Written answers
Wednesday, 25 March 2026
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Employment Data
1. To ask the Taoiseach the number of persons in employment in the State at the end of each year from 1986 to 2025, in tabular form. [23005/26]
- Departmental Staff
3. To ask the Taoiseach the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in his Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form. [22884/26]
- Departmental Policies
5. To ask the Taoiseach the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025. [23085/26]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Trade Agreements
6. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the proposed EU-Australia trade agreement; whether there is provision for investor courts in the proposed agreement; and if she...
- Departmental Expenditure
7. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the flight costs to her Department as a result of the recent evacuation scenarios in the Middle East; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Foreign Conflicts
8. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in light of the large number of Irish teachers working in the UAE , the guidance being given by her Department with regard to their safety and...
- International Relations
9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number, and the number by awarding country, of Irish citizens who have requested permission to receive a foreign honour in each of the...
- Departmental Staff
10. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in her Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in...
- Illegal Israeli Imports
13. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when she expects the Israeli Settlements (Prohibition of Importation of Goods) Bill 2025 to come before Dáil Éireann; and if she...
- Departmental Policies
15. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23077/26]
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Safety
28. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 313 of 18 March 2026, the name of each group member of the new Road Safety Leadership group; the...
- Air Services
29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department conducted any assessment of the impact of the revised timetable for the public Service Obligation (PSO) air service...
- National Transport Authority
30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the NTA issued letters to 20,000 taxi drivers advising they are non-tax compliant despite a tax clearance certificate issued at...
- Departmental Staff
32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in his Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in...
- Departmental Policies
34. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23086/26]
- Department of Finance
- Road Traffic Offences
35. To ask the Minister for Finance whether his Department has considered any technological solutions to identify vehicles on the roads with illegal licence plates with a view of improving...
- Housing Schemes
36. To ask the Minister for Finance if the support levels for help-to-buy will be revised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23052/26]
- Tax Reliefs
38. To ask the Minister for Finance to respond to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22618/26]
- Housing Schemes
39. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 478 of 18 March 2026, if a modular home can be defined as a ‘qualifying residence’ for the purpose of the...
- EU Directives
40. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an update on Ireland's transposition of the EU Alternative Investment Fund Management Direction; and if, as part of, or on foot of, the...
- Departmental Inquiries
41. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 409 of 18 March 2026, to outline the projected additional corporation taxes that will be taken in as a direct result of...
- Central Bank of Ireland
42. To ask the Minister for Finance the total payment from the Central Bank to the Irish Banking sector in the form of interest payments on reserves for each of the last five years, in tabular...
- Interest Rates
43. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 452 of 18 March 2026, the reason commercial consideration would `be given in relation to an interest rate between the EIB...
- Motor Industry
44. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 450 of the 18 of March 2026, if he can clarify whether specifically the Motor Insurance Transparency Code will be legally...
- Tax Collection
45. To ask the Minister for Finance if there are any plans in place to end property tax for people in receipt of a pension. [22783/26]
- Vehicle Registration Tax
46. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which the Revenue Commissioners calculate the NOx component of VRT to be greater than zero euro on a used imported car first registered elsewhere in...
- Departmental Staff
47. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of officials in his Department in the senior officials group who are attached to international bodies; the time requirements for attendance and...
- Departmental Bodies
49. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if he will...
- Fuel Prices
50. To ask the Minister for Finance to urgently address an issue for persons in relation to the fuel crisis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22980/26]
- State Savings Schemes
51. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide the details of the State saver scheme; the timeframe for its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23009/26]
- Tax Yield
52. To ask the Minister for Finance the total revenue generated by the domicile levy for each year since its introduction to date; the number of individuals who paid the levy in each of those...
- Departmental Policies
56. To ask the Minister for Finance the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23076/26]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Office of Public Works
57. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an estimate of the average occupancy rate of OPW managed office space both inside and outside Dublin or confirm that...
- Departmental Staff
60. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in his Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in...
- Departmental Bodies
61. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in...
- Departmental Policies
62. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23082/26]
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Artificial Intelligence
63. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to protect older people from AI scams online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22588/26]
- Apprenticeship Programmes
64. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if consideration is being given to give a minimum wage to all apprenticeships across the country so that no person is underpaid in...
- Departmental Staff
65. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in his Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade,...
- Departmental Bodies
66. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in...
- Departmental Policies
67. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23075/26]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Special Educational Needs
68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the review of the role of a special needs assistant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22498/26]
- School Staff
75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts she has made to attract teachers back to Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22505/26]
- Special Educational Needs
77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of special classes that are being built from the sanction lists from 2024 and 2025, in tabular form. [22507/26]
- School Admissions
79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether her Department has identified Ballyfermot as an area needing additional preschool or primary school provision; and if she will make a...
- Childcare Services
80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any current or proposed plans for new childcare facilities, Naíonraí, Gaelscoileanna, or multi-denominational primary...
- Schools Building Projects
81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the Stage 2A application for additional accommodation by a school (details supplied); the reason for the delay in...
- Special Educational Needs
82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether the recently revised assessment of need framework limits or reduces access to cognitive assessment for children, including in cases where...
- Schools Building Projects
89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the proposed building extension for a school (details supplied) [22613/26]
- School Funding
93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider providing funding to schools who qualify for a world championship (details supplied) which takes place abroad; and if she will make a...
- Special Educational Needs
94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used by the National Council for Special Education when determining annual special education teacher allocations; the data sources;...
- Schools Administration
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide additional administrative support and protected leadership time for teaching principals (details supplied); and if she will...
- School Attendance
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide a breakdown of schools that were successful in the Anseo attendance programme; if a geographic spread was achieved; and if the Pobal...
- Special Educational Needs
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether professional educational or psychological assessments, including diagnoses of dyslexia or specific learning difficulties, are taken into...
- State Examinations
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a Departmental review of the current threshold-based eligibility process for spelling and grammar waivers in State examinations, including the...
- Special Educational Needs
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department is taking to address the shortage of specialist reading classes for children with severe dyslexia in Galway (details...
- Schools Refurbishment
111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 818 of 18 March 2026, if she will further respond to correspondence received (details supplied) in relation...
- Teacher Training
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for maintaining the requirement of a minimum grade of C2 in higher level Irish for entry to Professional Master of Education...
- Special Educational Needs
113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the progress of the SNA classroom project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22752/26]
- Departmental Data
114. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school days at primary level that were not covered by a qualified substitute teacher. [22767/26]
- State Examinations
115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 858 of 18 March 2026, whether there is any exception for people in receipt of enhanced medical cards; and...
- School Enrolments
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the options open to a family (details supplied) attempting to secure a school place for their five-year-old child. [22779/26]
- Special Educational Needs
117. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a situation (details supplied) which has arisen in a number of schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Projects
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether every school on the school therapists pilot project will automatically transfer to the education therapy support programme; whether these...
- Special Educational Needs
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether the recently revised assessment of need framework limits or reduces access to cognitive assessment for children, including in cases where...
- Educational Disadvantage
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the publication of the new DEIS Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22852/26]
- Special Educational Needs
129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the new admissions to special school policy outlined on 9 December 2025; whether this will be in place for the 2026-2027 school...
- Departmental Data
131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in her Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular...
- Schools Building Projects
133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding school planning for Knocknacarra County Galway; if consideration is being given to providing a new secondary school for...
- Departmental Reports
134. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills which recommendations contained in the report of the Dublin 15 Schools Task Force have already been implemented; and if she will make a statement...
- Departmental Correspondence
136. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 490 of 24 February 2026, if she will provide further clarification on concerns raised in correspondence...
- State Examinations
137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address concerns regarding State exam fees raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Departmental Inquiries
138. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 363 of 12 February 2026, if the required documents have been received from Tailte Éireann; and if a...
- Departmental Correspondence
139. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm receipt of a submission (details supplied); the status of this submission; to confirm whether or not her Department has been...
- Industrial Disputes
140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on attempts to resolve the school secretaries' and caretakers' pensions dispute. [23004/26]
- State Examinations
141. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason fees are being reintroduced for the 2026 State examinations, particularly given the ongoing cost-of-living crisis affecting many...
- Departmental Policies
142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23074/26]
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Social Welfare Benefits
150. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when housing assistance payments were last reviewed; if he has considered reviewing and increasing the rate of housing...
- Departmental Regulations
151. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether S.I. No. 166/2007 - Local Government (Business Improvement Districts Ratepayer Plebiscite) Regulations 2007 remains in...
- Local Authorities
152. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a social housing passport can be considered; to outline the options for a person who has over 10 years on one local...
- Departmental Staff
153. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in his Department at the end of December 2025, broken down...
- Departmental Data
154. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by...
- Housing Schemes
155. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the exact date by which the new vacant above the shop grant will be operational; when local authorities will begin accepting...
- Community Development Projects
160. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is aware of the ongoing efforts by community groups in Caherdaniel to identify and acquire suitable lands for essential...
- Compulsory Purchase Orders
161. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration will be given to introducing measures to support compulsory purchase or facilitated land transfer mechanisms...
- Agriculture Supports
162. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on supports available for the development of Integrated Constructed Wetlands (ICWs) in rural...
- Housing Provision
163. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the assistance and the options available to persons in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Road Projects
164. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of funding applications submitted by Laois County Council under the Housing Infrastructure Investment Fund (HIIF)...
- Housing Schemes
165. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the support levels for the first home scheme will be revised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23053/26]
- Departmental Policies
166. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23080/26]
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Disability Services
167. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will consider the appeal for an emergency winter payment for people with disabilities raised in correspondence (details...
- Employment Data
168. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current employment rate for persons with a disability in Ireland compared to the national average; the progress made...
- Disability Services
169. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the steps being taken to reform the Reasonable Accommodation Fund to make it more accessible for private-sector employers;...
- Social Welfare Schemes
170. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding an application renewal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22623/26]
- Social Welfare Payments
172. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for supplementary welfare allowance, including additional needs payments and exceptional needs...
- Social Welfare Code
180. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 194 of 11 June 2025, 179 of 19 November 2025 and 1543 of 13 January 2026, if the...
- Departmental Staff
187. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in his Department at the end of December 2025, broken down...
- Departmental Bodies
188. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by...
- Social Welfare Payments
189. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people in receipt of carer's allowance who are over the age of 66 years and providing full-time care for a son...
- Social Welfare Code
190. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of reducing the minimum hours requirement under the wage subsidy scheme from 15 hours to 10 hours; and if...
- Ministerial Communications
191. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will review correspondence (details supplied); the status of the related applications; and if he will make a statement...
- Departmental Programmes
192. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23084/26]
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Prison Service
193. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the addiction services and therapeutic supports available to prisoners in each prison in the State; the number of therapists,...
- An Garda Síochána
195. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 31 of 19 March 2026, the number of community Gardaí in County Roscommon (details...
- Visa Applications
196. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if any changes will be made to the visa application process for students who receive placement on a course in an Irish third...
- An Garda Síochána
197. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date of the next attestation of Garda recruits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22733/26]
- Departmental Staff
198. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the number of employees in his Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular...
- Legal Aid
200. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the changes he proposes to bring to the criminal legal aid scheme, including all elements of the revised fee structure, whether...
- An Garda Síochána
213. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the criteria used in the determination of the allocation of Gardaí will be published; and if he will make a statement...
- Legislative Programme
214. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether the Intoxicating Liquor Bill 2024 and associated Sale of Alcohol Bill 2022 as mentioned in the Spring 2026 Government...
- Domestic Violence
215. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will consider Kildare as a priority one area for refuge development as a matter of urgency given the immediate need for...
- Departmental Policies
217. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23081/26]
- An Garda Síochána
218. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 15 January 2026, the number of gardaí working in roads policing units on 31...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Departmental Schemes
219. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a table detailing the number of financial penalties imposed on farmers for failure to comply with schemes (details...
- Beef Sector
220. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of beef Ireland has exported to each European country in each of the years 2022 to date in 2026, by year, by county, in...
- Forestry Sector
221. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way the stakeholders for participation in the Mid-Term Review of the Forestry Programme 2023-2027 were selected. [22680/26]
- Veterinary Services
260. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking to improve the pay and condition for Ireland's veterinary nurses; and if he will make a statement...
- Greyhound Industry
261. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 899 of 10 February 2026, to provide details of the greyhound track attendance statistics for...
- Departmental Staff
262. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in his Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by...
- Veterinary Services
264. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address concerns regarding veterinary nurse pay and conditions raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will...
- Departmental Data
265. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Access to Information on the Environment (AIE) requests received in each of the years 2020 to 2025; the total number of...
- Departmental Policies
266. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23069/26]
- Departmental Expenditure
267. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a detailed breakdown of the way in which the €20 million EU allocation for greyhound racing is spent; and if he...
- Department of Children, Disability and Equality
- Childcare Services
269. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason the National Childcare Service is not structured so that funding follows the child rather than being contingent on...
- Disabilities Assessments
272. 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...
- Disability Services
278. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current number of vacancies across children’s disability network teams in Cavan and Monaghan, by discipline; the length...
- Disabilities Assessments
281. 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...
- Special Educational Needs
296. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether every school on the school therapists pilot project will automatically transfer to the education therapy support programme;...
- Disabilities Assessments
297. 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...
- Special Educational Needs
305. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the new admissions to special school policy outlined on 9 December 2025; whether this will be in place for the...
- Departmental Staff
306. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding the number of employees in her Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form;...
- Departmental Data
307. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of employees in each of the agencies under her Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in...
- Childcare Services
308. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is considering any measures to address the lack of childcare places available in towns and villages such as Portumna, County...
- After-School Support Services
310. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the actions she will take to ensure a child (details supplied) has a place in afterschool services; and if she will make a statement...
- Childcare Services
311. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her plans to reopen the building blocks extension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23062/26]
- Special Educational Needs
312. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the options available to support a person (details supplied) who has significant communication needs and unique academic abilities;...
- Departmental Policies
313. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23070/26]
- Department of Health
- Health Services
314. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant psychiatrist at CAMHS, Marino, Dublin 3; and the average waiting time for same. [22771/26]
- Medicinal Products
315. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the cohort of women who are unable to take HRT due to a history of breast cancer, but for whom the drug veoza provides essential relief from...
- Women's Health
316. To ask the Minister for Health if she will address the ongoing concerns regarding the availability, accessibility, and adequacy of endometriosis services for women in County Louth; the...
- Mental Health Services
317. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review correspondence (details supplied); if she will address the concerns raised in relation to access to appropriate mental health supports and...
- Medical Aids and Appliances
318. To ask the Minister for Health when a response to a query of 9 March 2026 will be issued concerning a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22527/26]
- Dental Services
319. To ask the Minister for Health the help available for people who are recovering from drug addiction and receive methadone and need complex and critical dental treatment; and if she will make...
- Medicinal Products
321. To ask the Minister for Health the specific steps are being taken to ensure the HSE recognises the “time-critical” nature of Friedreich’s ataxia during the current price...
- Health Strategies
322. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the commitments in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025–2030 and the 2026 IPHA Framework Agreement particularly the 180-day decision...
- Health Services
323. 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,...
- Disability Services
326. To ask the Minister for Health if any specific funding can be made available for the placement of a person (details supplied); and if a statement can be made on the matter. [22560/26]
- Health Services Waiting Lists
327. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) referred under the NTPF from Letterkenny University Hospital did not have their treatment completed; when and where it...
- Hospital Facilities
328. To ask the Minister for Health further to commitments given in respect of extending the opening hours of the local injuries unit at Monaghan Hospital, the current status of this proposal;...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
330. To ask the Minister for Health the current waiting list performance at Cavan Monaghan Hospital for outpatient, inpatient/day case and diagnostic services; the percentage of patients waiting...
- Hospital Staff
331. To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing levels within the suicide crisis assessment nurse service in Cavan Monaghan; whether there are plans to extend the service beyond standard...
- Youth Work Projects
332. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of recruitment for the youth worker post associated with the YouThrive Youth Service in Cavan Monaghan; the length of time the post has been...
- Medical Cards
333. To ask the Minister for Health the grade of lens currently used in cataract surgery under the medical card currently; and if this grade of lens is compatible with the lens used under the...
- Vaccination Programme
334. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 370 of 5 February 2026, the way in which the HSE can also report that this vaccine did not meet its cost-effectiveness...
- Hospital Facilities
335. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made on the development of the new 30-bed acute psychiatric unit at Cavan General Hospital; the current stage of the project; the expected...
- Health Services
336. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the introduction of the single point of access for children’s services in the Dublin north-east region, including Cavan Monaghan; the...
- Medical Aids and Appliances
337. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to make essential medical devices such as hearing aids accessible to all who need them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22586/26]
- Home Care Packages
339. To ask the Minister for Health the current number of persons awaiting home support services in Cavan Monaghan; the average waiting time; the steps being taken to address recruitment...
- Residential Institutions
340. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds currently closed or unavailable across residential care centres in Cavan Monaghan; the reasons for these closures; and the timeline for...
- Health Services Staff
341. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of approved but unfilled posts across health services in Cavan Monaghan integrated healthcare area; the breakdown by service area; and the...
- Ambulance Service
342. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of ambulances that were over one hour awaiting handover in Mayo University Hospital, including the percentage, in each of the past ten years....
- Hospital Appointments Status
351. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment (details supplied); if a date has been set for assessment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22610/26]
- Hospital Services
352. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the provision of an autologous stem cell transplant centre for Cork University Hospital, Cork. [22616/26]
- Disease Management
353. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to the barriers currently faced by patients in Ireland living with lipoedema, including the absence of a published national HSE...
- Insurance Coverage
357. 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...
- Health Services Waiting Lists
358. To ask the Minister for Health the plans in place to reduce ophthalmology waiting lists over the next 12 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22644/26]
- Medical Cards
364. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently renew a medical card in respect of a Kerry patient (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22650/26]
- Hospital Admissions
365. To ask the Minister for Health if she will consider the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22728/26]
- Medicinal Products
367. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to ensure the HSE recognises the time-critical nature of Friedrich's Ataxia during current price negotiations with a prescription drug...
- Health Strategies
368. To ask the Minister for Health how the commitments in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030 and the 2026 IPHA Framework Agreement, particularly the 180-day decision timeline, are...
- Health Services Staff
369. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question 783 of 3 March 2026, if funding will be made available from the HSE to ensure a dedicated Multiple Sclerosis nurse for...
- Health Services
370. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on a business case being submitted for a service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22744/26]
- Health Services Staff
371. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the restoration of a post (details supplied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22745/26]
- Departmental Projects
372. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on a project (details supplied); when funding will be sought to re-start this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- State Properties
375. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the sale of lands (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22749/26]
- Health Services
376. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the memory clinic in Cashel, County Tipperary; the reason the clinic is not presently accepting referrals; the interim diagnostic pathway...
- Departmental Correspondence
377. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the correspondence (details supplied); if she will address the concerns raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22761/26]
- Health Services Waiting Lists
378. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant psychiatrist on the Darndale mental health team; and the average waiting time for same. [22774/26]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
379. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on the waiting list to see a consultant neurosurgeon at Beaumont Hospital; and the average waiting time for same. [22775/26]
- Hospital Deaths
380. To ask the Minister for Health the reason there are no reports available to the public in relation to the amount of people that die in Irish hospitals each year. [22781/26]
- Medical Records
381. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure by which an individual can request a correction of their medical records in cases of misdiagnosis, where evidence is provided; if such as...
- Departmental Reviews
382. To ask the Minister for Health when was the most recent independent audit or review of the National Integrated Medical Imaging System (NIMIS), including its operation within...
- Health Service Executive
383. To ask the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that NIMIS is currently operating safely and reliably across all HSE facilities; and, if not, to identify the hospitals, regions or...
- Health Services
389. To ask the Minister for Health whether any external review or escalation to the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has been made in relation to NIMIS failures; and if so, the...
- Health Services Staff
398. To ask the Minister for Health whether she is aware that the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Children’s Health Ireland holds or has held an external academic position, including...
- Patient Safety
400. To ask the Minister for Health in view of matters outlined and the reported availability of multiple IT staff witnesses, whether she will consider referring any potential matters of concern...
- Health Services Staff
402. To ask the Minister for Health whether she is aware of any instances where IT personnel, including permanent and contract staff, were deployed within CHI hospitals without appropriate Garda...
- Hospital Staff
404. To ask the Minister for Health whether she is aware of any instances where unvetted IT staff were granted access to sensitive clinical environments, including ICU, operating theatres or...
- Protected Disclosures
407. To ask the Minister for Health whether she is aware of protected disclosures made by staff within CHI in relation to IT systems, governance, or patient safety concerns; if so, the actions...
- Health Services Staff
411. To ask the Minister for Health whether she is aware of concerns regarding workplace culture, including allegations of bullying or high staff turnover within IT functions in CHI; and whether...
- Medicinal Products
413. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to calls to allow for the provision of veoza (fezolinetant) under the drug payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on...
- Departmental Staff
417. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in her Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if...
- Departmental Bodies
418. To ask the Minister for Health the number of employees in each of the agencies under her Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in tabular form; and if she...
- Healthcare Policy
419. To ask the Minister for Health whether the National Dementia Strategy will be updated; the status of the National Dementia Strategy in relation to the Model of Care for Dementia; whether a...
- Medical Inquiries
420. To ask the Minister for Health to respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the discrepancies around the cost of a medical report;...
- Vaccination Programme
421. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1858 of 18 March 2026, if a cohort of infants can receive a second RSV immunisation in winter 2026-2027 (details...
- Legislative Measures
422. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the prolonged delay in commencing section 232 of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; the timeline for signing the concurrence and...
- Ambulance Service
423. To ask the Minister for Health if her attention has been drawn to a discrepancy between published agreed eligibility criteria and campaign criteria for a role within the National Ambulance...
- Medical Inquiries
424. To ask the Minister for Health the clinical pathways in the health system for treating myalgic encephalomyelitis. [22956/26]
- Healthcare Policy
430. To ask the Minister for Health to outline her position on the use of AI scribes in healthcare; the current use and safeguards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23010/26]
- Medical Research and Training
431. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on plans for the secure use of anonymised and pseudonymised clinical data for research, policy-making, and service planning in healthcare. [23011/26]
- Home Care Packages
432. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home support hours from the HSE will be provided for a person (details supplied); the supports that can be put in place to allow them to live...
- Hospital Services
433. To ask the Minister for Health the current staffing levels at the supra-regional endometriosis centre at Cork University Maternity Hospital; to provide a breakdown of the number of funded...
- Primary Care Services
434. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Finglas Primary Health Care Centre, including an updated timeline for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Medical Records
435. To ask the Minister for Health if a specific timeframe can be provided for the release of a subject access request for medical records (details supplied); if any partial disclosure can be...
- Medicinal Products
436. To ask the Minister for Health will consider running a pilot orphan drug early-access programme in order that children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy can access givinostat; if a pricing...
- Disease Management
438. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which the commitments in the National Rare Disease Strategy 2025-2030 and 2026 IPHA Framework Agreement which aims for 180-day decision timeline are...
- Health Strategies
439. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the clinical lead to support the implementation of the National Model of Care for Epilepsy; whether clinical lead hours continue to be allocated;...
- Healthcare Policy
440. To ask the Minister for Health the main policy achievements of her Department since 22 January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23079/26]
- Home Care Packages
441. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting time for homecare in Westmeath and Longford in the past five years, in tabular form. [23090/26]
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Rural Schemes
464. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding streams including town and village renewal, CLÁR, or other rural schemes that can be used to assist community...
- Departmental Funding
465. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for a list of funding streams available for Men's Sheds and Women's Sheds. [22553/26]
- Departmental Staff
466. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding the number of employees that were employed in his Department at the end of December 2025, broken down by...
- Departmental Bodies
467. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of employees in each of the agencies under his Department's remit at the end of December 2025, broken down by grade, in...
- Departmental Policies
470. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the main policy achievements of his Department since 22 January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23083/26]
- Social Enterprise Sector
471. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the timeline for the introduction of an annual social enterprise empowerment and development allocation to support sustainable job...
- An Teanga Gaeilge
472. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén tacaíocht ón Ciste Oileán Roinnte atá tar éis bheith dáilithe aige ar fiontair Gaeilge...
