Written answers
Thursday, 19 March 2026
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Naturalisation Applications
6. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures being considered by his Department to ensure the quicker processing of naturalisation applications; and if he will...
- An Garda Síochána
16. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current national detection and conviction rates for burglary and fraud. [20948/26]
- Legislative Process
18. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of any planned legislative reforms relating to national security, counter-terrorism or intelligence oversight; and...
- An Garda Síochána
19. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to strengthen and expand the Garda youth diversion programme in the coming years in the north Dublin area; if...
- Sentencing Policy
20. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason, in the context of sustained public concern about lenient sentencing in CSAM cases, including statements by the...
- Legal Aid
21. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on his Department's engagement with the Law Society of Ireland and other stakeholders ahead of the changes...
- Sentencing Policy
22. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the specific reasons the Government has not introduced mandatory minimum sentencing legislation for persons convicted of...
- An Garda Síochána
23. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding his efforts to increase Garda numbers in Dublin West; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- International Protection
24. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the inspection process for IPAS centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20878/26]
- Road Safety
25. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of scramblers and high-powered e-scooters seized in 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Immigration Policy
26. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the publication of the Migrant Integration Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20880/26]
- An Garda Síochána
27. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the progress of Operation Moonridge, including the criteria for identifying non-Irish national sex offenders...
- International Protection
28. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his future plans for accommodation centres, providing accommodation to beneficiaries of temporary protection and international...
- Courts Service
29. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions he intends to take to address the extent of court delays as highlighted in the recently published Justice Indicators...
- International Protection
30. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount spent on accommodation for those seeking international protection in County Mayo in the past ten years; and if...
- An Garda Síochána
31. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the community Garda numbers in County Roscommon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19549/26]
- Visa Applications
32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration has been given to expediting the processing of visas for Iranian researchers who have previously approved...
- Cybersecurity Policy
33. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps being taken to strengthen the protection of critical infrastructure, including energy, communications and transport...
- Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children
34. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of unaccompanied minors who arrived in the State in 2025 seeking international protection. [20844/26]
- An Garda Síochána
35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the spend to date on the counter drone technology for An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Cybersecurity Policy
36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is fully confident that An Garda Síochána, and his Department, are fully and properly prepared to respond to any...
- Prison Service
37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on plans within the Programme for Government to reintroduce the electronic tagging of prisoners;...
- Child Maintenance Payments
38. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether figures arising from the new 'child maintenance calculator' are intended as guidance only; the extent to which they will...
- Closed-Circuit Television Systems
39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 313 of 10 April 2025, if there are still currently 209 CCTV cameras in the Dublin...
- An Garda Síochána
40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of civilian staff employed by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2023 to 2025; and to provide an update...
- Sentencing Policy
41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when he expects new powers to enable him to ask the Judicial Council to draw up sentencing guidelines for a particular crime...
- Closed-Circuit Television Systems
42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which work began on the new CCTV Strategy by An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Legislative Measures
43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Act 2024; and the number of...
- An Garda Síochána
44. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Gardaí recruited to work in County Mayo over the past ten years; and the number of Gardaí that have...
- Prison Service
45. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the plans for the second Cork prison in the Glen. [20918/26]
- Sentencing Policy
46. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether the Government's failure to introduce minimum sentencing for CSAM offences is connected in any way to concerns about...
- An Garda Síochána
47. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the youth diversion service provision for the Saggart, Newcastle and Rathcoole areas; and whether there are plans...
- Visa Applications
49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures being taken to reduce delays in the processing of ‘Join Family’ visa applications for critical skill...
- An Garda Síochána
50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality given that primary responsibility for drone-related national security lies with An Garda Síochána and his Department,...
- EU Directives
51. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the preparations that have taken place in his Department in advance of the ending of the Temporary Protection Directive in March...
- An Garda Síochána
52. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide the number of arrests, charges and convictions under section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act in each of the past...
- Departmental Strategies
53. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the supports available for retailers affected by retail crime; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Reports
54. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the implementation of the 2020 Kelly report; if he will address concerns from legal bodies that the...
- An Garda Síochána
55. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a proposed date has been set for the next Garda Reserve recruitment campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Courts Service
58. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether, in the course of his Department's review of 350,000 court cases from 2022 and 2023, further issues were identified; if...
- Court Accommodation
59. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures his Department is taking to ensure courthouses and facilities are suitable for victims of domestic, sexual and...
- Citizenship Applications
60. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date at which reckonable residence will commence for persons who are applying for citizenship or naturalisation; and if he...
- Domestic Violence
61. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions his Department are taking to address domestic violence, including supports available for victims; and if the...
- Departmental Reports
63. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether he agrees with the recommendation of a report commissioned by him called An Assessment of the Efficacy of Bail Laws in...
- An Garda Síochána
64. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda patrols carried out in the Lucan/Clondalkin District between January 2025 and February 2026; and to provide...
- International Protection
68. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if it is his intention to initiate a full look back review regarding value for money and due diligence in respect of contracts...
- An Garda Síochána
70. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the importance of community policing in growing towns such as Blackrock in County Louth. [20720/26]
- Work Permits
72. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his Department's progress to date in establishing a single application process for employment permits and visa applications; the...
- Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
73. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to detail the staffing and resource assessments undertaken for court-related DSGBV supports in high demand counties such as...
- An Garda Síochána
74. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Garda Commissioner and his leadership teams in the Gardaí have provided him with the policy on the use of tasers; if...
- Artificial Intelligence
76. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the legislative measures now required to address the misuse by AI enabled products, platforms or services of any individual's...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Departmental Projects
89. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on research his Department has undertaken on the efficacy of methane-reducing feed additives; and if he will make...
- Coillte Teoranta
90. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has engaged with Coillte to ensure that local communities have access to spaces where appropriate; and if he will make a...
- Beef Sector
91. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 826 of 24 February 2026, if he will provide a full list of all countries from whom beef has been...
- Departmental Reports
92. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline how the actions arising from the Wall report are being supported at regional level; how counties with significant equine...
- Animal Welfare
93. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding any engagement he has had with an animal welfare charity (details supplied) in relation to preventing illegal...
- Fisheries Protection
94. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has examined the potential role of artificial reef structures, including emerging reef technologies, as part of...
- Agriculture Industry
95. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider amending the strict deadlines for slurry spreading in view of changing weather patterns and increasing rainfall;...
- Legislative Measures
96. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he and his Department will work with this Deputy to examine how the previously indicated legal issues with the Island Fisheries...
- Agriculture Schemes
97. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on progress of the Bovine TB Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20924/26]
- Animal Welfare
98. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he is satisfied that current enforcement of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 is adequate in light of repeated reports of...
- Trade Agreements
99. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has discussed with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Tánaiste, or the Taoiseach an action for annulment...
- Fisheries Protection
100. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way it is intended to address the huge issue caused by illegal, unregistered fishing operations targeting razor clam harvesting...
- Regulatory Bodies
101. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider fast-tracking the granting of powers of compellability to the Agri-Food Regulator; and if he will make a...
- Agriculture Supports
102. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports his Department will provide to farmers in Galway east who are experiencing severe pressure due to rising fuel and...
- Agriculture Schemes
103. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of Ireland's approach to vertical farming ;and the supports available for its development. [20539/26]
- Food Promotion
104. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions being taken by his Department and agencies to promote Irish agri-food exports in international markets; and if he will...
- Common Agricultural Policy
105. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline Ireland’s priorities in the negotiation of the next EU Common Agricultural Policy. [20538/26]
- Animal Diseases
106. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the public health, veterinary, and biosecurity risk assessment underpinning the recent decision to authorise reciprocal...
- Energy Prices
107. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has discussed any initiative with his Cabinet colleagues to limit and reduce the cost of agricultural fuels which have rapidly...
- Tax Yield
108. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of carbon tax collected for the years 2023 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20927/26]
- Agriculture Schemes
109. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on farmer participation levels in the agri environment schemes opened under the CAP Strategic Plan; to outline...
- Departmental Staff
110. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacancies currently in each departmental local office; whether the number of FRS operatives across all regions has been...
- Food Industry
111. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if sufficient funding will be allocated to implement the recommendations of the Food Vision Seafood Sector Task Force; the specific...
- Agriculture Schemes
114. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he could create an exceptional payments scheme within his Department for farmers who lose livestock in flash flooding, akin to the...
- Horticulture Sector
115. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to support the establishment of commercial vegetable growing businesses in Ireland, considering...
- Agriculture Schemes
116. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is taking to encourage farmers to consider installing solar panels on sheds; and if he will make a...
- Food Industry
118. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking to ensure that large grocery retailers fully comply with the new compellability powers that will...
- Agriculture Schemes
119. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual uptake of the solar capital investment scheme since the scheme opened; the number of applications received; the number...
- Fishing Industry
120. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on oyster reef restoration initiatives supported by his Department, including the restoration project...
- Agriculture Schemes
121. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide TAMS funding to farmers who farm Natural Heritage Areas to purchase electronic collars to better manage the...
- Agriculture Industry
122. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans there are to help family farms impacted through rising fuel, fertiliser and feed costs; and if he will make a statement on...
- Horticulture Sector
123. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he supports a drive to see the horticulture industry become eligible for Enterprise Ireland funding; and if he will make a...
- Land Issues
124. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the land use strategy from his Department’s perspective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19695/26]
- Agriculture Schemes
126. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of concerns among farmers in County Mayo that his Department is enforcing changes to commonage eligibility that may...
- Food Industry
128. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the locations of new flour mills, given the fact that Laois produces a significant amount of grain and has a strong tradition of...
- State Bodies
129. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Government and his Department will put more rigorous vetting in place for appointment to State boards, and in particular the...
- Trade Agreements
131. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he and the Government have taken to communicate to the European Commission that Irish Farmers are not happy that the...
- Agriculture Industry
132. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will offer any assistance to farmers experiencing increases in the cost of inputs on their farms due to volatility...
- Bord Bia
133. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce revised terms of reference for how the board of Bord Bia is constituted; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Control of Dogs
135. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific measures his Department intends to take to address the growing number of reported dog attacks on sheep and other...
- Forestry Sector
136. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of land newly afforested in each of the years 2019 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Fishing Industry
137. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the strategy, if any, the Government has in place to seek the restoration of the Hague Preferences for Ireland in advance of the...
- Beef Sector
140. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of the 172 tons of beef that was imported from Brazil in 2025 that has had food safety testing carried out; and if he...
- Animal Welfare
141. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is planning to take to improve animal welfare in the country; to provide an update on the development of the Animal...
- Fishing Industry
144. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the Government’s plan to advance the demand from our fishing and seafood industry for fairness from the Common...
- Animal Welfare
145. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he is taking to address animal welfare concerns with regards to illegal sulky racing; and if he will make a statement on...
- Animal Diseases
146. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the new obligations set to be introduced regarding the eradication of Bovine TB; and the date by which they will...
- Food Industry
147. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the meetings he has had regarding grocery price hikes since the outbreak of war in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Departmental Staff
148. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of WTE Departmental staff by job title and gender based at the Irish Embassies in Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Hanoi, Singapore and...
- State Visits
149. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her plans to visit Cyprus prior to Ireland taking the presidency of the EU Council. [21278/26]
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Fishing Industry
150. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the concerns conveyed by the operators of charter boats about the three-bag limit on...
- Energy Conservation
151. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on the launch of the public consultation on the National Building Renovation Plan and its publication; and...
- Electricity Grid
152. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the progression of the Private Wires Bill 2025 (details supplied) that received Government approval...
- Data Centres
154. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding any work ongoing within his Department to minimise the impact that data centres on our energy grid;...
- Forestry Sector
159. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the proposed forestry legislation that he is intending to introduce on forestry corridors along overhead electricity...
- Energy Policy
160. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government how wholesale electricity market transactions in Ireland are monitored for potential market manipulation under a...
- Electricity Generation
161. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which wholesale electricity market prices influence retail electricity prices paid by households and...
- Departmental Meetings
162. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding any engagement he has had with environmental groups in relation to the drafting of the Strategic...
- Emergency Planning
164. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to criticisms of plans related to the progression of the Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve...
- Climate Action Plan
165. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide details on the planned public event on the draft Social Climate Plan to be co-hosted by his Department and the...
- Renewable Energy Generation
166. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the plans in place to expand the solar PV scheme for medically vulnerable customers to additional energy suppliers,...
- Data Centres
167. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of islanded data centres contracted to connect to the gas network; the number connected to the gas network of...
- Wind Energy Generation
168. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the details in relating to any engagements or involvement Ireland has had with the Princess Elisabeth Energy Island...
- Export Controls
169. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the reports in relation to the export of peat (details supplied); if he can outline how...
- Solar Energy Guidelines
172. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when a clear directive will provide for both installers and homeowners alike in relation to change over switches for solar...
- Department of Defence
- Air Corps
173. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the State Claims Agency Risk Management section on behalf of the Management Liaison Group carried out annual audits of the Air Corps Health...
- Naval Service
175. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of Defence Forces personnel by rank and by vessel that would be needed to ensure that all eight navy ships have the required crew to...
- Air Corps
176. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 239 of 26 February 2026, whether she was including the former members of the Air Corps when she indicated...
- Departmental Strategies
178. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence in view of the publication of the National Maritime Security Strategy, if provision is being made for substantial investment in subsea...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Driver Test
179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a mechanism to prioritise rescheduling a person's driving test if there is a close family bereavement; and if he will make a...
- Road Safety
180. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will consider the creation of a statutory road safety commissioner. [20987/26]
- Pension Provisions
187. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline in detail the latest discussions regarding the issue of the CIÉ pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Schemes
188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the action being taken by his Department to ensure the court's decision is being upheld by CIÉ and the Department, in view that the...
- Departmental Reports
189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has reviewed a new report and proposals by an organisation (detailed supplied); if he will meet with the organisation to discuss...
- Bus Services
190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress made in implementing BusConnects Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21133/26]
- Rail Network
191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether consideration has been given to the development of a light rail or Luas-style system in Galway; and if he will make a statement...
- Traffic Management
193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures being taken to address traffic congestion in Galway city and surrounding areas; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Bus Services
194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of Local Link bus routes operating in County Galway; the passenger numbers on these services; and if he will make a statement...
- Transport Policy
195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether his Department maintains a central dataset or reporting mechanism on the duration of Environmental Impact Assessment and...
- Tax Collection
199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been brought to ongoing technical failures affecting the online motor tax payment service, which have prevented...
- Rail Network
200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are any plans to add additional carriage capacity on trains operating between Rosslare and Dublin, especially at peak times,...
- Air Accident Investigations
201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of WTE staff by job title and or grade currently working within Air Accident Investigation Unit of his Department, in tabular...
- Defibrillators Provision
202. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if all major staffed Irish Rail stations have defibrillators available at the stations and all Irish Rail staff within the stations are...
- Rail Network
203. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the Irish Rail fleet including but not limited to the number of carriages and engines; the age of the fleet; the recent...
- Electric Vehicles
204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which the draft National EV Charging Infrastructure Strategy 2026-2028 provides for the car rental market in Ireland,...
- Departmental Policies
206. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Ireland will pursue a formal exemption for short-term car rental operators in EU negotiations, recognising the sector’s...
- Road Network
207. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on Connecting Ireland route 826 which will service Mullingar, Kinnegad, Edenderry, Clonbullogue, Bracknagh, Portarlington,...
- Road Safety
209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the rationale for transferring responsibility for overall strategy development and coordination from the RSA to his Department following...
- Bus Services
214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the status of the A spine rollout under BusConnects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21363/26]
- Driver Licences
215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has considered a driver licence exchange agreement between Ireland and the United States to allow Irish citizens...
- Public Transport
216. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has reviewed a new report and proposals from an organisation (detailed supplied) in relation to the TaxSaver scheme and the...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Data
217. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of residential properties in Galway City and County which have been purchased while being subject to the 10% and 15% stamp duty rates for multiple...
- Customs and Excise
218. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the implementation of recent or upcoming changes to the Union Customs Code in Ireland, including any planned change to online systems...
- Tax Data
220. To ask the Minister for Finance to outline the cost of further increasing the R&D tax credit rate from 35% to 40%. [21066/26]
- Tax Credits
221. To ask the Minister for Finance if proposals to expand the qualifying costs under R&D tax credit could be extended to include investment in digital technologies, including AI, which...
- Tax Code
222. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of doubling the current capital allowance on plant and machinery to 25% over four years. [21068/26]
- Tax Data
223. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of pubs licensed in Ireland in each of the past ten years; and to provide the annual data broken down by county and turnover band, in tabular form....
- Illicit Trade
224. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of X-ray scanners used to detect illicit trade and smuggling at ports; the number of times they were deployed and used at individual named ports in...
- Tax Yield
226. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount that was collected in the NORA levy, excise duty, carbon tax and VAT on fuel, in each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; the forecasts for same in...
- Fiscal Policy
229. To ask the Minister for Finance whether, as part of preparation of the next Ireland for Finance Strategy, any assessments have been conducted on Ireland’s comparative attractiveness...
- Financial Services
230. To ask the Minister for Finance if his Department tracks, and can provide data on, the number of investment funds and investment management companies which have moved their licensing or...
- Financial Instruments
231. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the use of private fund structures based in other EU states to deliver Irish Government financing initiatives. [21234/26]
- Pensions Reform
232. To ask the Minister for Finance whether he has considered reviewing the €115,000 earnings cap which applies to pension tax relief on contributions; whether any assessment has been...
- Cost of Living Issues
233. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to address the continued rise in fuel prices which is placing severe financial pressure on families and workers across the State;...
- Tax Code
235. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the number of individuals subject to the high-income individuals' restriction has consistently dropped over the last 15 years; if his Department...
- Poverty Data
237. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide a detailed explanation, in light of recently released CSO figures, of the actions his Government is taking to reduce the poverty rate, and at risk...
- Customs and Excise
238. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of beer, wine and spirits that were seized by Revenue Customs Services at each airport and ferryport in each of the years 2024, 2025 and to date in...
- Tax Code
239. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the current list of occupations eligible for flat rate expenses (FREs) with a view to including special needs assistants (SNAs), given the...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Protected Disclosures
243. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of times the Office of the Protected Disclosures Commissioner has exercised its powers under section 10 of the Protected...
- Office of Public Works
248. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount that the OPW collected in parking charges at heritage sites, by location under their remit in 2025, in tabular form. [21055/26]
- Flood Relief Schemes
250. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of flood relief schemes being delivered in Galway City and County by the Office of Public Works; and if he will make a...
- Pension Provisions
251. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public servants recruited since 2013 in fast accrual professions including the Defence Forces and Fire Services who are...
- Capital Expenditure Programme
254. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether his Department maintains a central dataset tracking the duration of the planning, environmental impact assessment, appropriate...
- Office of Public Works
260. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of historic and prehistoric sites in the charge of the Office of Public Works which are inaccessible to the public; to...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Rental Sector
263. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of residential properties in Galway City and County currently registered for short-term letting; the proportion of housing...
- Pension Provisions
264. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will facilitate it moving to third stage of the Pension Entitlements for Retired Workers Bill 2021, in order to address the...
- Social Media
265. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether the Government has engaged with major social media platforms (details supplied) regarding the availability of creator...
- Information and Communications Technology
266. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the midlands will be considered as a location for potential investment as part of “Silicon Island; Ireland’s...
- Tourism Policy
267. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the role he envisages for pubs in the delivery of the new National Tourism Policy Statement, including in terms of the commitment to...
- Control of Firearms
268. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline Ireland’s position on the latest EU compromise proposal to ban lead shot in shotgun ammunition within three years;...
- Ticket Touting
269. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of investigations undertaken, prosecutions initiated, and convictions secured under the Sale of Tickets (Cultural,...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Special Educational Needs
274. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update and timeframe for the additional special educational needs classes at a school (details supplied); when the school will be...
- Teacher Training
275. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether her Department has considered introducing a stipend, allowance or other financial support for Professional Master of Education (PME)...
- Special Educational Needs
277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional SNA posts can be sanctioned for a school (details supplied). [20985/26]
- Schools Refurbishment
278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on an EWS application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20991/26]
- School Accommodation
279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update regarding an additional accommodation project under the school capital programme (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Schools Building Projects
280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) was not selected as a priority building project along with the 105 schools listed for 2026/2027; if she is...
- School Transport
281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures in place to ensure continuity of transport for students with additional needs when a sanctioned bus escort is absent; whether a...
- School Staff
282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers currently employed in primary and post-primary schools in Galway City and County; the number of teaching vacancies...
- Capital Expenditure Programme
283. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total capital investment allocated to school building projects in Galway City and County for each year since 2020; the projects currently at...
- Teacher Training
284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if any financial supports could be offered to student teachers during Professional Master of Education Training and placement; and if she will...
- Education Policy
285. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to confirm the guidance given to schools regarding the treatment and accommodation of children who are opted out of religious instruction; if her...
- Schools Refurbishment
286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will urgently review the stalled Emergency Works Grant application submitted in March 2025 by a school (details supplied). [21183/26]
- Schools Building Projects
287. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the long-delayed major capital project for a school (details supplied); the reasons for the continued lack of meaningful engagement...
- Special Educational Needs
288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to support a school (details supplied) in delivering the six autism spectrum (AS) classes they have committed to establishing under...
- Ministerial Communications
290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will respond to recent correspondence from the principal and chairperson of the board of management of a school (details supplied)...
- Special Educational Needs
291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) has expressed an interest in facilitating a special class for the coming school year; and if she will make a...
- Schools Building Projects
292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the status of a building project (details supplied), including its current stage in the Department’s approval...
- Schools Administration
293. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) would be eligible for additional administrative support in light of the fact that the school is currently...
- Special Educational Needs
294. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) has expressed an interest in a special class being established in the school; and if she will make a statement on...
- School Funding
295. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the schools that were awarded funding through the 2026 summer works programme in County Wexford; and if she will make a...
- Special Educational Needs
296. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the SNA review as carried out by the NCSE for (details supplied) prior to the announced pause; and if she will make a statement...
- School Transport
299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to change the regulations regarding persons aged 70 and over, driving vehicles providing a public service such as school transport; and...
- Special Educational Needs
300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used to determine which special schools are included in the Special Education Therapy Service; and if she will make a statement on...
- Education Schemes
305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will include children who are educated at home in the free schoolbook scheme in Budget 2027; and if she will make a statement on the...
- School Accommodation
307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when urgent safety issues at a school (details supplied) will be addressed; and when the school’s permanent building will progress to...
- Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
- Raidió Teilifís Éireann
310. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the date on which NewERA furnished advice to his Department regarding the proposed amendment to Regulation 20 of the...
- Departmental Staff
318. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the number of WTE qualified Historians employed by his Department as of 12 March 2026, in tabular form. [21288/26]
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Water Supply
319. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is concerned that the construction of the Shannon Pipeline by Uisce Éireann may have irreparable damage to the...
- Electoral Commission
320. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it is proposed to carry out a review of the local election boundaries with a view to addressing the anomalies that may...
- Rental Sector
321. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the plans to increase the income limits for cost rental applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21077/26]
- Housing Provision
322. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the total budget allocated for social housing delivery in Galway City and County Galway in each of the past five years; and if...
- Vacant Properties
327. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of vacant and derelict residential properties recorded in Galway City and County Galway; and if he will make a...
- Housing Schemes
329. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of homes in Galway City and County Galway purchased under the tenant-in-situ scheme for each year since 2023; the...
- Land Issues
330. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of land zoned and serviced for residential development in Galway City and County Galway; the estimated housing...
- An Ghaeltacht
331. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress made in implementing Programme for Government commitments to introduce special development plans for Gaeltacht...
- Water Services
332. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the names of wastewater management projects in County Galway for which funding has been made available since 2020; the level...
- Traveller Accommodation
333. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the position regarding a recommendation made by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on issues affecting the...
- Traveller Community
336. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the position regarding a recommendation made by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on issues affecting the...
- Traveller Accommodation
337. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the position regarding a recommendation made by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on issues affecting the...
- Energy Conservation
346. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of money allocated to South Dublin County Council for retrofitting of local authority housing stock in each of the...
- Departmental Funding
347. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide funding for a project in Laois (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21231/26]
- Housing Policy
348. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to review or increase the income eligibility thresholds for social housing support administered by Wexford...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Parental Leave
349. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether there is any difference between statutory parental leave and parental leave within the Civil Service/semi-State...
- Social Welfare Schemes
350. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide the turnaround times for medical review and assessments for social welfare applications; and if he will make a...
- Poverty Data
351. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide a detailed explanation, in light of recently released CSO figures, of the actions his Government is taking to...
- Pension Provisions
352. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to the issuing of contributions under the homemakers scheme for a person (details supplied), if there is entitlement...
- Paternity Leave
353. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his plans to extend paternity leave to at least eight weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21374/26]
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Departmental Data
354. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of criminal investigations opened under the Harassment, Harmful Communications and Related Offences Act 2020...
- Public Sector Pensions
355. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of public servants recruited since 2013 in fast accrual professions including An Garda Síochána and the...
- Legislative Measures
356. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality in view of recent events and his comments, whether he and the Government plan to bring the process for Ireland to become a...
- Work Permits
357. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the scope that is available to allow for the extension of working holiday authorisations for Australian nationals visiting...
- National Security
358. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Government intends to strengthen parliamentary scrutiny and democratic oversight of national security operations carried...
- Departmental Data
359. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 673 of 16 December 2025, if the relevant information has been supplied to him from Garda...
- An Garda Síochána
360. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the ages of the vehicle fleet currently attached to Garda Water Unit. [21051/26]
- Departmental Data
362. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of recorded crime incidents, by category, in Galway Garda Division, for each year since 2020 in tabular form; and if...
- Immigration Policy
363. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide details of all stakeholders who have contributed to the formulation of the proposed new immigration strategy; and if...
- Protected Disclosures
364. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether offences under section 14A of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, as inserted by the Protected Disclosures (Amendment)...
- Departmental Data
366. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of cryptocurrency the Criminal Assets Bureau has seized in the past ten years; the amount accessible and sold; to...
- An Garda Síochána
367. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 710 of 16 December 2025, if he has received the relevant information from the Garda...
- International Protection
368. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ensure that all international protection accommodation, including short-terms and emergency accommodation, is...
- Asylum Seekers
369. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to ensure that asylum seekers have appropriate permanent accommodation while their status is being processed and...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Sheepmeat Sector
370. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department can confirm the amount of sheep meat that was Bord Bia approved, in tonnages, for export and domestic market in...
- Livestock Issues
371. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to address export impacts on livestock due to recent outbreak of blue tongue; and if he will make a...
- Animal Welfare
373. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the work of the stakeholder group on dog control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8240/26]
- Animal Breeding
374. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an organisation (details supplied), which has a representative from his Department on its board, recognises another...
- EU Regulations
375. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an organisation (details supplied) is not enforcing the requirements for germinal products in relation to the EU delegated...
- Animal Breeding
378. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 692, 693, 694 and 697 of 3 March 2026, the findings of the investigation conducted by his...
- Legislative Measures
380. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a clause-by-clause schedule identifying each provision of the Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017 to...
- Veterinary Services
381. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to enhance the working conditions and retention of registered veterinary nurses in Ireland; and if he will make a statement...
- Horse Racing Industry
382. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in the context of his role as Minister with responsibility for the thoroughbred sector, his views on the thoroughbred foal levy; if...
- Agriculture Schemes
384. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review an application under TAMS, YFCIS TAMS 3 (details supplied) with a view to approving the application; if he will...
- Food Industry
385. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date in having a food product conferred with protected geographical indication (PGI) status (details supplied); and...
- Agriculture Industry
386. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if simplification of schemes and a reduction in paper work for farmers will be a key policy issue for him during Ireland’s...
- Forestry Sector
387. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the assessment that has been carried out by his Department regarding the long-term resilience of Ireland's current forestry model,...
- Department of Children, Disability and Equality
- Traveller Community
388. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her attention has been drawn to the imminent collapse of an organisation (details supplied) which has been in operation for over...
- Mother and Baby Homes
389. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will acknowledge that while it has been stated that legislation prevents the release of records relating to mother and baby...
- Childcare Services
392. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding developments towards reaching the commitment to reducing childcare costs to €200 per child, per month,...
- Health Services Staff
398. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of WTE posts allocated to each Community Disability Network Team in the Dublin and South East health region; the...
- Disability Services
399. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on Clonmel CDNT5 caseload that are classed as open from disability services, prior to reconfiguration, who...
- Health Services Staff
400. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE Administrative Staff by grade posts that were filled in each CDNT within CHO3 as of 10 March 2026, in tabular...
- Childcare Services
401. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the details of the cost analysis conducted as part of phase one of the action plan on childminding, including the likely increase in...
- Children in Care
413. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount each provider of special emergency arrangements has been fined in the last three years, including the names of each...
- Disability Diagnoses
414. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children and young persons on waiting lists for an assessment of need, by health region and integrated healthcare...
- Disability Services
415. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on a waiting list for initial contact from a CDNT, by health region and integrated healthcare area, age...
- Child and Family Agency
416. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the total annual expenditure by Tusla on placements purchased from privately operated children’s residential centres in each...
- Legislative Process
421. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will meet with an organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21316/26]
- Legislative Measures
422. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will consider amending the Parental Leave (Amendment) Act 2019 so that parents can take parental leave in blocks of less than...
- Department of Health
- Disability Services
423. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for speech and language therapy by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category and time waiting, in...
- Healthcare Policy
425. To ask the Minister for Health the membership of the expert advisory group established by HIQA to inform an update of the national low-risk alcohol guidelines by her Department; its terms of...
- Hospital Appointments Status
426. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is waiting over two years on an appointment in Cavan general hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Health Services Waiting Lists
427. To ask the Minister for Health if parents who are unable to access timely paediatric ophthalmology appointments for their children through the HSE, and are forced to seek private treatment,...
- Health Services Staff
428. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review whether the current qualification recognition standards used for recruitment of clinical psychologists within the Health Service Executive...
- Suicide Prevention
429. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of practising general practitioners in the State who have completed HSE-funded suicide prevention training programmes, including SafeTALK,...
- Health Service Executive
436. To ask the Minister for Health the steps the HSE is taking to ensure that increased resources and supports are made available to radiographer practice tutors in clinical settings to meet the...
- Mental Health Services
437. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of CAHMS ID teams in the Dublin and South East area; the WTE allocations to each team and the number of those posts unfilled, broken down by...
- Health Services
440. To ask the Minister for Health when a follow up appointment will be made for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21045/26]
- Medical Aids and Appliances
441. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons aged over 65 in County Clare waiting for an hearing aid to be fitted; and the average waiting time for same. [21053/26]
- Health Service Executive
442. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE chefs employed by HSE that are working at University Hospital Limerick as of 10 March 2026, in tabular form. [21054/26]
- Hospital Equipment
443. To ask the Minister for Health the model 4 hospitals that have a PET scanner; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21058/26]
- Health Services
445. To ask the Minister for Health whether a mandatory national reporting requirement exists within the maternity services for cases in which signs of life are observed following a termination...
- Departmental Data
446. To ask the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE maintains any national dataset, register or reporting mechanism relating to cases in which signs of life are observed...
- Departmental Reviews
447. To ask the Minister for Health whether any national clinical audit, serious incident review, or patient safety governance review has been commissioned or undertaken since 2019 in relation to...
- Departmental Functions
448. To ask the Minister for Health whether her Department considers that the absence of a national reporting framework for cases in which signs of life are observed following termination of...
- Departmental Reports
449. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the establishment of a register for advance healthcare directives; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21086/26]
- Health Service Executive
450. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the additional pressure put on radiographer practice tutors as a result of the Government’s decision to increase the...
- Departmental Funding
451. To ask the Minister for Health the level of capital investment allocated to health facilities in Galway City and County in each of the past five years; the projects currently at planning,...
- Health Service Executive
452. To ask the Minister for Health the number of complaints received by the HSE in relation to the physical condition or maintenance of buildings and facilities at University Hospital Galway in...
- Hospital Complaints Procedures
453. To ask the Minister for Health the number of complaints received by the Ombudsman in relation to patient experiences at Galway University Hospitals in the past five years; and if she will...
- Hospital Facilities
454. To ask the Minister for Health when a planning application is expected to be submitted for the proposed elective hospital at Merlin Park, Galway; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Primary Care Centres
458. To ask the Minister for Health the number of primary care centres currently operating in Galway City and County Galway ; the services provided in each centre; and the plans for additional...
- Mental Health Services
459. To ask the Minister for Health the level of funding allocated to mental health services in Galway City and County in each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Staff
460. To ask the Minister for Health to detail, the staffing levels across CAMHS teams in Galway City and County over each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement...
- Health Services Staff
461. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels across HSE adult mental health services in Galway City and County over each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a...
- Hospital Overcrowding
462. To ask the Minister for Health the measures being taken to address persistent overcrowding at University Hospital Galway; the number of patients treated on trolleys at the hospital in each...
- Hospital Facilities
463. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on Programme for Government commitments relating to health infrastructure in Galway, including the proposed new elective hospital, expansion...
- Health Services Staff
464. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken by her Department to address the concerns (details supplied) which have been raised by Practice Tutor Radiographers within the HSE. [21159/26]
- Health Services
465. To ask the Minister for Health the actions her Department are taking to support those with Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and if her Department will conduct a health technology assessment and...
- Hospital Appointments Status
466. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a surgical appointment with the ENT department at the Midlands Regional Hospital, Tullamore. [21193/26]
- Health Services Waiting Lists
468. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the audit of governance and equity in patient access and waiting list management at CHI; the timeline for completion and publication; and if she...
- Hospital Services
469. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the wider look back of an individual consultant announced last month following phase one of the independent external review of the...
- Health Services Waiting Lists
472. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for physiotherapy by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category; and time waiting, in tabular form....
- Mental Health Services
477. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for community psychology services by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category and time waiting, in...
- Health Services Waiting Lists
480. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for dietetics by health region and integrated healthcare area, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [21212/26]
- Health Services
483. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients of Children's Health Ireland who received spinal surgeries through outsourcing arrangements in a private hospital in 2025 and to date in...
- Emergency Services
485. To ask the Minister for Health if she will publish a report by the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21221/26]
- Disability Diagnoses
487. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2673 of 29 July 2025, if any work has been carried out to develop standard diagnostic policies or guidelines for...
- Departmental Funding
488. To ask the Minister for Health the funding provided to Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder services or initiatives in each of the years from 2020 to 2026; and if she will make a statement on...
- Health Services Staff
490. To ask the Minister for Health the number of optometrists providing services to medical card patients under the community ophthalmic services scheme in January of each year since 2020, by...
- Hospital Services
491. To ask the Minister for Health the budget for each hospital in 2025, in tabular form. [21227/26]
- Health Service Executive
492. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds utilised by the HSE in private nursing homes in the HSE Mid West region in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, by site, in tabular form. [21228/26]
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
494. To ask the Minister for Health to provide further information with respect to the acquisition of a site in Raheen, Limerick to progress Option B from the Health Information and Quality...
- Disease Management
495. To ask the Minister for Health the protocols that are in place for the diagnosis of Lyme’s disease in the health system. [21236/26]
- National Treatment Purchase Fund
496. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people who have used the travel abroad scheme for Lyme’s disease, or conditions associated with it, because of an absence of appropriate...
- Hospital Staff
497. To ask the Minister for Health whether a post-implementation review of the Public Only Consultant Contract is planned; and if so the timeline. [21246/26]
- Health Services Staff
499. To ask the Minister for Health the total estimated annual cost of the Public Only Consultant Contract since introduction. [21248/26]
- Mental Health Services
500. To ask the Minister for Health whether any analysis has been undertaken measuring the contract’s impact on waiting lists or consultant recruitment. [21249/26]
- Health Services
502. To ask the Minister for Health the services available to newborns and infants from public health nurses in each district in County Wexford; the steps being taken to increase public health...
- Health Services Staff
503. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE Emergency Medicine Registrars and Advanced Nurse Practitioners based at the HSE Minor Injuries Clinic, Smithfield as of 12 March 2026, in...
- Hospital Staff
505. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing budget allocation for National Rehabilitation Hospital in the years of 2024, 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [21281/26]
- Health Services
506. To ask the Minister for Health the number of resuscitation bays currently available at St James's Hospital. [21282/26]
- Health Services Staff
507. To ask the Minister for Health whether any independent evaluation, review or cost-benefit assessment has been conducted by her Department or the HSE to determine whether the Public Only...
- Healthcare Policy
508. To ask the Minister for Health whether her Department considers it satisfactory from a governance and accountability perspective that the HSE DIME Work Practice Plan system records only...
- Health Services Staff
509. To ask the Minister for Health the total estimated annual cost to the Exchequer of the Public Only Consultant Contract since its introduction in March 2023; whether the Department has...
- Health Services Waiting Lists
510. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting times for patients to begin cancer treatment; the number of people on waiting lists for cancer related surgeries; and if she will make a...
- Health Services
511. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of a service (details supplied) including current opening hours and staffing levels, recent alterations or future plans for same; and if she...
- Medicinal Products
512. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the accessibility of the drug Givinostat (brand name Duvyzat) for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, given the outcome of the NCPE...
- Ambulance Service
515. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the staffing levels of the National Ambulance Service; the optimum staffing level required to provide an efficient and effective service...
- Hospital Equipment
517. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of specimen pod containers presently available and in service at Galway University Hospital which are used as part of hospital's internal...
- Health Services
518. To ask the Minister for Health if a decision can be reversed to cut respite to families in County Kerry from four weeks per annum to two weeks; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
520. To ask the Minister for Health how it is envisaged that the building of a new hospital in Limerick will serve the people of Clare, particularly North and West Clare whose travel time will...
- Hospital Appointments Status
521. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will receive an appointment with a paediatrician at the Midlands Regional Hospital in Tullamore or Portlaoise. [21377/26]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Language Schools
522. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process for foreign language providers and their courses to be approved by his Department so that people signing up to these courses can...
- Education and Training Provision
523. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the Minister Of State within his Department has visited a centre (details supplied) in 2025 and to date in 2026; if so, the purpose of each...
- Research Funding
524. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to ensure that adequate funding is made available to third level institutes so that research centres can remain open, following concerns raised...
- Education and Training Provision
525. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the current value of the accumulated surplus in the National Training Fund. [21069/26]
- Education and Training Boards
526. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to reports that Galway and Roscommon ETB (GRETB) intend not to renew several further education teaching contracts...
- EU Funding
527. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of capital works projects under the remit of the Department that received EU funding in 2025 and to date in 2026, in...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Rural Schemes
528. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total funding allocated to projects in County Galway under the town and village renewal scheme in each of the past five years;...
- Flexible Work Practices
531. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of remote working hubs supported under the National Hubs Programme in Galway City and County; the level of funding...
- Community Development Projects
532. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of projects in County Galway supported under the Community Centre Investment Fund; the level of funding allocated to...
- Rural Schemes
533. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will urgently provide a significant increase in funding to Kerry County Council to address the condition of the local...
