Written answers
Wednesday, 15 April 2026
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Child Poverty
36. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the progress his Department is making in tackling child poverty. [16475/26]
- Budget 2026
49. To ask the Taoiseach for an overview of the ‘Budget 2026: Spotlight on Disability’ report recently published by his Department. [16476/26]
- Official Engagements
57. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos. [16477/26]
- Cabinet Committees
67. To ask the Taoiseach to provide an update on the work of the Cabinet offshore energy clearinghouse. [22080/26]
- Departmental Reports
154. To ask the Taoiseach for an update on the implementation of the Dublin City Task Force Report. [27652/26]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Departmental Reviews
156. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will review the travel advice in the medium term for Iraq; if it will be changed from unsafe country status given other countries...
- Departmental Policies
157. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if assistance will be provided to a person (details supplied). [27503/26]
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Renewable Energy Generation
159. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has assessed the economic and social impact of continued renewable energy wastage, including the...
- Waste Management
160. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current strategies being implemented to reduce single use plastic consumption; and to outline any new initiatives...
- Natural Gas Grid
161. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the volume of biomethane generated in Ireland in each year since 2020; the proportion that was added to the national gas...
- Renewable Energy Generation
162. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the actions he is taking to reconcile the Climate Action Plan 2025 commitment to deliver 500MW of community-owned...
- Electricity Supply Board
167. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the engagement that has taken place with ESB Networks regarding flexibility for community projects facing grant-related...
- Energy Policy
169. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce a €500 energy credit for households to respond to the cost-of-living crisis. [26786/26]
- Nuclear Plants
170. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department is examining the provisions of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 that prohibit the development of...
- Renewable Energy Generation
173. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the implementation plan, timelines and funding allocations underpinning Ireland’s Circular Economy Strategy...
- Energy Policy
175. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of the proposed national pilot repair voucher scheme, including eligibility criteria, estimated...
- Transport Policy
177. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has produced an Oil Emergency Plan as required under S.20 of the Oil Emergency Contingency and Transfer...
- Solar Energy Guidelines
178. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has taken steps to speed up a determination regarding whether plug-in solar systems can be used in...
- Climate Action Plan
179. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government whether mechanisms and actions will be put in place in the Climate Action Plan 2026 to address the emissions gap arising...
- Departmental Reports
181. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the support document being prepared by the biomethane implementation sub-group will be published; and if he will make...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces
182. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 184 of 29 January 2026, whether Ireland has been designated as having any of the approximately 500...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Renewable Energy Generation
184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether his Department has assessed the potential of hemp as a source of biodiesel production, including estimates of fuel yield per...
- Electric Vehicles
185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether he plans to seek a formal exemption for Irish short-term car rental operators from the proposed requirements of the European...
- Transport Infrastructure Ireland
186. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Iarnród Éireann will arrange for the removal of plastic sheeting on the window ledge at the pedestrian footbridge between...
- Bus Services
188. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the absence of a direct public bus service to Dublin Airport for residents of Fairview, Clontarf, Marino, Raheny and...
- Transport Infrastructure Ireland
189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the underground station box on the site of the Mater Hospital; and if plans are under consideration to bring it into use...
- Tax Reliefs
190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the inability of operators to renew the motor tax for large public services vehicles online; his views on whether this...
- Bus Services
191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the specific time periods that are defined as peak times for the purposes of the higher service frequencies referenced therein, including...
- Driver Licences
192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a person (details supplied) must go back to Canada with a valid visa to remove the "on hold" status from their Canadian...
- Pension Provisions
194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 3 March 2026, in relation to CIE pensions, if consideration will be given to the backdating...
- Bus Services
195. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for the details of each of the local link routes currently operating within Offaly; the number of passengers per route; the details of...
- Pension Provisions
197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an up to date status on the CIÉ superannuation scheme, in particular in relation to the governance procedures in Circular...
- Department of Finance
- Departmental Schemes
198. To ask the Minister for Finance the current status of the proposed savings and investment account scheme; when he expects draft legislation to be published; and the intended timeline for...
- Fuel Prices
199. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider a temporary VAT reduction on fuels as a more appropriate measure to reduce the impact of high fuel prices on motorists across the country;...
- Revenue Commissioners
200. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to including alternative fuels, including hydrotreated vegetable oil and other low-emission fuels, within the Revenue...
- Fuel Prices
201. To ask the Minister for Finance whether the increased revenue to the State from higher costs of fuel will be fully offset by the supports offered to the public; the plans his Department have...
- Revenue Commissioners
202. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 404 of 10 February 2026, when the last review of effectiveness of the Revenue Commissioners mandatory disclosure regime...
- Tax Credits
203. To ask the Minister for Finance the process by which the incapacitated child tax credit can be apportioned between jointly assessed parents; if an application submitted to transfer the...
- Tax Reliefs
204. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to expanding the existing farm diesel carbon tax relief to include agricultural contractors, and to simplify the scheme to...
- Housing Schemes
205. To ask the Minister for Finance regarding the operation of the help to build scheme, whether the current €500,000 limit applies to the overall market value of the completed...
- Tax Code
206. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider examining the potential of reduced VAT rates to support the craft industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27587/26]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Fuel Prices
210. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if, given the increased cost of petrol and diesel, he will consider temporarily increasing the maximum level of kilometres accumulated...
- Data Protection
211. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether Ireland has appointed a national competent authority, as required under the Interoperable Europe Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/903);...
- Heritage Centres
212. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the current status of the nature room connected to the Pearse Museum in St. Enda's Park; the opening hours for the room; and if he will...
- Departmental Properties
213. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider a model that would facilitate interdepartmental transfer of ownership without the need for sale on the open market...
- Pension Provisions
215. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider introducing a provision in the single public service pension scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Proposed Legislation
216. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to detail the way the Critical Infrastructure Bill 2026 will support the State in identifying and managing systemic vulnerabilities...
- Data Protection
217. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the safeguards that will govern the operation of the Government Digital Wallet; to detail the way in which the principle of...
- Departmental Policies
218. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the actions being taken to strengthen workforce capacity and recruitment across the public service, particularly in critical areas such...
- Strategic Infrastructure
219. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the specific timelines and key performance indicators attached to the thirty measures outlined in the Accelerating Infrastructure-Report...
- Departmental Projects
221. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department will identify a site for a World War 1 memorial to remember all from the island of Ireland who served and lost their...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Fuel Prices
222. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans his Department has to address public concerns in relation to the lack of pricing transparency on fuel station forecourts;...
- EU Regulations
223. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the preparations that are underway to implement the digital product passport under the EU Eco-design for Sustainable Products...
- Export Controls
225. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to clarify the export control, sanctions compliance and due diligence mechanisms that are in place to ensure that materials processed...
- Trade Sanctions
226. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether any assessment has been undertaken of the ownership structure and trading activity of companies operating within the State,...
- Work Permits
227. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of a work permit renewal application for a health care assistant (details supplied) caring for vulnerable clients; if he...
- Further and Higher Education
228. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the support that is available to barbers to access continuous professional development and upskilling; and whether incentives will be...
- Departmental Policies
229. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he plans to formally recognise barbering as a regulated profession; the criteria that will be considered in such recognition to...
- State Bodies
231. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of WTE procurement specialists, by grade that are employed by IDA Ireland as of 1 April 2026, in tabular form; and if he...
- Gambling Sector
233. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures his Department is taking to protect children from online gambling advertising; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Legislative Process
234. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Act 2025 will commence. [27692/26]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Schools Building Projects
235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a building project for a school (details supplied); the phases of the project; the pieces of the plan delivered in each phase;...
- School Enrolments
236. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of junior infant enrolments in the Donaghmede Dublin 13 school planning area for September 2026 and September 2027, in tabular form....
- School Admissions
237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of first year places offered for the 2026-2027 school year for post primary schools within Donahmede Dublin 13 school planning area....
- Special Educational Needs
239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for a school (details supplied) and its location and so on; the timeline for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- National Student Survey
240. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the complete results of the national survey carried out by her Department on primary school preferences will be published, including data...
- School Discipline
241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the list of primary schools in the south Conamara region, by name, address, daily language used, patronage and religious ethos of each school, in...
- Departmental Inquiries
242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the list of schools operating entirely through the medium of Irish in Gaeltacht areas that are multi-denominational or non-denominational; and if...
- Special Educational Needs
243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will advise regarding a NEPS assessment for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27446/26]
- Departmental Inquiries
244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason teachers (details supplied) lose part of their supplementary pension; the rationale for this; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Schools Building Projects
248. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27612/26]
- Departmental Inquiries
249. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27613/26]
- Schools Building Projects
250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27614/26]
- Departmental Inquiries
251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether she is aware of the BUSS model (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27620/26]
- School Transport
252. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether school transport can be supplied for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27632/26]
- Departmental Inquiries
253. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the recruitment campaign for the education therapy services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27641/26]
- School Transport
254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the School Transport 2030 review including progress made towards implementation of...
- Renewable Energy Generation
255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the rollout of the Schools Photovoltaic Programme; the number of schools at primary and secondary level that have taken it up;...
- School Patronage
256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of parents of preschool children that responded to the survey on patronage; and the percentage of them that chose non-religious...
- Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
- Sports Funding
259. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport when the next round of Sports Capital Funding will be announced; and the maximum grant that will be allowable. [27577/26]
- Sports Organisations
260. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the research currently being undertaken regarding adult welfare concerns in local community sports and athletics clubs; the...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Animal Welfare
261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on an inappropriate use of an acoustic device, with implications for animal welfare ( details supplied); and if he...
- Electoral Commission
262. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when and the progress that has been made with regard to the boundary changes passed for local government local electoral...
- Departmental Strategies
263. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether the use of hemp-based construction materials, including hempcrete, has been assessed as part of sustainable building...
- Departmental Schemes
264. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 680 of 20 January 2026, whether there is an update on the cessation of turf cutting...
- Pension Provisions
267. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied); if he will advise if this person is entitled to claim a pension on...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Departmental Reviews
269. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the evidential or analytical basis used by his Department in designing and applying penalty rate reductions or sanctions...
- Departmental Data
270. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of jobseeker’s payment recipients who have had a reduced rate of payment applied due to penalties or...
- Departmental Reviews
271. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the research, evaluation, or analysis conducted by his Department in relation to unemployment supports and activation...
- Departmental Data
272. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to list all academic or independent research projects on unemployment, jobseeker activation or welfare conditionality that...
- Social Welfare Payments
276. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made in relation to partial capacity benefit (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Pension Provisions
277. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); to provide an update on their pension application; and if he will...
- Social Welfare Appeals
278. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); the status of their fuel allowance application; and if he will...
- Departmental Data
280. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for invalidity pension made by people with dementia under 66 years-of-age for each of the years...
- Social Welfare Appeals
281. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); the status of their disability allowance application; and if he...
- Departmental Expenditure
282. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the total amount of funding allocated and paid by his Department under wig grant or hair replacement support schemes...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- International Protection
283. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of instances of fridges being removed from residents in IPAS centres; and if ample consideration is given to and...
- Gambling Sector
284. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether his Department has considered any proposals to ban online gambling advertising; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Tax Code
285. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his Departments position on ‘unjust enrichment’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27365/26]
- Naturalisation Applications
286. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person’s naturalisation process is taking so long (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- An Garda Síochána
287. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason there has been a significant delay in delivering the recommendations in the Garda Vetting Review in 2021; when these...
- Departmental Data
288. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if data is available on the number and type of complaints made under Coco's law; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Residency Permits
290. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when an IRP renewal application will be processed and the IRP card issued (details supplied) given it is over 17-weeks since...
- Work Permits
291. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of blue cards that have been returned to his Department due to incorrect details inputted on the card by his...
- Residency Permits
292. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason persons renewing their IRP cards online who had a notification that the fee is waived, are now being refused IRP...
- International Protection
293. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for a list of all proposed or planned International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centres in Mullingar, Athlone and...
- Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
298. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of safety orders granted for the DMR Region; the number of domestic abuse calls that have been handled; the number...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Greyhound Industry
299. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to explain the discrepancy in the numbers given by his Department regarding the number of greyhounds homed by an organisation...
- Fuel Prices
300. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the Government intends to introduce a national temporary farm fuels support scheme to provide monthly payments to farmers and...
- Farm Costs
303. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether a national tillage sustainability support scheme is under consideration in light of increased input costs, particularly fuel...
- Agriculture Industry
304. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of hectares of agricultural land currently classified as set-aside or otherwise unused; whether an assessment has...
- Animal Welfare
307. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to comment on alleged animal abuse (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27566/26]
- Department of Children, Disability and Equality
- Health Services Staff
309. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on funding for an MS community support worker in Sligo, Leitrim (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
- Disability Services
310. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of additional respite beds will be provided for children in County Kerry in 2026; the number of children on the waiting...
- Disabilities Assessments
312. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress that has been made in the rollout of the €20 million allocated in Budget 2026 for the assessment of needs,...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
313. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when she intends to provide all county childcare committees with the Shaping the Future - Early Years Action Plan; and if she will...
- Child and Family Agency
314. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether any independent or externally commissioned value-for-money review has been conducted on the use of private providers for...
- Children in Care
315. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the average annual cost per child associated with private residential placements, private foster care placements, and special...
- Child and Family Agency
316. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the outcome measures used at Departmental level to assess the effectiveness of privately delivered residential childcare placements...
- Children in Care
323. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether there is a defined national policy framework governing the reliance on private providers for residential childcare...
- Disability Issues
324. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the most up-to-date data available on the number of adults with intellectual disabilities living at home with ageing or elderly...
- Departmental Data
326. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm whether all relevant service providers in Laois have submitted disability support management advisory team forms to the...
- Mental Health Services
327. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the waiting times for an assessment of need in County Offaly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27634/26]
- Child and Family Agency
328. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason the director of special care in Tusla has been removed from their post, the grounds for this removal; and if she will...
- Departmental Data
329. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if an increased allowance for special care has been rejected by the Department of Public Expenditure; Infrastructure; Public Service...
- Department of Health
- Tobacco Control Measures
330. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm whether nicotine inhaling products (vapes) or nicotine pouches are affected by any of the provisions of the WHO FCTC Article 5.3; whether companies...
- Civil Marriages
331. To ask the Minister for Health the measures her Department is taking in relation to the long delays in securing an appointment with the Civil Registration Offices being faced by couples who...
- Medicinal Products
332. To ask the Minister for Health the latest update on the accessibility of skyclarys for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia; the timeline as to when the HSE senior leadership team...
- Dental Services
333. To ask the Minister for Health if changes to the dental services treatment scheme are intended, in an attempt to entice dentists back to the scheme, given areas, such as Lucan, County Dublin...
- Hospital Staff
334. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant plastic surgeons based at Beaumont Hospital as of 9 April 2026, in tabular form. [27380/26]
- Dental Services
337. To ask the Minister for Health when a child in Donegal (details supplied) will receive a dental appointment for sedation tooth removal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27387/26]
- Health and Safety
338. To ask the Minister for Health whether current hygiene, safety and insurance requirements for barbers are sufficient; and if any review of regulations or inspection regimes is planned; and...
- Health Services Staff
341. To ask the Minister for Health if she has reviewed the report of the independent comprehensive assessment of the physician assistant role; her position on the findings of the report; if the...
- Substance Misuse
342. To ask the Minister for Health when or if the HSE intends to reopen Keltoi as a residential treatment service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27415/26]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
343. To ask the Minister for Health the infrastructural challenges which result in people waiting longer than the recommended timeframe to access colonoscopies nationally; the proposed solutions...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
344. To ask the Minister for Health the national tendering process that is currently in place for new endoscopy infrastructure within the public system; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Health Services
345. To ask the Minister for Health the modelling systems that are used to assess current and future national demand for endoscopy units; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27429/26]
- Hospital Services
346. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage capacity each endoscopy unit nationally is currently functioning at, by hospital; the plans to address any shortfall, in tabular form; and if...
- Health Services Staff
347. To ask the Minister for Health the current ratio of healthcare workers available to perform colonoscopies, by hospital nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27431/26]
- Health Service Executive
348. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE buildings in Offaly that are currently unoccupied; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27441/26]
- Childcare Services
349. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of childcare facilities operating in a HSE owned facility who are now facing eviction due to the HSE decision to sell this property; if she has...
- Health Service Executive
350. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE buildings in Offaly that are proposed for sale; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27443/26]
- Hospital Staff
351. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE medical secretaries, by speciality posts that have been filled at St. James Hospital as of 1 April 2026, in tabular form; and if she will...
- Health Services
353. To ask the Minister for Health the public treatment services that are currently available for persons that suffer with stiff-person syndrome; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Hospital Staff
354. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric orthopaedic surgeons with a special interest in spinal surgeries based at CHI Temple Street as of 1 April 2026, in...
- Health Services
355. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of a physiotherapy service specifically for MS patients in Sligo Leitrim (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
- General Practitioner Services
356. To ask the Minister for Health the number of house calls that doctors from each D-Doc treatment centre carried out during each day of the recent Easter bank holiday weekend; the average time...
- Departmental Correspondence
357. To ask the Minister for Health if she will issue an urgent response to correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27499/26]
- Health Service Executive
358. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the introduction of an extended working day and week in the HSE and HSE-funded agencies (details supplied); the status of engagement...
- Ambulance Service
359. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons the independent review of roles and responsibilities at the National Ambulance Service has not been implemented; the progress to date; and if she...
- Medicinal Products
360. To ask the Minister for Health whether her Department has established a formal, national definition of “clinically critical medicines”; and if so, the criteria used to...
- Patient Safety
367. To ask the Minister for Health the number of recorded patient safety incidents, adverse clinical outcomes, or treatment disruptions linked to medicine shortages in each of the past five...
- Departmental Data
370. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount of funding allocated and paid by the Health Service Executive under wig grant schemes (including medical wig or hairpiece supports) in each of...
- Mental Health Services
371. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on an assessment for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27615/26]
- Home Help Service
377. To ask the Minister for Health the number of home support service hours currently approved in Offaly; the number of home support service hours currently being fulfilled; the reasons for any...
- Civil Registration Service
378. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the civil registration service in Tullamore County Offaly, specifically in terms of progressing the recruitment of a grade V senior...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Apprenticeship Programmes
379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to develop formal apprenticeship and certification pathways for barbers; the way in which such programmes will ensure...
- Third Level Costs
380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the lack of financial support available for students pursuing essential master’s degrees, particularly in...
- Further and Higher Education
381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason cuts have been made by an organisation (details supplied) impacting learners at another organisation; if he will examine this and...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Departmental Schemes
383. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will confirm details regarding a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27619/26]
- Departmental Funding
384. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans for the future of the Community Recognition Fund. [27576/26]
