Written answers
Wednesday, 10 December 2025
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Cabinet Committees
31. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on housing will next meet. [65264/25]
- Departmental Policies
87. To ask the Taoiseach the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025. [70532/25]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Departmental Consultations
88. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with his Department; the costs associated with their services, by year, and name of...
- Departmental Policies
89. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025 [70524/25]
- Foreign Birth Registration
90. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a person (details supplied) who applied to the foreign birth register will have their application processed; and if she will make a...
- Middle East
91. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No.145 of 4 December 2025, the areas of legal uncertainty she is referring to as to whether the inclusion...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Departmental Consultations
92. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with his Department; the costs associated with their services, by year,...
- Renewable Energy Generation
93. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that the SEAI solar PV for medically vulnerable households scheme, administered by Electric Ireland, is...
- State Bodies
94. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of staff employed by the EPA; the percentage of its staff working directly on processing licences; and if...
- Departmental Policies
95. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025 [70518/25]
- Programme for Government
96. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Questions Nos 45 andn46 of 2 December 2025,, if there has been a change in the Government...
- Energy Policy
98. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for an update regarding the 2021 Government policy statement on the importation of fracked gas (details supplied); if he...
- Inland Fisheries
99. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if an external investigation into Inland Fisheries Ireland took place over the period 2021 to 2025; if so, when it...
- Department of Defence
- Departmental Consultations
100. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with her Department; the costs associated with their services, by year, and name of...
- Departmental Policies
101. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70520/25]
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Transport Policy
102. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the efforts underway within the local government sector to promote shared mobility transport options for local-authority employees,...
- Departmental Inquiries
104. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the status and future of the proposed pedestrian and cycle bridge over the river Corrib in Galway given the NTA's recent...
- Transport Infrastructure Ireland
105. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to set out the policy direction powers available to him under the Roads Act 1993 to the Roads Act 2015 in relation to Transport...
- Departmental Consultations
108. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with his Department; the costs associated with their services, by year, and name of...
- National Transport Authority
109. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to share the cost of the NTA's 2024 household travel survey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70497/25]
- Parking Provision
112. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the identity of the current leaseholder or owner of a facility (details supplied) located off Park Lane, Dublin Docklands; the date on...
- Departmental Policies
114. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70533/25]
- Departmental Funding
115. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding available for river rescue services such as an organisation (details supplied); if he will consider formalising governance...
- Road Safety
116. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the arrangements in place to ensure that vehicles purchased in the North of Ireland have valid MOTs; and if he will make a statement on...
- Insurance Coverage
118. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures in place to ensure compliance with Irish insurance requirements for foreign-registered vehicles operating in Ireland; and if...
- Bus Services
119. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to review the roll out of new bus routes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70599/25]
- Electric Vehicles
121. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the necessary charging infrastructure will be in place to support the full electrification of the Dublin Bus fleet; the timeline for...
- Rail Network
123. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of reported faults or failures in real-time passenger information systems at rail stations in north County Dublin over the...
- Public Transport
126. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Irish Rail, the National Transport Authority or Dublin Bus conduct internal staff surveys to ascertain the proportion of their...
- Departmental Data
127. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current number of international trading ships on the Irish Ship Register; the names of each of these ships; and if he will make a...
- Rail Network
128. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of additional passenger places which will be provided, on a daily basis, on the northern commuter line following the...
- Public Transport
129. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the deployment of the new train sets on the northern commuter line will facilitate any additional services; if not, when additional...
- Rail Network
132. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the projected operational date for the national train control centre; the current status of commissioning and software integration; and...
- Public Transport
136. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how delays to the next generation ticketing programme will affect the implementation of future fare policy reforms including zonal...
- National Transport Authority
144. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the operational model changes that will be required within the National Transport Authority when it assumes responsibility for collecting...
- Road Tolls
148. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale for the recent toll increases on the M50 and Dublin port tunnel; whether any portion of the additional revenue generated...
- Departmental Strategies
151. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of the greater Dublin area orbital road project, as outlined in the GDA Transport Strategy 2022–2042; whether...
- Road Safety
152. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the recent safety audits, reviews, or assessments that have been carried out on the M50 and Dublin port tunnel by Transport...
- Road Projects
154. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures being taken to integrate health impact assessments, including air quality and emissions monitoring, into congestion...
- Public Transport
155. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details on the operator of the 195 Local Link service operating between Ashbourne and Balbriggan; for an update on the...
- Traffic Management
159. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport how the Government’s investment in BusConnects orbital bus corridors and the Luas 2050 vision for orbital light rail will...
- Department of Finance
- Vehicle Testing
160. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of compliance checks carried out on foreign-registered vehicles in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on...
- Departmental Consultations
161. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with his Department; the costs associated with their services, by year, and name of consultant, in each of...
- Departmental Policies
162. To ask the Minister for Finance the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025 [70523/25]
- Taxi Regulations
163. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to certain ride-sharing operators offering services in Ireland that are registered and invoice from abroad which require...
- State Assets
165. To ask the Minister for Finance the total value in euros of assets which the State owns in foreign jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70723/25]
- Departmental Data
167. To ask the Minister for Finance the current reporting framework for monitoring non-resident and foreign-controlled company acquisitions of residential and commercial property; the data gaps...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Departmental Consultations
169. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with his Department; the costs associated with their services, by year, and name of...
- Departmental Policies
170. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70529/25]
- Office of Public Works
171. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the details of the Office of Public Works Sectoral Investment Plan 2026 – 2030 in respect of the GPO; those responsible for...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Departmental Consultations
172. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with his Department; the costs associated with their services, by year, and name of...
- Departmental Schemes
176. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 196 of 21 February 2024, if he will review the eligibility for the insolvency payment scheme;...
- Departmental Funding
177. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there is development funding for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70642/25]
- Business Regulation
178. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the volume and sectoral profile of commercial property acquisitions by overseas investment groups in the past five years; the...
- Employment Support Services
179. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an application for a general employment permit for a dairy farm assistant has been refused on the basis that the quota has been...
- Tourism Promotion
180. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a tourism marketing initiative will be expanded (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70821/25]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Special Educational Needs
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons for the reduction in early intervention classes in multiple counties; if she plans to increase the supply of same; and if she will...
- School Admissions
182. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ask schools to prioritise students living locally to the school when allocating places (details supplied). [70395/25]
- Departmental Consultations
183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with her Department; the costs associated with their services, by year, and name of consultant,...
- State Examinations
184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in Ireland offering the Baccalaureate. [70463/25]
- Health and Safety
186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has specific policies in place regarding first aid provision and emergency preparedness in schools; and if she will make a...
- School Transport
188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will publish the statement of account for school transport expenditure for the past number of years (details supplied) and if she will...
- Special Educational Needs
189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the current special schools, by location; whether these schools are in permanent or interim/temporary buildings; the current...
- Departmental Policies
190. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70521/25]
- School Transport
191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the eligibility criteria for the school transport scheme for primary school pupils, particularly for those living approximately 4.8 km from their...
- Special Educational Needs
193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the entire north 2est of Ireland-Sligo, Mayo Donegal, Roscommon Leitrim and Cavan has been excluded in the current NCSE recruitment...
- School Funding
194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to address overcrowding and staffing challenges in schools in County Louth; if additional funding or resources are...
- School Costs
195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the financial challenges faced by some parents regarding the payment of mock examination fees at a school (details supplied); and if...
- School Staff
196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70571/25]
- Schools Building Projects
197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has given consideration to the delivery of a new primary school in the Castlelands area of Balbriggan, given the new 817 housing...
- Further and Higher Education
198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether migrants and refugees will be discouraged from accessing education, training and upskilling supports that require people to...
- School Funding
199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school did not receive funding (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70618/25]
- School Accommodation
200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a matter regarding school places (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70751/25]
- Schools Building Projects
203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the new school building project (details supplied); the reason for the delays of its completion; and if she will make a...
- School Funding
204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current level of funding provided for a school (details supplied); the plans to increase funding in the near future; and if she will make a...
- School Facilities
205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the completion of a car park at a school (details provided); if a timeline has been laid out for its completion; and if...
- School Accommodation
206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the planned extension for a school (details supplied) in County Leitrim, which is ready to proceed to tender; the expected...
- Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
- Sports Organisations
207. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if he will give detailed consideration to a report published by a national organisation (details supplied). [70826/25]
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Planning Issues
215. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average and median statutory decision making times recorded in An Coimisiún Pleanála for each of the past five...
- Departmental Bodies
217. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current performance monitoring framework his Department uses to assess the operational output and decision timelines of An...
- Legislative Measures
218. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide the commencement schedule for each section of the Planning and Development Act 2024 relating to An Coimisiún...
- Planning Issues
220. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to detail his Department’s assessment of the impact of judicial review volumes on planning decision timelines in An...
- Departmental Policies
227. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70527/25]
- Fire Stations
228. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if funding will be made available for an updated fire station in Glencolmcille, County Donegal; the timeline for same; and if...
- Traveller Accommodation
229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if all monies for Traveller accommodation has been drawn down by local authorities; the reason the planned work at a...
- Community Development Projects
230. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the establishment of the new town and infrastructure investment fund; and if community facilities, such as...
- Land Issues
231. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average wait time for each land registration involving Tailte Éireann; the number of staff working under the agency;...
- Local Authorities
232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if local authorities are empowered to design and implement local rates waiver schemes; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Data
233. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a list of all organisations which the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has a Memorandum of Understanding...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Pensions Reform
236. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he is satisfied that the Pensions Authority and the Revenue Commissioners are working in tandem on the efficient roll out...
- Question Heading for question(s) 237
237. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70610/25]
- Departmental Consultations
238. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with his Department; the costs associated with their services, by year, and...
- Departmental Policies
239. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70531/25]
- Social Welfare Schemes
240. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the supports and activation measures in place to enable and assist long-term welfare recipients to re-enter the workforce;...
- Departmental Expenditure
241. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated annual budget for NEARSA, for the administration and running of My Future Fund, along with a breakdown of...
- Social Welfare Payments
242. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total estimated cost of paying the Christmas bonus social welfare payments this year. [70655/25]
- Social Welfare Rates
244. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will give due consideration to changing the current discriminatory practice which grants a half rate of carer’s...
- Disease Management
245. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will urgently reconsider the decision not to recognise Covid-19 as an occupational illness; to outline in detail the...
- Pension Provisions
246. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the pension increase to retired An Post pensioners, which is backdated from January 2025 will be paid after agreeing the...
- Social Welfare Payments
247. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a full-time student (details supplied) is not entitled to any financial assistance when completing their Trinity...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Cybersecurity Policy
249. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality Ireland's position on the European Commission's proposals to update the Cyber-Security Act. [70507/25]
- Prison Service
250. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of prisoners currently in custody across the State; the number of prisoners serving short-term sentences...
- Departmental Consultations
253. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with his Department; the costs associated with their services, by year, and...
- Electronic Tagging
254. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of the electronic tagging programme; whether the procurement process has been completed and a contract...
- Courts Service
255. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the budget that has been allocated by his Department to the Planning and Environmental Court for 2025; the projected budget for...
- Student Visas
256. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding any engagement he has had with the English language education sector in relation to proposed changes in...
- Citizenship Applications
258. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of citizenship applications received; the number of citizenship applications processed; the number of citizenship...
- Departmental Data
259. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70528/25]
- Naturalisation Applications
260. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current processing times for applications for naturalisation based on section 16; the reason applications of this nature...
- Immigration Policy
261. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an assessment will be carried out to understand how discouraging welfare access for refugees and migrants by linking it to...
- Residency Permits
265. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures being taken to address ongoing delays in the processing of immigration and residency applications; and the current...
- Departmental Data
266. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of firearm licenses issued for handguns, broken down by county, between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he...
- Court Procedures
267. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality following approval of the Rules of Court for the District and Circuit Court by the relevant Committees, if he has approved the...
- An Garda Síochána
268. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has provided full and comprehensive details in relation to all aspects of the remuneration package of a former Garda...
- Immigration Status
269. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to review the case of a person (details supplied), acknowledge the mistakes in handling their case by the Immigration Service...
- Domestic Violence
270. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of refuge and safe home accommodation spaces in Kildare; the plans to expand that number and services provided by an...
- Departmental Data
272. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of charges or penalties issued for non-compliance with registration, tax, or insurance requirements, in tabular...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Departmental Consultations
273. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with his Department; the costs associated with their services, by year, and name of...
- Fishing Industry
274. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has programmes in place to ensure effective communications and English language skills are taught to non-Irish...
- Forestry Sector
275. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason registered foresters are no longer allowed individual webcam access at his Department's webinars (details supplied); and...
- Animal Diseases
276. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the compensation available for farmers with outbreaks of bluetongue on their farms. [70503/25]
- Departmental Policies
277. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70516/25]
- Question Heading for question(s) 278
278. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70659/25]
- Beef Sector
279. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department has taken on recent reports that the European Commission has recalled consignments of frozen Brazilian beef...
- Department of Children, Disability and Equality
- Parental Leave
280. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider a change in policy for parental leave in terms of the amount of leave that can be transferred between parents;...
- Departmental Consultations
281. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with her Department; the costs associated with their services, by year, and name...
- Departmental Policies
282. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70517/25]
- Early Childhood Care and Education
283. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the options for funding, specifically for the purchase of premises for the provision of early learning and childcare services; the...
- Naturalisation Applications
284. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the human rights impact of proposals to penalise migrants and refugees who rely on essential social welfare supports...
- Childcare Services
286. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the fee increase and assessment process will be open for application for eligible childcare providers and partner services who...
- Disability Services
287. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there are any circumstances through which a child can access assistive technology equipment under AIM level 5 support in advance...
- Department of Health
- Medical Cards
288. To ask the Minister for Health if parents/guardians are legally entitled to see/receive medical records for their 17-year old child who has been given an ADHD diagnosis; and if she will make...
- Departmental Data
289. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical staff that have been assaulted whilst on duty in RHO3 in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Care Services
291. To ask the Minister for Health the formal governance arrangements in place between her Department, the HSE, and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage for addressing...
- Disability Issues
292. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE does not maintain national data on the number of disabled persons who have been clinically certified as medically fit for discharge but...
- Health Services
293. To ask the Minister for Health the number of delayed transfers of care recorded in 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025 in the categories of Home Support Service and Homelessness or Housing for...
- Departmental Consultations
296. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with her Department; the costs associated with their services, by year, and name of consultant, in each of...
- Hospital Appointments Status
297. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Clare will receive an urgent appointment at Crumlin Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70449/25]
- Gender Recognition
298. To ask the Minister for Health to set out the policy basis under which WPATH guidance and standards were incorporated into State policy on gender identity healthcare between 2018 and 2023;...
- Departmental Policies
300. To ask the Minister for Health to detail the governance, approval processes and risk assessments used when referring Irish children and young people to external providers, including foreign...
- Health Service Executive
301. To ask the Minister for Health to explain the contradiction between the HSE’s written assurance that no Irish child has been referred to a clinic in Antwerp and references in judicial...
- Gender Recognition
302. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the Department’s assessment of governance failures identified in the Cass Review as they relate to historical Irish referrals to Tavistock;...
- Health Services Staff
308. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts underway to promote shared mobility transport options for HSE staff and other health service employees, including initiatives to reduce reliance on...
- Departmental Policies
310. To ask the Minister for Health the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70526/25]
- Health Services
311. To ask the Minister for Health when an appointment will be made for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70535/25]
- Primary Care Centres
312. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on plans for a primary healthcare centre in the Belmayne/Clongriffin area of north Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70536/25]
- Home Care Packages
313. To ask the Minister for Health the Government agency or body responsible for the regulatory oversight of private companies contracted by the HSE to provide in-home care (details supplied);...
- Gender Recognition
314. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the €770,000 funding her Department has provided for the development of the transgender model of care for 2025; and if she...
- Departmental Bodies
315. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the membership of the cross-speciality clinic advisory group; the number of times it has met to date; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Medicinal Products
316. To ask the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied); the reasons this person was refused the treatment referenced in the correspondence; the options available to...
- Medical Aids and Appliances
317. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Wexford General Hospital's diabetic department does not currently provide insulin pump therapy for patients in County Wexford (details supplied);...
- Hospital Equipment
319. To ask the Minister for Health if she will approve a 20-bed demountable unit for Wexford General Hospital, noting the serious need for such following ambulance delays reported on 3 December...
- Dental Services
320. To ask the Minister for Health when routine specialist dental services will be reinstated for a school (details supplied); if she will review the long waiting lists for specialist dental...
- Hospital Appointments Status
321. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [70600/25]
- Medical Cards
322. To ask the Minister for Health if she will examine the introduction of a subsidy or exemption for medical card holders and older patients using monitored dose systems, given pharmacies will...
- Medicinal Products
323. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to the inclusion of all ostomy products on the long term illness scheme; if she will remove the need for a prescription for...
- Disease Management
324. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the current list of conditions covered under the long-term illness scheme, which has remained unchanged for over 50 years, with a view to...
- Hospital Appointments Status
327. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment can be offered to a person (details supplied) at a more convenient location. [70643/25]
- Gender Recognition
328. To ask the Minister for Health the exact number of representatives with direct lived experience who are on the working group for the National Clinical Programme for Gender Healthcare. [70648/25]
- General Practitioner Services
332. To ask the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE holds data on the number of patients currently on waiting lists to register with a general practitioner in Skerries,...
- Primary Care Services
334. To ask the Minister for Health the incentives currently available to attract general practitioners to underserved areas such as Skerries, Balbriggan, Rush and Lusk; whether additional...
- General Practitioner Services
336. To ask the Minister for Health if the Department of Health or the HSE holds data on the number of patients currently on waiting lists to register with a GP in north County Dublin; and if she...
- Hospital Staff
338. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to address staff shortages in University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70701/25]
- Health Services Staff
340. To ask the Minister for Health the number of regional sustainability officers in the HSE, by region and grade, in tabular form; the number that are on permanent contracts; and the number...
- Medical Records
341. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the vendors shortlist for electronic health records; the number of vendors on the shortlist; if any vendors have been ruled out;; and if she will...
- Medical Aids and Appliances
351. To ask the Minister for Health the reason reimbursement for continuous glucose monitors is only available to patients with type 1 diabetes who have required insulin from the outset; if...
- Dental Services
352. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to increase capacity at University College Cork's Dental School following the decision not to build a new dental school; if she will reverse the...
- Nursing Homes
353. To ask the Minister for Health to respond to a recent article regarding a public-private partnership to deliver seven new nursing homes (details supplied); the status of each nursing home;...
- Assisted Human Reproduction
354. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on commencement of section 232 of the Assisted Human Reproduction Act 2024 (details supplied); the engagements her Department has had with...
- Pharmacy Services
355. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 690 and 691 of 2 December 2025, her plans with respect to the strategic collaboration group to be established in early...
- Dental Services
356. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of dental treatments provided through PRSI stamps and the medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70735/25]
- Medical Aids and Appliances
357. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70754/25]
- Health and Safety
359. To ask the Minister for Health her response to the newly published report “Unseen and Unregulated: TFA, the ‘forever chemical’ in Europe’s Cereals”...
- Dental Services
363. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the Cork University Dental Hospital with a GMS panel number to enable them to make claims for medical card patients; and if she will make a...
- Medicinal Products
364. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the addition of the drug veozah to the free HRT scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [70837/25]
- Housing Provision
365. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who have received Transitional Care Funding due to housing adaptation requirements in 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025. [71475/25]
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Consultations
375. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide a breakdown of all consultants engaged with his Department; the costs associated with their services, by year, and name...
- Community Development Projects
377. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will report on the 2026 Community Centre Investment Fund; when the fund will be open; and if it will fund new builds. [70545/25]
- Departmental Schemes
378. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when allocations under the 2025 town and village renewal scheme will be announced; the number of projects submitted for Meath; and...
- Rural Schemes
379. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the next round of funding for RRDF will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70583/25]
- Rural Recreation Policy
380. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when local authorities will be notified of the reasons projects were unsuccessful for this year’s outdoor recreation...
- Rural Schemes
382. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he has plans to expand CLÁR areas in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70586/25]
- Sports Organisations
383. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will give detailed consideration to a report published by a national organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a...
