Written answers

Tuesday, 20 January 2026

  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Cabinet Committees
      60. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that oversees agriculture will next meet. [71904/25]
  • Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
    • Sports Funding
      136. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport when the second stage of Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund will be announced; if it will include funding for a club...
    • Sports Organisations
      145. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the measures he is taking to support sport and sports clubs in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Sport and Recreational Development
      146. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department has engaged with the Department of Finance in relation to the reduction of VAT for gym and leisure centre...
    • Sports Organisations
      148. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the amount that was spent by his Department in supporting sports clubs and organisations in Cork in 2025; and if he will...
    • Online Safety
      149. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport to detail the Department’s engagement with Coimisiún na Meán regarding regulatory enforcement in respect...
    • Arts Funding
      152. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department will consider providing special additional funding support to a festival (details supplied), which will...
    • Film Industry
      153. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the discussions he has had with other Departments to ensure that any public monies allocated to support the Irish film...
    • National Broadband Plan
      154. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the numbers of homes/premises that are connected to high speed broadband under national broadband scheme; and if he will...
    • Sports Funding
      155. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if it is anticipated that applications for the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund will be opened in 2026; how...
    • Online Safety
      156. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding any proposals to provide for additional regulations, policies and protections to increase...
    • Sports Funding
      157. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport when the next round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme will be launched; the expected scale and scope of the...
    • Arts Centres
      158. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the scope that is available for the provision of an arts centre in Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Emergency Planning
      159. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 2 October 2025, the progress made to date for the procurement of a cell based...
    • Sports Funding
      160. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the steps being taken by his Department to support new and first-time applicants to the Sports Capital and Equipment...
    • Sports Facilities
      161. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the measures being taken by his Department to establish new sports facilities, or to facilitate the use of existing...
    • National Broadband Plan
      162. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport for a detailed report on the current progress and projected completion dates for the National Broadband Plan (NBP)...
    • Arts Funding
      163. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on the arts capital scheme announced in Budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Arts Centres
      164. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if he will outline the estimated cost of his Department purchasing The Complex venue; the engagement had on this with the...
    • Post Office Network
      165. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on his Department's efforts to fulfil the Programme for Government commitment to provide the nationwide...
    • Sports Organisations
      166. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department will provide financial support to an organisation (details supplied) in County Galway for a new...
    • Departmental Strategies
      167. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport to detail how principle D of the National Counter Disinformation Strategy, which focuses on corporate accountability and...
    • Sports Funding
      168. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the timeframe for the next round of funding that will be made available under the Community Sports Facilities Fund; and if...
    • Sports Facilities
      169. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if he is aware of the growing shortage of sports pitches, particularly during the winter months, and of adequate toilets...
    • Sports Funding
      170. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport when the next Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund application process will commence. [4067/26]
    • Universal Basic Income
      171. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update, including a timetable, on the planned extension of the basic income for artists scheme; to indicate...
    • Sports Funding
      172. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if he is aware that there is no facility for grants for children seeking to play darts on the world stage. [3469/26]
    • National Broadband Plan
      173. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the date for completion of the final of roll-out of the national broadband scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      175. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 21 of 2 October 2025, if his Department has received a further update from the an...
    • Sports Facilities
      176. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to support local authorities in the acquisition of land for new playing pitches. [4077/26]
    • National Broadband Plan
      177. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 1311 of 13 January 2026, if the Minister can advise when these commercial providers...
    • Sports Funding
      178. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the level of investment made through the most recent Sports Capital and Equipment Programme in Cork north-west; the number...
    • National Broadband Plan
      179. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the plan in place for servicing villages that have a small to medium population but are not going to be connected under the...
    • Sports Funding
      180. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the status of the LSSIF projects in Cork City and Cork County; the number of projects that have proceeded with drawdowns;...
    • Sports Facilities
      182. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the support the Government is providing for the redevelopment of a stadium (details supplied). [4129/26]
    • National Broadband Plan
      184. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the amount which has been paid to a company (details supplied) by the national broadband scheme for use of their poles,...
    • Ceisteanna Craolacháin
      185. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport cén dearcadh atá aige faoi mholadh an Choimisiúin um Thodhchaí na Meán go mbeadh...
    • Telecommunications Services
      186. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if he will introduce legislation to provide for SMS scam filters to be deployed in Ireland, similar to those permitted in...
    • Broadcasting Sector
      187. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport to support a dedicated Irish sports TV channel, which could be a viable and even lucrative project for his Department, this...
    • Culture Policy
      188. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport when the advisory committee on the restitution of cultural heritage last met; when it is expected to publish national...
    • Sports Facilities
      189. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if he is aware that sporting complexes operated under the Department of Education and Youth cannot apply for Sports Ireland...
    • Online Safety
      194. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the interactions his Department has had with social media companies and other Government departments following the release...
    • Arts Council
      196. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport to discuss the recommendations of the Brennan report on the Arts Council; the next course of action; and if he will make a...
    • National Broadband Plan
      197. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the final expected cost of the national broadband scheme to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Heritage Projects
      198. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the American Presidents trail which was proposed in 2025 by this Deputy; and if he will make a statement...
    • Online Safety
      199. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the measures he is taking to enhance online safety; his priorities for 2026; the way he plans to hold social media...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • EU Agreements
      206. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to detail the EU member states the Government considers to be “like-minded” in opposing the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement, as...
    • Ukraine War
      207. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Defence Forces will be reimbursed for equipment donations provided to Ukraine under the €100 million in bilateral funding for...
    • Official Engagements
      208. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the details of his engagements with the government of Saudi Arabia and its embassy in Dublin regarding the arbitrary detention and torture...
    • Northern Ireland
      210. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the Government's commitments under the new joint legacy framework; the up-to-date position on the establishment of...
    • Foreign Policy
      211. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if consideration has been given to appointing new special envoys, particularly in relation to recent international events or in the context...
    • EU Presidency
      212. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of EU Presidency policy and administrative officers now employed on temporary contracts; her plans being developed to retain or...
    • Middle East
      213. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the current situation in Iran; and the engagement her Department has had with the European Union in relation to the matter....
    • Public Sector Pensions
      214. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to list the roles within public or semi-State organisations under her Department that are excluded from the single public service pension...
    • Middle East
      215. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the total number of post codes which she and her Department are giving consideration to prescribing under the terms of the Israeli...
    • Departmental Bodies
      221. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under her Department, in tabular form. [3872/26]
    • Middle East
      222. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to set out, in tabular form, the total amount of Exchequer funding provided by Ireland to programmes relating to Gaza and the West Bank from...
    • Passport Services
      229. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application for an Irish citizen (details supplied) residing in America; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Middle East
      231. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if diplomatic efforts have been made following recent events in Aleppo, Syria, where the Kurdish enclaves of Sheikh Maqsoud and Asrafiyeh...
    • Artificial Intelligence
      232. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will clarify whether personal data held by her Department and its customer facing sections is subject to processing by artificial...
    • Middle East
      234. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to clarify how Irish aid to Palestine is being distributed; how funding and resources have been allocated; how the Government is ensuring...
  • Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
    • Departmental Bodies
      235. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide a complete breakdown of spending for the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority in the 2026 Revised Estimates...
    • Energy Conservation
      236. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a decision to refuse an SEAI warmer homes grant to a person (details supplied) will be reviewed. [4212/26]
    • Just Transition
      237. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to assist with the resolution of issues that are a direct threat to just transition employment and project delivery in...
    • Data Centres
      238. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the guarantees in place to ensure a data centre complex (details supplied) will not impact electricity and water demand...
    • Climate Change Policy
      239. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the plans to introduce a carbon credit trading desk in Ireland for community grounds that produce carbon credits to enable...
    • Legislative Measures
      240. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to amend the Heat (Network and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 to provide the Commission for the Regulation...
    • Electricity Grid
      241. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the relative share of projected electricity demand growth in the greater Dublin area attributable to data centres, housing...
    • Departmental Data
      242. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total amount of public funding, tax reliefs or other State supports provided to fossil fuel companies or fossil fuel...
    • Energy Conservation
      243. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the public consultation on the national building renovation plan, required to be finalised by 26 December 2026 under...
    • Energy Policy
      245. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on the implementation of the national biomethane strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Public Sector Pensions
      246. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to list the roles within public or semi-State organisations under his Department that are excluded from the single public...
    • Data Centres
      247. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding any incentives or obligations under review within his Department that would support data centres in...
    • Departmental Bodies
      248. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under his Department, in tabular...
    • Environmental Policy
      249. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has examined the potential introduction of a levy on single use coffee cups as a waste reduction...
    • Waste Management
      251. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline the process for individuals and volunteer organisations who wish to dispose of nitrous oxide canisters...
    • Inland Fisheries
      252. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to explain the reason Lough Corrib SAC, which is a large body of water greater than 600ha in size with strong stream...
    • Climate Change Policy
      257. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects to publish Climate Action Plan 2026; and if it takes into account the findings of the Land Use Report...
    • Environmental Policy
      259. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he received the Land Use Report Phase 2; when he expects to publish it, given commitments last year to publish before...
    • Energy Prices
      260. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for his views on the non-energy electricity network charges faced by energy-intensive industries in Ireland in comparison...
    • Recycling Policy
      261. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the body or bodies responsible for ensuring that retail outlets operating reverse vending machines under the deposit...
  • Department of Defence
    • National Security
      263. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding Ireland’s preparedness for a significant drone attack on our airports or any other significant capital...
    • Cybersecurity Policy
      264. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding Ireland’s preparedness for a significant cyber-attack on her Department's offices and institutions; and if she...
    • Defence Forces
      265. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence her views on the adequacy of the existing level of equipment available to the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • National Security
      268. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding any engagement she has had with her EU counterparts in relation to the increasingly volatile international climate; and...
    • Defence Forces
      271. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update on the Implementation Plan for the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Public Sector Pensions
      274. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to list the roles within public or semi-State organisations under her Department that are excluded from the single public service pension...
    • National Security
      275. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if she will seek to avail of loans under the EU Security Action for Europe facility in order to supplement capital investment under the National...
    • Defence Forces
      276. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 177 of 17 September 2025, if she will publish the detailed implementation plan for the Report of the...
    • Naval Service
      277. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason she has not prioritised the replacement of the Naval Service flagship LE Eithne, which was retired three years ago, while...
    • Military Aircraft
      279. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the PC-9M trainer aircraft is to be replaced by a turboprop or jet trainer; the operational requirements of any replacement aircraft; the...
    • Defence Forces
      280. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence her plans to modernise the Reserve Defence Forces to ensure that they are ready to act in support the Permanent Defence Forces and the civil...
    • Naval Service
      281. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current strength of the Naval Service Reserve as of the most recent date available; the established strength of the Naval Service Reserve;...
    • Defence Forces
      283. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the rehearsals studio for the Defence Forces school of music was last refurbished; when it is next scheduled for refurbishment; and if she...
    • Departmental Bodies
      284. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under her Department, in tabular form. [3868/26]
    • Air Corps
      285. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence given the Air Corps 101 Squadron operate Airbus 295W Maritime Surveillance Aircraft, the number of staff vacancies for radar operators; the...
    • Military Aircraft
      286. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence given the pending investment in SONOBOUY technology on the aircraft to help track rogue subsurface vessels around critical undersea cables, if...
    • Defence Forces
      287. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the advertisement budget allocation for the Defence Forces in 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [4180/26]
    • Military Aircraft
      288. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update on the training and recruitment of Military air traffic controllers; whether an external recruitment campaign is planned; and, if...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Road Traffic Offences
      289. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if further advancements have been made yet to the Irish motor insurance database, with all driver numbers added to the database now and...
    • Transport Policy
      291. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to set out any measure in place to support or incentivise Government Departments and State agency staff to transition away from the use...
    • Public Transport
      292. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the DART+ Southwest project has not been prioritised within the NDP given the real need and demand for the service across...
    • Public Sector Pensions
      294. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will expedite the finalisation of a Statutory Instrument which is required for retired members of the CIÉ superannuation...
    • Road Safety
      295. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if e-scooter and e-bike users are subject to breathalyser tests to detect alcohol and drug impairment in vehicle users at roadside...
    • Transport Policy
      297. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether MetroLink or any other major transport projects included in the National Development Plan are dependent on new or upgraded...
    • Rail Network
      300. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether ticket sales data held by Iarnród Éireann or the National Transport Authority show any increase in ticket sales or...
    • Bus Services
      303. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason real time passenger information signage at the bus stop located beside Balbriggan Garda station (stop number 137131) was...
    • Public Transport
      304. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has conducted an analysis comparing public transport fares for buses, trains and trams in Ireland compared to fares in...
    • Bus Services
      305. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to give consideration to the provision of a 24-hour bus service for an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Road Projects
      306. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for delivery of the Claregalway bypass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3452/26]
    • Public Sector Pensions
      308. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the CIÉ pension proposals are introduced, if his Department will give assurance that the acceptance date is 15 August 2025, the...
    • Bus Services
      310. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made on BusConnects Cork; to provide an updated timeline for delivery;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3520/26]
    • Road Safety
      311. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the introduction of reduced speed limits on roads adjacent to schools in rural areas; the timeframe the proposed...
    • Rail Network
      312. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the development of a second platform and passing loop at the train station in Oranmore, County Galway; and if he will...
    • Ports Policy
      313. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the publication of the National Ports Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3534/26]
    • Public Transport
      314. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the scope that exists within resources provided to the NTA in 2026 for the development of new public transport routes; and if he will...
    • Road Projects
      316. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the resources provided to Galway County Council in 2026 for the development of the route of the Claregalway Relief Road; and if he will...
    • Driver Test
      319. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of people currently waiting for car driving tests, broken down by county; the comparison with the previous three years, in...
    • Public Transport
      320. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress that has been made in expanding Local Link services in Kilkenny; whether additional routes, increased frequency, or evening...
    • Active Travel
      322. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the active travel projects planned or underway in towns and villages in Kilkenny; the way in which rural communities are being supported...
    • Driver Test
      324. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of people waiting to sit their driving test in Kilkenny as of December 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Active Travel
      326. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an updated list of all schools in County Carlow currently participating in the Safe Routes to School Programme; the...
    • Taxi Regulations
      328. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on his commitment to meet with representatives of taxi drivers and the NTA on fixed pricing; and if he will make a...
    • Bus Services
      329. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average number of passengers per week that use each of the bus stops on bus route 343; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Public Sector Pensions
      330. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to list the roles within public or semi-State organisations under his Department that are excluded from the single public service pension...
    • Official Engagements
      331. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of meetings he had had with Dublin Bus since May 2025; and the subject of each meeting, in tabular form. [3669/26]
    • Rail Network
      332. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to confirm that no development or structure will be permitted upon the disused Claremorris to Collooney rail line except any required to...
    • Dublin Airport Authority
      333. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason he did not approve the proposed exit package for the current CEO of the Dublin Airport Authority. [3699/26]
    • Bus Services
      334. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the new bus routes that will be provided under his Department’s 2026 current expenditure allocation; and if he will make a...
    • Rail Network
      335. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a schedule of completed, planned and ongoing works at Hazelhatch and Celbridge train stations in 2024, 2025 and 2026....
    • Departmental Bodies
      337. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under his Department, in tabular form. [3881/26]
    • Rail Network
      338. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the underpass at Ashtown station following the recent NDP review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3964/26]
    • Regional Airports
      339. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can ensure that the Regional Airport Programme is renewed for the next five years, 2026-2030, as it is vital for the future...
    • Bus Services
      342. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to request the National Transport Authority to provide the necessary funding for a new local link bus service between a location (details...
    • Road Traffic Accidents
      343. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the emergency interventions he can make in conjunction with TII, the RSA, and KCC to end decades of forced road closures through the...
    • Road Projects
      344. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide urgent funding to address the road and footpaths through Cahersiveen town, on the N70 Ring of Kerry National secondary road...
    • Greenways Provision
      350. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to expedite the South Kerry Greenway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3981/26]
    • Road Traffic Accidents
      351. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual figures for cyclist and pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries involving HGVs and other haulage vehicles in the last 10...
    • Transport Policy
      352. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the introduction of new needs-based, grant-aided, modern vehicle adaptation supports to replace the disabled drivers and...
    • Bus Services
      353. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to introduce a daily bus service from Kenmare to Cork (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Driver Test
      354. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on Parliamentary Question No. 193 of 5 February 2025, to provide an update on the expansion and dispersion of routes...
    • Bus Services
      355. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport number of bus services, scheduled departures affecting Longford-Westmeath PSO routes in 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [4172/26]
    • Rail Network
      357. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided under the NDP for the double tracking of the rail line between Galway City and Athenry; the expected...
    • National Transport Authority
      362. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for clarity on the terms used by the NTA (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4258/26]
    • Public Sector Pensions
      363. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update in relation to an approved increase to pension entitlement for a cohort (details supplied); the timeline for when this...
    • Transport Policy
      364. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether he accepts the principle that public expenditure decisions must not rely on the existence of a statutory default, whether by a...
    • Penalty Points System
      365. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport following his report on 10 December 2025 titled "Recording of Penalty Points and Disqualifications on Driver Records" of the 14,527...
    • Artificial Intelligence
      366. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) within his Department in 2024, 2025 and to date...
    • Bus Services
      367. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will contact a company in relation to issues on a bus route (details supplied) [4321/26]
    • Driver Test
      369. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of people that are waiting on drivers test lists and for how long in each test centre since 2020; and if he will make a...
    • Coast Guard Service
      370. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4378/26]
    • Air Safety
      371. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons that have registered as drone operators in each of the years 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026; the number of pilot...
    • Air Services
      373. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the costs and suppliers for the development and implementation of the MySRS system; if the project was delivered...
    • Bus Services
      374. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of recent increases in intercity bus fares, including on routes serving counties such as Monaghan, namely, route No. 32;...
    • Artificial Intelligence
      375. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if personal data held by his Department and its customer-facing sections is subject to processing by artificial intelligence tools...
    • Rail Network
      377. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of services operating on the Maynooth train line, per day, in each of the years 2016 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if...
  • Department of Finance
    • Primary Medical Certificates
      378. To ask the Minister for Finance the grants and reliefs available to purchase and-or adapt vehicles for drivers and-or passengers with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tax Code
      379. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a person’s private pension (details supplied) is now being taxed at a rate that is 50% more than that of 2025; and if he will make a...
    • Tax Reliefs
      380. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to concerns related to the help to buy scheme concerning the upper monetary cap; the actions he will take to address these...
    • Tax Rebates
      385. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department has considered the introduction of an excise rebate scheme for licensed premises, similar in structure to excise relief schemes operating in...
    • Illicit Trade
      389. To ask the Minister for Finance the specific monitoring or targeted enforcement operations in place in the Border region to address trade in illicit roll-your-own tobacco; the results of...
    • Tax Yield
      390. To ask the Minister for Finance the category and level of tax income derived from the importation of palm oil mill effluent in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      392. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will address the concerns raised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3582/26]
    • Tax Code
      393. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the challenges faced by workers in the North in relation to positions which offer remote or hybrid working options to employees resident in...
    • Public Sector Pensions
      395. To ask the Minister for Finance to list the roles within public or semi-State organisations under his Department that are excluded from the single public service pension scheme; the number...
    • Departmental Data
      397. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact of the Women in Finance Charter; if it has applicability in other sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3686/26]
    • Tax Yield
      398. To ask the Minister for Finance the increase in cents per litre on unleaded and diesel in each budget from 2008 to date in 2026; and the total revenue raised on excise duty on unleaded and...
    • Tax Reliefs
      399. To ask the Minister for Finance if Irish citizens returning to live in the State from abroad are entitled to an import exemption on construction tools brought with them; and the criteria and...
    • Departmental Bodies
      400. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under his Department, in tabular form. [3871/26]
    • Housing Schemes
      401. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to extend the help-to-buy scheme to second hand homes; and if he has commissioned research into the broadening of the scheme. [4048/26]
    • Financial Services
      403. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a State-owned facility is being permitted to ignore the National Payments Strategy (details supplied) by not accepting cash payments; the way this...
    • Dublin Airport Authority
      405. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of frontier management enforcement staff at Dublin Airport in each of the years 2019 to 2025, categorised by frontline and non-frontline roles; and...
    • Financial Services
      406. To ask the Minister for Finance if a loan organisation was correct in its actions in respect of a person in County Kildare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Housing Schemes
      407. To ask the Minister for Finance to consider amending the help-to-buy scheme to reduce the 70% rule whereby a purchaser must be borrowing 70% of the purchase price of the house (details...
    • Financial Services
      408. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the regulatory, consumer protection and financial oversight safeguards currently in place for companies offering “lifetime loans” and...
    • Banking Sector
      410. To ask the Minister for Finance the State’s role in the oversight of Project Glas; the directions, assurances, or conditions issued to banks regarding the protection of...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Office of Public Works
      415. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current status of works on the Weir at Ballincollig Regional Park; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3450/26]
    • Flood Relief Schemes
      418. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the development of flood defence scheme for the Oranmore to Kinvarra coastline in County Galway; and if he will make a...
    • Office of Public Works
      421. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to list all the OPW owned sites in County Kilkenny, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3576/26]
    • Public Sector Pensions
      423. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to list the roles within public or semi-State organisations under his Department that are excluded from the single public service...
    • Office of Government Procurement
      424. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a schedule of the companies that are currently on the Office of Government Procurement framework for the provision of...
    • National Lottery
      425. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the national lottery reform report which an organisation (details supplied) undertook; the key steps that have taken...
    • Departmental Bodies
      426. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under his Department, in tabular form. [3877/26]
    • Flood Relief Schemes
      427. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the date by which the Whitechurch flood alleviation works will be completed; the work site cleared and public access restored.; and if...
    • Office of Public Works
      428. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the nature of refurbishment works in excess of €40,000 that the OPW carried out at Mullingar Garda Station in 2024 and 2025, in...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      431. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the average period of weeks for a major capital project to go through the entire approval gate two process; and if he will make a...
    • State Properties
      436. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4377/26]
    • Departmental Data
      437. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of serving Ministers and Ministers of State who, as of the most recent date for which figures are available, have not yet...
    • Artificial Intelligence
      441. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a panel of pre-approved AI consultants and service providers has been assembled or will be assembled by the OGP to enhance the...
    • Departmental Administrative Arrangements
      442. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if details are centrally collated on the total mileage payments to staff across all Government departments and State agencies; the...
    • State Properties
      444. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the redevelopment of a visitor’s centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4467/26]
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Rental Sector
      445. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to address concerns regarding the proposed short-term rental regulations; when clarity will issue on the requirement for hosts to...
    • Regional Airports
      446. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a fund can be put in place to assist regional airports such as Kerry with route development, in order to attract airlines and...
    • Employment Rights
      448. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to make additional provisions for employees requiring time off work to attend medical appointments for cancer treatment;...
    • Trade Missions
      449. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to have a trade and investment mission to Australia in the first half of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Personal Injury Claims
      450. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the implementation of 16.7% uplift on personal injury guidelines following the independent report carried out...
    • Flexible Work Practices
      451. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the move by Enterprise Ireland to roll back remote working entitlements of staff members; his views on whether this...
    • Industrial Development
      452. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs the IDA supported in Kilkenny in 2025; how this compares to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Enterprise Policy
      454. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a new south-east regional enterprise plan is forthcoming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3549/26]
    • Departmental Data
      455. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs Enterprise Ireland supported in each county in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
    • Tourism Promotion
      456. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he is taking to increase the tourism potential of County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3551/26]
    • Work Permits
      458. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to review the case of a person (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3573/26]
    • Flexible Work Practices
      459. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of the challenges faced by workers in the North in relation to positions which offer remote or hybrid working options...
    • Public Sector Pensions
      460. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to list the roles within public or semi-State organisations under his Department that are excluded from the single public service...
    • Work Permits
      461. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3656/26]
    • Construction Industry
      462. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department has taken to assess and address the impact of the recent decision in the High Court (details supplied) which...
    • Social Media
      463. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he intends to insist on restricted use of recommender systems by social media companies, especially their products being used by...
    • Departmental Bodies
      464. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under his Department, in tabular form. [3870/26]
    • Departmental Staff
      466. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of vacancies at each grade of higher executive officer and above within his Department as of 12 January 2026, in tabular...
    • Data Centres
      467. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide detailed evidence of his statement that “data centres already employ around 21,000 people who manage and operate...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • School Transport
      468. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the nearest school rule and the reduction in eligible distance has been checked; if not, when this will be checked; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Policies
      469. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department’s guidance in respect of the use and need for nurture rooms. [4361/26]
    • Special Educational Needs
      471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposed new process to remove the requirement for professional reports, such as assessment of need reports, from entry requirements for...
    • School Staff
      472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of staff shortages at a school (details supplied); and the impact this is having on the hours of the children attending. [3325/26]
    • Departmental Data
      473. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school applicants for the 2026-2027 intake in each school planning area in County Wicklow who submitted a letter of...
    • Special Educational Needs
      474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the commencement date of the new special education class in a school (details supplied). [3382/26]
    • Departmental Data
      475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools which applied for the summer works scheme in 2025; the number which were successful, by county, in tabular form; and if she...
    • Special Educational Needs
      476. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if further details will be provided regarding an announcement for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • School Staff
      480. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school secretaries and caretakers employed at both primary and secondary school level; the number employed by each different...
    • School Attendance
      481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the staff complement in the children missing in education team; if she is satisfied that it is sufficient to deliver this important work; the...
    • Special Educational Needs
      482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will commit to sanctioning additional special class provision at a school (details supplied) in view of the clearly identified and urgent...
    • Disadvantaged Status
      484. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) is included in the DEIS Plus plan. [3412/26]
    • School Accommodation
      485. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of plans for permanent accommodation at a school (details supplied); when approval was first sought for permanent building...
    • School Staff
      491. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special needs assistant posts in primary schools, expressed in full-time equivalent terms, allocated for the 2025-2026 school year,...
    • School Accommodation
      492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to ensure that construction for a new school building (details supplied) commences without delay in order that students may benefit from a safe...
    • School Staff
      494. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider a visit to a school (details supplied) that has a significant cohort of students with additional needs, to discuss the...
    • School Transport
      502. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the provision of the B9200 school bus, operating from Roundwood to Wicklow town, in light of the previous contractors withdrawal...
    • School Accommodation
      504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the long-planned extension project at a school (details supplied) including the construction of an additional classroom and an...
    • School Staff
      505. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new recruits in the teaching sector in each of the years 2022 to 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • School Transport
      507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the rollout of pilot school bus schemes in particular in Ballyhale (Knockmoylan bus); her plans for expanding the schemes...
    • School Accommodation
      508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update regarding a new school building (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3585/26]
    • Special Educational Needs
      509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in County Kilkenny currently registered to start school in September 2026 that are seeking a special school place, seeking...
    • School Transport
      513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the review to allow school bus drivers continue to drive after reaching 70 years-of-age (details supplied); and if she will make...
    • Public Sector Pensions
      514. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to list the roles within public or semi-State organisations under her Department that are excluded from the single public service pension scheme;...
    • Departmental Communications
      515. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Government colleagues were informed either by her Department or the NCSE on the allocation of the first tranche of special classes for...
    • Special Educational Needs
      516. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school in west Tipperary will be approved for a second ASD class, as promised ahead of the 2025-2026 school year, but which did not happen...
    • Departmental Consultations
      518. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the Convention on Education and National Conversation will ensure that under represented voices for example, students with...
    • Special Educational Needs
      524. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special education classes sanctioned in 2024/2025 which are open and operational, in tabular form. [3688/26]
    • School Enrolments
      526. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children still awaiting an appropriate school place, by county, in tabular form. [3694/26]
    • Special Educational Needs
      528. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 383 of 9 December 2025, if he will provide the details requested in the question specifically, the number...
    • National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
      529. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department’s plans to include discussions on the identification of abusive relationships and coercive control as part of the Junior...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      530. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an updated, year-by-year plan and resourcing plan to achieve the Programme for Government commitment of a pupil-teacher ratio of 19:1...
    • Capitation Grants
      531. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the analysis her Department conducted on the adequacy of the current capitation grant to cover rising operating costs such as energy, insurance,...
    • Departmental Policies
      532. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to ban voluntary contributions in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3726/26]
    • Departmental Funding
      533. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of ICT grants awarded to post-primary schools in County Kildare. [3741/26]
    • Departmental Correspondence
      534. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a response to correspondence will issue to a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3750/26]
    • Special Educational Needs
      535. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will work with the NCSE to help establish an autism class in a school (details supplied); the reason some schools in the area have not...
    • Oiliúint Múinteoirí
      537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhféadfadh sí sonraí a thabhairt maidir le líon agus fad na n-eispéireas tumoideachais (mar shampla,...
    • Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta
      540. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhféadfadh sí sonraí a thabhairt maidir leis an struchtúr tacaíochta atá ann atá saindírithe ar...
    • Special Educational Needs
      541. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when schools were notified they would be opening a special class for 2026-2027; if all schools from tranche 1 have been notified as of 13 January...
    • Departmental Bodies
      543. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under her Department, in tabular form. [3869/26]
    • Special Educational Needs
      544. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department will provide an update on the establishment of a special class in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Education Policy
      545. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will publish the findings of the working group set up following the publication of the "Out-of-School Education Provision Report" in...
    • Schools Building Projects
      546. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the expected timeframe for approval of the design and scheduling of the capital works required to restore a building for double-stream mainstream...
    • Special Educational Needs
      547. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a special school place for a child (details supplied); the engagement there has been with the NCSE to secure a place; and...
    • Schools Building Projects
      553. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether her Department has secured a permanent site for a school (details supplied) which has been in interim accommodation for approximately 20...
    • Special Educational Needs
      554. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will publish the list of early intervention classes for 2026/2027, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      555. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on a new school build (details supplied). [3942/26]
    • School Facilities
      556. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 1173 of 13 January 2025, the reason a lift was not installed as per the building specifications for work...
    • Departmental Funding
      557. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 1184 of 13 January 2026, if an additional €8 million in current and capital funding has been...
    • Youth Services
      558. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 1184 and No. 1187 of 13 January 2026, when her Department will engage with the sector on the approach to...
    • Special Educational Needs
      559. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 1182 of 13 January 2026, if she will provide a list of names of just special schools across the State that...
    • Departmental Policies
      560. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide substitute cover for primary teachers availing of statutory breastfeeding breaks under Circular 0053/2023; the status of...
    • Special Educational Needs
      561. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the accommodations for students with dyslexia and other learning differences under the RACE scheme, initially confirmed to be in place for...
    • Disadvantaged Status
      562. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider the inclusion of schools designated as DEIS after 2022 for the Junior Certificate School Programme digital library service;...
    • School Equipment
      563. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the issues at school (details supplied); if she will ensure her officials facilitate the retention of the pitch in any...
    • Fire Safety
      564. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has assessed and accepts the points made by the fire safety and fire compliance company retained by a school (details...
    • School Facilities
      565. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will ensure that the pitch at school (details supplied)) is not impacted on by facilitating a third modular building adjacent...
    • Departmental Reviews
      566. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an assessment has been carried out in relation to the impact of children from Newcastle commuting to other schools; and if she will make a...
    • Schools Building Projects
      567. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if current zoned land is being assessed in future calculations regarding second-level school provision in Newcastle; how quickly further...
    • Departmental Meetings
      571. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will meet with a group to discuss their seizure safe schools campaign (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Schools Building Projects
      572. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department expects to make a decision regarding a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4352/26]
    • National Development Plan
      573. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department plans to publish their sectoral NDP Implementation Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4353/26]
    • Departmental Staff
      575. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of EWOs per education geographical area for each of the following years 2005,2010, 2015,2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. [4363/26]
    • Special Educational Needs
      576. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding will be approved for an ASD class for a school (details supplied); and the reasons this school has not been approved to date. [4374/26]
    • Disadvantaged Status
      579. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the rollout of the DEIS Plus plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4406/26]
    • Artificial Intelligence
      583. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if personal data held by her Department and its customer facing sections is subject to processing by artificial intelligence tools (details...
    • School Facilities
      585. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department plans to establish a dedicated scheme to fund the renewal and improvement of school outdoor sports facilities, recognising the...
    • Special Educational Needs
      586. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update regarding the allocation of two special ASD classes in a school (details supplied) which were sanctioned in October 2023 by...
    • Teaching Qualifications
      587. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the eligibility criteria for the awarding of incremental credit to teachers with experience in private schools at primary level. [4481/26]
    • Special Educational Needs
      588. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of autism places in primary schools in Skerries, Rush, Lusk, Balbriggan, Garristown, Naul, Oldtown, Ballyboughal, Rolestown, Saint...
  • Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
    • Post Office Network
      596. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of the €75 million in funding to support the postal network that will be directed towards services in...
    • Public Sector Pensions
      597. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport noting that the An Post pensioners were awarded an increase in their pensions in September 2025, the reason the increase...
    • Sports Organisations
      598. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport for an up-to-date progress report in respect of a club in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
    • Sports Funding
      599. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the timeframe for the application portal for the community sport facilities fund-sports capital and equipment fund to come...
    • Departmental Records
      600. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 489 of 25 November 2025, if the review of filing lists and other records held in his...
    • Postal Services
      601. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport when a person (details supplied) will receive an eircode for their property; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Public Sector Pensions
      602. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport to list the roles within public or semi-State organisations under his Department that are excluded from the single public...
    • Artists' Remuneration
      603. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update, including a timetable on the planned extension of the basic income for artists scheme; the position...
    • Telecommunications Infrastructure
      604. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the measures being taken to address persistent mobile phone coverage blackspots on regional and national roads; and if he...
    • Broadband Infrastructure
      605. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the way in which the increased remote working demand is being factored into broadband rollout plans for rural and...
    • Departmental Policies
      606. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding the regulation of the advertising and promotion of infant and follow-on formula both in traditional...
    • Departmental Bodies
      608. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas Members to agencies under his Department, in tabular...
    • Sports Funding
      609. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport when the sports capital programme will be open again for applications; to outline any other funding streams available for...
    • Public Sector Pensions
      610. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport when the promised pension increases for An Post pensioners of 6% with effect January 2025 and 1% increase with effect June...
    • Arts Funding
      611. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport whether he will introduce a model of multi-annual core funding for theatre companies, removing the need for actors to apply...
    • Sports Funding
      613. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if he will acknowledge the importance of funding for sports clubs and organisations (details supplied). [72007/25]
    • Telecommunications Infrastructure
      614. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department is aware that areas in rural Ireland, such as Mountbellew in County Galway, continue to experience...
    • National Security
      615. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the measures in place to protect Ireland’s subsea communication cables from cyber or physical interference. [61066/25]
    • Departmental Meetings
      616. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the number of liaison meetings that took place between the Arts Council and his Department since 2020 which were not...
    • Sports Facilities
      617. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on his Department’s progress to date on the Programme for Government commitment to conduct a...
    • Artists' Remuneration
      618. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to extend basic income for the arts scheme; the way in which he plans to support those artists who have received...
    • Public Sector Pensions
      620. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if he will clarify whether he has communicated or sought sanction from the Minister for Public Expenditure; Infrastructure;...
    • Media Sector
      621. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the number of Irish-based community media and community-led media organisations that have been successful applicants under...
    • Swimming Pools
      622. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department will support the development of a 50 metre swimming pool in the Cork region. [4369/26]
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • National Parks and Wildlife Service
      625. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a schedule of derogation licence requests made to the National Parks and Wildlife Service to undertake...
    • Sport and Recreational Development
      626. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether his Department has examined the role of Sport England's planning and advisory functions, particularly its engagement...
    • Housing Schemes
      627. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding any review of the qualifying income thresholds for cost rental housing developments; and if he will...
    • Local Authorities
      630. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the responsibilities a county council continues to have for people on their housing list after they allocate them housing with...
    • Planning Issues
      631. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to bring in planning exemptions for the installation of solar panels on public buildings or community buildings;...
    • Wind Energy Guidelines
      632. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the new draft wind energy guidelines, due for publication next year, will address setback distances, shadow flicker and...
    • Defective Building Materials
      633. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to his confirmation that Fingal County Council will be admitted to the enhanced defective concrete blocks grant...
    • Local Government Reform
      634. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current status of the Local Democracy Taskforce; the dates of meetings held; which key milestones have been completed to...
    • Housing Policy
      637. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether new six-year tenancy terms will apply to those renting out homes while undertaking the fair deal scheme; and if so,...
    • Departmental Funding
      639. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the additional funding that was provided to the Housing Agency in Budget 2026; if this will allow the agency to commence...
    • Housing Policy
      640. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether a full assessment of the carbon impact of all measures contained in the programme Delivering Homes, Building...
    • Housing Provision
      641. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social rental housing units being provided in 2022, 2023, and 2024 under payment and availability agreement...
    • Public Sector Pensions
      644. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to list the roles within public or semi-State organisations under his Department that are excluded from the single public...
    • Electoral Process
      645. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware that 24 of the 27 Member States of the European Union require photographic ID to be produced by all voters at...
    • Housing Provision
      646. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which the 3,504 non-EEA persons referenced in his Department's homelessness statistics for November 2025 qualify...
    • Housing Schemes
      647. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to review the house price ceilings under the local authority home loan. [3745/26]
    • Commercial Rates
      650. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason a pre-school (details supplied) operating under the ECCE scheme has received a commercial rates bill; whether this...
    • Departmental Bodies
      654. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas Members to agencies under his Department, in tabular form....
    • Rental Sector
      655. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government given that the delivering homes, building communities plan aims to support local authorities to meet their target of...
    • Housing Policy
      656. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether his Department has reviewed the approaches taken by different local authorities in defining and assessing ribbon...
    • Housing Schemes
      660. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); his views on the merits of amending existing first-time...
    • Defective Building Materials
      668. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applicants for the defective concrete block grant scheme in each county in which the scheme is operational; the...
    • Housing Schemes
      670. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No.1390 of 13 December 2025, to provide a breakdown of the value of grants paid for the...
    • Defective Building Materials
      671. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the scheme to address defects in apartments and duplexes; to outline the current status of the proposed...
    • Homeless Persons Supports
      672. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will issue guidelines for non-statutory public consultations for local authorities to support the...
    • Housing Schemes
      675. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a year-on-year breakdown, from 2018 to date, of the number of applications submitted by each Dublin local authority...
    • Local Authorities
      676. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1448 of 13 January 2026, and the reply if he will consider further correspondence...
    • Property Registration
      677. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide data on the backlog within Tailte Éireann on applications for property registration; the reasons for the...
    • Housing Schemes
      678. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a local authority can consider a transfer request from a person from another local authority; the priority which can be...
    • Turf Cutting
      680. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme as the payment period concludes for many applicants; if a...
    • Housing Provision
      681. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if assistance will be provided to a person (details supplied) to prevent them and their children presenting as homeless. [4479/26]
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Social Welfare Payments
      682. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to review case (details supplied) and provide an update on the matter. [3322/26]
    • State Pensions
      683. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rationale for only counting complete years of service when calculating contributory State pensions (details supplied); if...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      684. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his additional plans to financially assist people with disabilities during 2026; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • School Meals Programme
      685. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when some local primary schools in County Leitrim (details supplied) will receive funding for invoices supplied in relation...
    • Disability Issues
      686. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of employers, employees and average number of weekly WSS hours claimed for each individual strand 2 category,...
    • Departmental Schemes
      690. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on the humanitarian assistance scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3606/26]
    • Public Sector Pensions
      691. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to list the roles within public or semi-State organisations under his Department that are excluded from the single public...
    • Social Welfare Rates
      692. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will re-examine the national guidelines in relation to exceptional needs payments for household furnishings, appliances...
    • Social Welfare Payments
      693. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if disability allowance payments will be reinstated for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Pensions Reform
      694. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his officials have planned for inactive My Future Fund accounts exceeding the number of active accounts; his views on...
    • Social Welfare Code
      696. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will consider changing the maximum hours a person can work (currently 18.5 hours per week) when qualifying for carer's...
    • Pension Provisions
      697. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection in relation to regulations he signed on 23 December to exempt employees from auto-enrolment who are members of occupational...
    • Departmental Bodies
      698. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under his Department, in tabular form....
    • Community Welfare Services
      699. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will review the case of an older woman in Dublin 11 (details supplied) who has been without heating for many months; if...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      700. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of families who have benefited from the new baby grant, broken down by county for 2025; and if he will make a...
    • School Meals Programme
      701. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of schools in Carlow that have applied for the school meals scheme for the 2025-2026 academic year; and if he will...
    • Social Welfare Payments
      703. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if travel expenses such as an employee's mileage is taken into account when being assessed for carer's allowance; and if he...
    • Departmental Staff
      704. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of vacancies at each grade of higher executive officer and above within his Department as of 12 January 2026, in...
    • Artificial Intelligence
      705. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will clarify whether personal data held by his Department and its customer facing sections is subject to processing by...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • International Protection
      707. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether she will agree to grant a visa to a human rights defender from Saudi Arabia (details supplied) who is at risk of...
    • Citizenship Applications
      708. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to respond to concerns (details supplied) that citizenship applications are being delayed. [4187/26]
    • Departmental Regulations
      709. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on his Department’s drafting of the regulations for periodic payment orders indexation rates; if...
    • An Garda Síochána
      710. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on the establishment of the dedicated legacy unit within An Garda Síochána, noting media...
    • Road Safety
      711. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if e-scooter and e-bike users are subject to breathalyser tests to detect alcohol and drug impairment in vehicle users at...
    • Gambling Sector
      712. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of illegal gambling operators and websites have been identified, investigated, subject to enforcement action, and...
    • Personal Injury Claims
      719. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the implementation of 16.7% uplift on personal injury guidelines following the independent report...
    • An Garda Síochána
      720. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects the next class of Garda recruits to be attested; if he expects any further groups to be attested in 2026; the...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      721. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the standard processing timeframe for naturalisation applications has increased in recent months; if he is aware of reports...
    • Deportation Orders
      722. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons classified as tradespeople and/or construction workers that have been deported or voluntarily returned to...
    • Departmental Data
      723. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions per annum under the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020 since its...
    • Public Sector Pensions
      724. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to list the roles within public or semi-State organisations under his Department that are excluded from the single public...
    • Visa Applications
      725. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a visa application (details supplied) will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3654/26]
    • An Garda Síochána
      726. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to review the feasibility of replacing the current repeated Garda vetting process with a national registration and licensing...
    • Work Permits
      727. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the employment permit appeal by a person (details supplied); the actions he will take to...
    • Courts Service
      728. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current compulsory retirement ages which apply to members of the judiciary; and the changes which have been made to these...
    • An Garda Síochána
      729. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 669 of 25 November 2025, if he has received the relevant information in order to have...
    • Proposed Legislation
      730. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to legislate for the explicit recognition of parental and family based control; the Garda protocols for non-partner...
    • Departmental Reviews
      731. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the review being carried out by his Department into a hotel (details supplied) following the outcome in the...
    • An Garda Síochána
      732. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardai, by rank attached to Clare-Tipperary Garda scenes of crime unit as of 9 January 2026, in tabular form; and...
    • Departmental Bodies
      733. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under his Department, in tabular form....
    • Deportation Orders
      734. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons deported by the State; the number issued with a deportation order respectively, in each of the past five...
    • An Garda Síochána
      735. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide the number of live applications within An Garda Síochána for Garda transfers, and the number of transfers...
    • International Protection
      736. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of IPAS accommodation centres currently operating with the exempted development regulations set out in SI No....
    • An Garda Síochána
      737. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of Gardaí in the State at present, and in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, by county, in tabular...
    • International Protection
      739. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to urgently intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) and allow for accommodation in this genuine case; and if he...
    • An Garda Síochána
      740. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full-time Gardaí with drug-related intimidation training, by district in Cork. [4102/26]
    • Departmental Legal Services
      741. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 714 of 16 December 2025, if the information requested can be provided; and if he will...
    • Consular Services
      742. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of WTE staff, by job title working at the visa offices based in London, Abu Dhabi, Beijing, New Delhi and Ankara as...
    • International Protection
      743. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Approved Housing Bodies are providing accommodation for former residents of IPAS centres who have not yet been given leave...
    • Immigration Policy
      744. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a Turkish national residing in Turkey can apply directly to Irish authorities under the TURA...
    • Citizenship Applications
      745. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to decrease the waiting list of people receiving their citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Residency Permits
      747. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will respond to concerns regarding the resident permit renewals and critical skills employment permits for nurses...
    • Immigration Status
      748. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will outline the options available to that person...
    • Artificial Intelligence
      749. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify whether personal data held by his Department and its customer facing sections is subject to processing by...
    • Prison Service
      751. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons currently in prison serving short sentences; the number of persons currently on remand in prison; the...
    • Departmental Meetings
      752. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will meet with the family of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4323/26]
    • An Garda Síochána
      753. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of Garda stations in each district and the number of stations that have no Garda allocated to them, in each...
    • Antisocial Behaviour
      759. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the annual number of incidents of public order and of anti-social behaviour in each Garda district in each of the last five...
    • An Garda Síochána
      760. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the age profile of the Garda fleet in each district within Laois-Offaly division, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Funding
      762. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the allocation per county under the Community Safety Innovation fund in each year since its introduction, in tabular form; and...
    • An Garda Síochána
      763. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardai assigned to the drugs unit in each Garda division at present and in each of the past five years; and if he...
    • Citizenship Applications
      764. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether it is intended that the time a person spends in Ireland as a beneficiary of temporary protection will be considered as...
    • Probation and Welfare Service
      766. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of probation staff in each probation area for each of the years 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2025. [4362/26]
    • An Garda Síochána
      768. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of Gardaí, per rank in the roads policing unit; the breakdown of the number of Gardaí, per each...
    • Road Traffic Accidents
      769. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of accidents that required a garda presence on the M9 over the past three years; the county breakdown of each of...
    • Departmental Communications
      770. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason his Department transferred a question (details supplied) to the Minister for Housing; Local Government and Heritage...
    • Immigration Support Services
      771. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which the ISD can audit schools, if it cannot generate a list of students enrolled in each institution at any given...
    • Immigration Policy
      776. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason online renewals were allowed to continue for two years without basic verification measures; and if he will make a...
    • Community Development Projects
      780. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how organisations can apply for funding under the Community Safety Fund; the name of projects in south Dublin city that...
    • Immigration Policy
      781. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the future of the accommodation recognition payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • EU Meetings
      786. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legal options available to the Government in response to the blocking of Ireland’s invocation of the Hague...
    • Animal Passports
      787. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will develop an exotic pets register, similar to practices in Northern Ireland. [3379/26]
    • Trade Agreements
      788. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the type and amounts of seafood that will be imported into the European Union every year under the proposed Mercosur...
    • Legislative Process
      789. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has requested his Department to draft amending legislation to the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006. [3487/26]
    • Fishing Industry
      790. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on Ireland’s efforts to secure a bluefin quota from the European Union for the fishing industry here....
    • Public Sector Pensions
      792. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to list the roles within public or semi-State organisations under his Department that are excluded from the single public service...
    • Greyhound Industry
      793. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of people employed full-time, and part-time by Rásaíocht Con Éireann, by job title, in tabular form; and if...
    • Beef Sector
      795. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he justifies expecting Irish beef farmers to abide by high standards and regulations for the production of beef,...
    • Farm Inspections
      796. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal in the name of a person (details supplied); if the penalty applied will be reduced; the outcome of the...
    • Trade Agreements
      797. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to list all bilateral and multilateral meetings held since January 2025 with Ministers or senior officials from other EU member...
    • Departmental Bodies
      801. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas Members to agencies under his Department, in tabular form. [3864/26]
    • Fishing Industry
      802. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter raised in correspondence in relation to the proposed 2026 introduction of a recreational bag limit of...
    • Succession Act
      803. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a Bill to protect farmers' incomes, protect succession rights (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Agriculture Industry
      804. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to ensure that a fair market is secured for sheep wool (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • Environmental Schemes
      805. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to promote grants for installing solar panels on farm buildings in rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Trade Agreements
      806. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the concessions and safeguards which have been included in the updated Mercosur trade agreement; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Forestry Sector
      807. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to increase forestry grants to landowners who wish to plant some or all of their lands or additional lands; and if he will make a...
    • Greyhound Industry
      808. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to significantly increase the funding to the horse racing and greyhound industry, to enable these industries to prosper and thrive...
    • State Bodies
      809. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent on media consultants by Bord Iascaigh Mhara; the dates of the consultancy/ training for each of the years 2020 to...
    • Social Enterprise Sector
      811. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding allocated to an organisation (details supplied) for social farming initiatives for the years 2020-2025; the projects...
    • Fishing Industry
      812. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with the fishing sector on the impact of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1766 and Commission Implementing...
    • Animal Welfare
      813. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the appointment of a county dog warden and two additional dog wardens at Cork County Council; and if he will make a...
    • Transfer of Entitlements
      814. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a transfer of entitlements application for the years 2022-2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • Fishing Industry
      815. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a complete breakdown of spending for An Bord Iascaigh Mhara in the 2026 Revised Estimates outlined in the sectoral...
    • Fishery Harbour Centres
      816. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a complete breakdown of spending for fisheries, harbours and marine leisure in the 2026 Revised Estimates outlined in the...
    • Maritime Safety
      817. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there is no spending allocated for maritime safety and regulations in the 2026 Revised Estimates outlined in the sectoral...
    • Fishing Industry
      818. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a complete breakdown of spending for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority in the 2026 Revised Estimates outlined in the...
    • Livestock Issues
      820. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will allow marts to process movements or implement a system to ensure a faster more predictable permit system is available...
    • Animal Passports
      822. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of the recent public tender process for the issuing of horse passports; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Department of Children, Disability and Equality
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      823. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if it can be ensured that a person (details supplied) receives appropriate AIM staffing or support so the child can safely access...
    • Child and Family Agency
      824. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the number of inspections carried out by Tusla or other agencies within the remit of her Department of creches or...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      825. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which the autism assessment and intervention protocol which is due to launch in February 2026 will operate; and the...
    • Health Services
      826. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide an estimated date for the establishment of the community neurorehabilitation team in the midlands in 2026; and...
    • Mother and Baby Homes
      828. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the annual report for the mother and baby payments (redress scheme) will be published; and the reason it has not been published...
    • Disability Services
      829. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the staffing levels at CDNT central Galway and Galway city east children’s disability network team 6; and if she will make a...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      832. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for an assessment of need within County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3527/26]
    • Departmental Correspondence
      833. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to examine correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3570/26]
    • Public Sector Pensions
      834. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to list the roles within public or semi-State organisations under her Department that are excluded from the single public service...
    • Childcare Services
      835. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if children in a variety of childminding settings can also benefit from national childcare scheme subsidies; and if she will make a...
    • Disability Services
      839. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the CDNTs within CHO7 that are currently without psychologists and or social workers, by location, in tabular form. [3731/26]
    • Child and Family Agency
      841. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when procurement procedures were first implemented at the following Tusla-run facility (details supplied); and if he will provide...
    • Disability Services
      842. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the work of the Personal Assistance Review Group. [3816/26]
    • Childcare Services
      843. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to criticisms of the independent external review of the draft childminding regulations that was...
    • Disability Services
      844. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding provided in each of the years 2024 and 2025 to CDNTs within CHO3, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      845. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a pre-school (details supplied) operating under the ECCE scheme has received a commercial rates bill; whether this is now...
    • Departmental Bodies
      849. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under her Department, in tabular form. [3865/26]
    • Health Services Staff
      850. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to deal with the shortage of HSE and Tusla placements for postgraduate social work students; and if she will make a...
    • Child and Family Agency
      851. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is satisfied that Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, is operating with an appropriate culture of accountability and...
    • Disability Services
      855. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will seek an earlier implementation of the new EU disability card to ensure those unable to access a blue disability parking...
    • Children in Care
      857. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the rationale for refusing to allow foster parents (details supplied) pay privately for speech and language therapy for their foster...
    • Child and Family Agency
      858. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a detailed account of all expenditure incurred by Tusla, in appointing a company (details supplied) as an independent...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      859. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children currently waiting for assessment of needs in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Disability Services
      861. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children aged zero to 18 years in each of the integrated healthcare areas (IHA) by individual area, awaiting...
    • Childcare Services
      863. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if a resource centre (details supplied) can apply to the building blocks scheme to fund/part-fund a new-build to replace an older,...
    • Disability Services
      864. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children awaiting an initial appointment with Cabra CDNT, Finglas CDNT and North Inner City CDNT; and if she will make...
    • Childcare Services
      865. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether a mechanism will be introduced to allow funding under the AIM, NCS and sponsored childcare schemes to be backdated in cases...
    • Departmental Staff
      866. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies at each grade of Higher executive officer and above within her Department as of 12 January 2026, in tabular...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      867. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline the supports available for children diagnosed with chromosome deletion disorder 16p11.2, specifically those who are...
    • Adoption Services
      868. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she can investigate the facts surrounding an adopted child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Artificial Intelligence
      869. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will clarify whether personal data held by her Department and its customer facing sections is subject to processing by...
    • Residential Institutions
      871. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 2015 of 13 January 2026, if considering information (details supplied), he will furnish the...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      872. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for their AON appointment in the HSE Dublin and North East health region (formally known as CH09), in...
    • Disability Services
      873. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for their initial CDNT appointment in the HSE Dublin and North East health region (formally known as...
    • Special Educational Needs
      876. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department provides transportation funding for children with special education needs who have to travel to attend an early...
    • Childcare Services
      877. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to detail her plans to improve the provision of childcare facilities, in particular in areas such as Shankill, County Dublin, where...
  • Department of Health
    • Healthcare Policy
      878. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage with Coimisiún na Meán in relation to implementing the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes; and if she will...
    • Insurance Levy
      882. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will consider abolishing levies on private health insurance for old age pensioners; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4158/26]
    • Civil Registration Service
      883. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is a one-year wait for people who are citizens outside of the EU to be called for an interview to be married in Ireland; and if she will make...
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      884. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on waiting lists awaiting a speech and language therapy assessment in HSE Dublin and North East health region (formally known as CH09),...
    • Dental Services
      888. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists providing care to medical card patients, by county from 2020 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      889. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an Irish citizen cannot gain employment to carry out dyslexia assessments for young students in Ireland because they trained in the UK (details...
    • Health Services Staff
      890. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies of public health nurses in CHO Area 7 (CCA3), in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3316/26]
    • Nursing Homes
      892. To ask the Minister for Health the process by which convalescence and egress beds for patients exiting hospitals are assigned to nursing homes; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      893. To ask the Minister for Health the latest projected timeline for the delivery of the surgical hub at Letterkenny University Hospital. [3333/26]
    • General Practitioner Services
      894. To ask the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to increase GP recruitment and retention in rural and commuter-belt areas, including Wicklow and Wexford; and if she will...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      896. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider emergency or interim measures such as temporary HSE-run clinics or locum supports to ensure continuity of care in areas where GP practices...
    • Health Services
      898. To ask the Minister for Health the most recent data on GP-to-patient ratios in the Wicklow and Wexford region; the way in which the shortages are being monitored and addressed; and if she...
    • Health Services Staff
      899. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE registrar in respiratory medicine based at Wexford General Hospital in each of the years of 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if she...
    • Disability Services
      901. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the establishment and operational status of the planned public adult ADHD teams nationally; the number of teams currently in place; the...
    • Nursing Homes
      903. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of nursing homes receiving patients discharged from hospital to long-term nursing home care in Wicklow and Wexford from 2020 to date; and the...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      904. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there is currently no consultant ophthalmologist or dedicated ophthalmology service based in Longford–Westmeath, including at St....
    • Health Services
      905. To ask the Minister for Health to intervene to ensure a person (details supplied) receives the medical care they require as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Health Services Staff
      909. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health nurses in the Dublin midwest area; the number of vacant positions for public health nurses in the area; when P2 and P3...
    • Health Services
      910. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of children who received developmental checks carried out within 72-hours, at three months, at six months, at 12 months, at 24 months, at 48...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      912. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin. [3459/26]
    • Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
      913. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that an organisation (details supplied) has had funding withdrawn which threatens the provision of their service and may lead to the closure of the...
    • Health Services
      914. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify matters related to compensation for victims of the HSE cyber-attack (details supplied);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3491/26]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      915. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide a copy of the briefing provided to her, which is referenced in a media report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Health Services Staff
      916. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants employed by the HSE, by contract type, principal clinical site and region, in tabular form. [3494/26]
    • Mental Health Services
      918. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of adult ADHD services within County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3528/26]
    • Hospital Facilities
      919. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the development of the elective hospital at Merlin Park, Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3529/26]
    • Emergency Departments
      920. To ask the Minister for Health the annual share of emergency department admissions that do not have a GP referral, per each emergency department nationwide. [3541/26]
    • Healthcare Policy
      921. To ask the Minister for Health if the long-term illness scheme will be revised to include patients with Charcot-Marie-tooth disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3558/26]
    • Ministerial Communications
      922. To ask the Minister for Health to review correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3568/26]
    • Health Services
      923. To ask the Minister for Health if a ward in a facility (details supplied) has closed; if so, the reason; to provide details of the ward; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3592/26]
    • Eating Disorders
      924. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to extend community eating disorder services such as a facility (details supplied), particularly in areas with minimal services; and if she will make...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      925. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of appointments deemed urgent and non-urgent for children in South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital given the current waiting list for...
    • Public Sector Pensions
      926. To ask the Minister for Health to list the roles within public or semi-State organisations under her Department that are excluded from the single public service pension scheme; the number of...
    • Mental Health Services
      927. To ask the Minister for Health to consider implementing a post-Christmas period of an increase in mental health supports, due to the increase of acute mental health cases that present to the...
    • Hospital Staff
      928. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant neurologists, neurology registrars and senior house officers in neurology that were on duty between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. at Beaumont...
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      929. To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults within CHO9 on a waiting list to receive respite services for the first time as of 12 January 2026; and the average waiting time to...
    • Health Service Executive
      930. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has identified any constraints in laboratory throughput, reagent supply, staffing availability or logistic that would limit surge testing capacity...
    • General Practitioner Services
      931. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of funding provided to D-Doc out-of-hours GP services in 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [3668/26]
    • Hospital Facilities
      932. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE will consider offering the carpark, or a portion of the car park, at St. Vincent’s hospital, Athlone to the local municipal district on the...
    • Abortion Services
      933. To ask the Minister for Health whether she supports the full decriminalisation of abortion by the repeal of section 23 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and...
    • Hospital Admissions
      934. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of discharge data downloads (details supplied) from January 2024 to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3707/26]
    • Culture Policy
      935. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE’s plans for the Weir Home for Nurses in Dublin 8; and whether it can be converted into a museum for Irish nurses and midwives and a community...
    • Hospital Staff
      936. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE registrars in colorectal surgery and senior house officers in colorectal surgery based at St. Vincent's University Hospital as of 13 January...
    • Hospital Charges
      937. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of patients that presented at the accident and emergency department of the Mater Hospital that were liable to the €100 fee in 2024 and...
    • Hospital Procedures
      938. To ask the Minister for Health the number of liver function scans performed at St. James's Hospital in 2025; the average waiting time for results of these scans. [3737/26]
    • Hospital Staff
      939. To ask the Minister for Health the number of recruitment campaigns Beaumont Hospital were involved with in the UK during 2025 seeking to encourage Irish trained nurses, physios, doctors,...
    • Hospital Admissions
      940. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that have been admitted to Tallaght University Hospital for 90 or more consecutive days in 2025, in tabular form. [3739/26]
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      941. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to upgrade a health centre (details supplied) where a GP currently operates; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3800/26]
    • Health Services
      942. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3811/26]
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      943. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients whose scans have been delayed despite capacity available in facility (details supplied); the approximate waiting time for...
    • Health Services
      944. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public patients referred to a provider (details supplied) for scans, for each year 2020-2025, in tabular form; the total amount paid to the...
    • Dental Services
      946. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children in Clare awaiting HSE public dental services including special needs dentistry as of 12 January 2026, to provide waiting times and...
    • Hospital Staff
      947. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant urologists based at University Hospital Limerick that are currently only dealing and treating public only patients; and if she...
    • Departmental Bodies
      948. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under her Department, in tabular form. [3874/26]
    • Health Services
      949. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 991 of 16 December 2025, if matters raised previously will be subject to a review in due course (details supplied); and...
    • Healthcare Policy
      950. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to expand the list of accepted providers under the ESAIS to include centres in Greece and Romania. [3892/26]
    • Home Care Packages
      951. To ask the Minister for Health the average cost to the State for the supply of one homecare hour from the supply companies. [3909/26]
    • Care Services
      952. To ask the Minister for Health if there is an assignment paid for carers travel; and if so, the way it is paid and the rate. [3910/26]
    • Home Care Packages
      953. To ask the Minister for Health the way unpresented homecare hours are dealt with; the number that are short homecare hours; if the company is paid on homecare hours allotted by HSE, or...
    • Health Services Staff
      954. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies for public health nurses in both Galway and Roscommon, by county, in tabular form; the plans to address this shortage; and if she will...
    • Question Heading for question(s) 955
      955. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children whose developmental checks were not received on time in Galway and Roscommon, by county, for the past five years, in tabular form; and...
    • Health Services
      956. To ask the Minister for Health the steps taken to date to implement the guidance issued by an organisation (details supplied) on transparency of medicines pricing and pharmacy service fees,...
    • Pharmacy Services
      957. To ask the Minister for Health the enforcement and compliance framework in place to ensure that pharmacies display, in a conspicuous location, the required information on professional...
    • Special Educational Needs
      961. To ask the Minister for Health the basis on which children are scheduled for speech and language therapy assessments in CHO 9, including whether referrals are processed strictly in order of...
    • Health Services Staff
      962. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of vacancies at a service (details supplied); how long each vacancy has existed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3940/26]
    • Health Services
      965. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the HSE intends to respond, in the context of County Louth, to the finding by an organisation (details supplied) that the greatest gaps in...
    • Special Educational Needs
      967. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for refusing to allow foster parents (details supplied) pay privately for speech and language therapy for their foster child, who has already...
    • Hospital Equipment
      968. To ask the Minister for Health when the cold cap/scalp cooling machine in CUH was installed; when it was last used; and to outline the timeline for it being used again. [3957/26]
    • Departmental Contracts
      969. To ask the Minister for Health the number of claims relating to the development of the new children's hospital which have been referred to the courts, by court; the date of referral; the...
    • Cancer Services
      970. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists and average waiting times for each type of cancer treatment, by cancer centre; and the compliance rate with key performance indictors and...
    • Dental Services
      972. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children eligible for school dental screening in each of the years 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, broken down by school cohort, and...
    • Healthcare Policy
      976. To ask the Minister for Health if specific protocols are in place for healthcare workers with regard to the provision of pain relief for unborn babies prior to late-term abortions in view of...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      977. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an orthopaedic appointment in the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [4018/26]
    • Legislative Measures
      978. To ask the Minister for Health if legislation is planned to ban the practice of vaping from public gathering places in the same way as the actual smoking ban; and if she will make a...
    • Hospital Charges
      979. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of revenue generated via car parking fees at St. Lukes Hospital Kilkenny in 2023, 2024, 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Hospital Staff
      981. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff and the grade employed in general medicine at St. Lukes Hospital in Kilkenny; the number of staff vacancies currently within the...
    • Hospital Services
      983. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that attended each outpatient clinic at St. Lukes Hospital Kilkenny, in 2025; the frequency in which each clinic is held; and if the...
    • Mental Health Services
      984. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of patients presenting to St. Luke's Hospital accident and emergency department with mental health issues; the number of those were...
    • Dental Services
      985. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the commitment to open in James Connolly Hospital a general anaesthetic dental service for special care patients. [4066/26]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      990. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting since June 2025 for results from Cavan General Hospital. [4082/26]
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      991. To ask the Minister for Health when capital approval will be granted to transition a medical facility, Radharc na Sléibhte, Carndonagh, County Donegal, from a residential model to a...
    • Climate Action Plan
      993. To ask the Minister for Health when an agency (details supplied) and the Medicines Management Programme will produce a Climate Action Roadmap, detailing how they will meet the latest Climate...
    • Healthcare Policy
      994. To ask the Minister for Health her Department's plans to expand surrogacy support in Ireland to same-sex couples who are currently excluded from the State's IVF scheme; the timeline and the...
    • Departmental Programmes
      995. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2668 of 8 September 2025, if she will clarify where responsibility lies for the potential risk to older patients from...
    • Primary Care Centres
      996. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 3 December 2025, if a reply will be furnished from the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4161/26]
    • Healthcare Policy
      997. To ask the Minister for Health to consider introducing a ban on single use vapes in indoor public spaces, to coincide with proposed changes to the Public Health (Single-Use Vapes) Bill 2025;...
    • Home Help Service
      998. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the exceptional delays in providing home support services, to those already approved for such services in County Donegal; the steps she...
    • Mental Health Services
      999. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical nurse specialists in cognitive behavioural therapy and advanced nurse practitioner in psychotherapy posts that were filled at Swords...
    • Ambulance Service
      1001. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of ambulance crews available to respond within 20 minutes of emergency department handover at Mullingar Regional Hospital in 2025, in tabular...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      1002. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time to see a consultant ophthalmologist at the Mater Hospital for the first time. [4176/26]
    • Health Services
      1003. To ask the Minister for Health if a review will be expedited in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4186/26]
    • Nursing Homes
      1004. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a place in a nursing home for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4205/26]
    • Health Services
      1005. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time children in Kerry wait for orthodontic treatment, the number which are waiting six months, 12 months, 18 months, two years and so on; the...
    • Dental Services
      1006. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time the most urgent cases of children in Kerry wait for orthodontic treatment; the number waiting one month, two months, three months, four...
    • Dental Services
      1009. To ask the Minister for Health the dental supports available for persons recovering from addiction; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4217/26]
    • Health Services
      1010. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances in which a person’s next-of-kin would need to be consulted in relation to palliative sedation/midazolam in cases in which the person...
    • Legislative Measures
      1011. To ask the Minister for Health the legislation and regulations that apply in relation to the dispensing of palliative sedation/midazolam; who should be consulted and in what circumstances;...
    • Health Services
      1012. To ask the Minister for Health the funding available to patients with severe spinal canal stenosis to facilitate treatment in Northern Ireland or another EU state; and if she will make a...
    • Mental Health Services
      1013. To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals to CAMHS in Counties Cavan and Monaghan in the years 2019 to date; the number of which were rejected, by year and by county; and if...
    • Pharmacy Services
      1015. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the concerns of pharmacists in relation to the eligibility for the free HRT scheme; the actions she will take to address...
    • Health Services
      1016. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the long-term illness scheme in light of the State’s commitments under the National Rare Disease Plan (details supplied); if the...
    • Healthcare Policy
      1017. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Strategic Review of the Eligibility Framework which was due to be completed in 2025 (details supplied); the expected timeline for...
    • Regulatory Bodies
      1018. To ask the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that the current professional regulatory framework adequately protects the public interest where systemic or organisational ethical...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      1020. To ask the Minister for Health , further to previous Parliamentary Questions on the matter, when a person will be scheduled for a hip replacement procedure (details supplied); and if the...
    • Health Services
      1021. To ask the Minister for Health if an orthodontic treatment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); the plans to tackle the extremely long waiting lists for orthodontic treatment;...
    • Health Service Executive
      1022. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide a report that includes all maps and drawings on the findings and outcomes of the extensive public consultation process undertaken by the...
    • Mental Health Services
      1023. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a detailed cost estimate for the design, manufacture, delivery, installation and commissioning of a single-storey temporary modular unit intended...
    • Mental Health Policy
      1025. To ask the Minister for Health the proportion of the overall mental health budget which is currently allocated to crisis assessment and intervention services. [4278/26]
    • Mental Health Services
      1026. To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent annually on agency and locum staff to provide emergency mental health cover in hospitals, by hospital group. [4279/26]
    • Mental Health Policy
      1034. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of expanding the role of model 2 hospitals in providing mental health crisis assessment and short-stay care. [4287/26]
    • Mental Health Services
      1035. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of the mental health budget announced in each of the past three budgets that was not spent; and the reasons for any underspend. [4288/26]
    • Artificial Intelligence
      1036. To ask the Minister for Health if she will clarify whether personal data held by her Department and its customer-facing sections is subject to processing by artificial intelligence tools...
    • Health Services
      1038. To ask the Minister for Health , further to the response to Parliamentary Question No. 958 of 18 November 2025, the number of babies that were born alive after abortion procedures in cases...
    • Hospital Staff
      1040. To ask the Minister for Health the number of wholetime equivalent, WTE, consultant dermatologists based at Tallaght University Hospital as of 12 January 2026; and if she will make a...
    • Home Help Service
      1041. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in CHO 7 awaiting home help services as of 12 January 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4318/26]
    • Hospital Staff
      1042. To ask the Minister for Health the number of wholetime, WTE, consultant paediatric nephrologists based at CHI Crumlin in 2024 and 2025 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Data
      1043. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons who presented to the accident and emergency department at Children's Health Ireland, CHI, Crumlin over each day of the recent Christmas...
    • Health Services
      1044. To ask the Minister for Health if she will add inflammatory bowel disease to the list of conditions for inclusion in the long-term illness scheme; if she will describe the criteria deployed...
    • Health Service Executive
      1045. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm if HSE Dublin and North East health region is the new name for CH09; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4337/26]
    • Medicinal Products
      1047. To ask the Minister for Health an update on the approval status of the drug givinostat; if officials from her Department have been in contact with their counterparts in the North to examine...
    • Medical Cards
      1048. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to remove the income threshold for access to a medical card for persons over 70 years-of-age in order to ensure universal access; and if she will...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      1049. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to extending the special leave with pay scheme and that some form of long-term support will be put in place for these workers,...
    • Health Screening Programmes
      1050. To ask the Minister for Health the reason CervicalCheck does not inform a patient which HPV type or the number of HPV types which were found in a patient that tests positive for HPV...
    • Primary Care Centres
      1053. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Loughlinstown primary healthcare centre capital project, located on Loughlinstown Drive, County Dublin; and if she will make a...
    • Hospital Facilities
      1054. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be announced for phase II of the national rehabilitation hospital development on Rochestown Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, under...
    • Health Screening Programmes
      1055. To ask the Minister for Health whether her Department has considered the introduction of targeted glaucoma screening measures for individuals with a family history of glaucoma, given the...
    • Dental Services
      1056. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); the arrangements that are in place to ensure patients can access their dental records and...
    • Medicinal Products
      1057. To ask the Minister for Health whether she is considering making Ryeqo available in Ireland for women suffering with endometriosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4403/26]
    • Mental Health Services
      1058. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the protocols around a person within the healthcare system on suicide watch; if the family are notified when a person is on suicide watch; and to...
    • Health Services
      1059. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to maintain continuity of care following recent changes to maternity services in hospitals; if consultants previously delivering private...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      1060. To ask the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4478/26]
    • Health Services Staff
      1061. To ask the Minister for Health the current numbers of approved and actual/in post WTE staff grade and senior grade clinicians working in children's services across Longford and Westmeath...
    • Health Services
      1062. To ask the Minister for Health the current number on priority and routine waiting lists, across each care group awaiting initial assessment; the longest waiter per discipline; and if she...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Third Level Education
      1063. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason TrustEd applications were invited and processed before final PEL requirements were published and costed; and if he will make a...
    • Grant Payments
      1069. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on SUSI grant income thresholds (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3597/26]
    • Pension Provisions
      1070. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to list the roles within public or semi-State organisations under his Department that are excluded from the single public service pension...
    • Research Funding
      1071. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a detailed breakdown of how the €4.55 billion investment in research and innovation will be spent year-by-year; how progress...
    • Further and Higher Education
      1072. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a detailed breakdown of how the €4.55 billion investment in research and innovation will be spent year-by-year; how progress...
    • Third Level Education
      1073. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a list of all capital projects underway; the campus and the timelines in each case, in tabular form. [3718/26]
    • Research and Development
      1074. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how transparency, international competitiveness and peer review excellence will be ensured across disciplines in Taighde Éireann and be...
    • Third Level Education
      1075. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how effective PATH and other programmes have been in improving participation among under-represented groups; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Contracts
      1076. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount his Department has spent on advertising abroad aimed at encouraging Irish citizens to return home, broken down by year for 2024,...
    • Third Level Education
      1077. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether he will legislate to ensure that personal assistants in third level institutes and education training boards are given permanent...
    • Third Level Fees
      1078. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on commitments made in advance of the 2024 General Election regarding the abolition of third-level student fees; if he will clarify...
    • Apprenticeship Programmes
      1079. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average time it took from phase one to completion for each apprenticeship, by trade in Cavan in each of the years 2024 and 2025, in tabular...
    • Third Level Education
      1080. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for capital investment in further education facilities in Kildare in each of the years 2026 and 2027, in tabular form; and if he will...
    • Apprenticeship Programmes
      1081. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for new apprenticeships to be offered in County Wicklow; the timeframe to have them up and running; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Grant Payments
      1083. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applicants for SUSI who were refused; the reasons for refusal; the number of applicants approved, in each of the years 2020 to...
    • Third Level Education
      1084. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether his Department’s current systems can identify the number of students enrolled in each individual English language education...
    • Apprenticeship Programmes
      1089. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of people currently availing of training apprenticeships, by apprenticeship programme; the number of people currently eligible to...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Community Development Projects
      1090. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding allocated under his Department’s programmes and schemes, by county for each year 2020 to 2025, in tabular...
    • Road Projects
      1091. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3583/26]
    • Pension Provisions
      1092. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to list the roles within public or semi-State organisations under his Department that are excluded from the single public service...
    • Departmental Communications
      1093. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide an up-to-date contact list for queries from Oireachtas members to agencies under his Department, in tabular form. [3878/26]
    • Departmental Policies
      1094. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide an update on the progress in publishing the next rural development policy plan; the estimated timeframe for...
    • Departmental Funding
      1095. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if CLÁR funding can be drawn down by rural communities to help pay for the extension of a graveyard; and if he will make a...

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