Written answers

Thursday, 22 January 2026

  • Department of Health
    • Mental Health Services
      16. To ask the Minister for Health the current rejection rate for referrals to CAMHS; and the action she is taking to reduce rejections and ensure timely access to care. [4906/26]
    • Health Services
      17. To ask the Minister for Health whether she is concerned about the number of biopsies carried out on children diagnosed with DMG and DIPG; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4680/26]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      18. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the waiting lists in Galway University Hospital, which are the highest in the State; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Mental Health Policy
      19. To ask the Minister for Health her response to the Mental Health Commission’s recent report on the use of restrictive practices in approved centres; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Official Engagements
      20. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times she has visited Our Lady’s Hospital Navan since she took office. [3835/26]
    • Primary Care Centres
      21. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the Finglas primary care centre; the progress to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4880/26]
    • Health Services
      23. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she has taken improve resourcing for the National Gender Service since the decision in December to close wait lists due to resourcing issues; if she,...
    • Primary Care Centres
      25. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has plans to open more primary care centres in north Kildare, specifically in the town of Leixlip, which has a rising population; and if she...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      27. To ask the Minister for Health if she will report on the possible site selection for a community nursing unit in Roscrea; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4892/26]
    • Health Services
      28. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of Athletic Rehabilitation Therapy Ireland (ARTI), and the thirteen-year delay in progressing regulation of the profession through CORU; the...
    • Hospital Services
      29. To ask the Minister for Health if she will report on the increase in presentations at University Hospital Limerick; the number of patients being treated on hospital trolleys and in hospital...
    • Health Services
      30. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration can be given to providing a funded scheme for blister packs for vulnerable and/or incapacitated patients; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Mental Health Services
      31. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of children on the waiting list for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services; the average waiting time for an initial appointment, with a...
    • Nursing Homes
      32. To ask the Minister for Health the actions her Department has undertaken to regulate the parent companies of nursing home operators in Ireland and to bring them under the remit of HIQA which...
    • Care of the Elderly
      33. To ask the Minister for Health the additional services that will be provided for older people’s care in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5031/26]
    • Primary Care Centres
      34. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has plans to open more primary care centres in north Kildare, specifically in the town of Maynooth, which has a rising population; and if she...
    • Ambulance Service
      35. To ask the Minister for Health the average length of time it takes for an ambulance response to reach a patient after a 999 call in each county in the State; if she will provide a county by...
    • Mental Health Services
      36. To ask the Minister for Health if she will report on the 24-hour mental health triage supports in emergency departments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4897/26]
    • National Development Plan
      37. To ask the Minister for Health the NDP provision for the health sector for 2026-2030; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4980/26]
    • Mental Health Policy
      38. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to the establishment of mental health emergency rooms separate to general hospital emergency departments for people experiencing...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      39. To ask the Minister for Health the measures her Department is taking to reduce hospital waiting lists in public hospitals across the IHA-4 HSE Area Midlands, in light of the most recently...
    • General Practitioner Services
      40. To ask the Minister for Health when the strategic review of general practice will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4992/26]
    • Hospital Equipment
      41. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the national linear accelerators (linac) replacement programme, including details of replacement plans outside Dublin. [4990/26]
    • Home Help Service
      42. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to address home help waiting lists in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5072/26]
    • Voluntary Hospital Sector
      43. To ask the Minister for Health the role being played by community hospitals in Macroom and Millstreet in alleviating pressure on acute hospitals through step-down care; and whether all...
    • Health Services Staff
      44. To ask the Minister for Health the level of mental health staffing in the midlands region, and whether additional resources will be allocated in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Cancer Services
      45. To ask the Minister for Health to expand cancer screening services in Ireland by introducing multigene next generation sequencing to allow for earlier diagnosis and better treatment outcomes...
    • General Practitioner Services
      46. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients currently without access to a general practitioner in the Wicklow–Wexford area and across the State, in tabular form; and if she...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      47. To ask the Minister for Health the current situation with transferring the Coombe Maternity Hospital to the St. James's Hospital campus in James's Street, Dublin; and if she will make a...
    • Health Services Staff
      48. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of vacant posts across the health service, by staff group; whether she accepts that recruitment and employment ceilings are undermining safe...
    • Health Services
      49. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the pause on mid-urethral sling surgery for stress urinary incontinence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4879/26]
    • Mental Health Services
      50. To ask the Minister for Health the number of additional posts being allocated to mental health services under the HSE National Service Plan for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Dental Services
      51. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to address recruitment and retention challenges within dental services, particularly in the HSE Public Dental Service; the way in which the Department...
    • Healthcare Policy
      52. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place for delivering more surgical hubs to provide elective care across the regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4981/26]
    • Health Services
      53. To ask the Minister for Health for a full review and expansion of the current free HRT scheme to ensure medications for individuals who are HRT contraindicated are included; and if she will...
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      54. To ask the Minister for Health the action that will be taken to address audiology waiting lists in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5071/26]
    • Health Services Staff
      55. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new WTE posts per discipline identified for Longford/Westmeath per CHN with the additional funding announced by the Minister for Health in 2025;...
    • Hospital Facilities
      56. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure that Saint Anne's ward in Saint Vincent’s nursing unit in Mountmellick, County Laois is kept in use when the new wing is open to allow...
    • Hospital Staff
      57. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical, dental, nursing, midwife and health and social care positions currently vacant in St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny; and if she will...
    • Dental Services
      58. To ask the Minister for Health if she will report on the provision of orthodontal services in the north-east region; the reasons for delays in accessing services; and her proposals to ensure...
    • General Practitioner Services
      59. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a programme or plan in place to address the general practitioner shortage in the Wicklow–Wexford area and throughout the State; and if she...
    • Medicinal Products
      60. To ask the Minister for Health the reason ostomy products are not included on the long-term illness scheme; if ostomy products were ever considered for the long term illness scheme; if so,...
    • Mental Health Services
      61. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for children seeking an appointment with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Balbriggan; the measures being taken to reduce...
    • Healthcare Policy
      62. To ask the Minister for Health the action being taken on foot of the recent “Ireland’s Future Health and Social Care Workforce” report; and if she will make a statement...
    • Hospital Services
      63. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a full update on plans to increase hospital bed capacity in Cork city. [4682/26]
    • Primary Care Centres
      64. To ask the Minister for Health the capital allocation for the Finglas primary care centre to date; in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4881/26]
    • Mental Health Services
      65. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children referred by the HSE to private approved centres for psychiatric assessment and treatment in each of the years 2024 and 2025; to provide a...
    • Dental Services
      66. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in recruiting additional dentists and improving public dental services in Cavan and Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Primary Care Centres
      67. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the progress of the provision of a primary health centre in Dundalk; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3642/26]
    • Vaccination Programme
      68. To ask the Minister for Health the number of students expected to avail of the next phase of the Laura Brennan HPV Vaccine Catch-Up Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Nursing Homes
      69. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that she is taking to increase the number of HSE community nursing home dementia beds which have decreased by 12% between 2020 and 2024, to increase...
    • Healthcare Policy
      70. To ask the Minister for Health when a national diabetes strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4890/26]
    • Health Services
      71. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to ensure that the HSE commences allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) surgery to avert the need for families to travel...
    • Primary Care Centres
      72. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the proposed new primary health care centre for Rowlagh; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4136/26]
    • Dental Services
      73. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the ongoing issue of chronic dentist understaffing in Cork and Kerry, and the significant impact this is having on access to dental services...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      74. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of the new daycare centre which has been promised to be located adjacent to Abbeyleix nursing unit; and if she will make a...
    • Health Services
      76. To ask the Minister for Health the medium support accommodation options available in Tallaght, or more broadly within the Dublin 24 area, for individuals living with severe epilepsy. [5069/26]
    • Laboratory Facilities
      77. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the current and capital spend on the MedLIS project to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3354/26]
    • Hospital Overcrowding
      78. To ask the Minister for Health to address the urgent need for additional beds in UHK, to alleviate overcrowding in the accident and emergency department and the trolley crisis; and if she...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      79. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the construction of the new surgical hub in Swords; the expected capacity of the facility; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Health Screening Programmes
      82. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons for the continued delay in expanding the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme to include spinal muscular atrophy (SMA); if screening for...
    • Mental Health Services
      83. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to expand resources in mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5036/26]
    • Medical Cards
      84. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to increase medical card income limits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4993/26]
    • Mental Health Services
      85. To ask the Minister for Health if she will commit to examining mental health crisis centres as an alternative to emergency departments; the funding required, capital and current, to open...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      86. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the status of the Swords surgical hub; the current projected opening date; the progress made to date on staffing, resourcing, and...
    • Health Services
      87. To ask the Minister for Health the measures which are being taken to support first responders to ensure that they are fully equipped, and have the means to respond to incidents and accidents...
    • Hospital Services
      89. To ask the Minister for Health the measures in place to ensure that children with complex and predictable medical needs who experience repeated hospital admissions have pre-planned care...
    • Alcohol Advertising
      90. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the merits of amending the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 to remove the loophole that allows advertising by alcohol companies to advertise 0.0%...
    • Primary Care Centres
      91. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on Midleton primary care centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5039/26]
    • Primary Care Services
      92. To ask the Minister for Health the number of positions currently approved for advertisement within primary care services in Laois, per year, from 2020 to date, for occupational therapists and...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      93. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the new emergency department at Beaumont Hospital. [4883/26]
    • Health Services
      94. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the movement of CH01 into the new Dublin-Northeast Health Region, which includes Cavan and Monaghan; and the parameters for meeting that...
    • Health Services Staff
      95. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the recent study by the health and welfare division of a trade union (details supplied) which found that over two thirds of health workers...
    • Hospital Services
      96. To ask the Minister for Health her plans with regard to the provision of new acute beds and projects in acute hospitals through the regions, including theatres and emergency departments; and...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      97. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the development of a building (details supplied); when it is expected to be handed over; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Mental Health Services
      98. To ask the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to improve treatment for mental health amongst children and adolescents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4675/26]
    • Health Services Staff
      99. To ask the Minister for Health the barriers identified by her Department in recruiting RGNs in community settings; the steps being taken to address these; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Primary Care Centres
      101. To ask the Minister for Health the status of planned primary care centres in County Offaly, and the expected timelines for their delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      103. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in advancing a building project at a healthcare facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4548/26]
    • Public Inquiries
      105. To ask the Minister for Health when the facilitator to scope the statutory public inquiry into spina bifida and complex scoliosis services will be appointed; when draft terms of reference...
    • National Children's Hospital
      106. To ask the Minister for Health the latest expected completion date and opening date for the new Children’s Hospital; the number of claims in dispute before the Courts; and whether she...
    • Coroners Service
      107. To ask the Minister for Health the alternative arrangements being developed by the HSE to ensure continuity of coronial post-mortem services for the south-east region from January 2026,...
    • Health Services
      108. To ask the Minister for Health the immediate contingency arrangements now in place for children awaiting community ophthalmology services in south Tipperary, in circumstances where...
    • Nursing Homes
      109. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the increase in the provision of community nursing home beds in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4895/26]
    • Dental Services
      110. To ask the Minister for Health to address the urgent need for major investment in the public dental schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4554/26]
    • Oireachtas Committees
      111. To ask the Minister for Health whether she plans to bring forward proposals for the reestablishment of the sub-committee on mental health; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Health Services
      112. To ask the Minister for Health to address concerns that Pathfinder services for older people are being withdrawn in certain locations (details supplied). [4989/26]
    • Vaccination Programme
      114. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding any research her Department has carried out into making the flu vaccine free for all to encourage greater uptake; and if she will make a...
    • General Practitioner Services
      115. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an overview of medical card contracts her Department has with general practitioners in County Clare; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Medicinal Products
      116. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the accessibility of the drug givinostat for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. [5070/26]
    • Hospital Overcrowding
      117. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the current overcrowding issues at Cork University Hospital, particularly in the emergency department; the immediate measures she plans to...
    • Ambulance Service
      118. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has considered the establishment of a permanent ambulance base in Ballymote, County Sligo, given its central location in south Sligo and the...
    • Dental Services
      119. To ask the Minister for Health the dental service capacity and access, including DTSS participation, claims activity and waiting lists for dental, orthodontic, and dental surgery services in...
    • Mental Health Services
      120. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on acute mental health services in Wexford General Hospital ; the plans in place for improvement of the service; and if she will make a statement...
    • Hospital Services
      121. To ask the Minister for Health if she will meet with an organisation (details supplied) to discuss their serious and ongoing concerns about the service at Letterkenny University Hospital to...
    • Health Services
      122. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which her Department currently engages with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in the areas where mental health...
    • Hospital Facilities
      127. To ask the Minister for Health when funding will be allocated by her Department for the development of the new renal dialysis unit at Sligo University Hospital; and if she will make a...
    • Dental Services
      128. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to address the large number of children who have missed dental examinations through the HSE school dental screening programme in recent years;...
    • General Practitioner Services
      129. To ask the Minister for Health the actions being taken to increase GP capacity in rural Ireland; whether a dedicated rural GP strategy is in place; and if she will provide details of any...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      130. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the elective hospital in Cork. [3472/26]
    • Hospital Services
      131. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on new services that will be provided by the Health Service Executive in County Clare in 2026, in particular at Ennis General...
    • Health Services Staff
      132. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the proposal to recruit nine mental health service co-ordinator posts to support access to, and delivery of, mental health services for...
    • Mental Health Policy
      133. To ask the Minister for Health for an overview of the recently announced €3 million investment in mental health research; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4968/26]
    • Health Services Staff
      134. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full cost to the Exchequer of the special leave with pay for health and social care workers unfit for work post-Covid-19, if it were to continue...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      136. To ask the Minister for Health the plans for the soon to be vacated children's hospitals at Temple Street and in Drimnagh; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4445/26]
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Housing Provision
      145. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether his Department is tracking the progression of commenced housing units through the construction pipeline, including...
    • Local Authorities
      149. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the powers local authorities have to pursue developers who do not finish housing estates in terms of lighting and roadways and...
    • An Ghaeltacht
      151. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government cén dul chun cinn atá déanta ag a Roinn chun déileáil leis na fadhbanna tithíochta ar leith...
    • Rental Sector
      152. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update made on the Programme for Government commitment to earmark certain cost rental units for key local workers; and...
    • National Development Plan
      153. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an overview of the National Development Plan sectoral plan for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Land Development Agency
      154. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the Land Development Agency’s plans in Dundalk; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Housing Schemes
      155. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the initiatives being taken to support affordable housing in north Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • National Planning Framework
      160. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to allow for more one-off houses to be built to tackle the housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4552/26]
    • Housing Schemes
      161. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government in view of the inadequate income eligibility limits for social housing in Cavan and Monaghan, if he will have these income...
    • Planning Issues
      162. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the average timeframe for An Coimisiún Pleanála to determine planning applications remitted by the High Court; the...
    • Housing Schemes
      164. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social and affordable homes delivered in Waterford in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5046/26]
    • Housing Policy
      165. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the Housing Activation Office became operational; its current staffing and remit; the key targets and priority actions...
    • Planning Issues
      167. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department monitors the average length of time a home-builder must wait for planning permission; the steps his...
    • Housing Policy
      168. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an overview of the additional affordability and activation supports he plans in coming years; and if he will make a...
    • Derelict Sites
      169. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on establishing the national forum and network for local authority staff to effectively tackle dereliction; and...
    • Defective Building Materials
      171. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason victims of the defective concrete product scandals are treated so differently by the remediation/redress schemes...
    • Housing Policy
      172. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the mechanisms in place for engagement between his Department and local authorities to identify and resolve obstacles to...
    • Defective Building Materials
      173. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the revised defective concrete blocks scheme will provide retrospective reimbursement to homeowners in Fingal who have...
    • Planning Issues
      174. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for a breakdown of the number of properties which have availed of the planning exemption for change of use from commercial to...
    • Housing Policy
      175. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to his reply on the operation of the first home scheme; his views on whether the current county-by-county price...
    • Rental Sector
      177. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether he is considering any additional measures to alleviate concerns of landlords and tenants in advance of the...
    • Housing Schemes
      178. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the Starter Homes Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4866/26]
    • Turf Cutting
      179. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will issue an order to allow the cutting of turf at bogs locations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
    • Vacant Properties
      180. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he is taking to support local authorities to tackle vacancy and dereliction; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Housing Schemes
      181. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of social housing tenants in Galway city and county experiencing housing maintenance issues; and if he will...
    • Housing Policy
      182. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the provision of allocated housing for those that work in frontline public sector jobs including teachers, nurses...
    • Wind Energy Guidelines
      183. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the ongoing work in his Department to update the national planning statement on wind energy; and if he will...
    • Housing Policy
      184. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline any policies that his Department has in relation to in-fill housing in local authority estates; and if he will make...
    • Housing Schemes
      185. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current uptake of the first home scheme in County Offaly; the steps being taken to increase awareness and access; and if...
    • Solar Energy Guidelines
      187. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the planning guidelines for solar farms as detailed in the Programme for Government; and if he will...
    • Housing Provision
      188. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for the delay in getting housing developments started on State-owned lands in Dublin 8 and 12 (details supplied);...
    • Housing Policy
      189. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the ongoing contact that is taking place, and planned, with local authorities in relation to monitoring housing targets on a...
    • Water Supply
      191. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he is taking to ensure that the formal transfer of responsibility for private water and wastewater system is sped...
    • Housing Schemes
      192. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures being taken to ensure thatch cottages remain part of our rural vernacular by supporting thatch cottage owners who...
    • Housing Policy
      193. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures he will take to support rightsizing during 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4873/26]
    • Legislative Measures
      195. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will amend the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2025 to continue rent control between tenancies; and if he...
    • Vacant Properties
      197. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government number of vacant homes in Dublin, by local authority; the steps being taken to reduce the number of vacant homes; and if he...
    • Local Authorities
      198. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider the re-instatement of the provision of new heating boilers under the local authority housing adaptation...
    • Housing Policy
      199. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider financial support for unfinished housing estates, in terms of lighting and so on, where the bond is not...
    • Housing Schemes
      200. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of new build social homes currently in the pipeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5010/26]
    • An Ghaeltacht
      202. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government an dtabharfaidh sé sonraí faoi na teagmhálacha is déanaí a bhí aige leis an Aire...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      203. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the review of the 2001 planning guidelines for local authorities on early learning and childcare settings, in...
    • Housing Schemes
      204. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government given the low number of affordable purchase homes available in Dublin North-West, his plans to scale up the delivery of...
    • Fire Stations
      205. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he can confirm that capital funding will be made available in the 2026 to 2030 National Development Plan to construct a new...
    • Rental Sector
      206. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to address serious concerns regarding the proposed short-term letting regulations; the rationale for the retrospective...
    • Housing Policy
      207. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether he has examined the use of compulsory sales orders, whereby local authorities could compel the sale of vacant or...
    • Departmental Data
      208. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the data for the local authority new build housing output for quarter four 2025 will be published; and if he will make a...
    • Housing Policy
      209. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will take any interim action to request local authorities and approved housing bodies to prevent the continuation of any...
    • Housing Schemes
      210. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to engage with the pillar banks and the first home scheme to develop a support for first-time buyers seeking to...
    • Local Authorities
      211. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the level of funding allocated to Cork County Council for housing maintenance; and if the Minister will outline any additional...
    • Housing Schemes
      212. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress made in delivering affordable purchase and cost-rental housing in Cork; the number of schemes approved and...
    • Fire Stations
      213. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will commit to providing funding for an updated fire station in Glencolmcille, County Donegal; the timeline for when it...
    • Housing Provision
      214. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on his Department’s involvement in attempts to deliver the legally required volume of affordable...
    • Housing Policy
      215. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the social housing income thresholds to ensure those in need of social housing support are not unfairly...
    • Planning Issues
      218. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the sites availing of the single stage approval in the Dublin City Council area; and if he will make a...
    • Local Authorities
      221. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide additional funding to local authorities to stop the raising of rents for social housing; and if he will...
    • Homeless Accommodation
      222. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the consistent monthly increases in homeless figures; if steps are being taken to increase the...
    • Domestic Violence
      223. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when victims and survivors of domestic abuse will be able to transfer from one local authority to another, and save their...
    • Housing Schemes
      224. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions he will take to ensure that the process for applying for a vacant property refurbishment grant is as streamlined...
    • National Planning Framework
      226. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the extent to which the Sustainable Residential Development and Compact Settlements Guidelines have influenced the positions...
    • Housing Schemes
      227. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount provided to Galway City Council under the local authority affordable purchase scheme in 2025; the number of units...
    • National Parks and Wildlife Service
      228. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to report on any engagement he has with Dublin Zoo as the Minister responsible for the National Park and Wildlife Service; and...
    • Housing Provision
      229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes commenced in Waterford in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5047/26]
    • Building Regulations
      230. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the attention of him and his Department has been drawn to the growing crisis of mould and damp in private rental and social...
    • Housing Policy
      231. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to detail what he is doing to expand financing for housing given the change to state aid rules under the new EU Affordable...
    • Archaeological Sites
      235. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government given the recent large discoveries in the Baltinglass Hillfort Complex of the largest nucleated settlement in prehistoric...
    • Defective Building Materials
      236. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will ensure that representatives from his Department are in attendance at the next meeting of the working group that...
    • Housing Schemes
      237. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the allocation for the 2026 social housing acquisition programme in Longford, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement...
    • Housing Policy
      238. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of stock audits undertaken; and his views on whether social housing provision will now be found compliant by the...
    • Water Services
      239. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures being taken by his Department to ensure the remediation of developer provided infrastructure for water and...
    • Housing Schemes
      240. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding allocated to Kilkenny County Council for tenant-in-situ in 2025; the amount of this which was spent; and if he...
    • Housing Provision
      243. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on new dwelling completions for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5060/26]
    • Traveller Accommodation
      245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total number of new Traveller-specific homes delivered in 2025; and the number to be delivered in 2026. [4943/26]
    • Legislative Measures
      247. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation to enable local authorities to take in charge properties that have been left derelict for a...
    • Housing Policy
      248. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider standardising certain policies in county development plans across all local authorities so that there are...
    • Housing Schemes
      252. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to confirm the draw down of funding by Cork County Council under the tenant-in-situ scheme for 2025; and if he will make a...
    • Housing Policy
      253. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures his Department is taking to ensure a greater number of social housing units are purpose built to meet the needs...
    • Departmental Meetings
      256. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has met with senior officials in An Coimisiún Pleanála since he took office; and the number of times he has...
    • Waterways Ireland
      257. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will outline the estimated delivery timeframes for sub-phases of phase three of the Ulster canal project. [4929/26]
    • Local Government Reform
      258. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the delivery of local democracy taskforce report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4888/26]
    • Strategic Infrastructure
      259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the failure of the developers (details supplied) to deliver on key obligations and commitments, including...
    • Housing Provision
      261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of former IPAS residents who are currently accommodated under the housing assistance payment scheme, for each of...
    • Housing Schemes
      263. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update of the expansion of the ready to build scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4887/26]
    • Housing Policy
      264. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions he will take to ensure that the projected rise in housing completions to 37,000 in 2026 is achieved, given that...
    • Housing Schemes
      267. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reports, analysis or other information his Department has received in relation to the impact of the accommodation...
    • Planning Issues
      269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on which county councils have rezoned land for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4928/26]
    • Emergency Accommodation
      270. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on work being carried out by his Department to ensure decent conditions in emergency accommodation; and if he will...
    • Urban Development
      271. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when his Department will announce the next tranche of URDF funding; if his Department will consider increasing the amount...
    • Housing Provision
      272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the proposals and associated targets to deliver age-friendly housing in counties Cavan and Monaghan. [5057/26]
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Trade Agreements
      273. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland is supportive of the EU suspending the present trade agreement negotiations with the United Arab Emirates over its role in the...
    • Military Aircraft
      274. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the US military planes which flew over south Tipperary on the night of the 14 January 2026 were cleared to fly over this territory; if...
    • Departmental Data
      275. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current travel advisory for Ecuador, with specific reference to the city of Quito given that the broad “avoid non-essential...
    • British-Irish Co-operation
      276. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the progress to date in advancing the legacy framework as agreed by the British and Irish Governments in September 2025; and if she will...
    • Northern Ireland
      277. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the outcome of her recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and the political parties in Stormont; and if she...
  • Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
    • Recycling Policy
      278. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of singe use cup levy trials in Killarney and Fingal; and if his Department has plans to introduce a...
    • Departmental Meetings
      279. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the minutes of meetings of groups (details supplied) held since September 2023, have not been made publicly...
    • Electricity Generation
      280. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the breakdown of new gas fired electricity generation in MWs which has been added to the grid in each year since 2020; the...
    • Wildlife Protection
      281. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 343 of 13 January 2025, if his Department is aware that salmon and smolts are not...
    • Environmental Impact Assessments
      282. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the estimated environmental impact of disposable vape products, particularly plastic waste; whether a ban or strict...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Public Transport
      283. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider the creation of a new direct route from Ongar village to Blanchardstown village; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Rail Network
      284. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider the extension of train routes from Dublin 15 to Dublin city centre beyond Connolly Station at weekends to stops...
    • Pension Provisions
      285. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will sanction the increase in payment for those in receipt of the Pre-1951 CIÉ employees’ pension scheme; and if he...
    • Air Safety
      286. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when legislation will be introduced so that a regime of routine or random physical inspections of aircraft landing in Ireland can be...
    • Driver Test
      289. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current average waiting times for driving tests, broken down by licence category, HGV, bus and other commercial categories, by test...
    • Bus Services
      299. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to request from the NTA, further to its work to identify the Dublin Bus routes with the greatest capacity issues, the ten most affected...
    • Driver Test
      302. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of reports that third party businesses are advertising the ability to secure Irish driving test appointments within a...
    • Transport Policy
      303. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to include Drogheda in the Greater Dublin Area for transport planning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5304/26]
    • Rail Network
      304. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of inbound and outbound trains stopped at Adamstown Train Station in each of the years from 2020 to 2025 inclusive, in tabular...
    • Road Safety
      306. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale for allowing electric scooters to be used on public roads without mandatory high-visibility clothing, helmets, insurance or...
    • Departmental Funding
      309. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Transport Agency can specify with some granularity and specifics as to what Dublin City Council were allocated...
    • National Transport Authority
      311. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on planned engagement, alongside the NTA, with SPSV sectoral representatives on the issue of fixed pricing models; and if...
    • Road Network
      312. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure a substantial increase in funding for the non-national road network for Cavan and Monaghan county councils in 2026, in...
  • Department of Finance
    • Tax Collection
      314. To ask the Minister for Finance the total corporation tax collected from non-resident investment funds investing in Irish property; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5181/26]
    • Departmental Inquiries
      316. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress of all property funds reaching a target of 60% leverage limit on the ratio of property funds’ total debt to their total assets and 60%...
    • World Bank
      318. To ask the Minister for Finance to specify which Minister brought the memos to Cabinet to approve allocations to World Bank programme IDA 18, IDA 19, and IDA 20 respectively; and if he will...
    • Departmental Inquiries
      319. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 817 of 13 January 2026, to provide details on the outcome of the 209 compliance interventions completed on qualifying...
    • Vehicle Registration
      320. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 818 of 13 January 2026, to outline the rationale for not providing information on the categories of SPE/S.110 companies...
    • Tax Data
      321. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 824 of 13 January 2026, to provide a comprehensive list of all ‘limited scope’ double taxation agreements...
    • Departmental Inquiries
      322. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on the legislation to dissolve NAMA; the total assets still under management by NAMA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5250/26]
    • Debt Restructuring
      323. To ask the Minister for Finance if the NTMA, under the new long-term investment strategy for FIF and ICNF, can invest in Irish sovereign debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Tax Residency
      324. To ask the Minister for Finance when Ireland first concluded any form of tax information exchange agreements with Jersey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5252/26]
    • Departmental Data
      325. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide details contained in table 11 of returns (details supplied) excluding all aircraft leasing companies; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Tax Exemptions
      327. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider exempting carers allowance and carer's benefit from income tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5288/26]
    • Tax Credits
      328. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide estimates from the Revenue Commissioner for 2026 in respect of the amount of revenue vis-à-vis adjustments to tax credits impacting on carers...
    • Revenue Commissioners
      331. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of taxpayer units who have self-assessed with Revenue as non-domiciled in 2023; the total number of taxpayer units with non-domiciled status that...
    • Departmental Data
      333. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of people that have had their non-domicile status reviewed and ultimately revoked each year since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make...
    • Tax Exemptions
      334. To ask the Minister for Finance to clarify the way in which Irish banks are classified for the purposes of corporation tax by ownership in (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
    • House Sales
      335. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware that homes at a location (details supplied) now cannot be sold to mortgaged buyers due to mortgage lenders not allowing drawdown on properties...
    • Revenue Commissioners
      336. To ask the Minister for Finance the procedural change between the Revenue Commissioners and social welfare in terms of sharing information in relation to carers; the number of letters that...
    • Tax Data
      337. To ask the Minister for Finance the proposals to address the taxation anomalies that affect cross-Border workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5395/26]
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Departmental Inquiries
      338. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5207/26]
    • Departmental Contracts
      339. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the statutory, administrative, or policy basis under which public bodies are required to report on procurement contracts with a value in...
    • Departmental Schemes
      341. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether his Department is monitoring the auto-enrolment scheme as a major public expenditure programme; and whether it is subject to the...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Visa Applications
      342. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the actions he is taking to reduce the wait time for employment visa renewals. [5127/26]
    • Flexible Work Practices
      343. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if an agency under his purview is to reconsider reversing its remote working policy (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Job Creation
      344. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of jobs which have been created in County Kerry by Enterprise Ireland during each of the past 10 years, in tabular form;...
    • Digital Hubs
      348. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Enterprise Ireland's approach to ensuring some level of digital sovereignty for Ireland and the European Union; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Projects
      349. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment in view of the prevalence of the internet, digital communications and social media in society, the measures planned by his Department...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • School Facilities
      350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to engage with the family of child (details supplied) who cannot access a special class for academic year 2026-2027; and if she will make a...
    • State Examinations
      351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene to ensure that students sitting their Leaving Certificate exams through Irish in 2026 will not be disadvantaged with...
    • School Admissions
      352. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in Kildare north who have not yet received a confirmed first year secondary school place for September 2026; the breakdown...
    • School Facilities
      354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which her Department is using the data generated through the apply to school pilot to identify capacity shortfalls in Kildare north;...
    • School Enrolments
      356. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of engagement her Department has had with the boards of management of secondary schools in areas of Kildare north regarding enrolment...
    • School Admissions
      358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports or guidance being provided to families in Kildare north who have not yet received a secondary school place for September 2026; and...
    • An Ghaeltacht
      360. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhféadfadh sí sainiú a dhéanamh ar na cúrsaí atá dírithe ar an gcóras oideachais...
    • School Staff
      361. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when NCSE will issue a decision to a school (details supplied) in County Donegal regarding an SNA allocation appeal and respond to correspondence...
    • Schools Building Projects
      362. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the new school building project for a school (details supplied) will be published on eTenders; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • School Facilities
      363. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a person (details supplied) will get a place in an autism class; the reason their school was refused a special needs autism class, while a...
    • Departmental Inquiries
      364. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions No’s 1139 1140, 1141, 1142, 1143 of 13 January 2026, the legislative basis for the deadline; the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a new permanent school building (details supplied), including tender progress, anticipated construction start...
    • School Attendance
      366. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average class size at primary and post-primary level for each county between the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; whether further...
    • School Staff
      367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 843 of 23 July 2024 (details supplied), the number of primary school teachers in each county in 2025-2026,...
    • School Admissions
      368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the case of a child with additional needs in Dublin 9 (details supplied) not having an appropriate school place; if she will...
    • School Facilities
      369. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a letter of eligibility for an ASD special class placement has been refused by the National Council for Special Education in respect...
    • Childcare Services
      371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has had any engagement with the Department of Children, Disability and Equality regarding increased childcare provision using...
    • Departmental Inquiries
      372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No.1179 of 13 January 2026, the reason the standardised school year was not applied in the case of a person...
    • School Transport
      373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts which will be made in 2026 to ensure that new contracts for the school transport scheme will be issued without delay after the expiry...
    • School Accommodation
      374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the provision of additional accommodation at a school (details supplied) will be progressed without further delay in view of the recent...
  • Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
    • Pension Provisions
      375. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport when the Eircom superannuation fund will be in action to allow for the 2.5% pension increase approved in July of 2025; and...
    • Departmental Funding
      377. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the reason a centre in Dublin city centre was not given the funding they requested to stay in their current premises...
    • Online Safety
      378. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if he is considering adopting similar restrictions to those in Australia, for the use of social media by those under 16...
    • Sports Facilities
      379. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the engagement his Department has had with Kilkenny County Council regarding its experience in acquiring land for the...
    • Sports Funding
      381. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the measures he is taking to support sport and sports clubs in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Youth Services
      383. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the status of the introduction of a culture card for youths when they turn 18 years; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Commemorative Events
      384. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if he is aware that four local authorities have unanimously called on him to have a national commemoration of the 150th...
    • Pension Provisions
      385. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the reason pension increases agreed by An Post for its pensioners in September 2025 have not yet been paid; whether these...
    • Online Safety
      386. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 273 of 14 December 2025, the progress to date in implementing measures to reduce the...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Housing Provision
      388. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the maximum number of housing units that can be built in Dublin City centre based on current land use capacity...
    • Local Authorities
      390. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when town councils will be re-established, especially in towns with larger populations in Kerry; and if he will make a...
    • Tourism Funding
      392. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount each council has spent on tourism in 2023, 2024 and 2025; the amount they have budgeted for 2026, by council, in...
    • Capital Expenditure Programme
      393. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide more detail on the small wastewater element of Action 15, Enable Developer-led Infrastructure, within the...
    • Sports Facilities
      394. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on any planned improvements to current regulations or planning guidelines to make it easier for sports clubs to...
    • Departmental Data
      396. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5116/26]
    • Defective Building Materials
      398. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the apartment and duplex defects remediation scheme; how retrospective costs will be handled; and the...
    • Water Quality
      399. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to clarify in relation to the designation of heavily modified water bodies for Ireland’s third cycle river basin...
    • Defective Building Materials
      400. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to address defective concrete blocks in Rush and Lusk; the timeline for when the remediation scheme will be...
    • Housing Schemes
      401. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current income limits that apply for social housing applicants in counties Cavan and Monaghan; whether he will amend those...
    • Housing Provision
      402. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority homes, by new builds and acquisitions delivered in County Monaghan in each year 2020-2025...
    • Heritage Schemes
      406. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if steps will be taken to preserve the heritage of thatched cottages (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
    • Housing Provision
      407. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to proceed with the public plaza and theatre, on the Áras Phádraig site in Killarney town under the Urban...
    • Wind Energy Generation
      409. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will put be an immediate moratorium on any wind turbine projects until updated wind energy regulations are established;...
    • Local Authorities
      410. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional funding will be made available to Carlow County Council in 2026 for housing adaptation grants; and if he will...
    • Housing Provision
      412. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the initiatives being taken to support affordable housing in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Vacant Properties
      416. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant properties in Kilkenny County Council stock at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Housing Schemes
      418. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current uptake of the first home scheme in County Kilkenny; the steps being taken to increase awareness and access; and if...
    • Fire Stations
      420. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on a new fire station for Kilkenny city; the timeline for when it will be provided; and if he will make a...
    • Housing Schemes
      421. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on Croí Cónaithe schemes broken down per county, by application numbers, application volume, drawdown...
    • Rental Sector
      424. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current status of the drafting of the regulations and statutory instruments required to implement the Government’s...
    • Housing Schemes
      426. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason a pensioner (details supplied) has not received essential repair works to their home; if he will prioritise these...
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      427. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a domiciliary care allowance review for a mother in respect of their daughter (details supplied) has been lodged; and if...
    • Social Welfare Code
      429. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department plans to bring forward proposals on a cost of disability payment; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Data
      430. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the proposals to extend a service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5394/26]
    • Pensions Reform
      431. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide a detailed breakdown of the full establishment costs of the auto-enrolment retirement savings system, including...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Prison Service
      443. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of women remanded to Mountjoy female prison with consent to bail from 2021 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will...
    • Family Reunification
      445. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of family reunification applications that were granted in 2025, broken down by whether the sponsor was, a person...
    • Legislative Measures
      449. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions that have been initiated by his Department to implement the recommendation following the decision at the conference...
    • Asylum Applications
      450. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to an asylum application (details supplied); if the experiences outlined in the application can...
    • Visa Applications
      452. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current average processing times for short stay 'C' visas from submission to decision; the number of applications which...
    • Prison Service
      453. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners currently detained in locations where there is in-cell sanitation but not any privacy guard between the...
    • Court Judgments
      457. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of convictions against persons in custody of the State for conduct while in the custody of the State in each of the...
    • Prison Service
      458. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of disciplinary procedures initiated against prisoners, also known as P19s in 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a...
    • Citizenship Applications
      466. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider introducing a policy whereby applications for citizenship made by members of the same family could be...
    • Legislative Measures
      468. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he proposes to allocate additional resources or make any legislative changes to address the lengthy waiting times within the...
    • Visa Applications
      470. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in short stay visa applications (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Courts Service
      473. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 267 of 10 December 2026, if he has approved the draft Circuit Court Rules (Donor Assisted...
    • Departmental Data
      474. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of complaints made by residents of a hotel (details supplied) to his Department in relation to their treatment at...
    • Departmental Contracts
      475. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department's contract with a hotel (details supplied) for accommodation services which was commenced in February 2024,...
    • An Garda Síochána
      476. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of injuries sustained by members of An Garda Síochána in the course of their duties in each of the...
    • Departmental Funding
      478. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which organisations can apply for funding under the Community Safety Fund; the names of projects in south Dublin...
    • Citizenship Applications
      482. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number granted citizenship in each of the past ten, years broken down by the previous status of those granted citizenship,...
    • Departmental Data
      484. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number granted refugee status or subsidiary protection in each of the past ten years, broken down by country of origin, in...
    • International Protection
      485. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people waiting decisions in the international protection system in employment, broken down by category of...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Fishing Industry
      487. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the timeline for publishing the heads of bill for the fisheries (amendment) Bill; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Children, Disability and Equality
    • Guardians Ad Litem
      489. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to make the new Guardian ad Litem service completely independent from Tusla; the consultation she and her Department have...
    • Disability Services
      490. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to formally establish the Sligo-Leitrim autism support service on a permanent basis, given that the current pilot is due to conclude...
    • Childcare Services
      491. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when an assessment will take place for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5178/26]
    • Departmental Funding
      492. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if capital funding is available to family resource centres to purchase a new premises where they have outgrown their current...
    • Programme for Government
      493. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress made since the formation of this Government on each Programme for Government commitment relating to childcare, in...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      494. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the review of the ECCE programme will be completed; when it will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Data
      497. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the engagements her Department has had with the Department of Justice; Home Affairs and Migration regarding the prevalence of...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      498. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department plans to open State-led facilities in the Kildare area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5332/26]
    • Childcare Services
      499. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has had any engagement with the Department of Education and Youth regarding increased childcare and early years...
    • Disability Services
      501. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the immediate steps her Department will take to reduce the waiting times for children to be reviewed for an assessment of need, in...
    • Guardians Ad Litem
      502. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the rationale for establishing a new Guardian ad Litem National Service, given that the current system provides independent...
    • Disability Services
      503. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she is taking to address the barriers faced by parents and lifelong carers of adults with significant intellectual...
  • Department of Health
    • Primary Care Centres
      504. To ask the Minister for Health the actions, other than a single point of access initiative that she is pursuing to address the crisis in primary care services for young people; the staffing...
    • Health Services
      505. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the current protocols in place for cases in which a patient presents at an accident and emergency department and reports suspected drink-spiking;...
    • Medical Cards
      506. To ask the Minister for Health if it can be ensured that the medical card income limits rise in line with social welfare/pension increases, to ensure that said increases do not result in the...
    • Hospital Services
      508. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the most recent statistics on mental health outcomes among the Traveller community, including prevalence of depression, anxiety, psychosis,...
    • Health Services
      509. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a vascular surgery appointment in Merlin Park Galway as this has been rescheduled multiple times, most recently...
    • Medicinal Products
      510. To ask the Minister for Health to intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) to ensure that they can access vital medicines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5112/26]
    • Hospital Services
      511. To ask the Minister for Health the current available capacity for patients of Midlands Regional Hospital Tullamore awaiting joint replacements to be referred to the NTPF for treatment; if...
    • Mental Health Services
      512. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of service provision issues with a private mental health company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5115/26]
    • Employment Data
      513. To ask the Minister for Health if a current employment will be made permanent for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5119/26]
    • Health Service Executive
      514. To ask the Minister for Health whether compensation payments are being offered to victims of the 2021 cyberattack on HSE systems; if all eligible recipients have been contacted; if further...
    • Hospital Services
      515. To ask the Minister for Health if hospitals are providing up-to-date and accurate information regarding a medical condition (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Health Service Executive
      516. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE continues to pay private home help contractors when a patient is in hospital temporarily; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5149/26]
    • Departmental Data
      517. To ask the Minister for Health the status of plans for Sligo Airport to become the base for the new HEMS helicopter, given the vital importance of this service to the region following the...
    • Pension Provisions
      518. To ask the Minister for Health the financial supports which are in place for the drug and alcohol task forces in relation to the implementation of the pension auto-enrolment scheme; and if...
    • Primary Care Centres
      519. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the provision of a primary health centre in Castleblayney, County Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5195/26]
    • Health Services
      520. To ask the Minister for Health when the 19-bed dementia unit in Heather House will open. [5196/26]
    • Cancer Services
      521. To ask the Minister for Health the funding supports there are from the HSE for cancer support services and hospice groups; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5200/26]
    • Hospital Facilities
      522. To ask the Minister for Health the number of step-down beds that have been provided in County Clare, by site in each of the years since 2020, in tabular form. [5223/26]
    • Hospital Services
      523. To ask the Minister for Health the safe number of trolleys permitted in University Hospital Limerick’s emergency department to comply with fire safety regulations (details supplied);...
    • Pharmacy Services
      524. To ask the Minister for Health if any advice or guidance has been provided to pharmacists with respect to the pause on changes to phased dispensing control mechanisms; if so, to provide a...
    • Health Services
      527. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5248/26]
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      528. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of all planned and approved capital works for St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny; the nature and scope of each project; the current stage each project...
    • Ambulance Service
      530. To ask the Minister for Health the current national procedures governing the handover of patients from National Ambulance Service crews to hospital emergency departments; whether ambulances...
    • Home Help Service
      532. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that will be taken to address home help waiting lists in County Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5275/26]
    • Hospital Services
      533. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a full update on plans to increase hospital bed capacity in Carlow and Kilkenny. [5276/26]
    • Dental Services
      534. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in recruiting additional dentists and improving public dental services in Carlow and Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Healthcare Policy
      535. To ask the Minister for Health when a national diabetes strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5278/26]
    • Primary Care Centres
      536. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on Tullow primary care centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5279/26]
    • General Practitioner Services
      538. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on GP services and Mullinavat health centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5281/26]
    • Primary Care Centres
      539. To ask the Minister for Health the status of planned primary care centres in County Carlow; the expected timelines for their delivery; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5282/26]
    • Health Service Executive
      541. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on new services that will be provided by the Health Service Executive in County Kilkenny in 2026, in particular at St. Luke's...
    • Mental Health Services
      543. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount paid to date under the south Kerry CAMHS compensation scheme administered by the State Claims Agency; the number of claimants paid; the...
    • Mental Health Tribunals
      544. To ask the Minister for Health to immediately publish the north Kerry CAMHS lookback review; if agreement has been reached with all north Kerry victims/families, in regard to compensation,...
    • Health Services
      546. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the pathfinder service for Carlow and Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5312/26]
    • Departmental Properties
      548. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the old health clinic at Tinahely, County Wicklow; the number of years remaining on any lease; the plans for the disposal of the property; and if...
    • General Practitioner Services
      549. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Strategic Review of General Practice; to provide a firm timeline for competition of the Strategic Review; the reason for the delay in its...
    • Healthcare Policy
      550. To ask the Minister for Health her views on whether the marketing, packaging and prominent retail display of vapes and snuff products are designed to attract children and young people; if...
    • Health Service Executive
      551. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE National Service Plan 2026 is only committing to 134 additional net new acute hospital beds, which is a significant drop on the HSE National...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Student Accommodation
      552. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update regarding construction of student units at Atlantic Technological University (Sligo Campus); when it is expected that the...
    • Third Level Admissions
      553. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of year one speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, dietician, psychology and social work enrolments at each...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Dormant Accounts Fund
      554. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the dormant accounts funding scheme will open for 2026, and how groups can avail of same; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Funding
      555. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if more funding will be made available for the library capital programme. [5334/26]

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