Written answers
Thursday, 29 January 2026
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Food Industry
4. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will accelerate the amendment of the regulation for the Agri-Food Regulator to give the regulator the powers to compel...
- Agriculture Industry
6. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will set out the specific steps he is taking in 2026 to reduce the administrative and regulatory burden on farmers, in light of...
- Agriculture Supports
7. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports currently in place to address mental health challenges and loneliness among farmers in rural communities, including...
- Agriculture Schemes
10. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers that applied for the young farmer scheme in Cork; the number of farmers approved; the number refused; the...
- Food Promotion
17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his efforts to promote the quality of Irish produce abroad. [6985/26]
- Animal Welfare
18. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the Animal Welfare Strategy 2026 – 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5999/26]
- Forestry Sector
19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to significantly increase afforestation of native Irish trees and meet afforestation targets in 2026; and if he will make a...
- Beef Sector
20. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the procedures in place for testing imported beef for banned hormones; if he is satisfied that this procedure is working sufficiently;...
- Agriculture Schemes
21. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the approval rate for the solar capital investment scheme under both Tranche 7 and Tranche 8 of TAMS 3; and if he will make a...
- Agriculture Industry
22. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the land use strategy from his Department’s perspective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5370/26]
- Bord Bia
24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the Government has failed to act decisively to remove the chair of Bord Bia (details supplied) in order to restore...
- Greyhound Industry
26. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the finding of a report by a consultancy firm that there is an ‘element of deadweight’ in prize money...
- Agriculture Schemes
27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications that were received, approved and rejected under the latest round of the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation...
- Animal Diseases
30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will urgently address the compensation ceilings currently in place for TB reactors; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Trade Agreements
31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has spoken to MEPs in advance of votes in the European Parliament relating to the Mercosur trade agreement; and if he will make...
- Animal Culls
32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans his Department has to control the numbers of Sika deer, which have been designated as an invasive species; and if he will...
- Agriculture Industry
34. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the publication of the Commission on Generational Renewal in Farming report, when he will publish a clear implementation...
- Animal Diseases
35. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to ensure that farmers are made aware of new TB Action Plan changes that will come into effect on...
- Common Agricultural Policy
36. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of the most recent discussions at the EU Agriculture Council in relation to the need to ensure that the CAP post-2027 will...
- Agriculture Schemes
37. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the number of applications accepted for the solar scheme under TAMS in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Control of Horses
38. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has completed the final review of the control of horses legislation; if so, when the findings will be published; and...
- Common Agricultural Policy
39. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the public consultations planned by his Department in relation to the Common Agriculture Policy, post-2027; and...
- Aquaculture Industry
40. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he and his Department will adhere to the EU Commission strategic guidelines for a more sustainable and competitive EU...
- Food Industry
41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on efforts taken to address concerns and login issues reported by farmer’s following changes made to the...
- Fishing Industry
43. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the emergency supports his Department will provide to the Irish fishing and seafood sector in view of the drastic reductions to the...
- Agriculture Schemes
44. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to introduce additional ranking and selection criteria for the solar capital investment scheme; and if he will make a...
- Harbours and Piers
48. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 262 of 26 November 2025, if he will provide an update on the accessibility audit now that...
- EU Presidency
49. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the particular policies he has identified that need to be advanced at EU level while Ireland holds the Presidency of the EU; and if he...
- Animal Welfare
50. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of authorised officers on animal cruelty based in the Regional Veterinary Office in Blackpool; and the number of...
- Beef Sector
51. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied with the current procedures in place for testing imported beef for banned hormones; and if he will make a statement...
- Food Industry
52. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of beef, pork, chicken, potatoes, milk, eggs imported into Ireland in 2025, by country of origin; and if he will make a...
- Trade Agreements
53. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the engagements he has had in relation to the EU-Mercosur trade agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Forestry Sector
54. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry licence applications submitted, approved and pending for Cork county from 2020 to date in 2026; and if he will...
- Trade Agreements
56. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has performed an analysis on the potential impacts of the Mercosur trade deal on the Irish beef sector; and if he...
- Agriculture Supports
57. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to increase the means available to make farming more viable for qualified farmers who must compete against commercial speculators, by...
- Agriculture Schemes
58. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the approval rate for the solar capital investment scheme under Tranche 8 of TAMs 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Agriculture Supports
59. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the supports available from his Department for agribusiness co-ops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5475/26]
- Animal Culls
60. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether there will be an eventual end to culling badgers as a result of the rollout of TB vaccination programmes; and if...
- Fishing Industry
61. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to engage with his European Union counterparts in view of the decision by France, the Netherlands, Germany, and Poland to...
- Animal Welfare
62. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific measures being considered in the upcoming Animal Strategy Report 2026 - 2030 which closed earlier this month, to address...
- Food Industry
63. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the procedure for the testing of meat entering the Irish market for banned hormones; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Organic Farming
64. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current percentage of agricultural produce that was organic in 2025; the percentage of farmers in organic production; the plans to...
- Fishing Industry
65. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions his Department is taking at European Union level to challenge the overfishing of shared migratory stocks such as mackerel...
- Forestry Sector
66. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will conduct a review of the impact of drainage from forestry on the Feale river tributaries, particularly in relation to...
- Harbours and Piers
67. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the long-awaited and much needed dredging of Howth Harbour; the stage the project is currently at; when works are...
- Agriculture Industry
68. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider permitting a second/separate person full access to the ‘MyAgFood’ Portal, alongside that of the...
- Beef Sector
69. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views that all food products sold in Ireland and abroad as Irish beef is in fact Irish beef only as per label and is not...
- Tillage Sector
70. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the targeted funding measures being considered by his Department to support the tillage sector; his engagement to date with...
- Fishing Industry
71. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address concerns raised by fishing communities regarding the increasing presence of large foreign vessels operating off the...
- Agriculture Supports
73. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken by his Department to support farm families, particularly young farmers, in dealing with the rising costs of...
- Trade Agreements
75. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the intensified campaign led by Independent Ireland representatives (details supplied), the reason the Government-aligned...
- Forestry Sector
76. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the additional measures he is considering to increase non-industrial private planting of native Irish trees; and if he will make a...
- Animal Diseases
77. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of bovine TB nationally; whether incidence levels indicate that progress is being made under the TB eradication...
- Fishing Industry
79. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to address the acknowledged overfishing of mackerel by non-EU coastal States, which has directly contributed to...
- Forestry Sector
81. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of new hectares of forestry planted in 2025 and the target for 2026. [6547/26]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Education Policy
92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to address the long commute times for university students in Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6872/26]
- Education Standards
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he is taking to ensure enforcement of regulations in a sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6535/26]
- Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an nglacann sé go bhfuil ag teip ar na hinstitiúidí tríú leibhéal a ndóthain cúrsaí as Gaeilge sna...
- Research Funding
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills Ireland’s current position in international research funding competitiveness; the steps he is taking to ensure that Irish universities and...
- Third Level Costs
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to remove financial obstacles to further and higher education in Budget 2027, and over the lifetime of this Government; and if he will...
- Third Level Education
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of communication between his Department and third level educators with industries to ensure that courses stay relevant and topical to...
- Student Accommodation
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to ensure that students will be insulated from disproportionate rent increases under the new tenancy legislation; and if...
- Further and Higher Education
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on measures being taken to support the continued development of a college (details supplied), including capital investment, student...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to incentivise employers to take on greater numbers of apprentices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7007/26]
- Third Level Costs
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on supports to be provided to graduate medicine students who receive no SUSI grant, no Government support, and no access to student...
- Student Accommodation
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps his Department is taking to ensure that students seeking accommodation in Irish cities do not fall victim to online scams relating to...
- Third Level Fees
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has plans to reduce the student contribution fee for the academic year 2026/27, in line with Programme for Government...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the plans to increase numbers of apprenticeships in key industries that are experiencing labour shortages; and if he will make a...
- Education and Training Boards
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board’s proposal for an FET college in Galway City; and if he will make a...
- Artificial Intelligence
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is concerned about the impact of AI tools on third level exam integrity; the measures being taken to address this; and if he will make a...
- Research and Development
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the support made available to an institute (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6963/26]
- Third Level Costs
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken to help support students and families in Carlow and Kilkenny by reforming the SUSI grant, as committed to in the Programme for...
- Student Accommodation
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of purpose-built student accommodation bed spaces available for students with disabilities in Cork; the number of students that...
- Further and Higher Education
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current position regarding the proposed major building project for a college (details supplied); the timeline for this project to proceed to...
- Education Policy
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the mechanisms his Department have in place to identify skills gaps in job growth sectors, and the way in which it responds to them through...
- Student Accommodation
121. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to improve student accommodation affordability and access in Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6873/26]
- Third Level Costs
122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the merits of creating a student finance model that would provide interest free loans to students that do not qualify for SUSI...
- Third Level Staff
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he is taking to address staffing shortages, escalating workloads, and declining staff-to-student ratios across higher education...
- Student Accommodation
124. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he is taking to address the escalating shortage of affordable student accommodation, particularly in regional university towns, where...
- Education Standards
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of English language schools which were inspected in 2025 by officials from his Department to ensure full compliance with their...
- Research Funding
126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will follow the recommendation of the Review of State Supports for PhD Researchers and establish a new review group to look at the...
- Student Accommodation
127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his Department’s efforts to increase and accelerate provision of student accommodation in Galway; and if he will make a...
- Further and Higher Education
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on plans to deliver new, permanent accommodation for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Education and Training Provision
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the broad services provided in Millstreet FET Centre; the number of attendees in each of the years 2023-2025; and if he will make a...
- Further and Higher Education
131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of extra college places being created in September 2026 and September 2027 to ensure adequate supply of new speech and language...
- Student Accommodation
132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase student accommodation delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6936/26]
- Apprenticeship Programmes
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he is taking to make apprenticeships more accessible across the country. [7011/26]
- Further and Higher Education
134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans his Department has to increase the mental health supports provided in further and higher education; and if he will make a statement on...
- Public Procurement Contracts
135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which his Department is promoting social inclusion contracts through capital work management programmes; and if he will make a...
- Further and Higher Education
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is following developments to bring diverse further education and training streams together under a single brand such as the Dublin college...
- Third Level Fees
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if fees will be abolished over the lifetime of the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6723/26]
- Education Policy
139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he is taking to ensure that every third level campus and coursework requirements are fully accessible for any student or staff member...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the Action Plan for Apprenticeships 2026–2030; when the plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Third Level Education
141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the progress of the merger of Dundalk Institute of Technology and Queen’s University of Belfast. [6777/26]
- Grant Payments
142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to independent students who have become estranged from their families after the age of 18 years, but are...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the initiatives his Department are implementing to improve gender balance across apprenticeship recruitment; and if he will make a...
- Further and Higher Education
144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to accelerate delivery of new FET infrastructure, given the growing demand for apprenticeships and upskilling...
- Education Policy
145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if shared island funding could be used to advance the development of capital infrastructure at Dundalk Institute of Technology; and if he will...
- Student Accommodation
146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether his Department is assessing the extension or adaptation of existing funding and approval mechanisms for student housing developments;...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his Department’s plans to increase the number of apprenticeships; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6909/26]
- Further and Higher Education
149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has carried out any analysis of university courses in which maximum leaving certificate points did not guarantee admission due...
- Third Level Admissions
150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to access courses offered in various universities to mature students and school leavers from underrepresented backgrounds, the number...
- Student Accommodation
151. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to increase delivery of student accommodation in Thurles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6937/26]
- Education Policy
152. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update, to include a timeline for commencement and completion, on the Disability Demonstration Project; and if he will make...
- Further and Higher Education
153. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions he is taking to expand access to further and higher education for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, including those with...
- Student Accommodation
154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to ensure adequate provision of accommodation for students. [6990/26]
- Further and Higher Education
155. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an institute of further education or any other educational campus outside Dundalk in County Louth is being considered as satellites, or linked...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether he is aware that there are only 15 apprentices in Cork at Phase 6. [6190/26]
- Grant Payments
158. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has plans to amend SUSI criteria in relation to family estrangement to ensure greater access to SUSI grants; and if he will...
- Third Level Education
159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether he has met with UCC to discuss the business school plans for a site (details supplied) in Cork. [6191/26]
- Third Level Fees
160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the end user cost of third level fees in each of the years 2024, 2025 and 2026; and his proposals to abolish fees. [6989/26]
- Further and Higher Education
161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the development of a new Galway college of further education by Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board; and if he will...
- Education Policy
163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the implementation of the sustainable funding model for higher education, and when institutions can expect the full funding...
- Further and Higher Education
165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on the work that Irish institutes are involved in with CERN. [7010/26]
- Student Accommodation
166. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide genuinely affordable student accommodation to address the ongoing accommodation crisis for our students; and if he will make...
- Research and Development
167. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his Departments supports for Cork as a research and innovation hub; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6964/26]
- Further and Higher Education
168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the broad services provided in Macroom FET Centre; the number of attendees for each of the years 2023-2025; and if he will make a...
- Education Policy
169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the planned additional course provision in high demand areas like medicine, pharmacy and nursing. [6992/26]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Foreign Conflicts
171. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether she is aware of reports of state-backed violence against the Kurdish people in northern Syria; her engagements with the Syrian...
- Election Monitoring Missions
172. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the mandatory requirement that members of the Irish Election Observation Roster must apply for at least one mission a year has been...
- EU Programmes
173. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her position regarding the possibility of EU candidate countries joining certain EU programmes, such as the single market, while still on...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Departmental Correspondence
174. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Meetings
176. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the dates when the NEAT taskforce met; to provide a list of attendees at each meeting, in tabular form; and if he will...
- EU Funding
177. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the projects, energy or transport, funded by the Connecting Europe Facility which have been completed, in process or are...
- Energy Infrastructure
178. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way he will ensure Ireland’s energy infrastructure benefits from funding under the next period of the...
- Legislative Measures
179. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will introduce legislation to put corridors through forestry on a statutory footing, and ensure that critical...
- Official Engagements
181. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to report on his attendance at the North Sea Summit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7317/26]
- Energy Infrastructure
182. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to report on the Celtic Interconnector; to provide an update on the progress; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Schemes
183. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason the invalidity pension is not included in the list of qualifying payments for the fully funded warmer home...
- Department of Defence
- Military Neutrality
184. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to confirm if any of the identified 500 military hotspots under the EU’s proposal on the Connecting Europe Facility are in Ireland; and...
- Defence Forces
185. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if she will address concerns regarding Defence Forces activity on the Curragh, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Network
186. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the criteria used by local authorities to determine which roads are prioritised when it comes to repair and resurfacing; and...
- Transport Policy
187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which Ireland plans to implement the EU Greening Corporate Fleets proposal; the accommodations which will be made for the...
- Bus Éireann
188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if additional bus stops could be provided from Listowel to Lisselton and Lisselton to Ballybunion on the Bus Éireann 272 Tralee to...
- Regional Airports
189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the new regional airports programme will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7141/26]
- Rail Network
190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consult with Iarnród Éireann to provide an early morning train service from Tralee to Mallow on a Monday similar to...
- Public Transport
191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to the creation of a direct route between Hollystown in Dublin 15 and Dublin city centre; and if he will...
- Legislative Measures
192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Vehicle and Driver File Bill 2025 will enable Gardaí to have full real-time access to the driver file. [7252/26]
- Electric Vehicles
193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that are in place to encourage the provision of electric vehicle charging points by local authorities. [7282/26]
- Park-and-Ride Facilities
194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on planned park and ride facilities being established along the M11; and to indicate where such facilities will be...
- Traffic Management
195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on planned measures to alleviate traffic congestion at the merging of the M11/M50 roads. [7284/26]
- Active Travel
196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason no active travel measures were announced for the Gorey-Kilmuckridge Municipal District as part of the funding announcement...
- Electric Vehicles
197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider updating the regulations for e scooters, including mandating registration; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Public Transport
198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress to-date regarding the electrification of public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7311/26]
- Pension Provisions
199. 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 CIE pension; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Air Navigation Orders
200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered the introduction of legislation to allow for the inspection of aircraft landing in Ireland, including the landing of...
- Pension Provisions
201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for publication of the statutory measures for CIE pre 1951 pension; when the public consultation will take place; and if he...
- Driver Test
202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average wait times for driving tests, by licence category, for each test centre, for the past 12 months. [7315/26]
- Electric Vehicles
203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on EV charging infrastructure ; the number of charging connections which are in operation; the proportion of the...
- Fishing Industry
204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the extent to which his Department monitors working conditions, pay and accommodation for non-EU crew members on Irish-registered vessels...
- Pension Provisions
205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport given the decision not to increase the CIÉ pension in 2009, if the then Minister for Transport was consulted on this decision; if...
- Departmental Projects
206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the projects, energy or transport, funded by the Connecting Europe Facility which have been completed, in process or are planned on the...
- Departmental Schemes
209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the community involvement scheme will be open for applications in 2026; the anticipated timeline for the announcement of funding...
- Department of Finance
- Primary Medical Certificates
211. To ask the Minister for Finance if the qualifying criteria for a primary medical certificate can be urgently reviewed as it is extremely prohibitive in many deserving cases; and if he will...
- Tax Exemptions
212. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider raising the personal exemption on capital gains tax from the existing €1,270 per annum; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Tax Data
213. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will abolish income tax levied on carer’s allowance and carer’s benefit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7086/26]
- Departmental Data
215. To ask the Minister for Finance whether, under Irish law, a financial institution may satisfy its anti-money laundering and know your customer obligations by relying on the name of an...
- Central Bank of Ireland
216. To ask the Minister for Finance whether the Central Bank of Ireland permits regulated financial institutions to accept funds or open accounts where the ultimate beneficial owner has not been...
- Financial Services
217. To ask the Minister for Finance whether reliance on third parties, including accountants, solicitors, or other professional intermediaries, to satisfy anti-money laundering and know your...
- Banking Sector
218. To ask the Minister for Finance whether investment funds, including so-called vulture funds, are subject to the same anti-money laundering and know your customer verification standards as...
- Central Bank of Ireland
219. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of supervisory inspections, enforcement actions, or remedial directions relating to failures in anti-money laundering or know your customer...
- Financial Services
220. To ask the Minister for Finance whether his Department has assessed the reputational or regulatory risk to the State arising from any practices that could be perceived internationally as...
- Central Bank of Ireland
221. To ask the Minister for Finance whether his Department has been made aware, through engagement with the Central Bank of Ireland, of any pattern of confidential High Court settlements entered...
- Departmental Communications
225. To ask the Minister for Finance the total number of complaints received by the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman in each of the years 2021 to 2025, inclusive; the number and...
- Departmental Regulations
226. To ask the Minister for Finance whether his Department has conducted, commissioned, or reviewed any analysis of the decision-making thresholds, screening criteria, or admissibility standards...
- Tax Data
228. To ask the Minister for Finance to clarify in relation to table 5 (details supplied) how the use of deferred tax assets are treated in the statistics; if the approximately €0.5...
- Revenue Commissioners
229. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 331 and 332 of 22 January 2026, the number of people claiming non-dom status that are both resident in Ireland and...
- Departmental Data
230. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated share of the €1.24 trillion in assets now held in Irish special purpose entities/section 110 companies; the breakdown, by value and...
- Central Bank of Ireland
231. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an update in relation to the Central Banks engagement with other national competent authorities in Europe to monitor whether exposure to Irish...
- Departmental Funding
232. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question 316 of 22 January 2026, the percentage of funds that are still above the 60% leverage threshold; the share with other 70%,...
- Central Bank of Ireland
233. To ask the Minister for Finance the tonnage and value of gold held by the Central Bank of Ireland; to provide a schedule of disposal and acquisition of gold over the past 20 years to date in...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Public Services Provision
235. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the organisational changes being made to the divisions within his Department; the name of any divisions that are being closed,...
- Civil Service
238. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding the operation of the civil service mobility scheme, specifically that some public...
- Departmental Expenditure
239. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether a standard reporting template, format, or data schema exists for the reporting of procurement contracts in excess of €10...
- Public Expenditure Policy
242. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether his Department has carried out or examined any value-for-money or whole-of-Exchequer cost assessment in respect of the...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Culture Policy
243. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures that are in place to encourage a culture of angel investment in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Enterprise Policy
244. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department, or State bodies including the IDA and EI, can provide any support to address a lack of commercial units within a...
- Departmental Legal Cases
245. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the revised European Works Council (EWC) Directive will be transposed into Irish law; the process for the transposition, and the...
- Flexible Work Practices
246. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of cases taken to the WRC in relation to the right to request flexible work, not including the right to request remote...
- Work Permits
248. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work visas which were issued for healthcare assistants in each of the past four years, including a breakdown of country...
- Consumer Protection
251. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of reports of discrepancies between shelf prices and prices charged at tills in shops (details supplied); the role and...
- Enterprise Policy
252. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of Enterprise Ireland supported jobs in each county at the end of 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Admissions
253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether she is aware of the case of a child (details supplied) without a school placement for six months, and has not attended school in this...
- Schools Building Projects
254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the major building project for a primary school (details supplied); if the project is included in the next tranche of...
- Special Educational Needs
255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the north-west counties of Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal, Mayo, Roscommon and Cavan have been excluded in the current NCSE recruitment drive...
- Schools Building Projects
256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on school building works (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7070/26]
- School Transport
257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm whether there is a set retirement age for school bus escorts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7089/26]
- Schools Building Projects
258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide updates on school building projects (details supplied). [7090/26]
- Special Educational Needs
259. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the policy of her Department in relation to the eligibility of children to access autism special classes, in particular where a child has...
- Schools Building Projects
260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 1265 of 13 January 2026, the reason the tendering process for this school has not been released; her...
- Special Educational Needs
261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of cases where a child with clear and emerging autism related needs is unable to access an available and fully resourced autism...
- School Accommodation
262. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for two schools to occupy or change their current location (details supplied); if it is also planned for an as yet un-established...
- School Staff
263. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether her Department has commenced any preparatory work to ensure that school secretaries and caretakers will be in a position to be paid...
- Special Educational Needs
265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to review the current criteria governing eligibility for an additional year in special schools; her views that the criteria is too...
- Schools Building Projects
268. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 470 of 16 December 2025, the precise role and responsibilities that have been transferred from her...
- School Attendance
272. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions she is taking to tackle absenteeism in the education system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7292/26]
- Departmental Surveys
273. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the results of the primary school survey will be published. [7319/26]
- Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
- Sports Events
274. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if the HSE have been invited to attend or will attend the Government Steering Group to oversee the planning and delivery of...
- Sport and Recreational Development
275. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the supports his Department makes available for summer festivals around the country. [7085/26]
- Telecommunications Infrastructure
276. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if he will ensure that telecom providers will strengthen and enhance fixed and mobile telecommunications networks; the...
- Arts Funding
277. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on plans to allow for State support to amateur drama and musicals;; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Marine Protected Areas
278. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the measures that are in place to support the protection of the seal population around the coast; the supports that are...
- Housing Policy
279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will clarify the situation in relation to the tenant-in-situ scheme in cases (details supplied); which local authority...
- Heritage Schemes
280. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the granting of licenses for the hunting of woodcock, now red listed due to a decline in breeding population in Ireland,...
- Electoral Commission
281. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to provide a consolidated version of the electoral Acts, in particular the heavily amended 1992 Act; and if he will...
- Derelict Sites
282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if an update has been received in relation to a derelict site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Housing Policy
285. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the appointment of a permanent head of the housing activation office; his plans to underpin the office with...
- Housing Provision
286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the test stage of the Díon project is complete; whether Phase 1 of the system is ready; when and if deployment of the...
- Electoral Commission
287. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has been made aware of concerns that the Electoral Commission, as well as international and domestic election observers,...
- Departmental Reviews
288. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether he has conducted any review into the operation of the Local Infrastructure Housing Activation Fund (LIHAF); whether he...
- Departmental Regulations
289. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the introduction of planning regulations to exempt detached modular homes and log cabins in back gardens from planning...
- Departmental Funding
290. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total expenditure by his Department on social housing acquisitions in 2025; and to provide a breakdown of the number of...
- Rental Sector
292. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether he accepts that a growing cohort of working households in private rental accommodation are effectively excluded from...
- Vacant Sites
297. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reasons a development (details supplied) remain vacant almost one year after their completion; the specific factors...
- Housing Provision
302. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the assessment which has been carried out on the impact of leaving newly built social housing units vacant on local...
- Planning Issues
304. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if modular homes will be given favourable consideration for planning permission (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Benefits
324. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rate of refusal for first-time applicants for the domiciliary care allowance for each of the years between 2019 to 2025....
- Judicial Reviews
326. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of judicial reviews taken in respect of the domiciliary care allowance for each of the years between 2019 to 2025....
- School Meals Programme
328. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of both primary and secondary school children in County Carlow that are benefitting from the free schools meals...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Departmental Schemes
330. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether the accommodation recognition payment for hosts providing accommodation to beneficiaries of temporary protection will...
- An Garda Síochána
331. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí stationed in Newmarket on Fergus, County Clare; the number on sick leave; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Inquiries
332. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a certificate submitted for correction by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if he will make a statement...
- Legislative Reviews
333. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the projected impact of the International Protection Bill 2026 on reducing the overall number of asylum applications processed...
- Legislative Programme
334. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the criteria for designating additional safe countries of origin under the International Protection Bill...
- Family Reunification
337. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which the three-year bar on family reunification applications for newly recognised refugees under the International...
- Legislative Programme
340. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he intends to expand the list of accelerated processing categories under the International Protection Bill 2026 to include...
- Citizenship Applications
342. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way In which the extension of the reckonable residence requirement to five years for citizenship applications by those...
- Asylum Applications
343. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which his Department ensures that there is consistency in decision making in applications for asylum in Ireland....
- Asylum Seekers
345. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria used to determine whether or not a country is safe for the purposes of decisions on international protection and...
- Crime Prevention
346. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the establishment of the Fingal West Community Safety Partnership; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Prison Service
347. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider important issues relating to the Irish Prison Service, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if...
- International Protection
348. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total expenditure incurred by the State on accommodation and related supports for international protection applicants in...
- Departmental Contracts
350. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether his Department has carried out any value-for-money assessments, cost-benefit analyses, or benchmarking exercises in...
- Departmental Policies
351. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the policy rationale, projected fiscal impact, and anticipated savings associated with proposals to require...
- Prison Service
354. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions he will take to engage with the Irish Prison Service in relation to the welfare of persons in Irish prisons, in...
- Departmental Data
355. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of and summary of disclosures made to him under Section 41 of the Garda Síochána Act 2005 in 2024, 2025...
- Prison Service
357. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures that are in place to facilitate dietary restrictions in prisons on the basis of diagnosed medical conditions; and...
- Residency Permits
360. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of first residence permits issued in each of the years from 2016 to 2024 that were for education; and the number of...
- Deportation Orders
361. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of EU citizens subject to re-entry bans to the State in each of the past ten years; the average duration of the bans...
- Departmental Correspondence
362. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of an organisation (details supplied), in relation to the use of counselling...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Food Industry
365. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the provision of additional powers to the Agri-Food Regulator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7273/26]
- Nitrates Usage
366. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is concerned at the impact the continuation of the Nitrates Derogation will have on Irish habitats, 90% of which are in bad...
- Agriculture Industry
367. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has had engagement with the agricultural sector regarding emission reductions plans; and if he will make a statement on the...
- EU Meetings
368. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of the most recent meeting between Iceland and the EU delegations regarding EU-Iceland fisheries negotiations; and if he...
- Trade Data
369. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has carried out an assessment of the impact of the UK-Australia post-Brexit trade deal on Irish agricultural...
- Agriculture Schemes
370. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the uptake and impact of the future growth loan scheme among farmers since its introduction, including the...
- Agriculture Industry
371. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current levels of credit advanced to primary agriculture in 2025, compared to the €686 million reported in 2021; the...
- Agriculture Schemes
372. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail the performance and closure status of the Brexit impact loan scheme extended to Covid-19 impacted businesses, including the...
- Agriculture Industry
373. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average farm debt levels across different farm systems, such as dairy, cattle, sheep, and tillage; the way these compare to the...
- Animal Diseases
380. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current guidelines and legal requirements in place in relation to avian influenza, including the public health and animal health...
- Common Agricultural Policy
383. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals he put forward at the recent EU Agriculture Council concerning the need to provide adequate funding for a properly...
- Greyhound Industry
384. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the 1,100 non-coursing greyhounds homed via IRGT assistance in 2024 (details supplied) which were homed by private...
- Department of Children, Disability and Equality
- Early Childhood Care and Education
389. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will give consideration to reviewing the current Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Programme eligibility requirements...
- Equality Issues
390. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the expected timeline for the transposition for the EU Pay Transparency Directive, given the transposition deadline of June 2026;...
- Guardians Ad Litem
391. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on concerns raised by Guardians ad litem for the new proposed Guardian ad litem National Service (details supplied); and...
- Childcare Services
392. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of an anomaly within the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM) whereby children in receipt of AIM Level 7 supports during...
- Data Protection
393. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Tusla plans to change its reporting of data breach policies to the Data Protection Commission; and if so, to provide details of...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
395. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers that have signed up to the core funding scheme in Dublin, broken down by month for 2024 and 2025,...
- Childcare Services
397. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the main reasons cited by childcare providers for withdrawing from or refusing to participate in the core funding scheme; the...
- Departmental Data
400. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a schedule of the number of adoption applications and adoptions granted and refused in 2023, 2024, 2025 and to...
- Childcare Services
401. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which and the timeframe information will be made available in relation to the location of state-led childcare facilities...
- Department of Health
- Disability Services
403. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE last provided capital funding to disability service providers in County Kildare for the purchase of new residential developments for independent...
- Addiction Treatment Services
404. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to reopen the Keltoi facility in the Phoenix Park which closed during Covid; the reason it has remained closed since then; and if she will...
- Hospital Appointments Status
405. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [7022/26]
- Mental Health Services
406. To ask the Minister for Health the number of CAMHS patients who have been treated in a general children’s hospital ward in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7025/26]
- Hospital Charges
417. To ask the Minister for Health the steps her Department has taken to reduce hospital car parking charges, as per the Programme for Government; when patients and their families can expect...
- Health Service Executive
418. To ask the Minister for Health if proposals have been received from the HSE in the midwest regarding their planning and implementation requirements for a sporting event (details supplied);...
- Sports Events
419. To ask the Minister for Health if temporary capital infrastructure will be required for patient safety and continuity of care during a sporting event (details supplied); and if she will make...
- Hospital Services
420. To ask the Minister for Health when the delivery of intravitreal injections to non-diabetics will be delivered at Letterkenny University Hospital, as committed to in 2025. [7057/26]
- Health Services
421. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will consider launching an awareness-raising campaign on the issue of pregnancy loss prevention; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Legislative Measures
422. To ask the Minister for Health when she will introduce legislation to regulate the beauty industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7066/26]
- Hospital Facilities
424. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to release the refurbished beds in Macroom Community Hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7072/26]
- Healthcare Policy
425. To ask the Minister for Health the engagement that has taken place with healthcare professional training bodies, and nursing colleges, to improve early recognition of heart disease in women;...
- Health Service Executive
426. To ask the Minister for Health the engagement her Department has had with the HSE regarding the implementation of the 2023 health technology assessment on the repatriation of paediatric...
- National Children's Hospital
428. To ask the Minister for Health if an expanded paediatric allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant service and cellular therapy unit, with increased bed capacity, will be a part of the...
- General Practitioner Services
429. To ask the Minister for Health when the current SLA contract with SouthDoc is to be renewed. [7092/26]
- Legislative Measures
436. To ask the Minister for Health when those who have children through surrogacy will have legal standing as parents under Irish law; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7122/26]
- Healthcare Policy
437. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider using the Women’s Health Fund and the Sláintecare Integration Fund...
- Assisted Human Reproduction
439. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 536 of 15 January 2026, whether as part of the ongoing review of access criteria for publicly funded assisted human...
- Nursing Homes
440. To ask the Minister for Health if a bed in a nursing home will be provided for a person in their own county (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7203/26]
- Mental Health Services
442. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting for mental health services in County Kerry from 2020 to the end of 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on...
- General Practitioner Services
444. To ask the Minister for Health if she will address concerns regarding general practitioner services raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Healthcare Policy
445. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure that clinical guidelines and cardiovascular risk assessment tools, reflect, sex-specific differences in women's cardiovascular...
- Health Service Executive
446. To ask the Minister for Health the details of any overspending identified in the Health Service Executive's budget for the fiscal year including the specific areas of overspend and the total...
- Oireachtas Committees
447. To ask the Minister for Health the steps taken to address the procurement irregularities highlighted by witnesses during the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee debate on 22 January 2026,...
- Health Services Staff
448. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the costs associated with agency staffing in the health sector; the measures in place to reduce reliance on such staffing to ensure value for...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
449. To ask the Minister for Health the actions implemented following the audit findings on capital project overruns, particularly regarding major infrastructure developments; and if she will...
- Health Service Executive
450. To ask the Minister for Health the mechanisms for holding senior HSE officials accountable for financial decisions including any performance metrics or oversight protocols; and if she will...
- Health Services
451. To ask the Minister for Health the total public funds allocated to private contractors in the health sector for the period 2020-to date; the criteria used to ensure competitive tendering and...
- Departmental Policies
452. To ask the Minister for Health if she will outline the internal controls introduced to prevent future financial discrepancies similar to those examined in the Oireachtas Public Accounts...
- Health Service Executive
453. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale behind any supplementary funding requests made by the HSE in 2024 and 2025; the way in which such requests align with overall fiscal...
- Public Expenditure Policy
454. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for implementing the recommendations from the Comptroller and Auditor General's report discussed in the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee...
- Home Care Packages
455. To ask the Minister for Health the number of older persons in County Wexford awaiting a home help package, by area and by length of time waiting; and if she will make a statement on the...
- General Practitioner Services
457. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocation for general practice nurses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7299/26]
- Medical Cards
459. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that a child aged 9 years-of-age or over travelling on public transport with a medical card is entitled to an accompanying adult who travels...
- Medicinal Products
460. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that are being taken to ensure urgent access to the medication welireg (belzutifan) (details supplied); whether compassionate or exceptional access...
- Dental Services
462. To ask the Minister for Health to expedite orthodontic treatment in respect of a child (details supplied); to confirm whether the HSE is refusing to approve replacement posts for retired...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Education Policy
464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to bridge the funding gap for disability organisations to support their members into further and higher education. [7345/26]
- Grant Payments
465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken to help support students and families in Carlow and Kilkenny by reforming the SUSI grant, as committed to in the Programme for...
- Student Accommodation
466. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reduce on campus rents and make student accommodation affordable for more students. [7276/26]
- Grant Payments
467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has examined the impact of the current means test for the SUSI grant on adult applicants who, due to the lack of available or affordable...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Burial Grounds
469. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if local authorities have the legal powers to either remove or direct the removal of memorials in burial grounds which are deemed...
- Rural Schemes
470. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding allocated through the Rural Regeneration & Development Fund per local authority; the projects funded to date;...
