Written answers
Thursday, 5 February 2026
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Rural Schemes
10. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of buildings purchased under the town and village renewal scheme. [8629/26]
- An Teanga Gaeilge
15. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an nglacann sé leis an athbhreithniú ar phleananna teanga sa Ghaeltacht go bhfuil staid "éigeandála sa...
- Flexible Work Practices
16. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his Department's engagement with Cork County Council regarding the development of remote working hubs facilities in Cork; if...
- An Teanga Gaeilge
17. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht conas a chomhlíonfaidh an Rialtas an riachtanas go mbeidh 20 faoin gcéad d’earcaigh nua seirbhíse poiblí...
- Scéimeanna Tacaíochta
18. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén dul chun cinn atá déanta chun Scéim na mBóithre Áise a chur ar fáil arís; agus an...
- An Teanga Gaeilge
19. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an soiléireoidh sé cén fáth ar leasigh a Roinn a bhfreagra ar an Athbhreithniú Pleanála Teanga a...
- An Ghaeltacht
20. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé ag obair chun níos mó spásanna ar chúrsaí samhraidh sa Ghaeltacht a leathnú chun...
- Rural Schemes
21. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht whether he is satisfied that Town Centre First, Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme, and Rural Regeneration and Development...
- Community Development Projects
22. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will include costly water connection charges for funding on applications under the Community Centre Investment Fund; and if...
- Departmental Policies
23. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress of the Town Centre First initiative in Galway east; his plans to support regeneration in towns and villages across...
- Rural Schemes
24. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the planned 2026 funding allocation for the local improvement scheme (LIS) in counties Sligo and Leitrim; if he will provide...
- Údarás na Gaeltachta
25. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé sásta an maoiniú cuí a chur ar fáil d’Údarás na Gaeltachta chun rannóg...
- Departmental Policies
26. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if his Department’s Our Rural Future Strategy envisions encouraging people to leave Dublin (details supplied). [8410/26]
- Departmental Schemes
27. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding to support the refurbishment of community centres will be made available in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Rural Schemes
28. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the average yearly allocation to the Leader Programme since 2007, by programme. [8633/26]
- Departmental Funding
30. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of applications received per year 2023-2024, and per county, for funding under the Community Recognition Fund; the...
- Derelict Sites
31. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his Department’s efforts to tackle dereliction in rural towns and villages; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Rural Recreation Policy
32. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme will open for applications in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Irish Language
33. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will outline a timeframe for the implementation of the national plan for Irish language public service; and if he will make a...
- Derelict Sites
34. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht given the continued presence of derelict buildings in towns and villages across County Mayo, if the Minister will outline the...
- Irish Language
35. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will outline the importance of the Action Plan for Irish Language Public Services 2026-2028; and if he will make a statement...
- Community Development Projects
36. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he is aware of the funding difficulties being experienced by the Fingal centre in Finglas, following his visit to the centre in...
- Rural Schemes
39. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if it is proposed to review the CLÁR areas with a view to extending to new areas; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Soláthar Tithíochta
40. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén freagra atá aige ar an litir curtha isteach chuige ag grúpa agóide thar cheann BÁNÚ ar an Luan...
- Rural Schemes
42. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if CLÁR will open for applications in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8631/26]
- An Teanga Gaeilge
45. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht conas a chinnteoidh an Plean Gníomhaíochta do Sheirbhísí Poiblí Gaeilge, 2026–2028 go mbeidh...
- Community Development Projects
46. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the criteria for a community horse project to be included in Pobal funding; the programmes that Pobal can offer for a community...
- An Teanga Gaeilge
50. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he is satisfied that public signage is adequately translated and displayed in the Irish language; and if he will make a...
- Community Development Projects
51. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding is available through his Department to support insurance and safety-related costs for a local community playground; and...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Departmental Policies
62. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on whether clear criteria should be put in place for the decision on whether or not there is a referendum on a United Ireland; the...
- Irish Prisoners Abroad
63. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the contact she and her officials have had with a person (details supplied) who is currently incarcerated in a German prison since September...
- Foreign Policy
68. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her response to the suppression of peaceful protestors in Iran; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8625/26]
- Passport Services
73. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of passports issued to Tipperary residents in 2025; the number to date in 2026; the average processing time for each application;...
- Diaspora Issues
74. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her proposals to expand the Irish diplomatic footprint in areas with a growing diaspora community. [8712/26]
- EU Meetings
75. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on the recent EU Foreign Affairs Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8291/26]
- Passport Services
76. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the opening of the new passport office in Cork; the services that will be provided from that office; and if she will make a...
- Trade Agreements
78. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the engagements she has had in relation to the EU-Mercosur trade agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7445/26]
- Legislative Programme
80. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025. [8052/26]
- Human Rights
81. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on the continued detention in Hong Kong of businessman and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai, the harassment of one of his lawyers...
- Ukraine War
82. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on her Department's recent engagements with the government of Ukraine in relation to the ongoing conflict, and efforts made to...
- Official Engagements
83. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will consider restricting Saint Patrick’s Day engagements with the Trump administration in light of the execution of...
- Trade Relations
84. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the Government's position in relation to potential increased tariffs; and the preparations it is making for same. [8760/26]
- Passport Services
85. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the number of passports issued during 2025, with a breakdown per passport office; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Trade Agreements
86. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her assessment of the EU-India trade agreement; the way in which it will benefit Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Middle East
88. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on Ireland's implementation of, and adherence to, the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, which Ireland...
- Humanitarian Aid
91. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade given that Ireland contributed over €150 million to global humanitarian crises in 2024, including responses in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan,...
- Trade Relations
92. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline Ireland's position in relation to trade with China. [8732/26]
- Middle East
93. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will advance the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025, for goods...
- United Nations
94. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will outline her engagements in international fora with a view to seeking reform of the United Nations system; and if she will make a...
- Middle East
95. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the specific commitments Ireland made at the Global Alliance meeting on the two-state solution; the way these commitments will be implemented...
- Northern Ireland
96. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on any discussions she has had with the UK government in relation to legacy issues; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Ukraine War
97. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for a report on her attendance at the Coalition of the Willing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8289/26]
- Diplomatic Representation
98. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will consider broadening the criteria for appointing high level diplomats, including ambassadors; and if she will make a statement on...
- Middle East
99. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the specific actions Ireland is currently taking in response to the significant expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank,...
- Official Engagements
101. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on recent engagements of her Department, and of the Government, with the government of the United States; and if she...
- Consular Services
102. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in light of the record number of consular assistance cases handled by her Department in 2025, including deaths abroad, mental-health-related...
- Ukraine War
103. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline any projected economic return on Ireland’s investment in hosting President Zelenskyy, including the strategic value of...
- Northern Ireland
104. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on her engagement with the political parties in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8622/26]
- Good Friday Agreement
107. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the plans the Government has in terms of reforming the institutions established under the Good Friday Agreement; the engagement undertaken...
- Humanitarian Access
109. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps her Department is taking to support the establishment of a humanitarian corridor in northern Syria; the action being taken...
- Humanitarian Aid
110. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland will call for Israel to admit all waiting humanitarian assistance to Gaza now that the Israeli hostage situation has ended; and...
- Northern Ireland
111. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on whether it is appropriate that the British secretary of state for Northern Ireland should have the power to decide whether an...
- Official Engagements
112. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has had any meetings or engagements with the United States government, or multinational corporations, regarding the...
- Northern Ireland
113. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will provide an update on the Shared Island Civic Society Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8722/26]
- Trade Agreements
114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on her Department's engagements in relation to the EU Morocco trade deal; the Government's position on this trade deal; its...
- Human Rights
115. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has raised concerns with the US about human rights violations in the United States, including the execution of peaceful protesters;...
- Ukraine War
117. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will report on the 2030 Roadmap on Ukraine-Ireland Partnership that was signed with President Zelenskyy on 2 December 2025. [70940/25]
- EU Presidency
118. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline her Department's priorities in advance of Ireland holding the European Presidency, including specific actions in relation to...
- Humanitarian Aid
120. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on the humanitarian crisis now unfolding in north east Syria; the concern for the Kurdish people; for other minority groups in...
- Legislative Programme
122. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the progress of the Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (Prohibition of Importation of Goods)...
- Official Engagements
123. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has had any engagement with her Danish counterpart in relation to Greenland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8286/26]
- Climate Change Policy
124. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures her Department is taking to address the impact of the climate crisis globally, and to support poorer nations in adapting. [7870/26]
- Dublin-Monaghan Bombings
127. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will provide an update on the British Government's response to the State's ongoing request for full disclosure and access to all...
- Trade Agreements
128. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade how it will be ensured that trade agreements, including the EU–Mercosur deal, do not undermine our climate objectives; and whether...
- Legislative Programme
129. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the timeframe in which she intends to introduce legislation to prohibit the trade in goods and services with illegal Israeli settlements in...
- Trade Relations
130. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her trade priorities for 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8635/26]
- Consular Services
135. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether an Irish Citizen (details supplied) has received a visit from consular services; whether the Irish Government have expressed concern...
- Passport Services
137. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she intends to open a passport office in the north [8627/26]
- Foreign Policy
138. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government will condemn the illegal invasion of Venezuela, and the kidnapping of its leader, Nicolás Maduro. [1813/26]
- North-South Ministerial Council
140. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Government is making the case for the North/South Ministerial Council to meet more regularly; and if the areas of co-operation dealt...
- Foreign Policy
142. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to clarify the position of the State regarding military aid to Ukraine, and the implications for Irish neutrality; and if she will make a...
- Artificial Intelligence
143. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her Department’s position on the digital omnibus, particularly relating to the proposed changes to the EU AI Act; and if she will...
- Office of the Attorney General
144. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the necessary clearance and approval can be given to an Irish person who has been nominated for an MBE but, as an Irish citizen, requires...
- Foreign Policy
145. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether Ireland has undertaken or participated in any formal review, assessment, or policy discussion, either nationally or within the...
- Passport Services
146. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when a passport will issue for a person (details supplied). [8968/26]
- Foreign Policy
148. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has had engagement with the US embassy in relation to the Catalpa sesquicentenary; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Waste Management
149. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the research carried out into the merits of introducing a levy on disposable coffee cups;; and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Public Sector Pensions
154. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on his Department’s involvement in implementing a recent CIÉ pension scheme increase (details supplied);...
- Bus Services
155. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Transport Authority has confirmed its budget for the local link service for this coming year; and if he will make a...
- Pension Provisions
156. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to set up a taskforce to deal with outstanding issues regarding aviation industry pensions; and if he will make a statement on...
- Water Pollution
157. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 9 of 28 January 2026, the full actions that were taken to address the small-scale oil slick at a...
- School Transport
158. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Safe Routes to Schools projects funded, completed, and under construction in the Dun-Laoghaire Rathdown Council area. [8912/26]
- Road Projects
159. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether his Department has defined objective criteria for determining when a national road project listed in the National Development...
- Aviation Industry
160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether anomalous aerial observations, including unidentified or non-cooperative aircraft observed in Irish airspace, are explicitly...
- School Funding
165. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the financial supports available to schools for safety measures outside; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8957/26]
- Road Safety Authority
166. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No.13 of 28 January 2026, to confirm rather than ‘indicate’ if Gardaí have access to...
- Greenways Provision
168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the Athlone-Galway greenway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9018/26]
- Active Travel
170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason active travel funding has been cut to Louth County Council in the latest funding allocation; the extent that council officials...
- Rail Network
171. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the assessments that have been carried out concerning accessibility if rail passengers are forced by Irish Rail to change trains at...
- National Transport Authority
172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to consider implementing mandatory data sharing with NTA by app-based service providers to ensure regulatory compliance; and if he will...
- Road Traffic Accidents
173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will recognise road-traffic collision and fatality data as public-health data, given that such data relates to preventable deaths...
- Rail Network
174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the procurement and timings of a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9117/26]
- Department of Finance
- Primary Medical Certificates
175. To ask the Minister for Finance if a review can be conducted of the primary medical certificate criteria to include children with severe intellectual/behavioural or safety-related mobility...
- National Treasury Management Agency
176. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is an Oireachtas liaison contact for the NewERA division of the National Treasury Management Agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Tax Code
177. To ask the Minister for Finance the current processes in relation to emergency taxation; and if he will address related issues raised in correspondence (details supplied). [8830/26]
- Revenue Commissioners
178. To ask the Minister for Finance the incoming phone call procedures of Revenue during high call volume periods, as some people are persistently receiving a recorded message that Revenue...
- Central Bank of Ireland
179. To ask the Minister for Finance whether there is an appointment of a new Governor of the Central Bank and if a process for this appointment has been designed yet; if so, the details of this...
- Financial Services
188. To ask the Minister for Finance whether his Department monitors trends in the proportion of complaints to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman which are deemed inadmissible or...
- Insurance Coverage
192. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme, and an issue that exists when a driver under the scheme changes to a new vehicle and is...
- Data Protection
193. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which fees applied by the data protection commission are incorporated within revenue projections; if the large volume of outstanding fees are...
- Central Bank of Ireland
194. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 230 of 29 January 2026, if he will confirm that neither his Department or the Central Bank collect data on special...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Legislative Measures
196. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether he will introduce legislation strengthening the powers of the Ombudsman in relation to visa, citizenship and international...
- Departmental Properties
197. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on plans, including a timeframe on carrying out upgrade works to the Garda Station in Greystones, County Wicklow;...
- Flood Relief Schemes
199. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a potential flood relief scheme for Bunclody, County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9053/26]
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Tourist Accommodation
203. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update on the proposed regulations governing the use of short-term tourist accommodation, including platforms...
- Flexible Work Practices
204. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether his Department is considering any proposals to create a national strategy to attract fully locationless remote jobs to...
- Middle East
206. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of dual-use goods exported to Israel in 2025 in its entirety; the companies that got licenses, as well as applications that...
- Heritage Sites
207. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide an update as to whether funding will be allocated to Galway County Council to take ownership of a property...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Residential Institutions
208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether funding provided through Cara Nua for victims of institutional abuse is available for the purchase of a car. [9111/26]
- Youth Services
209. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 537 of 27 January 2026, if she will provide details on the National Youth Sector Reference Group as well as...
- Schools Building Projects
213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if plans have advanced for a new school (details supplied) on the new site offered free of charge to the State, within the town boundaries of...
- Special Educational Needs
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason full post-primary autism classes receive €0 in year-on-year funding, while their primary equivalents receive €4,020 in...
- Home Schooling
224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason her Department this year has made home tuition conditional on having a psychological report done within the past six months,...
- Schools Building Projects
225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a timeline for all developments in relation to the proposed development at a school (details supplied) since its first proposal; and...
- Special Educational Needs
227. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) that has been seeking an extension for SEN room and additional classroom since 2022 was left off the...
- Site Acquisitions
229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 560 of 12 November 2025, if she will provide an update on her Department’s plans on the site...
- Schools Building Projects
230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the schools in Cork approved stage 1 and stage 2A in the new build process; and the date they received approval. [8825/26]
- School Admissions
232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if and when a school place will be facilitated in the case of a child (details supplied). [8849/26]
- School Transport
233. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school bus issue can be examined (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8865/26]
- Special Educational Needs
234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a funding application and or SENO referral has been made for child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8877/26]
- Home Schooling
235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the home tuition support grant was refused for a child (details supplied), despite extensive evidence given by primary school and...
- Disadvantaged Status
236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) can be included in the DEIS urban band 1 programme. [8884/26]
- Schools Building Projects
237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that her Department has completed a refurbishment plan for a school (details supplied); the immediate steps she will take to...
- Irish Language
238. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a list of all local authorities with and without a Gaelcholáiste, in tabular form. [8922/26]
- School Funding
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether there is any progress on payment of an outstanding grant for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Schools Building Projects
241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the next steps for a school (details supplied) on the Tranche 1 list to progress to construction;; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Disadvantaged Status
242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the list of schools to be designated DEIS Plus 1 will be known. [8962/26]
- Schools Building Projects
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to publish the data sets that were used against the criteria her Department indicated were the determining factors for the selection of school...
- School Inspections
245. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools and secondary schools where her Department has already carried out an energy audit; and if she will make a...
- Special Educational Needs
247. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special education places at each primary and second level school in County Wexford and County Wicklow, in tabular form. [8986/26]
- National Development Plan
248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the removal of a school (details supplied) that had been part of the preliminary tender document of the NDP rollout; the...
- Special Educational Needs
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a child in County Kildare will be allocated a special class place (details supplied). [9007/26]
- Schools Building Projects
254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on each new school building project in County Galway, including those at planning, design, tender and construction stages; and if...
- School Funding
255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the capitation grant for a school (details supplied) which has seen significant increases in costs of heating the school...
- State Examinations
256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm whether students with a formal diagnosis of dyslexia will be eligible for the additional time accommodation announced for the 2026...
- Schools Building Projects
257. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of a proposed new extension building for a national school (details supplied); the stage of the project; the delays or issues...
- Special Educational Needs
260. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address concerns raised in correspondence regarding the WALK PEER Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
- Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
- Culture Policy
261. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department has plans to re-open applications to the nighttime economy support scheme; if not, the reason that...
- Artists' Remuneration
262. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the support measures that are being put in place for those recipients of the basic income for artists scheme, when the...
- Public Sector Pensions
264. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on work his Department is doing to ensure that the agreed pension increases for An Post pensioners...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Fire Safety
265. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the interim fire safety remediation scheme including the number of schemes that have received a grant award and the value of...
- Vacant Properties
266. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update as of January 2026 on the Programme for Government commitment to tackle vacancy and dereliction; the...
- Compulsory Purchase Orders
267. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update as of January 2026 on the Programme for Government commitment to enhance compulsory purchase order powers...
- Vacant Properties
268. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update as of January 2026 on the Programme for Government commitment to provide an ambitious grant system to...
- Housing Provision
272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of houses that have been purchased through the tenant (incremental) purchase scheme in 2025 through Cork City...
- Rental Sector
274. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether his Department receives regular reports, briefings, or statistical updates from the Residential Tenancies Board in...
- Housing Provision
277. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for details of any guidelines or legislation governing the appraisal of a person’s need in assigning medical priority...
- Vacant Properties
278. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of a vacant property (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8920/26]
- Rental Sector
279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has any plans to protect pet ownership in private rental accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Planning Issues
280. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when he will publish details of the criteria needed for an accommodation provider (details supplied) to obtain the necessary...
- Wind Energy Guidelines
281. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the development of wind energy planning guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Solar Energy Guidelines
282. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the development of solar energy planning guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Wastewater Treatment
283. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on his Department’s efforts to address deficits in wastewater infrastructure in the villages of...
- Housing Provision
284. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social and affordable homes built in County Galway in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he...
- Defective Building Materials
285. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homeowners in County Wexford that are expected to access the revised defective blocks scheme; and if he will...
- Rental Sector
286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether any rental accommodation scheme tenant whose tenancy ends through no fault of their own is guaranteed an offer of...
- Fisheries Protection
287. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 620 of 27 January 2026, in view of the Court of Justice of the EU ruling on case...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Home Care Packages
288. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to investigate a matter (details supplied) and allow for home caring credits to be used in both ways in the calculation of...
- Public Sector Pensions
289. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a pension matter can be examined (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8866/26]
- Social Welfare Eligibility
290. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department has considered abolishing the means test for disability allowance, or excluding income generated from work...
- Social Welfare Benefits
292. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason pensions and social welfare payments cannot be paid together or at the same time, with the exception of carers...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Rental Sector
293. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether he has examined the use of discretionary house rules by apartment management companies, particularly in relation to pet...
- Visa Applications
296. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of those on Stamp 2 permission registered in third level institutions in each of the past ten years, in tabular...
- Anti-Racism Measures
297. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality how Ireland’s adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism aligns with the implementation of the current National...
- Child Protection
298. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce legislation to ensure that access orders for children will not be granted against the will and...
- Legislative Measures
300. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to a recent report from Canada in November 2025 that shows the extent of the failings of a...
- Citizenship Ceremonies
301. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the adequacy of the level of communication with persons due to be awarded Irish Citizenship; if the notification...
- International Protection
306. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether his Department will renew and extend the contract to use a hotel (details supplied) as an IPAS Centre; and if he will...
- Citizenship Applications
307. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on a citizenship application submitted by a person (details supplied) in County Louth who is working as an...
- Probation and Welfare Service
308. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the changes that have taken place between youth diversion (YDP) programme and the probation service, given that youths going...
- Immigration Policy
309. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 150 of 27 January 2026, if he is aware of the role that community support networks play...
- Citizenship Applications
311. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality given his Department has stated it is processing citizenship applications via Irish association in chronological order, to...
- Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
312. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans he has to increase Cuan funding to the Rape Crisis Centre Midwest, appreciating that the organisation currently has a...
- Driver Licences
314. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 on 28 January 2026, if An Garda Síochána will explain what they mean when...
- An Garda Síochána
315. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the rationale for requiring an individual to undergo repeated Garda vetting when changing employment within the same regulated...
- Ukraine War
321. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans to extend the accommodation recognition payment beyond 31 March 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Data
322. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 571 of 18 December 2025, and Parliamentary Question 114 of 14 January 2026, if the...
- International Protection
324. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of international protection applicants not offered accommodation on arrival in each month in 2025 and to date in...
- Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
326. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will meet with a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9079/26]
- Courts Service
327. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to layout the current process when a person on a professional register is convicted of a crime, for this information to be...
- Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
328. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the statutory and operational responsibilities of CUAN; its role in policy development, funding allocation, data collection,...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Food Industry
334. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a publicly accessible system of traceability to track imported products of animal origin for human consumption from farm...
- Health and Safety
335. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of common health entry documents for Products of Animal Origin (CHED P) were processed by his Department, by designated...
- Departmental Bodies
337. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person or body which logs and is responsible for all types of meat imports to Ireland; the person or body which tracks it from...
- Agriculture Schemes
339. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if force majeure will be accepted for 2023 and 2024 BISS and ANC applications from a farmer in County Kerry (details supplied)...
- Departmental Funding
341. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide urgent funding to Kerry social farming to allow this amazing initiative to grow and excel across County Kerry; if...
- Department of Children, Disability and Equality
- Child and Family Agency
342. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the addresses of all properties owned by Tusla in County Offaly, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...
- EU Directives
344. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive; if she expects to have the Directive fully implemented by...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
345. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Tullamore, County Offaly will be considered for a State led childcare facility, given the serious need which has already been...
- Children in Care
346. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 849 of 12 November 2025, if Tusla will arrange a meeting (details supplied); and if she will...
- Data Protection
347. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 393 of 29 January 2026, to share a copy of Tusla's Personal Data Breach Policy and Breach...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
348. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether, under plans for State-led early years services, areas with need not being met will be identified and will be limited to...
- Mother and Baby Homes
349. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount that has been returned to the Exchequer due to underspend of the mother and baby institutions payment scheme since it was...
- Disability Services
351. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the safeguarding measures currently in place for adults living in residential disability services; the way...
- Health Services
352. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of new residential places provided by a service (details supplied) over each of the past five years, and within the...
- Disability Services
354. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the residential services currently available for adults with severe intellectual and physical disabilities who are unable to live...
- Disabilities Assessments
355. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children, as of 29 January 2026, or latest date available, that were awaiting a first assessment of need from the HSE...
- Rights of People with Disabilities
357. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will address concerns raised in correspondence regarding the WALK PEER Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Disabilities Assessments
358. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in County Wexford currently awaiting their first assessment of needs appointment; the way this compares to 12...
- Health Service Executive
360. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of an application (details supplied); when this project will proceed to the next stage; and if she will make a...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
361. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the next round of the building blocks scheme will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9100/26]
- Family Resource Centres
362. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when it is expected that approvals will issue in respect of the establishment of more family resource centres; and if she will make...
- Child and Family Agency
342. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the addresses of all properties owned by Tusla in County Offaly, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...
- EU Directives
344. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive; if she expects to have the Directive fully implemented by...
- Childcare Services
345. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if Tullamore, County Offaly will be considered for a State led childcare facility, given the serious need which has already been...
- Child and Family Agency
346. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 849 of 12 November 2025, if Tusla will arrange a meeting (details supplied); and if she will...
- Data Protection
347. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 393 of 29 January 2026, to share a copy of Tusla's Personal Data Breach Policy and Breach...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
348. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether, under plans for State-led early years services, areas with need not being met will be identified and will be limited to...
- Mother and Baby Homes
349. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount that has been returned to the Exchequer due to underspend of the mother and baby institutions payment scheme since it was...
- Residential Institutions
351. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the safeguarding measures currently in place for adults living in residential disability services; the way...
- Disabilities Assessments
355. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children, as of 29 January 2026, or latest date available, that were awaiting a first assessment of need from the HSE...
- Special Educational Needs
357. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will address concerns raised in correspondence regarding the WALK PEER Programme (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Disabilities Assessments
358. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in County Wexford currently awaiting their first assessment of needs appointment; the way this compares to 12...
- Health Service Executive
360. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of an application (details supplied); when this project will proceed to the next stage; and if she will make a...
- Childcare Services
361. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when the next round of the building blocks scheme will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9100/26]
- Family Resource Centres
362. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when it is expected that approvals will issue in respect of the establishment of more family resource centres; and if she will make...
- Department of Health
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
363. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to extend the scheme for healthcare workers who contacted long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8797/26]
- Food Safety
364. To ask the Minister for Health the compliance and enforcement which is taken by her Department to ensure that the FSAI ensure food businesses in Ireland comply with the origin of beef...
- Health Service Executive
365. To ask the Minister for Health if breast reduction procedures for medical reasons are no longer available under the HSE; if so. the reason this is the case; and if she will make a statement...
- Health Services
366. To ask the Minister for Health to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8808/26]
- Covid-19 Pandemic
367. To ask the Minister for Health the situation regarding a person (details supplied) who has long Covid as a result of working for funding paid by her Department to a section 39 organisation;...
- Hospital Appointments Status
368. To ask the Minister for Health if a case can be urgently investigated (details supplied) to allow for the earliest possible hospital appointment in the circumstances; and if she will make a...
- Vaccination Programme
369. To ask the Minister for Health the reason she did not approve the rollout of the enhanced influenza vaccine for rollout in 2025 (details supplied). [8821/26]
- Departmental Schemes
372. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has given consideration to making changes to the treatment abroad scheme to include assistance towards the cost of business-class seating, in...
- Health Services
373. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department has given consideration to making changes to the treatment abroad scheme to include assistance towards the cost of checked luggage, in...
- Ambulance Service
374. To ask the Minister for Health when the decision was taken that emergency ambulance response times exceeding 60 minutes would not be routinely recorded, collated, or reported as part of the...
- Home Help Service
379. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive their home assessment of need; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8867/26]
- Hospital Staff
381. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff, and the grade employed, in general medicine at Our Lady’s Hospital Navan; and the number of staff vacancies currently within the...
- Mental Health Services
384. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS and Jigsaw waiting lists in County Meath, and length of wait, quarterly from 2012–2025, in tabular form. [8882/26]
- Home Care Packages
385. To ask the Minister for Health the number of older persons awaiting a home help package in Meath, by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Health Services
386. To ask the Minister for Health whether her Department has adopted, endorsed, or relied upon any national policy, workforce planning framework, or service specification for chronic pain...
- Health Service Executive
390. To ask the Minister for Health whether her Department requires the HSE to report, on a routine basis, the number of chronic pain service consultants in post, approved posts, vacancies, and...
- Health Services Staff
403. To ask the Minister for Health whether a decision has been formally made regarding the future planned use of a premises (details supplied); whether the HSE has assessed potential alternative...
- Hospital Facilities
404. To ask the Minister for Health the plans she has to establish a sexual assault trauma unit (SATU) in Limerick, appreciating that nearest SATU is in Galway, and that the Limerick Forensic...
- Hospital Services
407. To ask the Minister for Health the recommendations made to date via the seven completed reviews into care of babies at a hospital (details supplied); the corresponding actions implemented on...
- Mental Health Policy
408. To ask the Minister for Health the current vacancies at E-Mental Health Hub, Castlerea, County Roscommon, in tabular form. [8954/26]
- Mental Health Services
409. To ask the Minister for Health to advise of any locations in the State where a CAMHS clinic was in place and is no longer. [8955/26]
- Ambulance Service
410. To ask the Minister for Health the reason overtime to fill a shift for the rapid response vehicle in Roscommon was removed by the National Ambulance Service. [8959/26]
- Mental Health Services
412. To ask the Minister for Health if she will detail the health capital projects completed in each county during 2025, on a county-by-county basis, in tabular form; and if she will make a...
- Hospital Staff
413. To ask the Minister for Health if she will detail, for each public and voluntary hospital, the total number of staff in each, on a whole time equivalent basis at the end of December 2025;...
- Health Service Executive
414. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dermatologists working in the HSE; the increase in the numbers hired since 2020; the efforts that are being made to secure more; and if she will...
- Local Drugs Task Forces
415. To ask the Minister for Health the consultation which has taken place with local drug and alcohol task forces and communities ahead of the proposed regional structures under the National...
- Health Services
417. To ask the Minister for Health to what extent flexible, community-based cancer recovery supports are available to help women balance recovery with caring...
- Pharmacy Services
418. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on discussions with the IPU in relation to blister packs. [8981/26]
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
419. To ask the Minister for Health the date when a call to tender for the development of an electronic health record system for Ireland will be issued; and when the tender will be awarded; and...
- Health Strategies
422. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will consider running a national awareness programme on haemochromatosis. [8990/26]
- Health Services
423. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2264 of 13 January 2026, if a decision on the reimbursement of a treatment will be informed by the National Rare Disease...
- Home Help Service
424. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in CHO 2 awaiting home help services as of 29 January 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9021/26]
- Health Services Waiting Lists
426. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons and the average wait time on the waiting list for CAMHS in CHO2 as of 29 January 2026; to provide a breakdown of this waiting list by age...
- Cancer Services
428. To ask the Minister for Health the waiting lists and average waiting times for each type of cancer treatment at the University Hospital Galway cancer centre; and the compliance rate with key...
- Departmental Reports
429. To ask the Minister for Health if her department has carried out or received any report or examination of the potential risk that could present from the Nipah virus; if there are any...
- Hospital Services
430. To ask the Minister for Health the current dermatology services provided at the Monaghan Hospital campus; if there have been any changes to the services provided within the past two years;...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
431. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients currently waiting for dermatology treatment at the Monaghan Hospital campus; to provide a breakdown of the lengths of waiting periods,...
- Hospital Services
432. To ask the Minister for Health the current ENT services provided at the Monaghan Hospital campus; if there have been any changes to the services provided within the past two years; the plans...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
433. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients currently waiting for ENT treatment at the Monaghan Hospital campus; the lengths of waiting periods, in tabular form; and if she will...
- Mental Health Services
434. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children and young people waiting to access child and adolescent mental health services in Gorey / North Wexford; the average length of time that...
- Departmental Contracts
436. To ask the Minister for Health the number of GMS contracts for walk-in clinics that open during daytime hours. [9105/26]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Medical Qualifications
439. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, given the urgent need to increase the number of qualified medical doctors in Ireland, he will strategically direct SUSI to consider graduate...
- Seanad Elections
440. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process for the way in which HEI’s can seek designations to enable their graduates to become Seanad electors. [8911/26]
- Education Policy
441. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his Department has any plans to develop a college (details supplied) [8913/26]
- Third Level Fees
442. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual amount in fees which third level institutions received from students on Stamp 2 permissions in each of the past ten years, in tabular...
- Departmental Budgets
444. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of the 2025 capital budget allocation for his Department that was actually spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Consultations
445. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current status of the public consultation on Our Rural Future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8770/26]
- Community Enterprise Centres
446. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current number of community enterprise hubs opened in the country, their location, the number and location of any in planning;...
- Rural Schemes
447. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the grants and schemes available to pubs in rural communities, to apply for and avail of; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Community Development Projects
448. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when applications for the next round of the Community Centre Investment Fund will open; whether it will be for new builds or...
- An Ghaeltacht
449. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht tuilleadh sonraí a thabhairt maidir lena phleananna, atá leagtha amach sa Phlean Gníomhaíochta do...
- Community Development Projects
451. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a new round of the CLÁR programme will issue in 2026; whether Measure 1 (Developing Community Facilities and Amenities)...
