Written answers
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Departmental Funding
1. To ask the Taoiseach the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; and the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of his Department. [13094/26]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Constitutional Amendments
2. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will hold a referendum on neutrality in light of opinion polling showing strong support for Irish neutrality; and if she will make a...
- Irish Aid
3. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if correspondence (details supplied) in respect of Irish Aid will be followed up by his Department and contact made with the author; and if...
- Departmental Funding
4. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the funding allocated to NGOs by her Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of her...
- EU Directives
5. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the financial penalties, including lump sum payments and daily fines, for failing to transpose EU directives into national law in 2025; the EU...
- Undocumented Irish in the USA
6. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the supports being provided to undocumented Irish in the United States who face particular difficulties in relation to their status; and if...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Building Regulations
8. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to confirm that the concept of 'sufficiency', defined when applied to the building sector as meaning above all making the...
- Recycling Policy
9. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the plans in place for the introduction of the disposable coffee cup levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Climate Action Plan
10. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is scope to increase the total funding allocated to Carlow in the climate action fund; and if he will make a...
- Energy Infrastructure
12. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has, or intends to, apply for a State aid exemption for the purposes of the development of the strategic floating LNG...
- Energy Policy
17. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the rationale for not taking into account secondary fuels, as is allowable in determining N-1 requirements, in the...
- Energy Prices
18. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department expects the renewable heating obligation to increase energy prices for the 700,000 homes, mostly in rural...
- Renewable Energy Generation
19. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of additional renewable liquid fuel supply that will be needed within the market to meet any additional demand...
- Energy Policy
20. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on the need for homeowners to replace entire domestic heat pumps systems which are reaching end of life and,...
- Seaweed Harvesting
21. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of successful claims made for registration in relation to seaweed harvesting based on "Profit a Prendre" or...
- Department of Defence
- Departmental Funding
22. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the funding allocated to NGOs by her Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of her Department;...
- Defence Forces
23. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the total number of current Defence Forces personnel in terms of the Army, Air Corps and Naval Service, and the Reserve Defence Force, in tabular...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Electric Vehicles
29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the proposals and targets for the number of electric EVs and solar vehicles in Ireland by 2030; if there will be sufficient...
- Immigration Policy
30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will stop enabling US Immigration and Customs Enforcement to use Shannon Airport to deport Palestinians; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Funding
32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of his...
- Bus Services
33. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to consider expanding the Local Link Anseo service to cover Thurles, County Tipperary, given the need for public transport in the area;...
- Rail Network
35. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can liaise with Irish Rail on plans to improve the WiFi service on the Cork-Dublin train service, where many commuters availing of...
- Driver Licences
36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide clarity in relation to the driving licence of a person (details supplied) who has been refused an application to lift a...
- Road Network
37. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will give further urgent consideration to the request of local authorities, such as Cavan and Monaghan, for a substantial increase...
- Public Sector Pensions
38. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether Córas Iompair Éireann implement the terms of the 1993 Board meeting regarding the CIÉ Rationalisation Agreement,...
- Department of Finance
- Departmental Funding
39. To ask the Minister for Finance the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of his Department; and if he will...
- Departmental Schemes
40. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the Government savings and investment strategy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13134/26]
- Tax Code
41. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether the existing rate of capital gains tax acts as a disincentive for investment for Irish people; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Schemes
43. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding a timeline for the publication of the Government savings and investment strategy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Financial Services
46. To ask the Minister for Finance if companies (details supplied) are in receipt of moneys from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) via or through its investments in third party funds;...
- Tax Credits
47. To ask the Minister for Finance if the State currently applies, or can lawfully apply, a VAT credit, i.e. a tax credit which businesses can apply against VAT liabilities. [13294/26]
- Tax Data
49. To ask the Minister for Finance to set out the timelines for preparation and publication of the proposed Savings & Investment Strategy and the Roadmap on Taxation of Retail Investment....
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- EU Funding
52. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on the impact to public expenditure on Border counties such as Donegal, Cavan, Sligo, Leitrim, and Monaghan, following...
- Gender Balance
53. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline the current level of compliance by State boards with the Government’s long-standing target of achieving a minimum of...
- Departmental Data
54. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on critical infrastructure investment in north Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13343/26]
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Health and Safety
55. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason the Health and Safety Authority does not provide a clear breakdown, by gender, of workplace fatalities and injuries in the...
- Departmental Funding
56. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of his...
- Small and Medium Enterprises
57. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to set out his Department’s work on the programme for Government commitment to “support Irish SMEs to access the supply...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Schools Building Projects
58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) was not included in the list of school building projects as announced under the national development plan;...
- Special Educational Needs
59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the massive cuts to SNA provision in schools across County Kerry (details supplied) can be reversed; and if she will make a statement on the...
- School Funding
61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for capital works submitted by a school (details supplied); if it will be progressed; and if she will make a...
- Special Educational Needs
62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to address correspondence from a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12969/26]
- Schools Building Projects
63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has not been included on the recently published school building list, despite the school having worked with...
- School Admissions
64. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide guidance to the parents of a child (details supplied) who cannot secure a junior infant school place in their locality; and if she will...
- Departmental Data
65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a list of all primary schools in east Cork. [12980/26]
- Schools Building Projects
66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12982/26]
- Education and Training Boards
75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total funding provided to ETBs each year since they took on the role of intermediary body for funding local youth projects in absolute terms,...
- School Funding
76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will intervene in the unsustainable situation currently facing school management at a school (details supplied) with regard to resourcing...
- Irish Sign Language
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the programme for Government commitment to provide in-house Irish Sign Language interpreters in deaf education settings; if not, the...
- Schools Building Projects
86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13025/26]
- Special Educational Needs
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for the reduction of special needs assistant, SNA, posts in a primary school (details supplied) following a recent SNA review; and...
- Departmental Funding
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocated to NGOs by her Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of her Department;...
- Special Educational Needs
134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether the new special school in Carraig na bFhearr will open. [13140/26]
- Schools Building Projects
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to publish the datasets that were used against the criteria her Department indicated were the determining factors for the selection of school...
- Teaching Qualifications
139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the case of a person (details supplied); the status of their PME scheme application; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Special Educational Needs
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will urgently give approval for a school in County Clare (details supplied) to open an autism class for September 2026; and if she will...
- Schools Building Projects
142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on funding for the proposed new school building projects for a school (detail supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- School Funding
144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a list of schools awaiting funding for the small works grant in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13179/26]
- State Examinations
145. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the accommodations currently available to Leaving Certificate students with type 1 diabetes, particularly in circumstances where a student...
- Special Educational Needs
148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans to address the impact the latest SNA review has had on schools where SNA allocation has been reduced; and if she will make a statement...
- Disadvantaged Status
154. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether, in deciding if a school is given DEIS status, the number of children in private rental accommodation using HAP is taken into...
- Departmental Data
156. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current number of primary and secondary schools that are in debt; and the total amount of debt owed by primary and secondary schools, in each...
- Schools Building Projects
157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on building works for a school (details supplied); the timeline for delivery; if she will add to the list; and if she will make a...
- Special Educational Needs
159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a letter of eligibility will be provided immediately to an individual (details supplied) in order for them to be able to accept the...
- Irish Language
160. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which findings from the three-year Irish language youth work research pilot will inform mainstream funding, staffing and training,...
- Gaeltacht Policy
161. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the engagement her Department has had with the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht in terms of Irish language youth...
- Special Educational Needs
162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of SNA provisions reduced from schools after the latest NCSE review, by county, excluding new posts sanctioned, in tabular form. [13336/26]
- School Transport
183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to improve the terms and conditions of school bus escorts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13410/26]
- Youth Services
185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline to conclude the YSGS pilot and open a full reformed scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13415/26]
- School Curriculum
188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department is taking to make more meaningful provision for students who have opted out of religious education; if the Department...
- Youth Services
189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the work of her Department in supporting rural youth services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13379/26]
- Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
- Departmental Strategies
190. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the progress to date in implementing the recommendations of the Night Time Economy Task Force established in 2020,...
- Sports Funding
191. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport when written approval will issue to a community organisation (details supplied) to proceed with works under the community...
- Pension Provisions
192. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport to provide dates (details supplied) in relation to the authorisation process for pension increases agreed by An Post and...
- Departmental Funding
193. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the...
- Online Safety
194. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport his views and plans to enforce age verification obligations on online service providers; and if he will make a statement on...
- Museum Projects
196. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 734 of 10 February 2026, if he is aware that the flag was donated to the National...
- Pension Provisions
197. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport when the pension increase for An Post staff will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13158/26]
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Heritage Schemes
199. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the supports that are available to someone in a private property who has a leaking roof they cannot afford to repair; and if...
- Special Areas of Conservation
200. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 620 of 27 January 2026, the threshold at which his Department is required to design...
- Departmental Funding
201. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit...
- Rental Sector
202. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the provision that can be made for allowance in cost-rental applications which are deemed invalid because of a delay in the...
- Wastewater Treatment
203. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the guidelines for certified modular wastewater treatment systems will be published; and if he will make a statement on...
- Vacant Properties
204. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a breakdown of the numbers of properties by rural and urban area in every local authority that availed of the...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Eligibility
205. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the plans to adjust the qualifying criteria for carer's allowance so that those who care for someone for at least 30 hours...
- Social Welfare Benefits
206. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his views on the adequacy of existing supports for single mothers in the weeks and months after giving birth; if any review...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
208. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether he is aware of a situation wherein an award of the basic income for artists may result in a household losing...
- Departmental Funding
209. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit...
- Social Welfare Payments
210. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department will update the name of a person (details supplied) on the MyGovID platform; and if he will make a...
- Social Welfare Benefits
211. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for assistance related to a welfare application (details supplied). [13165/26]
- Pension Provisions
212. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the advice of the National Pension Policy Initiative to prohibit charges on accounts which are expressed in cash...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
213. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people who had their means assessed due to income from seaweed harvesting in the past two years; the number of...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Visa Applications
214. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review and examine the visas restrictions with regard specifically to a South African business operating in Ireland...
- Work Permits
215. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will review a case (details supplied) of a medical doctor resident and working since 2023 who has been denied renewal of...
- Departmental Reports
216. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department intends to publish a Death in Custody Report (details supplied); the timeline for same; the date of the...
- Naturalisation Applications
217. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding any actions he is taking to reduce processing times for applications for Irish citizenship by...
- Visa Applications
220. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 11 February 2026, to include all visa application figures that have been granted...
- Departmental Funding
222. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit...
- Misuse of Drugs
223. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will enact the recommendations relevant to his Department outlined in the Joint Committee on Drugs Use Interim Report...
- An Garda Síochána
224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new gardaí allocated to the Tipperary division for each of the years 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026; and...
- Immigration Policy
225. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a South African national who is legally a resident of Spain is allowed to travel to Ireland using their residency permit or...
- Courts Service
226. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide statistics for the delays in family law proceedings in Letterkenny Circuit Court; if there are plans to...
- Immigration Status
227. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an application for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13166/26]
- Residency Permits
228. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reasons for the ongoing delays in the renewal of residence permits; the steps being taken to address the current processing...
- International Protection
229. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person and their child (details supplied) can be transferred to an IPAS centre closer to their child’s creche in...
- Local Community Safety Partnerships
230. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to clarify whether the Government instructed Mayo Local and Community Safety Partnership to hold its meetings in private, away...
- Departmental Reviews
231. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) that compares our justice system with those of other EU...
- International Protection
234. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the case of an international protection applicant (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Immigration Policy
235. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the policies in place in the event that a resident in an IPAS centre commits an offence in breach of...
- Visa Applications
236. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 861 to 864, inclusive, of 10 February 2026, to confirm that all relevant staff involved...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Aquaculture Industry
238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department’s current policy approach to the development of a sustainable seaweed sector in Ireland; his assessment of the...
- Departmental Funding
239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of his...
- Forestry Sector
240. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forest owners in receipt of annual premiums, by county; the total number of forest owners in each county; and if he...
- Animal Diseases
241. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of inconclusive animals identified under the TB programme between 1 January 2025 and 31 December 2025; and if he...
- Animal Welfare
242. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are any helplines to report incidents of animal cruelty. [13231/26]
- Bord Bia
243. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to strengthen governance in Bord Bia and to ensure the chair and board members of Bord Bia do not have...
- Department of Children, Disability and Equality
- Traveller Community
245. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to develop a Traveller employment, enterprise and employment strategy with targets, accountability and protections for...
- Disability Services
246. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will urgently review the case of a person (details supplied) who has recently transitioned from children’s disability...
- Family Support Services
248. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the adequacy of existing supports for single mothers in the weeks and months after giving birth; if any review of the...
- Childcare Services
251. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the supports available to an existing childcare provider looking to upgrade their outdoor facilities; and if she will make a...
- Child and Family Agency
252. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason support services provided to foster carers by an organisation (details supplied) located in Fethard has been terminated...
- Departmental Funding
253. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the funding allocated to NGOs by her Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of her...
- Children in Care
254. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way she intends to guarantee the independence of guardians ad litem under the new guardian ad litem national service, given that...
- Equality Issues
256. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures the Government has taken to ensure that companies comply with the EU Gender Balance on Corporate Boards Directive, (EU...
- Child and Family Agency
257. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a breakdown of the amount of money paid to each agency Tusla has used in 2025 to hire agency staff across all public...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
258. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of early years spaces currently provided in the Dublin 7 and Dublin 3 areas; the steps being taken to increase childcare...
- Department of Health
- Health Services Waiting Lists
259. To ask the Minister for Health for an update regarding the ongoing delays for public speech and language therapy services in Dublin North-West, and any proposed interventions to alleviate...
- Health Services Staff
260. To ask the Minister for Health to detail the current level of staffing in perinatal mental health in each LHO, by role; the current number of vacancies in perinatal mental health in each...
- EU Presidency
261. To ask the Minister for Health to outline specific priorities for her Department ahead of Ireland hosting the EU Presidency from July of this year; the process by which such priorities are...
- Hospital Equipment
263. To ask the Minister for Health if she will address the fact that Mayo University Hospital is operating with only one CT scanner, leading to significant delays for patients, including those...
- Food Safety
264. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of the most recent official controls or inspections carried out by the NEHS or FSAI on multi-store retailers selling unregulated food...
- Abortion Services
265. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 551 of 12 February 2026, if a response will issue to the question given the authors of that report referred to in the...
- Hospital Appointments Status
266. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have a procedure carried out. [13017/26]
- Child and Family Agency
267. To ask the Minister for Health the reason support services provided to foster carers by an organisation (details supplied) located in Fethard has been terminated by Tusla without any...
- Departmental Funding
268. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated to NGOs by her Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of her Department; and if she...
- Assisted Human Reproduction
269. To ask the Minister for Health to consider expanding the current criteria for publicly funded IVF to facilitate women who meet the programme's criteria (details supplied) but have been...
- Cancer Services
270. To ask the Minister for Health if she is considering offering high-intensity focal therapy for prostate cancer patients in the HSE-public system. [13105/26]
- Healthcare Policy
272. To ask the Minister for Health if patients who go abroad for treatment and still need care when they return must pay out of pocket to receive aftercare; and whether there is a hardship fund...
- Hospital Staff
273. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in moving some newly graduated psychiatric nurses onto their proper pay scale (details supplied). [13111/26]
- Misuse of Drugs
275. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the progress in implementing the 22 recommendations outlined in the 2022 Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice report entitled An Examination...
- Departmental Strategies
278. To ask the Minister for Health when the public consultation on the draft National Drugs Strategy 2026-2029 will take place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13123/26]
- Citizens' Assembly
279. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an overview of her Department's responses to recommendations made in the report of the Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use; and if she will...
- Medicinal Products
280. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that preservative-free cosopt eye drops have not been made available on the drugs payment scheme given that it is being prescribed to patients in...
- General Practitioner Services
281. To ask the Minister for Health if all funding has been allocated for the 2025-26 year under the social deprivation practice grant support; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Mental Health Services
282. To ask the Minister for Health the standard pathway of care when a person presents in an acute mental health crisis to an emergency department, GP out-of-hours service or other HSE service;...
- Health Services Staff
283. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dual-diagnosis clinical nurse specialist and advanced nurse practitioner posts, dealing with co-occurring addiction and mental health needs,...
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
284. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on an NMBI overseas recognition application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13151/26]
- Healthcare Policy
285. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider a recent report commissioned by an organisation (details supplied); if she will consider adding Crohn's, colitis and irritable bowel...
- Cannabis for Medicinal Use
286. To ask the Minister for Health when the Chairperson of the Cannabis Access Review Committee will be appointed; when the committee is expected to commence its work; and if she will make a...
- Medicinal Products
287. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to add Acarizax to the reimbursement list; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13176/26]
- Healthcare Policy
288. To ask the Minister for Health if she is concerned that the proposal to ban flavoured nicotine inhalation devices could have a knock-on increase in the number of cigarette smokers; the...
- Hospital Appointments Status
290. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (detail supplied) is waiting on a follow-up appointment in Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13183/26]
- Legislative Measures
291. To ask the Minister for Health when it is intended to fully implement the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13186/26]
- Eating Disorders
292. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the review of the model of care for the treatment of eating disorders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13193/26]
- Mental Health Services
293. To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to develop mental health services in Beaumont Hospital; the number of beds at the Ashlin Centre in Beaumont; if there are plans to...
- Traveller Community
294. To ask the Minister for Health the location and full staffing cohort of each Traveller healthcare project team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13234/26]
- Health Services Staff
295. To ask the Minister for Health if she plans to increase the remunerated hours for which staff within Traveller healthcare projects are employed; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Healthcare Policy
296. To ask the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to tackle the issue of over-prescribing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13236/26]
- Traveller Community
297. To ask the Minister for Health when the ethnic identifier under the national Traveller health action plan will be in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13248/26]
- National Treatment Purchase Fund
298. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE refused funding under the National Treatment Purchase Fund to complete treatment for a patient (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if...
- Primary Care Services
299. To ask the Minister for Health the current capacity of child occupational services operating from the Longford primary care centre; if the post of child occupational therapist at Longford...
- Hospital Appointments Status
300. To ask the Minister for Health if she will expedite a child occupational health appointment for a person (details supplied). [13273/26]
- Mental Health Services
301. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people admitted in 2024 to the forensic child and adolescent mental health service in the Portrane facility; the number of persons discharged in...
- Hospital Admissions
302. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people admitted in 2024 to the Intensive Care and Rehabilitation Unit in the Portrane facility; the number of persons discharged in 2024; and if...
- Ambulance Service
303. To ask the Minister for Health the longest waiting times for ambulance crews to reach patients, for each county in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Staff
305. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of agency staff employed by CHI in 2025; the total cost of this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13354/26]
- Health Service Executive
306. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the amount of money paid to each agency the HSE used in 2025 to hire agency staff across all public hospitals; the total number of...
- Mental Health Services
307. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the staffing issues in HSE South West CAMHS-ID team (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13394/26]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Departmental Funding
309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of his Department;...
- Apprenticeship Programmes
310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a commitment that his Department will adequately fund the Traveller apprenticeship incentivisation programme on a permanent basis as a...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Funding
311. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding allocated to NGOs by his Department in 2025; the funding allocated to NGOs by agencies and bodies under the remit of...
