaign for pancreatic cancer; if such a campaign would provide material for both medically trained and...
- Addiction Treatment Services
488. To ask the Minister for Health the investment being made in rehabilitation and addiction services in County Kerry, given reports of increased drug use in the area; and if she will make a...
- Hospital Appointments Status
489. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the extended waiting list time for an appointment for a person (details supplied); if there are any updates available for this case; and if...
- Health Services
491. To ask the Minister for Health the actions that will be taken in terms of the ongoing health impact of infrasound noise from wind turbines on residents in Stonestown, Cloghan, County Offaly;...
- Hospital Procedures
492. To ask the Minister for Health if elective surgeries have been cancelled in Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin; if so, to outline the reasons for such cancellations; when elective...
- Health Services Waiting Lists
493. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an audiology appointment; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66835/25]
- Cancer Services
494. To ask the Minister for Health if there are any plans for the establishment of rapid access diagnostic clinics for pancreatic cancer, similar to those which already exist for breast,...
- Healthcare Policy
495. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department plans to develop a national cardiovascular health plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66848/25]
- Medical Cards
496. To ask the Minister for Health the reason medical card patients are being charged for routine blood tests by their general practitioners despite being covered by the medical card scheme; and...
- Health Strategies
497. To ask the Minister for Health the funding which has been allocated to deliver the National Stroke Strategy from 2022 to date in 2025, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a...
- Healthcare Policy
498. To ask the Minister for Health the actions her Department is undertaking to implement the recommendations of the National Review of Adult Specialist Cardiac Services report published in...
- Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
499. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who attended each SATU, in tabular form, in the past five years. [66860/25]
- Health Strategies
500. To ask the Minister for Health when the evaluation process for the current National Cancer Strategy will commence; the person in her Department is responsible for this review; and if she...
- Health Services Staff
502. To ask the Minister for Health the impact the 34 new FTE staff for the medicines reimbursement system have had on reimbursement application timelines; the costs associated with creating...
- Healthcare Policy
503. To ask the Minister for Health the actions that have been taken to date to meet the Programme for Government commitment to investigate early access schemes for certain types of medicines;...
- Departmental Programmes
504. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the EuroHeart Data registry pilot programme active in the south-west; the methods that have been used in this programme to date; and if she...
- Healthcare Policy
505. To ask the Minister for Health if Ireland's new cardiovascular plan aims to tackle the high levels of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in Ireland by focusing on early detection...
- Health Screening Programmes
507. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on her plans to introduce a systematic LDL cholesterol screening programme in line with recommendation 20 of the National Review of Cardiac...
- Health Services Staff
508. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available in the HSE Service Plan for one new specialist nurse role and one new pharmacist role for the pulmonary arterial hypertension...
- Hospital Appointments Status
509. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66876/25]
- Departmental Correspondence
510. To ask the Minister for Health her views on correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66877/25]
- Ambulance Service
511. To ask the Minister for Health if the National Ambulance Service are examining other possible air ambulance sites in an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Health Services Staff
512. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on filling roles in an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66913/25]
- Departmental Schemes
513. To ask the Minister for Health to list all funding schemes, grant programmes and any other financial supports that are currently administered by her Department and its agencies; the expected...
- Hospital Procedures
514. To ask the Minister for Health if hospitals record the number of spiking cases that present to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66940/25]
- Health Service Executive
515. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE reports incidents of spiking to An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66941/25]
- Health Strategies
518. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 687 of 14 October 2025 stating that the organisation are 'not the appropriate responders' to the question; if she intends...
- Medical Research and Training
519. To ask the Minister for Health her views on a new restriction on interviews in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (details supplied); if she will engage with the RSCI regarding this...
- Health Services
520. To ask the Minister for Health to address matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if consideration is being given to expanding access to a peanut oral immunotherapy drug for...
- White Papers
521. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a white paper by an organisation (details supplied); her views on each of the five actions identified by the committee; and...
- Health Services Staff
522. To ask the Minister for Health the number of radiography clinical practice tutor posts, by site, in tabular form. [66962/25]
- Healthcare Policy
524. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to establishing a scheme of financial reimbursement for women suffering with endometriosis who had to pay for previous...
- Pharmacy Services
525. To ask the Minister for Health to consider providing funding for free blister packaging for patients from pharmacies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66968/25]
- Hospital Procedures
526. To ask the Minister for Health to list each voluntary hospital that has raised concerns about the deployment of the integrated financial management system; the date on which each concern was...
- Health Service Executive
528. To ask the Minister for Health the number of governance reviews, financial audits and compliance assessments completed by the HSE for voluntary hospitals in each of the past five years; and...
- Departmental Expenditure
529. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the financial transparency and reporting requirements that apply when her Department approves payments to non-statutory bodies; and the number of...
- Health Service Executive
530. To ask the Minister for Health the number of instances in the past five years in which the HSE has reported governance or financial non-compliance by voluntary hospitals or HSE-funded...
- Departmental Funding
534. To ask the Minister for Health the number of non-statutory bodies that currently receive funding from her Department; the value of payments to each of these bodies in each of the past three...
- Health Service Executive
536. To ask the Minister for Health the number of governance reviews, financial audits and compliance assessments completed by the HSE for voluntary hospitals and HSE-funded private providers in...
- Departmental Funding
539. To ask the Minister for Health the number of non-statutory bodies that currently receive funding from her Department, the value of payments to each of these bodies in each of the past three...
- Health Services
540. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which her Department last reviewed the clinical governance structures in place for children and young people referred for gender-related assessment...
- Hospital Procedures
545. To ask the Minister for Health the number of circumcisions carried out in public hospitals in each of the past five years, broken down by cases performed for medical reasons and cases...
- Health Service Executive
548. To ask the Minister for Health whether any guidance, circulars or directives have been issued to the HSE regarding the provision of non-medically indicated circumcision in public hospitals,...
- Hospital Procedures
549. To ask the Minister for Health if she will confirm the number of voluntary hospitals that have raised concerns with the HSE or her Department regarding IFMS integration, the nature of those...
- Health Service Executive
551. To ask the Minister for Health the number of IFMS programme risks currently recorded as high or critical within the HSE's internal risk register, and whether her Department has independently...
- Hospital Procedures
552. To ask the Minister for Health the number of legacy financial-management systems still in operation within voluntary hospitals, the projected timeline for full IFMS adoption, and the...
- Departmental Funding
553. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the audits, inspections or compliance checks carried out by her Department in the past three years relating to non-statutory bodies that receive...
- Health Screening Programmes
559. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 976 and 977 of 12 November 2025, if she is satisfied that her Department and the HSE do not collect centrally the number...
- Healthcare Policy
560. To ask the Minister for Health if she will direct the HSE to establish a national dataset for primary care laboratory testing, including standard lipid profile tests, with data recorded by...
- Health Screening Programmes
562. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 976 and 977 of 12 November 2025, the estimated annual percentage growth in standard lipid profile test volumes across...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
564. To ask the Minister for Health the progress in emission reduction targets in areas that are the responsibility of her Department; which measures are particularly successful and which...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
565. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the significant delays in opening the new Killarney Community Hospital; when exactly this new community hospital will be opened for the people...
- Health Services
570. To ask the Minister for Health the supports available to holders of long-term illness cards, in particular incontinence pads; and if the provision of these supports is uniform across the...
- Health Service Executive
571. To ask the Minister for Health the total rent paid annually by the HSE to a shopping centre (details supplied); the breakdown of the fees; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Health Services Staff
572. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to bring forth legislation to broaden the regulatory role of CORU to the full spectrum of health and social care disciplines included for, in the...
- Health Screening Programmes
574. To ask the Minister for Health the date by which spinal muscular atrophy will be included in the newborn heel prick test, given that her predecessor made a commitment to that effect two...
- Hospital Equipment
576. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1820 of 4 November 2025, the timeframe for the strategic assessment report and preliminary business case which is...
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
577. To ask the Minister for Health if she will extend the temporary scheme of paid leave for public health service employees unfit for work post Covid-19 beyond 31 December 2025, in recognition...
- Health Services
578. To ask the Minister for Health if food replacement drinks will be restored to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67238/25]
- Departmental Schemes
579. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the fair deal scheme; if she will address the concerns raised; and if she will...
- Health Screening Programmes
580. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to introduce a free, organised national prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening programme for men from age 40; the estimated number of men aged 40...
- Legislative Programme
586. To ask the Minister for Health when she expects the Public Health (Single Use Vapes) Bill 2025 to be introduced.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [67248/25]
- Vaccination Programme
587. To ask the Minister for Health the retrospective cost-benefit analyses of State vaccination programmes carried out in order to determine each annual campaign; and if she will make a...
- Medicinal Products
588. To ask the Minister for Health when a review of the rate of value added tax on oral vitamin and mineral supplements, currently 13.5% rate, will be carried out; and the reason there is a...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Irish Language
589. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress his Department has made in developing a comprehensive Irish-language strategy to support the implementation of the Gaeltacht Act...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
591. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprenticeships there are in Ireland in each of the years 2021 to 2025, in tabular form. [66799/25]
- Education and Training Provision
593. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of Leaving Certificate students opting to undertake third level education, apprenticeships and any other options in each of the...
- Departmental Schemes
594. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to list all funding schemes, grant programmes and any other financial supports that are currently administered by his Department and its...
- Education Policy
595. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will publish a report (details supplied) on the design and implementation of the new learner protection fund; and the way in which the...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
597. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress in emission reduction targets in areas that are the responsibility of his Department; which measures are particularly successful and...
- Further and Higher Education
598. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the development of the new Galway college of further education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67101/25]
- Departmental Correspondence
599. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); if an avenue is available for them to seek a review or appeal of the decision in...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Funding
600. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding streams available for a festival (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66762/25]
- Departmental Programmes
601. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total funding available through the Rural Development Programme for the years 2023 to 2025, by year; the funding planned for...
- Departmental Schemes
603. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to list all funding schemes, grant programmes and any other financial supports that are currently administered by his Department...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
604. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress in emission reduction targets in areas that are the responsibility of his Department; which measures are particularly...
- Calafoirt agus Céanna
605. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an dtabharfaidh sé uasdátú maidir leis an ngá an chéibh ar Inis Mór a fheabhsú do dhaoine a...
- Seirbhísí Aeir Fóirdheonaithe
606. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad iad na pleananna atá ag an Roinn chun a chinntiú go mbeidh seirbhís aeir go dtí Oileáin Árann...
