Written answers

Tuesday, 24 March 2026

  • Department of An Taoiseach
    • Cabinet Committees
      105. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Housing last met. [14265/26]
    • Official Engagements
      191. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide details of his discussions with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the recent UK-Ireland Summit in Cork. [21348/26]
    • Climate Action Plan
      192. To ask the Taoiseach the position regarding the progress of the annexe of actions contained with each annual climate action plan; to provide a breakdown of the actions completed, in progress...
    • Official Travel
      193. To ask the Taoiseach the full breakdown of expenditure by his Department on St. Patrick’s Day-related activities; the details of any travel abroad; the number of officials who...
    • Official Engagements
      194. To ask the Taoiseach the number of Heads of Government, Heads of State, Ministers, governors, mayors or other senior elected officials he and Ministers of State in his Department met for the...
    • Trade Data
      197. To ask the Taoiseach the value of trade and tourism, respectively, between Ireland and the states visited by him and by Ministers of State in his Department for the St Patrick's Day...
    • Official Engagements
      198. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a schedule of the gifts that he and or his officials gave to the US President and his staff and officials in the White House on 17 March 2026; and the...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Passport Services
      200. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on a passport application (details supplied) as the applicants travel date is imminent; and if she will make a...
    • Undocumented Irish in the USA
      203. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No.6 of 18 February 2026, if she has had recent discussions with the United States administration with...
    • Trade Relations
      205. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will open an office in Taipei to encourage and support significant economic and trade opportunities (details supplied); and if she...
    • St. Patrick's Day Celebrations
      206. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the full breakdown of expenditure by her Department on St. Patrick’s Day related activities; the details of any travel abroad; the...
    • Citizenship Applications
      207. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will arrange for an early and urgent determination of an application for citizenship for a newborn child (details supplied); and if...
    • St. Patrick's Day Celebrations
      208. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of heads of government, heads of state, ministers, governors, mayors or other senior elected officials she and Ministers of State...
    • Trade Data
      211. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the value of trade and tourism respectively, between Ireland and the states visited by her and by Ministers of State in her Department for...
    • Diplomatic Representation
      212. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to give consideration to establishing diplomatic relations with Bhutan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21978/26]
    • Passport Services
      215. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when the new passport design will be launched; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22060/26]
    • Departmental Correspondence
      216. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade her views on correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22136/26]
    • Consular Services
      217. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will intervene in the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22137/26]
    • St. Patrick's Day Celebrations
      218. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the official St. Patrick's Day celebrations in which Irish embassies or consulates were involved in any way, by country, in tabular form;...
    • Passport Services
      219. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will ensure that a passport will be expedited for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22155/26]
    • Trade Agreements
      221. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the role Ireland is playing in shaping EU trade policy, including ongoing negotiations on trade agreements; the steps being taken to ensure...
    • Consular Services
      222. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the current assessment of the safety and welfare of Irish citizens living, working or travelling in regions affected by recent instability...
    • Passport Services
      223. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures being taken to ensure adequate passport service capacity ahead of the peak 2026 renewal period; the expected processing times...
    • Overseas Development Aid
      224. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of support being provided to Irish NGOs and humanitarian partners operating in conflict and disaster-affected regions; the plans...
    • Emigrant Support Services
      225. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which the €16.4 million allocated under the 2025 Emigrant Support Programme is supporting frontline welfare services for...
    • EU Meetings
      226. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will host a European Council meeting in Laois during Ireland’s Presidency of the European Union; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Policies
      227. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding her Department's collaboration with other neutral EU countries to ensure peace and stability in the Middle East from...
  • Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
    • Waste Management
      228. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will put measures in place to protect the current users of the tag-on-the-bag system of waste management to allow...
    • Inland Fisheries
      229. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been brought to proposals to close the Cong salmon hatchery; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Contracts
      230. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      232. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his Departments expenditure on IT consultancy; the breakdown of the IT consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of...
    • Departmental Contracts
      233. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his Department's expenditure on consultancy; the breakdown of the consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of...
    • Biotechnology Industry
      234. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress that has been made towards the achievement of a government policy document on the development of biomethane...
    • Solar Energy Guidelines
      235. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether solar farms would best be located on marginal lands or cutaway bogs, and that where possible the use...
    • Energy Prices
      236. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a register for vulnerable customers will be established for home heating oil to support those with challenging...
    • Recycling Policy
      237. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has engaged with Re-Turn on the value of unclaimed deposits; the level of unclaimed deposits; and if he will make a...
  • Department of Defence
    • Defence Forces
      256. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current status of the proposed lateral transfer policy within the Defence Forces; the progress that has been made in developing this policy...
    • Illegal Dumping
      258. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if she will address the concerns regarding illegal parking and waste disposal on the Curragh Plains, raised in correspondence (details...
    • Land Issues
      259. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the up-to-date position with the transfer of a piece of land to the Minister for Health in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will...
    • St. Patrick's Day Celebrations
      260. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the full breakdown of expenditure by her Department on St. Patrick’s Day related activities; the details of any travel abroad; the number...
    • Defence Forces
      265. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of WTE dentists, physiotherapists, doctors and nurses posts filled at Defence Forces Medical Corps; and if she will provide same...
    • Maritime Safety
      266. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence following the publication of the National Maritime Security Strategy, if she can outline when we can expect to see publication of the first...
    • Air Corps
      267. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if and when she intends to advance plans to join the European Air Transport Command; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22225/26]
    • Naval Service
      271. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the list of specialist military courses that Irish naval personnel travelled to the US to take part in; the location of these courses in the...
    • Defence Forces
      272. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number and percentage of applications from females to join the Permanent Defence Forces at the most recent army cadetship recruitment...
    • Energy Infrastructure
      273. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update on the work of the Energy Sector Group; to provide details on the priority areas they have identified for resilience in the energy...
    • EU Regulations
      274. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if any sector groups have been established as part of the operationalisation of the EU CER regulations since the establishment of the Energy...
    • Departmental Strategies
      275. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update on the development of the National Critical Entities Resilience Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22407/26]
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Bus Services
      276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review correspondence (details supplied) regarding a request for a Local Link bus stop near St. Mary’s Church in...
    • Driver Licences
      277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of negotiations regarding a reciprocal driver’s license exchange agreement between Ireland and various United States...
    • Bus Services
      279. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been brought to the fact that only five of the thirteen daily scheduled services between Waterford and Cork on Bus...
    • Departmental Data
      280. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of retired officials that were re-engaged by his Department on a consultancy basis in each of the years 2015 and to date in...
    • Information and Communications Technology
      281. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Departments expenditure on IT consultancy; the breakdown of the IT consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of their...
    • Departmental Consultations
      282. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department's expenditure on consultancy; the breakdown of the consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of their engagement;...
    • Coast Guard Service
      283. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of voluntary rescue organisations that are currently designated as a declared resource to the Irish Coastguard. [21514/26]
    • Road Safety
      288. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures his Department is taking in relation to improving road safety in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      289. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding any engagement he is having with Irish Rail in relation to increasing the use of solar power in the rail network;...
    • National Transport Authority
      293. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount allocated to the National Transport Authority for new Bus Connects routes in Cork for 2026; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Public Transport
      294. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 239 of 20 March 2025, the position regarding the timeline he is working towards on implementing the...
    • Driver Test
      296. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the driver test waiting times, by test centre; the breakdown of new applications, by test centre, in tabular form; and...
    • Electric Vehicles
      298. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding that was allocated to the EV grant scheme in each of the years 2020 to 2026; the number of grants that were awarded; the...
    • Active Travel
      302. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to progress active travel both in urban and rural Ireland; his plans for Kerry in particular; and if he will make a statement...
    • Rail Network
      303. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the discussions he has had with Irish Rail and the NTA about opening up catering services on additional routes; the progress being made...
    • National Transport Authority
      304. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the NTA expects to launch the non-statutory public consultation process inform the public and stakeholders on the proposed route and...
    • Road Projects
      305. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the Dublin Outer Orbital Route (DOOR) project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21666/26]
    • Heritage Sites
      307. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide records of any remediation works funded by the €6 million secured during the Shannon Heritage site transfer,...
    • Parking Provision
      308. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for a list of all parking passes available for any medical conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21801/26]
    • Air Services
      309. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is familiar with a case reported in the media (details supplied); if this practice is common; if he plans to investigate the case;...
    • Road Safety
      310. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is taking to make roads in Wicklow safer; the funding available to Wicklow County Council to address issues caused by...
    • St. Patrick's Day Celebrations
      311. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the full breakdown of expenditure by his Department on St. Patrick’s Day related activities; the details of any travel abroad; the...
    • Pension Provisions
      312. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the work his Department is undertaking to ensure that the agreed pension increases for Córas Iompair...
    • Road Safety
      313. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are updated maps of speed limits on the road networks of each local authority since the changes took effect in 2025; to identify...
    • Road Safety Authority
      315. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to the decision in December 2025 to abandon the planned restructuring of the Road Safety Authority; the body or individual now...
    • Road Safety
      316. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current number of fixed automated speed cameras operational in Ireland; the timeline for deploying the 100 additional cameras...
    • National Vehicle and Driver File
      317. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status of the National Vehicle and Driver File Bill 2025; when local authority road engineers will have statutory access to...
    • Air Services
      318. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the investigative mechanism that is used for aviation events occurring in Irish-managed airspace that are not captured within existing...
    • Bus Services
      319. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the BusConnects Galway park and ride components including sites currently being developed namely, Cappagh Park N6, N83...
    • Road Projects
      323. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the N6 Galway City Ring Road; the progress achieved to date; the forthcoming stages of the project lifecycle; the...
    • Rail Network
      326. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the Ceannt Station redevelopment; the progress made to date; the forthcoming stages in the project lifecycle; the...
    • Departmental Meetings
      328. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of heads of government, heads of state, ministers, governors, mayors or other senior elected officials he and Ministers of...
    • Road Safety
      332. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide urgent traffic calming measures in the vicinity of Fybough NS on the R561, Castlemaine to Annascaul road, County Kerry; and if...
    • Public Transport
      333. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will commission an investigation into utilising rapid bus transport as an interim measure to enhance services between Midleton and...
    • Disability Issues
      334. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria by which he ensures vehicles availing of the wheelchair accessible vehicle grant scheme are genuinely and to the greatest...
    • Pension Provisions
      337. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding any engagement he has had with the retired employees under the CIÉ 1951 Pension Scheme; and if he will make a...
    • Bus Services
      339. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding is in place for the new bus route 199 between Glendalough and Bray; when the route will become operational; and if he will...
    • Public Transport
      340. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the new park and ride facility at Fassaroe, Bray County Wicklow will be operational; the details of the buses and frequency that...
    • Road Safety
      341. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of road traffic accidents that a company (details supplied), Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann respectively, have been involved...
    • Motor Industry
      344. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has calculated the estimated cost of a €5,000 per-vehicle scrappage scheme for private diesel cars registered...
    • Airport Policy
      345. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the DAA is not adhering to noise abatement objectives at Dublin Airport; and if he will direct the semi-State to immediately...
    • Road Projects
      347. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current status and projected timelines for key road projects affecting the Roscommon–Galway constituency, including the N5 and...
    • Public Transport
      348. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of public transport investment allocated to the Roscommon–Galway constituency compared to Dublin on a per capita basis...
    • Departmental Meetings
      349. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a group (details supplied) sits under his Department; to outline his recent engagements with the group; and if he will make a...
    • Heritage Sites
      350. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has engaged with a group (details supplied) in relation to the future of Dunguaire Castle; and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Communications
      352. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has engaged with Galway County Council in relation to the future of Galway County Council; and if he will make a...
    • Air Services
      354. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of passengers who have arrived and departed from Knock Airport in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [22442/26]
    • Road Safety
      355. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of road traffic accidents recorded in County Mayo in each of the past ten years; and the number of road fatalities in the same...
    • Rail Network
      356. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of rail journeys which took place in or from County Mayo in each of the past ten years, broken down by station, in tabular...
    • Public Transport
      358. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the Local Link services in north Cork, with regard to a service serving Ballyclough, County Cork; and if he will...
    • Cycling Facilities
      359. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to a proposal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22478/26]
  • Department of Finance
    • Cost of Living Issues
      360. To ask the Minister for Finance to reduce as a matter of priority the excise duty on fuel as a cost of living measure. [22246/26]
    • Primary Medical Certificates
      362. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are plans to review or modernise the primary medical certificate legislation; and if these plans could be outlined. [21388/26]
    • Tax Code
      363. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware that a €290 import charge has been applied to a shipment of ECG sensors and electrode patches imported from Norway for use in a...
    • Departmental Reviews
      366. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding his plans to implement recommendation from the 2024 Funds Review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21602/26]
    • EU Budgets
      367. To ask the Minister for Finance the details and progress of any national discussions in relation to the next EU Multi-Annual Financial Framework, with particular reference to Government...
    • Tax Code
      369. To ask the Minister for Finance the percentage of a litre of white diesel (derv) that is biodiesel; the reason the Government charges carbon tax on the biodiesel component of that litre of...
    • Tax Reliefs
      373. To ask the Minister for Finance if tax relief will be introduced in respect of road toll charges for persons incurring such costs while travelling to and from work taking into account that...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      376. To ask the Minister for Finance the full breakdown of expenditure by his Department on St. Patrick’s Day related activities; the details of any travel abroad; the number of officials...
    • Tax Data
      377. To ask the Minister for Finance the excise duty taken in by the State from alcohol in 2025; and the percentage this represents of the total tax take for 2025, in tabular form. [21891/26]
    • Departmental Meetings
      378. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of heads of government, heads of state, ministers, governors, mayors or other senior elected officials he and Ministers of State in his Department...
    • Banking Sector
      385. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will examine concerns regarding the behaviour of a bank (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22042/26]
    • Fiscal Data
      386. To ask the Minister for Finance the current balance of the National Reserve Fund; the planned contributions over the next three fiscal years; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Tax Data
      387. To ask the Minister for Finance the total revenue raised from carbon tax in the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22044/26]
    • Banking Sector
      388. To ask the Minister for Finance the measures being considered to increase competition in the retail banking sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22045/26]
    • Central Bank of Ireland
      389. To ask the Minister for Finance whether his evaluation ahead of the reappointment of the Governor of the Central Bank, included the Governor's testimony to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on...
    • Strategic Infrastructure
      392. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the development of a campus (details supplied), which is partly funded by the Strategic Investment Fund; and if he will make a...
    • Customs and Excise
      393. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 312 of 5 March 2026, the number of inspections carried out; the number of passengers screened; the number of seizures...
    • Tax Data
      394. To ask the Minister for Finance the value of tobacco products tax collected in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22256/26]
    • Tax Code
      395. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps being taken to address discrimination against childless couples in relation to inheritance tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
    • Tax Credits
      396. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the inclusion of the special needs assistant profession in the flat rate expense tax credit as administered by the Revenue Commissioners;...
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Public Spending Code
      397. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide a full breakdown of the way in which approximately €1.15 billion in carbon taxes are spent; and if he will make a...
    • State Bodies
      398. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when he will make a decision on the workforce plan and additional resources requested by CRU submitted to his Department last year; and...
    • An Garda Síochána
      399. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funding that has been ring fenced for the opening of Bailieborough Garda Station; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Flood Relief Schemes
      401. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the Nenagh flood relief scheme; if the tender documents have issued as expected during Q1. [21583/26]
    • Office of Public Works
      402. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update in respect of OPW's management of the magazine fort in Dublin; the annual costs of maintaining the site and...
    • Parental Leave
      403. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the difference between statutory parental leave and parental leave available to civil service workers; and who is entitled to enhanced...
    • Departmental Budgets
      404. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the breakdown of the funding that has been allocated for the Climate and Nature fund; the way in which these projects fit within the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      405. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the full breakdown of expenditure by his Department on St. Patrick’s Day related activities; the details of any travel abroad;...
    • Coastal Protection
      406. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for immediate emergency works on Rosslare Strand to combat the rapid disappearance of the beach due to severe coastal erosion, as...
    • St. Patrick's Day Celebrations
      407. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of heads of government, heads of state, ministers, governors, mayors or other senior elected officials he and Ministers of...
    • State Pensions
      411. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding any engagement he has had with the retired employees under the CIÉ 1951 Pension Scheme; and if he will make...
    • Flood Risk Management
      414. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of funding that has been approved for Galway County Council under the minor flood mitigation works and coastal protection...
    • Protected Disclosures
      415. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether the reversal of the burden of proof provided for under the protected disclosures legislation applies only during formal...
    • Civil Service
      421. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current statutory and administrative procedures governing the dismissal of a civil servant at assistant secretary general level,...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Trade Missions
      422. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for a trade mission to Egypt during the first half of 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21622/26]
    • Exports Growth
      423. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department is taking to support Irish exporters in diversifying into new international markets in light of recent...
    • Trade Missions
      424. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the schedule of planned trade missions for 2026; the sectors being prioritised; the way in which these missions will contribute to...
    • Foreign Direct Investment
      425. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department is taking to aid IDA Ireland in securing new foreign direct investment for Laois; and if he will make a...
    • Gender Equality
      426. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the proportion of State supported enterprise funding allocated to companies led or majority owned by women in each of the past five...
    • Work Permits
      427. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of a work permit renewal application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21608/26]
    • Company Registration
      428. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the extent to which a new company being established in Ireland can register entirely online; to outline any moves to achieve that...
    • Artificial Intelligence
      429. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the development of artificial intelligence sandboxes. [21613/26]
    • Environmental Policy
      430. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he plans to introduce a right to repair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21646/26]
    • Energy Prices
      431. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if measures are introduced to assist persons due to increased energy charges; if he will ensure that such measures are inclusive and...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      433. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the full breakdown of expenditure by his Department on St. Patrick’s Day related activities; the details of any travel abroad;...
    • Work Permits
      434. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding an application for a work permit for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
    • Regulatory Bodies
      435. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether a specific regulator or supervisory body has responsibility for the oversight of app based food delivery services; their...
    • Official Engagements
      436. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of heads of government, heads of state, ministers, governors, mayors or other senior elected officials he and Ministers of...
    • St. Patrick's Day Celebrations
      439. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the value of trade and tourism respectively, between Ireland and the states visited by him and by Ministers of State in his...
    • Workplace Relations Commission
      440. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of vacant WTE staff, by job title, at the Workplace Relations Commission; and the estimated timeframe for filling each of...
    • Artificial Intelligence
      441. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures contained within the Government's Digital and AI Strategy to address the misuse of artificial intelligence technologies...
    • Industrial Development
      442. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on the development of a campus (details supplied) which was to be developed on IDA land in Greystones; if he...
    • Work Permits
      444. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware that non-EU post-primary and secondary school teachers are unable to meet the criteria for a general employment...
    • Architectural Heritage
      445. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department has engaged with the Department of Transport in relation to the future of Dunguaire Castle; and if he will make a...
    • Weather Events
      446. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for a breakdown of financial support provided under the humanitarian assistance scheme in the aftermath of storm Éowyn; the...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • School Transport
      447. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date he expects the portal for school bus transport to open and the closing date, as the timeframe is short; and if she will make a statement...
    • Schools Building Projects
      448. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the construction timeline and amount of funding approved for the permanent building recently approved for a school (details supplied). [21384/26]
    • Irish Language
      449. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students attending Irish medium post primary schools over the last 25 years, by year, in tabular form. [21385/26]
    • Teaching Council of Ireland
      451. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new primary school teachers registering with the Teaching Council over the last 15 years, by year, in tabular form. [21390/26]
    • Schools Building Projects
      455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when construction will begin on a new school building (details supplied); the timeline for completion of the works; and if she will make a...
    • Special Educational Needs
      457. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she can confirm that for mainstream placements under section 67(2)(f), the NCSE must consider the school’s ability...
    • Schools Building Projects
      458. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on funding for the development of a new school campus (details supplied); the reason the special education classrooms will not be...
    • School Accommodation
      459. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will urgently sanction a modular classroom to accommodate a mainstream class at a school in County Clare (details supplied) for the start...
    • School Facilities
      460. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 525, 526 and 527 of 14 October 2025, whether her Department has advised schools and ETBs that it is a...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      462. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an emergency funding application made by a school (details supplied) can be expedited and approved given the dangerous and unsanitary...
    • Special Educational Needs
      463. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children currently without an appropriate primary and secondary school placement in the constituency of Fingal, for the upcoming...
    • School Transport
      464. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on whether it is acceptable that children with significant additional needs, including autism and moderate intellectual disabilities,...
    • Special Educational Needs
      465. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether her Department is aware of cases where parents have applied to more than twenty special schools and mainstream schools with special...
    • School Equipment
      470. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools who require a student to have a digital device can prohibit students who cannot afford a digital device from accessing their school;...
    • Schools Building Projects
      471. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm a school building development in Kildare south (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21465/26]
    • Special Educational Needs
      472. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) does not have the supports they require in their school, resulting in missed school days through no fault...
    • Legislative Measures
      474. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps taken to implement the rulings under cases (details supplied); to outline any legislative steps which still need to be undertaken; and...
    • Special Educational Needs
      475. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools (primary and post-primary) in Mayo that currently have autism classes; the number of schools (primary and post-primary) in...
    • Teacher Training
      477. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a formal appeals process for late applications for the Government scheme allowing newly qualified teachers to receive a refund of up...
    • Special Educational Needs
      478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address the lack of feeder special classes in the secondary schools (details supplied). [21578/26]
    • Schools Refurbishment
      479. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 237 of 5 February 2026, the date when the school’s refurbishment plan will be signed and shared with...
    • Home Schooling
      481. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current policy of providing free schoolbooks to children who receive home schooling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21596/26]
    • Schools Refurbishment
      482. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review an appeal under the emergency works programme for an application for a school (details supplied) that was refused; and if she will make...
    • School Accommodation
      483. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of an additional accommodation project application by a school (details supplied); when they can proceed to the next phase;...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      485. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be awarded funding to complete a project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21625/26]
    • School Accommodation
      486. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of an application by a school (details supplied) application under the additional accommodation scheme; when a decision will...
    • Schools Refurbishment
      487. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of a school’s (details supplied) multiple applications under the emergency works scheme; when decisions will be issued...
    • Special Educational Needs
      489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an ASD class place for a child (details supplied). [21634/26]
    • School Accommodation
      492. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a detailed update on the progression of an additional school accommodation project in County Clare (details supplied); the...
    • Irish Language
      493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process through which an Irish language section may be established in a European school outside of Ireland; her Department's role in...
    • Special Educational Needs
      495. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children currently in the education system with a student support plan. [21730/26]
    • School Transport
      498. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she expects the school transport scheme to be revised to scrap the nearest school criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • School Staff
      499. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a date and time is not given in advance for the release of the staffing schedule for schools; if she will consider giving advance...
    • School Transport
      500. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school bus service will be expanded (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21775/26]
    • Special Educational Needs
      501. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the up-to-date position with the provision of a special school place for a student in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Irish Sign Language
      506. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to include Irish Sign Language, ISL, as an examinable subject at leaving certificate level; and if she will make a statement...
    • Special Educational Needs
      507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for assistive technology received and refused every year for the past five years, in tabular; and if she will make a...
    • Mother and Baby Homes
      508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if people who spent time as a baby in an industrial school are entitled to the same compensation as people who spent time in a mother and baby...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      509. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the full breakdown of expenditure by her Department on St. Patrick’s day related activities; the details of any travel abroad; the number...
    • Special Educational Needs
      510. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children with patterned absenteeism who have additional educational needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21834/26]
    • Community Development Projects
      511. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the modular unit at the Oak Centre, Dunboyne, County Meath (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Special Educational Needs
      512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will commit to sanctioning two additional autism classes for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Official Travel
      515. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of heads of government, heads of state, ministers, governors, mayors or other senior elected officials she and Ministers of State in...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      519. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average class size at primary and post-primary level for each of the past five years, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Funding
      520. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether funding is available for schools where children direct their own learning; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22062/26]
    • School Enrolments
      521. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide guidance to the parent of children (details supplied) who cannot secure a second class school placement in their locality;...
    • Special Educational Needs
      522. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to detail the newly sanctioned special classes, broken down by county, with regard to the 387 approved classes announced; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Funding
      523. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if financial supports are available to local schools due to the extensive nature of works required as result of their grounds flooding due to...
    • State Examinations
      524. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the annual cost of running the junior and leaving certificate examinations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22186/26]
    • Special Educational Needs
      528. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the appeal by a school (details supplied) in relation to their current allocation of SNAs; and if she will...
    • Child and Family Agency
      531. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of Tusla's new national school attendance advertising campaign. [22239/26]
    • Special Educational Needs
      532. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of places in reading classes in Galway city; the number of applications received for reading classes in Galway city; the work she and...
    • Schools Building Projects
      533. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a new school building project (details supplied); the number of tenders received for this project; and a timeline for the...
    • Work Permits
      534. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware that non-EU post-primary and secondary school teachers are unable to meet the criteria for a general employment permit, owing to...
    • Schools Building Projects
      535. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has considered a Stage 2b report for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22274/26]
    • Departmental Schemes
      536. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is considering the introduction of free period products in second level schools; if not, whether such a scheme could be...
    • Special Educational Needs
      537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the situation at a school (details supplied); and if she will outline the current status of this appeal and when a final...
    • School Accommodation
      543. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the application by a school (details supplied) for an emergency works grant to deal with leaks in the school building; and if...
    • School Enrolments
      544. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the projected demand for primary and post-primary school places in the Roscommon-Galway constituency over the next five years; and the plans in...
    • School Transport
      545. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in the Roscommon-Galway constituency who have been refused school transport in the current academic year; and the criteria...
    • Education Policy
      547. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on her Department's preparation, in conjunction with the European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education, of a...
    • Schools Building Projects
      548. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of large-scale school building projects which are not included on the 105 NDP priority list that will need to apply for planning...
    • Special Educational Needs
      550. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 716 of 18 March 2026, if further details will be provided specifically on the number of specialised reading...
    • School Enrolments
      551. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of a case (details supplied); and if she will instruct her Department to ensure the children have appropriate school places....
  • Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
    • National Broadband Plan
      552. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the number of premises in the Roscommon-Galway constituency still awaiting connection under the National Broadband Plan;...
    • Forestry Sector
      553. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport to give an update on his Departments’ provision for the establishment and maintenance of forestry corridors to...
    • Media Sector
      554. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if he will consider introducing a new fund to allow Coimisiún na Meán to fund media companies that cater for the...
    • Departmental Funding
      555. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if there is any funding available in his Department for a role (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Sports Funding
      556. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if a group (details supplied) will be permitted to utilise the funding awarded to it under the 2023 Sports Capital...
    • St. Patrick's Day Celebrations
      557. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the full breakdown of expenditure by his Department on St. Patrick’s Day related activities; the details of any...
    • Film Industry
      562. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the current and capital budget allocation for Screen Ireland in 2024, 2025 and 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
    • National Broadband Plan
      563. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the reason fibre broadband has not yet been provided to an area under the National Broadband Plan (details supplied); the...
    • State Bodies
      564. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if his attention has been drawn to long-serving staff within the National Museum of Ireland, with over 25 years’...
    • Sports Funding
      565. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the length of lease and any other associated documentation from the landowner that is required for application to his...
    • National Archives
      566. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if all documents, minute books and any other items relative to the history of The Kilkenny Design Workshops currently being...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • National Parks and Wildlife Service
      567. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the current status of the EU LIFE Strategic Nature Project led by the NPWS and supported by his Department...
    • Special Areas of Conservation
      568. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding that is available for Pillar Two of the EU Life Strategic Nature Project to advance the implementation...
    • Housing Policy
      569. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the proposed legislation to allow for the use of cabins or modular units in back gardens for...
    • Planning Issues
      570. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the proportion of remapping applications for processing by Tailte Éireann that pertain to Kildare properties; and if he...
    • Housing Provision
      571. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a breakdown of the number of affordable homes delivered in each county and local authority since the introduction...
    • National Parks
      581. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of proposals to develop a national park at the Blackstairs Mountains on the Wexford/Carlow border; and if he will...
    • Planning Issues
      582. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the guidance that has been issued to local authorities for the processing of planning applications for solar farms in the...
    • Defective Building Materials
      583. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current status of an application for remediation under the interim remediation scheme for fire safety defects in eligible...
    • Planning Issues
      585. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of UDZ designation requests received by his Department since he invited applications in June 2025; to provide a...
    • Housing Schemes
      586. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are any circumstances in which the vacant property refurbishment grant can be paid out to a successful applicant...
    • Tourism Industry
      587. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide copies of records detailing total ticket sales, including volume and revenue, for each site (details...
    • Housing Schemes
      593. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the ceilings for the first homes scheme will be raised and if he will raise the ceiling for Limerick city as it currently...
    • Legislative Reviews
      600. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21717/26]
    • Childcare Services
      616. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the liability of early years services to commercial rates; and to clarify the changes that have taken...
    • Departmental Reports
      617. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the Taskforce on Local Democracy; the expected timeline for the publication of the report; and if he will...
    • Regional Development
      620. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps he is taking to ensure more balanced regional development and population growth distribution in the term of this...
    • Housing Provision
      621. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a list of all Section 42 (1A) Planning and Development Act extensions that have been applied for and granted with...
    • Compulsory Purchase Orders
      624. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of people who are working under the CPO activation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22205/26]
    • Defective Building Materials
      625. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for a detailed breakdown of the enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme, which commenced in July 2023 under the...
    • Water Pollution
      635. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to report on the extent of detrimental impacts on bird habitats from ongoing water pollution at Lady’s Island Lake SAC;...
    • Housing Provision
      637. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions a family can take when the family's income is higher than the limit for social housing, but not enough to buy or...
    • Defective Building Materials
      638. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will act on a recommendation by the Housing Agency that all of County Carlow be included in the defective block work...
    • Housing Provision
      639. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which his Department intends to reconcile its requirement that social housing regeneration proposals should not...
    • Weather Events
      644. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the progress made on a revised Guide for the Rapid Operationalisation of Community Support Centres,...
    • Vacant Properties
      652. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason agricultural buildings and structures are not eligible for the vacant property refurbishment grant; and if he will...
    • Local Authorities
      655. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of whole-time equivalent members of staff in each local authority for the years 2022-2023-2024-2025, by county/city...
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      656. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress that has been made towards the achievement of a government policy document on the development of windfarms and...
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      657. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21446/26]
    • Departmental Data
      658. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if his Department has undertaken any analysis of Ireland’s income replacement rate during maternity, paternity and...
    • Social Welfare Fraud
      659. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason text messages from a Namibian phone number are sometimes used to verify online logins to MyGovID; if he accepts...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      660. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will consider making the bereaved partner’s (contributory) pension a qualifying payment for the household...
    • Social Welfare Eligibility
      662. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the level of savings disregard in relation to a pension or welfare assessment; when the level was last reviewed; whether and...
    • Departmental Data
      663. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 1417 of 8 September 2025, if he will provide updated details of the number of fuel...
    • Social Welfare Schemes
      664. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of domiciliary care allowance in County Mayo; the number of applications for domiciliary care...
    • School Meals Programme
      665. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will sanction a national audit of nutritional standards and supply chain sustainability within the Hot School Meals...
    • Paternity Leave
      666. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures his Department is taking to support parents in the early stages of a child's life with regard to paternity...
    • Parental Leave
      667. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full year cost of increasing paid paternity benefit from two weeks to eight weeks; and if he will make a...
    • St. Patrick's Day Celebrations
      668. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full breakdown of expenditure by his Department on St. Patrick’s Day related activities; the details of any travel...
    • Pension Provisions
      669. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the earnings thresholds that apply under the auto enrolment retirement savings scheme for workers paid weekly as compared to...
    • St. Patrick's Day Celebrations
      670. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of heads of government, heads of state, ministers, governors, mayors or other senior elected officials he and...
    • Parental Leave
      674. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection as part of the upcoming public consultation paper on pay-related parent's leave in Autumn 2026 to be led by his Department,...
    • Cost of Living Issues
      675. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to introduce as a matter of urgency cost of living measures (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Social Welfare Eligibility
      676. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of WTE medical assessors employed by his Department as of 16 March 2026; the number that were employed as of 1...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      677. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to reply to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22232/26]
    • Social Welfare Payments
      678. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people who have received a disablement payment in respect of a disablement (details supplied) since payments...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • Legislative Programme
      679. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeframe in which he intends to bring forward legislation in response to the Independent Review Group reports on the...
    • Visa Applications
      680. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will arrange for an emergency re-entry visa for a person (details supplied) who is awaiting an appointment to renew their...
    • An Garda Síochána
      681. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda stations or regions that are currently using the investigation management system within An Garda Síochána....
    • Child Maintenance Payments
      688. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide the assumptions and framework on which the output of his Department's online child maintenance calculator is based;...
    • Citizenship Applications
      689. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the refusal of a citizenship application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Immigration Policy
      690. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is prepared to follow the example of countries such as Sweden, and publish anonymised annual statistics on the...
    • Visa Applications
      691. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their Irish visa application, which was submitted on 27 July 2025...
    • Residency Permits
      692. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for an IRP card for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
    • St. Patrick's Day Celebrations
      693. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the full breakdown of expenditure by his Department on St. Patrick’s Day related activities; the details of any travel...
    • Deportation Orders
      694. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the application to revoke a deportation order for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Citizenship Applications
      695. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the specific step that remains in the citizenship application of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
    • An Garda Síochána
      696. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated full year cost if 1,400 new Gardaí were recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21855/26]
    • Visa Applications
      698. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of visa applications received and refused for seasonal junior international students under 18 years-of-age...
    • An Garda Síochána
      699. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of mandatory alcohol testing checkpoints run by An Garda Síochána during Christmas week 2025; and the...
    • Prison Service
      700. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is an application from an individual (details supplied) to transfer them to an Irish prison; and the current status of...
    • St. Patrick's Day Celebrations
      701. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of heads of government, heads of state, ministers, governors, mayors or other senior elected officials he and...
    • An Garda Síochána
      706. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí within Donegal Division that have been trained in Public Order Commander Course in the years of 2024...
    • Drug and Alcohol Testing
      707. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the breakdown of arrests for drink driving in 2024 and 2025, by week, by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
    • An Garda Síochána
      708. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of reported burglaries in Carlow and Kilkenny in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Youth Services
      709. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of young persons referred to diversion programmes in Carlow and Kilkenny in 2025; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Citizenship Applications
      710. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the stages of a citizenship application; and the average processing time for each stage. [22096/26]
    • An Garda Síochána
      711. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to improve An Garda Síochána resources in the mid-west. [22126/26]
    • Legal Aid
      713. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of solicitors providing criminal legal aid services in each of the years from 2021 to 2025 on a per county basis;...
    • An Garda Síochána
      714. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda public order unit vans attached to Kildare-Carlow Division as of 18 March 2025. [22139/26]
    • Citizenship Applications
      719. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22161/26]
    • An Garda Síochána
      720. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of Garda assigned to the Meath/Westmeath Garda division; the number assigned specifically to Westmeath; the...
    • EU Directives
      721. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the preparatory work that is underway to transpose the EU Directive on Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence,...
    • Legislative Process
      722. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason the proposals in the general scheme of the Civil Reform Bill 2025 concerning judicial review go beyond the judicial...
    • Citizenship Applications
      729. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) who has encountered long delays with their citizenship application will be awarded this in the...
    • An Garda Síochána
      730. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of marked and unmarked Garda vans attached to Waterford-Kilkenny Division as of 18 March 2026, in tabular form....
    • Communications Surveillance
      736. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department is aware of any occasions where any person or organisation has unlawfully intercepted communications that is...
    • An Garda Síochána
      739. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda to population ratio in each county. [22453/26]
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Animal Slaughtering
      742. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he acknowledges that certain regions now have no viable access to certified organic slaughter facilities. [21401/26]
    • Forestry Sector
      746. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average processing time for applications under the re-establishment upon successful scheme dealing with ash die-back replanting,...
    • Health and Safety
      752. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 338 of 5 February 2026, to disaggregate the 510 CHEDPs processed by his Department in 2024 for...
    • Animal Welfare
      753. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being made to deal with the rising cases of animal cruelty; the number of cases that have been prosecuted on indictment...
    • Veterinary Services
      754. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration would be given to the introduction of salary bands for registered veterinary nurses to ensure that they reflect the...
    • Harbours and Piers
      758. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the necessary funding to widen the slip at Renard Pier, County Kerry to accommodate the new larger ferry; and if he will...
    • Veterinary Services
      759. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures currently in place to support the recruitment and retention of veterinary nurses in Ireland; his plans to improve pay,...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      760. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the full breakdown of expenditure by his Department on St. Patrick’s Day related activities; the details of any travel abroad;...
    • Inshore Fisheries
      761. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with an organisation (details supplied) to ensure that the hardship fund providing financial support to the sector...
    • Departmental Meetings
      762. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of heads of government, heads of state, ministers, governors, mayors or other senior elected officials he and Ministers of...
    • Live Exports
      766. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has approved the loading of approximately 5,000 cattle at Greenore Port onto the livestock vessel MV Saleh...
    • Common Agricultural Policy
      772. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to ensure that Ireland has a well-funded CAP post-2027 that supports farm viability and resilience, environmental ambition, along...
    • Departmental Schemes
      773. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to significantly increase the amount and scope of the forestry road grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22018/26]
    • Greyhound Industry
      774. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how it is possible that on 1 January 2026, there were 1,997 non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2021 still in the active...
    • St. Patrick's Day Celebrations
      776. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has met with the Mayor of Sacramento during his recent visit to the US for St. Patrick's Day events. [22140/26]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      777. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff employed directly by an organisation (details supplied) with funding provided by his Department; the salary...
    • Departmental Meetings
      779. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of meetings with an association (details supplied) in the past three years; the amount of funding provided by his...
    • Agriculture Supports
      780. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current supports available for generational renewal to farmers under Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) 2023-2027, if he...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      781. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in the Roscommon-Galway constituency awaiting ACRES and other CAP payments; and the average delay in issuing...
    • Farm Inspections
      782. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farm inspections carried out in the Roscommon-Galway constituency in 2025 and 2026 to date; and the backlog currently...
    • Forestry Sector
      783. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the existing and planned forestry corridors in the west of Ireland; their completion date; the expected completion date and location,...
    • Departmental Funding
      784. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding that has been allocated for the upkeep and maintenance of piers in Mayo in each of the past five years...
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      785. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of applications received, the number of applications approved under TAMS 3 solar capital investment scheme for...
    • Poultry Sector
      787. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the current poultry housing restrictions introduced in response to avian influenza; the criteria his...
    • Agricultural Colleges
      788. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of persons who have attained a green cert qualification from an agricultural college in each of the past ten years,...
  • Department of Children, Disability and Equality
    • Disability Services
      789. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current average caseload per clinician within Children’s Disability Network Teams; the recommended caseload level for...
    • Pension Provisions
      790. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the legal basis for Tusla's current interpretation of section 66 of the Child Care Act 1991 regarding superannuation eligibility for...
    • Childcare Services
      791. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children attending Irish medium pre-schools over the last 25 years, by year, in tabular form. [21387/26]
    • Disability Services
      792. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will outline the level of services offered to a person (details supplied). [21405/26]
    • Gender Equality
      801. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department has undertaken a detailed assessment of Ireland’s performance in the World Bank Women, Business and the Law...
    • Childcare Services
      803. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the extent to which childcare policy is considered economic infrastructure within Government policy, including in the context of...
    • Departmental Data
      804. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to previous parliamentary questions, to outline any reason for gaps in the data provided (details supplied); and where...
    • Strategic Infrastructure
      805. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of expressions of interest received by her Department regarding the State-led capital childcare programme. [21527/26]
    • Parental Leave
      807. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will address the proposal regarding parental leave, raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Childcare Services
      808. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the action her Department is taking to increase the number of staff working in the childcare sector. [21589/26]
    • Immigration Policy
      809. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on adding childcare staff to the critical skills list; and if she will make a...
    • Disability Services
      810. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of WTE social workers by grade posts filled at north Louth CDNT as of 16 February 2026, in tabular form; and if she will...
    • Home Care Packages
      812. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people awaiting a home help package in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she...
    • Disability Services
      813. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies that exist in CDNTs in County Kerry, by CDNT region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Child and Family Agency
      814. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason Tusla is withdrawing a specialist service in Waterford/Wexford (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
    • Childcare Services
      815. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures she is taking to increase the number of childcare places in Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Child Protection
      816. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to review the case of a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21776/26]
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      817. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the rational for ending the ECCE split-place exemptions from the 2026/2027 programme year. [21779/26]
    • Paternity Leave
      819. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to extend paid paternity leave from the current entitlement of two weeks to eight weeks; and if she will make a statement...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      820. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the full breakdown of expenditure by her Department on St. Patrick’s Day related activities; the details of any travel...
    • Equality Issues
      821. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to ensure full enforcement of the Equal Status Acts 2000–2018 and EU Directive 2004/113/EC in the...
    • School Transport
      822. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if specialised transport is available for students hoping to attend a facility (details supplied) in Thurles; if transport will be...
    • Departmental Meetings
      823. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of heads of government, heads of state, ministers, governors, mayors or other senior elected officials she and Ministers...
    • Childcare Services
      826. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childminders who are part of the national childcare scheme each year since 2023.; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Equality Issues
      827. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the National Strategy for Children and Girls and publication of the first Action Plan, including actions to support...
    • Disability Services
      830. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of CDNTs that have at least three WTE Dietitians allocated to them, in tabular form;; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Pleananna Oideachais
      833. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality cén uair a fhoilseofar an Plean Náisiúnta maidir le soláthar luathoideachais Gaeilge. [22095/26]
    • After-School Support Services
      834. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps she will take to ensure a child (details supplied) has a place in after-school services; and if she will make a statement...
    • Childcare Services
      835. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will put emergency and consistent supports in place for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      837. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether the recently revised assessment of need framework limits or reduces access to cognitive assessment for children, including...
  • Department of Health
    • Primary Medical Certificates
      840. To ask the Minister for Health for a breakdown of primary medical certificate applications by region, including the number of applications made, the number accepted and the number rejected,...
    • Hospital Services
      841. To ask the Minister for Health the number of neurosurgery places for each of the past ten years in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; the number of people that have been on the outpatients...
    • Health Services
      842. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the availability of specialist services and treatment pathways for patients diagnosed with functional neurological disorder in the State; and if she...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      844. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children currently awaiting assessment for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) supports; the number awaiting provision of AAC...
    • Health Services Staff
      845. To ask the Minister for Health if she will urgently review the decision not to award student paramedic contracts upon graduation; and her views on whether this change in policy could have a...
    • Mental Health Services
      846. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 9 of 22 January 2026, the status of a new psychiatric unit at Cavan General Hospital; if that project is currently...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      847. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider the creation of a support scheme for those health workers who been diagnosed with long-Covid; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Medical Research and Training
      848. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to rectify concerns that have been raised by radiographer tutors (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21473/26]
    • Mental Health Services
      849. To ask the Minister for Health the list of all consultants that were engaged as part of the north Kerry CAMHS lookback review; the dates of their engagement; the nature of their work; the...
    • Hospital Facilities
      853. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to provide an online payment facility for persons accessing emergency department services at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; and if...
    • Beef Sector
      854. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 966, 968 and 1013 of 4 February 2026, to identify the category of food business operation of each of the three food...
    • Disability Services
      857. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) does not have the supports they require in their school, resulting in missed school days through no fault of their own;...
    • Health Services Staff
      858. To ask the Minister for Health to respond to concerns with respect to the recruitment and retention of clinical practice tutors in radiography (details supplied); if additional practice...
    • Health Service Executive
      859. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of requested funds by regional executive offices; the amount approved; the amount outstanding for each of the past 12 months for taxi services,...
    • Mental Health Services
      860. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients Lucena CAHMS have refused in the past five years; the reasons for refusal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21532/26]
    • Home Care Packages
      863. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients that are currently waiting to receive home care in North Wexford; the length of time they have been waiting; if her Department plans to...
    • Primary Care Centres
      865. To ask the Minister for Health if a preferred location, site or building has been identified for a primary care centre in Gorey, County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Legislative Programme
      866. To ask the Minister for Health when section 232 of the Assisted Human Reproduction Act 2024 will commence; the reason for the delay in its commencement; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Hospital Procedures
      867. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paediatric osteotomies carried out under the National Treatment Purchase Fund in Children’s Health Ireland hospitals and the National...
    • Pension Provisions
      868. To ask the Minister for Health if she will guarantee additional funding for all Drug and Alcohol Taskforce-funded community organisations to cover their mandatory contributions towards...
    • Health Services Staff
      869. To ask the Minister for Health if she will direct the HSE to take immediate action to resolve the dispute arising from a recruitment and retention crisis affecting clinical practice tutors...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      870. To ask the Minister for Health further to the publication of the HSE Capital Plan 2026, if she will provide a full list of all projects with their capital funding allocation for 2026, by...
    • Health Service Executive
      871. To ask the Minister for Health the number of public health checks newborns received in Dublin 8 and Dublin 12 in the first 48-months of their lives in 2024 and 2025; and the number of...
    • Health Services
      877. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently examine the withdrawal of services (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21607/26]
    • Hospital Services
      878. To ask the Minister for Health if solutions to car parking capacity issues at the Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar are being examined by her Department; and if she is aware of the...
    • Health Services Staff
      879. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in recruitment for the specialist eating disorder team in the mid-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21620/26]
    • Special Educational Needs
      880. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can have their school care plan reviewed, if a resource SNA can be sourced for them as needed; and if she will make a statement...
    • Health Services
      881. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 360 of 11 February 2026, if the terms of reference for the External Expert Panel have been finalised; if the terms of...
    • Health Services Staff
      886. To ask the Minister for Health the measures she is taking to increase funding to recognise the increased pressure on clinical practice tutors in radiography following the increased capacity...
    • Medicinal Products
      889. To ask the Minister for Health if she will intervene to ensure the HSE prioritises a conclusion to the reimbursement negotiations for skyclarys, given it is the only available treatment for...
    • Disease Management
      891. To ask the Minister for Health the protocol and clinical criteria used for assessing a patient’s eligibility for a continuous glucose monitoring device; the specific procedures in...
    • Irish Sign Language
      892. To ask the Minister for Health the reason Irish Sign Language (ISL) interpretation services are not currently available at University Hospital Waterford (UHW), given that ISL access is...
    • Health Services Staff
      893. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff currently employed by the HSE or by HSE-funded agencies who are qualified to carry out assistive technology assessments; the number...
    • Hospital Services
      894. To ask the Minister for Health the outsourcing of hospital services at University Hospital Kerry, broken down by department, procedure, and cost, in each of the years 2020 to date in 2026;...
    • Industrial Relations
      896. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure that urgent consideration is given to the issues raised by a Trade Union (details supplied) taking into account the need to resolve these...
    • Health Services Staff
      897. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies within University Hospital Kerry, broken down by specific role and department, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Mental Health Services
      898. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Disability Services
      899. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on occupational therapy waiting lists in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a...
    • Dental Services
      900. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting dental appointments in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      901. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on physiotherapy waiting lists in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Mental Health Services
      902. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies that exist within CAMHS in County Kerry, broken down by area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21694/26]
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      903. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [21702/26]
    • Health Services Staff
      904. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff employed in Cork University Maternity Hospital in January 2026 in medical, dental, nursing and midwifery, in tabular form. [21762/26]
    • Primary Care Centres
      905. To ask the Minister for Health the works that remain outstanding for the new primary care centre in Nenagh; when the centre will be opened by the HSE; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Emergency Services
      906. To ask the Minister for Health when she first became aware of the regulatory deficiencies within the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council relating to the absence of mandatory reporting of...
    • Dental Services
      911. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the agreement of a new dental treatment service scheme to improve access to dental services for medical card holders; and if she will make a...
    • Health Services
      912. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the barriers currently faced by patients in Ireland living with lipoedema, including the absence of a published national HSE care pathway,...
    • Health Service Executive
      913. To ask the Minister for Health whether the HSE working group established in 2023 to develop a national care pathway for lipoedema has completed its work; when the pathway is expected to be...
    • Insurance Coverage
      914. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department intends to review the operation of private health insurers in relation to coverage for medically indicated liposuction procedures for...
    • Healthcare Policy
      915. To ask the Minister for Health for a progress report on the promised phased implementation of the Rheumatology Model of Care for Sjogren's Disease sufferers; whether the promised increase in...
    • Mental Health Services
      916. To ask the Minister for Health the up-to-date position with the provision of Solas cafés in Waterford and Dublin; if they have been successful; if she will extend them to other...
    • Addiction Treatment Services
      917. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community detox places in the State; the plans to increase the number of places; the locations and timeframes involved in relation to same; and...
    • Health Services
      918. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the Keltoi dual diagnosis centre in St. Mary’s Hospital is progressing; the number of patients that have availed of the facility since...
    • Health Services Staff
      921. To ask the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to address the recruitment and retention crisis affecting clinical practice tutors in radiography; whether she intends on making...
    • St. Patrick's Day Celebrations
      922. To ask the Minister for Health the full breakdown of expenditure by her Department on St. Patrick’s Day related activities; the details of any travel abroad; the number of officials...
    • Health Service Executive
      923. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE South West Employment Report for January 2026 includes staff figures for Cork University Maternity Hospital; if not the reason for the omission; and...
    • Driver Licences
      924. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the medical card scheme to include the cost of providing a GP medical cert, which is a requirement for over 70-year-old applicants to a...
    • Disability Services
      925. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the ongoing lack of a HSE children’s autism assessment service in Clare; when a service will be provided; and if she will make a...
    • Emergency Departments
      926. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the new emergency department at Beaumont Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21849/26]
    • Primary Care Centres
      927. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the new primary care centre for the Clongriffin/Baldoyle, Dublin 13 area; the reason this new primary care centre was not included in...
    • Health Services Staff
      928. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE paediatric psychologists, by grade posts that were filled at primary care services within CHO1 as of 16 March 2026; the same figures as of 30...
    • Hospital Staff
      929. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultants in critical care medicine based at Cavan General Hospital as of 16 March 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement...
    • Departmental Schemes
      932. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider extending the treatment abroad scheme to the United States for a person (details supplied) who requires urgent, life-saving surgery; and...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      933. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) in County Donegal will be given a date for ENT surgery in CHI Crumlin; if they are on the urgent or routine waiting list; and...
    • Cancer Services
      934. To ask the Minister for Health if high-intensity focused ultrasound for the treatment of prostate cancer is available under the treatment abroad scheme; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Departmental Strategies
      935. To ask the Minister for Health when the new national drugs strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21892/26]
    • Official Engagements
      936. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Heads of Government, Heads of State, Ministers, governors, mayors or other senior elected officials she and Ministers of State in her Department...
    • Trade Data
      939. To ask the Minister for Health the value of trade and tourism, respectively, between Ireland and the states visited by her and by Ministers of State in her Department for the St Patrick's...
    • Hospital Facilities
      940. To ask the Minister for Health to give a detailed accurate report in regard to the opening of all beds in the new Killarney Community Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Health Services
      941. To ask the Minister for Health to give a detailed accurate report in regard to the opening of the new Killarney minor injuries unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21974/26]
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      942. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for a first appointment to see a speech and language therapist at Letterkenny Primary Care Centre; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Hospital Staff
      943. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE intensive care nurses based at Letterkenny University Hospital as of 3 February 2026; if this number will be further increased this year; and...
    • Health Services Staff
      944. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE psychologists based at Donegal Town Primary Care Centre as of 18 February 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Health Services
      950. To ask the Minister for Health to ensure fair and equitable access to all essential diagnostic services (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22002/26]
    • Medical Records
      951. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently improve patient care by expediting the full digitisation of patient/healthcare records and information systems in Ireland; and if she will make a...
    • Healthcare Policy
      952. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the barriers currently faced by patients in Ireland living with lipoedema, including the absence of a published national HSE care pathway,...
    • Infectious Diseases
      955. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the outbreak of meningitis in a local area of the UK; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22020/26]
    • Medical Research and Training
      956. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the fact that there is an ongoing industrial relations dispute concerning the proper resourcing of radiography student placements in...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      957. To ask the Minister for Health the actions being taken to reduce hospital waiting lists in St Luke's Hospital Kilkenny; and whether current targets will be met in 2026; and if she will make...
    • Healthcare Policy
      958. To ask the Minister for Health to address the barriers currently faced by patients in Ireland living with lipoedema, including the absence of a published national HSE care pathway; the...
    • Hospital Staff
      961. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to recruit and retain healthcare workers, particularly nurses and consultants in St Luke's Hospital; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Healthcare Policy
      963. To ask the Minister for Health the action her Department is taking in view of the barriers currently faced by patients in Ireland living with lipoedema (details supplied); and if she will...
    • Health Services Staff
      966. To ask the Minister for Health the work that is being done in conjunction with the HSE to address challenges in recruitment and retention affecting clinical practice tutors in radiography;...
    • Homeless Persons Supports
      967. To ask the Minister for Health the real, person-focused services that are in place in Clonmel town to support young people who find themselves homeless or staying in shelters; if such young...
    • Hospital Staff
      968. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant medical oncologists based at St. James's Hospital as of 18 March 2026; and if she will provide same figures as of 31 March 2022,...
    • Community Care
      971. To ask the Minister for Health if she will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) in relation to the impact of rising fuel costs on community health nurses who rely...
    • Hospital Staff
      972. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE vacant consultant positions, by speciality, currently at Wexford General Hospital; the expected timeframe for filling each of those...
    • Dental Services
      973. To ask the Minister for Health the dental service capacity and access, including dental treatment services scheme participation, claims activity and waiting lists for dental, orthodontic and...
    • Health Services Staff
      974. To ask the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to address the ongoing dispute concerning the radiographer tutor retention crisis; the reason for the lack of engagement...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      975. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the plan and timeframe for delivery of the proposed national elective hospital for enhanced provision of the Elective Care Programme which is to be...
    • Men's Sheds
      976. To ask the Minister for Health if she will report on her plans to introduce a renewed sustainability grant for men’s sheds across the State. [22193/26]
    • Healthcare Policy
      977. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the barriers currently faced by patients in Ireland living with lipoedema, including the absence of a published national HSE care pathway,...
    • Health Services Staff
      983. To ask the Minister for Health the effects of temporary rehabilitation remuneration on the pension entitlements of healthcare workers with long Covid who avail of it; and if she will make a...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      984. To ask the Minister for Health to review a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22231/26]
    • Healthcare Policy
      985. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to adding asthma to the long-term illness scheme for those who require the use of preventive inhalers; if there is a plan to...
    • Health Services Staff
      986. To ask the Minister for Health if a vacancy (details supplied) will be filled; the actions to date to fill this position; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22236/26]
    • Ambulance Service
      987. To ask the Minister for Health to advise the number of EMT crews based in Roscommon Ambulance Base; if there are plans to remove a crew and reduce the number of crews; if so, the reason for...
    • Mental Health Services
      988. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 553 of 10 February 2026, if sufficient funding is in place for the complete establishment of this CAMHS ID team in Sligo;...
    • Hospital Staff
      989. To ask the Minister for Health when jobs in the new Killarney Community Hospital will be advertised (details supplied); the number of jobs that will be announced; the areas each position...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      990. To ask the Minister for Health the length of the waiting list/current length of the waiting time period, for an assessment at the sleep clinic at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital; the number of...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      991. To ask the Minister for Health to intervene in a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22264/26]
    • Medicinal Products
      992. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 945 of 3 March 2026, for an indicative timeline for when a decision on a case (details supplied) is expected;...
    • Infectious Diseases
      993. To ask the Minister for Health in light of reports of meningitis cases in the United Kingdom, the immediate steps being taken to monitor the situation and protect public health in Ireland;...
    • Medicinal Products
      994. To ask the Minister for Health if holders of a long-term illness card are entitled to receive blister packs (medication compliance aids) free of charge where they are clinically required; if...
    • Pharmacy Services
      995. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department is examining the expansion of the approved appliances and drugs under the long-term illness scheme in light of ongoing difficulties with the...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
      996. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on supports available to frontline healthcare workers who contracted long-Covid during the pandemic; if the Government will introduce a...
    • Health Services Staff
      998. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant dermatologists based at University Hospital Waterford as of 16 March 2026, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Hospital Facilities
      999. To ask the Minister for Health the number of minor and major treatment areas within the accident and emergency department of University Hospital Waterford; and if she will make a statement...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      1000. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to expand eligibility for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices, particularly for adults with diabetes who are currently excluded...
    • Medical Internships
      1003. To ask the Minister for Health her position on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22318/26]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      1004. To ask the Minister for Health the current average waiting time for emergency department admission and inpatient beds at University Hospital Galway, in tabular form; and the steps being...
    • General Practitioner Services
      1005. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner vacancies in the Roscommon–Galway constituency, in tabular form; and the measures in place to recruit and retain GPs...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      1006. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients from the Roscommon-Galway constituency currently awaiting outpatient and inpatient treatment, broken down by specialty, in tabular...
    • Hospital Admissions
      1007. To ask the Minister for Health the current average waiting time for admission from the emergency department at Portiuncula University Hospital, in tabular form. [22337/26]
    • Hospital Facilities
      1009. To ask the Minister for Health the number of inpatient beds available at Portiuncula University Hospital; and the plans to increase capacity in 2026, in tabular form. [22339/26]
    • Hospital Procedures
      1010. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cancelled procedures at Portiuncula University Hospital in the past 12 months due to capacity constraints, in tabular form. [22340/26]
    • Health Services Staff
      1011. To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing levels at Portiuncula University Hospital, including nursing and consultant posts; and the number of vacancies, in tabular form. [22341/26]
    • Health Services
      1012. To ask the Minister for Health the range of services currently available at Roscommon University Hospital; and the plans to expand those services. [22342/26]
    • Hospital Facilities
      1013. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients attending the injury unit at Roscommon University Hospital annually; and her plans to extend operating hours, with the attendance...
    • Hospital Transfers
      1016. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients transferred from Portiuncula University Hospital to other hospitals due to capacity constraints in the past 12 months, in tabular form....
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      1017. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients from the Roscommon–Galway constituency currently on outpatient waiting lists, by specialty and waiting time bands, in tabular...
    • Health Services
      1019. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients from the Roscommon–Galway constituency referred to University Hospital Galway for specialist treatment in the past 12 months, in...
    • General Practitioner Services
      1020. To ask the Minister for Health the number of general practitioner vacancies in the Roscommon-Galway constituency; and the areas most affected, in tabular form. [22350/26]
    • Ambulance Service
      1021. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ambulance crews assigned to the Roscommon-Galway constituency; and whether additional resources are planned, with current and planned crew...
    • Mental Health Services
      1022. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people in the Roscommon–Galway constituency currently awaiting access to primary care psychology services; and the average waiting time,...
    • Home Care Packages
      1023. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in the Roscommon–Galway constituency awaiting home support hours; and the average waiting time for allocation, in tabular form....
    • Hospital Investigations
      1024. To ask the Minister for Health if the terms of reference for the External Expert Panel Review examining paediatric hip surgeries in Children's Health Ireland and the National Orthopaedic...
    • Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
      1033. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details on the health centres that have access to satellite phones and power generators in the west of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Healthcare Policy
      1034. To ask the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to address the barriers currently faced by patients in Ireland living with lipoedema, including the absence of a published...
    • Insurance Industry
      1036. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department intends to review the operation of private health insurers in relation to coverage for medically indicated liposuction procedures for...
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Third Level Education
      1037. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures he will take to ensure there are no job losses in Trinity College Dublin's CRANN and AMBER centres due to non-renewal of funding;...
    • Further and Higher Education
      1038. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills how often structural inspections take place in HEIs; how often furniture and fittings are inspected; the number of maintenance works that have...
    • Education and Training Boards
      1039. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will honour the contract between GRETB and a person (details supplied) that was to run until 20 June 2026; and if he will make a statement...
    • Third Level Costs
      1043. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration would be given to the inclusion of paid clinical placements for student veterinary nurses, similar to students in the HSE who...
    • Third Level Admissions
      1044. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on implementing a minimum entry requirement for courses such as level 8 counselling and psychotherapy; and if he will make a statement...
    • Education and Training Boards
      1045. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a tender process for a new multi-supplier framework agreement for ETBs was recently cancelled; the issues that arose in the process;...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      1046. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the full breakdown of expenditure by his Department on St. Patrick’s Day related activities; the details of any travel abroad; the number...
    • Official Engagements
      1047. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of heads of government, heads of state, ministers, governors, mayors or other senior elected officials he and Ministers of State in...
    • Departmental Data
      1050. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the value of trade and tourism respectively, between Ireland and the states visited by him and by Ministers of State in his Department for the...
    • Third Level Admissions
      1051. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 603 of 5 March 2026, the percentage and numbers of those studying within each discipline (in which these...
    • Student Accommodation
      1052. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps his Department is taking ahead of the next academic year to expand affordable student accommodation, particularly in light of rising...
    • Apprenticeship Programmes
      1053. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made towards meeting the Government’s apprenticeship targets for 2026; the sectors in which new apprenticeship programmes...
    • Employment Support Services
      1054. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which Springboard+, HCI Pillar 1 and other upskilling initiatives will be expanded in 2026 to support workers transitioning from...
    • Departmental Programmes
      1055. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of Ireland’s participation in Horizon Europe as the programme enters its final phase; the actions being taken to...
    • Education and Training Boards
      1056. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place for 2026 to enhance regional access to further education and training through ETBs; the investment being made in new...
    • Artificial Intelligence
      1057. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to prepare regional economies, including the Midlands, for the impact of artificial intelligence and digital...
    • Just Transition
      1058. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to sustain the education, skills and regional innovation initiatives in the Midlands that have been supported under the EU...
    • Further and Higher Education
      1059. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the extent of further and higher education and research links between Ireland and Japan; and the way in which those links will be further...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Road Safety
      1060. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when he will write to the Minister for Transport regarding speed signage in Gaeltacht areas that continue to display speed limits...
    • Departmental Programmes
      1061. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the criteria used in deciding on including an area under the CLAR programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21409/26]
    • Departmental Expenditure
      1062. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the full breakdown of expenditure by his Department on St. Patrick’s Day-related activities; the details of any travel...
    • Official Engagements
      1063. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of heads of government, heads of state, ministers, governors, mayors or other senior elected officials he and...
    • Departmental Funding
      1066. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to reintroduce grants for roads in Gaeltacht areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22004/26]
    • Road Network
      1067. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to previous requests if he will introduce a pothole repair scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22007/26]
    • Departmental Funding
      1068. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the specific supports being provided to regenerate town and village centres in County Carlow and County Kilkenny, particularly in...
    • Rural Schemes
      1069. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total funding allocated to County Carlow and County Kilkenny under all rural development schemes in the past three years, by...
    • Departmental Funding
      1072. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when he expects the next funding round of the Community Centre Investment Fund to open for applications; when applications...
    • State Bodies
      1074. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will intervene in a matter involving Pobal and a community group in County Clare (details supplied); and if he will make a...
    • Departmental Projects
      1075. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of projects approved under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund in 2025; the expected timelines for...
    • Departmental Funding
      1076. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures being taken to ensure long-term funding stability for community organisations and voluntary groups, particularly...
    • Digital Hubs
      1077. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made in expanding the connected hubs network; the number of additional remote working hubs expected to come online...
    • Rural Schemes
      1079. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of Rural Regeneration and Development Fund applications relating to County Laois; the expected timelines for delivery...
    • Departmental Funding
      1080. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports available in 2026 for community centres and voluntary groups in County Laois seeking capital or operational funding;...
    • Rural Schemes
      1081. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the measures being taken to support rural communities in the Slieve Bloom area of County Laois, including investment in outdoor...

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