Written answers
Thursday, 16 April 2026
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Artificial Intelligence
9. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider the use of agentic AI in procurement processes by his Department and the State generally; and if he will make a...
- National Development Plan
16. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 8 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if...
- Flood Risk Management
18. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the action taken regarding the assessment of the National Catchment-based Flood Risk Assessment and Management (CFRAM) Programme in...
- Public Services Provision
20. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to review the accessibility of public services for older people, particularly those with limited IT literacy given that increasingly...
- Strategic Infrastructure
21. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to give an update on infrastructure investment in the west of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27570/26]
- Public Sector Staff
22. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public/civil servants currently employed in Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27671/26]
- Flood Relief Schemes
24. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the Galway City (Coirib go Cósta) flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27490/26]
- Capital Expenditure Programme
25. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding investment in critical infrastructure in the Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27573/26]
- Legislative Measures
26. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on reform of the ethics in public office legislation, given that the review of the statutory framework was completed in...
- Flood Relief Schemes
27. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for a progress report on OPW projects in Kilkenny and Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27340/26]
- Office of Public Works
29. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on plans his Department has to remediate the walls of Shannon Garda station in County Clare which was...
- Public Expenditure Policy
30. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he or his Department have considered a change to budgetary practice whereby supplementary budgets to support increased expenditure in...
- Strategic Infrastructure
31. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the progress of the Accelerating Infrastructure Report and Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- National Development Plan
32. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 1 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if...
- An Garda Síochána
33. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update, including a timeline for the delivery of a new Garda station in Castletroy; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Flood Relief Schemes
34. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans his Department has to provide additional inland flood defences and coastal erosion defences in County Clare; and if he will...
- Strategic Infrastructure
35. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the work of the infrastructure division of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27676/26]
- Legislative Measures
36. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeline for the introduction of the Critical Infrastructure Bill 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26148/26]
- Public Expenditure Policy
37. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to give an update on overpayments made by the NSSO to former Government ministers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27567/26]
- Public Sector Staff
38. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to ensure that a greater number of public/civil servants can work outside Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Regional Development
40. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to detail the level of funding allocated to regional infrastructure projects under current capital expenditure programmes and the...
- Strategic Infrastructure
41. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the action he is taking to reduce delays in critical infrastructure projects from planning to completion; and if he will make a statement...
- Heritage Sites
44. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update following engagement with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26356/26]
- National Development Plan
45. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress to-date under the National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 3 of the National Development Plan 2021 – 2030; the additional...
- Flood Relief Schemes
47. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on the South Galway Flood Relief Project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27084/26]
- Clár Bonneagair agus Infheistíochta Caipitil
48. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform cad iad na céimeanna atá á nglacadh aige chun a chinntiú go bhfuil comhordú á dhéanamh idir Ranna agus...
- National Development Plan
49. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 6 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if...
- Flood Risk Management
50. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline the progress made to date with respect to proposed flood prevention measures in Castlemartyr, Midleton, Mogeely, Killeagh,...
- Defence Forces
52. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on the impact that the intervention of the Defence Forces in the current fuel protests will have on public...
- National Development Plan
53. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 9 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if...
- Flood Risk Management
54. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to outline his Department’s awareness of the way in which companies offering home insurance are using CFRAM maps and other...
- Public Services Provision
55. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the plans his Department has to introduce a ‘tell-us-once’ approach to public service delivery whereby citizens will not be...
- Public Sector Staff
57. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the additional measures he is considering to attract more workers to the public sector, particularly in sectors experiencing staff...
- Public Spending Code
58. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the project management or project governance framework that is currently required or recommended by Government for the delivery of...
- Flood Relief Schemes
60. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the Clifden flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27489/26]
- Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla
61. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform cad iad na céimeanna atá glactha ag a Roinn chun a chinntiú go bhfuil coinníollacha Acht na dTeangacha...
- Departmental Expenditure
62. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform within the context of projected overspends from the Department of Education, the way in which he intends to limit the spending of other...
- Strategic Infrastructure
63. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update regarding investment in critical infrastructure in the west of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Heritage Sites
64. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the exterior works at Rathfarnham Castle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27345/26]
- Flood Risk Management
65. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the Nenagh flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27346/26]
- Capital Expenditure Programme
66. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures he has introduced to ensure value-for-money in respect of public capital projects. [26720/26]
- Flood Risk Management
68. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on an ongoing permanent solution to flooding at a location (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Departmental Expenditure
69. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the measures that have been taken, and are planned, in his Department to improve cost control; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Public Services Provision
71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost to date for the Government Digital Wallet project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27466/26]
- Strategic Infrastructure
72. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to report on delivery today on the actions contained in the Accelerating Infrastructure Report and Action Plan; and if he will make a...
- National Development Plan
74. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 7 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if...
- Departmental Expenditure
76. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of attendance at the Mobile World Congress 2026; the number and grade of officials who attended; and the way in which private...
- Flood Relief Schemes
77. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of progress on the Glashaboy flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27644/26]
- Public Services Provision
78. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress being made in the digital transformation of public services; the anticipated efficiencies arising from these initiatives;...
- National Development Plan
79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the delivery to-date of National Development Plan 2021-2030 projects for Galway City and County; for an update on his...
- Departmental Policies
80. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform whether he is considering proposals for a State construction company in his plans to ensure that public infrastructure projects are...
- National Development Plan
81. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an overview of the progress made to date under National Strategic Outcome (NSO) 4 of the National Development Plan 2021-2030; and if...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Wind Energy Generation
88. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the initiatives he is taking to ensure greater public support for onshore wind energy generation; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Meetings
89. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he or his senior officials have had any meetings with National Waste Collection Permit Office since March 2025; if so,...
- Energy Conservation
97. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps that are taken to ensure that while quality and safety standards are met, excessive paperwork and inspections...
- National Oil Reserves Agency
99. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans for a further reduction in the NORA levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27350/26]
- North-South Interconnector
100. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an update on the North South interconnector. [27324/26]
- Renewable Energy Generation
101. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the proposed approach to setting renewable energy output targets at county level; the timeline for the announcement of...
- Climate Action Plan
102. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide details of projects approved from the €500 million allocated to his Department to support...
- Legislative Measures
103. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an update on the drafting of the Private Wires Bill 2025; when he expects it to be enacted; the engagement his...
- Energy Prices
104. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is satisfied that regulations regarding hardship metres and pay as-you-go metres are sufficient; and if he will make...
- Energy Policy
105. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the actions that are being taken to ensure energy security with the current global fuel crisis; and if he will make a...
- Energy Prices
106. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps his Department is taking to tackle price gouging by energy retailers; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Electricity Generation
107. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider reinstating the battery grant scheme that was abolished in 2022; and if he will make a statement on...
- Energy Policy
108. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on his work on the Programme for Government commitment to explore if legislation could be enacted to divert...
- Data Centres
109. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government whether he will apply a levy on data centres in order to fund a universal €500 energy credit. [26892/26]
- Wind Energy Generation
110. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on development of offshore wind capacity; the status of the offshore wind energy programme; progress on...
- Energy Policy
111. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way in which he is enhancing energy security specifically with regard to diversifying sources of supply in order to...
- Renewable Energy Generation
112. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made to date in relation to the national biomethane strategy, in particular the Programme for Government...
- Energy Policy
113. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the work of the National Energy Affordability Taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Legislative Measures
115. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the safeguards he will introduce as part of his legislation on private wires to ensure that fairness to households becomes...
- Electricity Grid
116. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the Celtic Interconnector is on track to be operational by Spring 2028; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Wind Energy Generation
117. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to outline the current progress on the Government strategy to develop offshore wind energy; and if he will make a...
- National Oil Reserves Agency
118. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the level of engagement his Department has had with fuel suppliers into Ireland given the ongoing war; and if he will make...
- Renewable Energy Generation
119. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an update on the progress being made to deliver the State’s energy generation by renewable sources; and...
- Energy Conservation
120. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the uptake to date of Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland grant schemes following the recent announcement of revised...
- Climate Action Plan
123. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has conducted research to determine the projected costs which the State could incur in fines from the EU...
- Energy Infrastructure
125. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the public consultation process undertaken, the estimated life span of the terminal, the estimated cost and so on of the...
- Energy Policy
126. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he is taking to help businesses reduce energy costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27679/26]
- Wind Energy Generation
128. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to accelerate the delivery of offshore renewable energy in the wake of energy price hikes triggered...
- Waste Management
129. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has received any reports from the National Waste Collection Permit Office since March 2025; if so, the...
- Legislative Measures
130. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an update on the progress of the Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on...
- Wind Energy Generation
131. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress being made to date on the development of offshore wind energy potential; if sites are being identified; the...
- Renewable Energy Generation
132. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he is taking with regard to generating energy from hydrogen; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Electricity Grid
135. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has had discussions with his Spanish counterpart in relation to the possibility of an interconnection project...
- Energy Policy
137. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to reduce Ireland's dependence on imported fossil fuels; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Wind Energy Generation
139. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on the work of the Offshore Wind Delivery Taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27630/26]
- Renewable Energy Generation
140. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to reduce waiting times for the solar PV scheme for medically vulnerable customers; and if he will make a...
- Wind Energy Generation
141. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action he is taking to address public concerns regarding onshore wind; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Energy Prices
143. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is considering further energy supports for households reliant on home heating oil to support people struggling to...
- Waste Management
145. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government whether he will consider initiating a dumping taskforce in Cork. [26990/26]
- Energy Infrastructure
146. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent to which gas storage and/or hydrogen storage at Kinsale Head is being assessed; the status of that assessment;...
- Departmental Communications
147. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the engagements his Department has had at EU and international level in response to the impact of escalating conflict in...
- Energy Conservation
148. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider rolling out free solar panels for all eligible homes via the warmer homes scheme; and if he will make...
- Electricity Generation
149. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are plans to maintain the grant system for new solar panels in domestic houses; and if he will make a statement...
- Legislative Measures
150. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects that private wires connections will be sanctioned for use in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on...
- Climate Action Plan
152. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress made to date on key focus areas and actions for 2025 under the Climate Action Plan 2025; and if he will make...
- Climate Change Policy
153. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to make Ireland more resilient to climate change; the reason progress has been so slow (details...
- Energy Prices
154. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on his engagement with stakeholders in relation to the current fuel and energy costs challenges; and if...
- Recycling Policy
155. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total amount in unredeemed deposits under the deposit return scheme in 2025; the amount from the 2025 unredeemed...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Shannon Airport Facilities
156. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the independent, reliable evidence which exists that US military associated aircraft landing at Shannon Airport are doing so in compliance...
- Middle East
157. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the number of buildings that were built or part-funded with the assistance of the Government of Ireland in the State of...
- EU Funding
159. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to confirm that serious consideration will be given to a group's application (details supplied) for funding under the Communicating Europe...
- EU Meetings
160. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there has been any discussion at recent EU Foreign Affairs Councils regarding the persecution of Christians around the world; and if she...
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Energy Prices
161. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he or his officials have met with the CRU in the past six weeks to discuss price gouging with regard to energy prices;...
- Fuel Prices
162. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government whether he intends on proceeding with his plans to develop a floating LNG terminal given the recent fossil fuel crisis...
- Departmental Strategies
163. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the key measures in the new Economy Strategy 2026-2028: Accelerating Action; and if he will make a...
- Climate Change Policy
164. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the most up-to-date estimate of the total financial liability the State faces between now and 2030 for...
- Wind Energy Generation
165. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the strategy for the recycling of wind turbines in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27743/26]
- Electricity Grid
166. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an update on the works to increase capacity of the national grid; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Data Centres
167. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the specific methods and departmental protocols used to measure and verify data centre water consumption from both public...
- Wind Energy Generation
171. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of wind farms and their installed capacity supported by the Government’s renewable electricity feed-in...
- Energy Production
174. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures being taken to ensure the continuity and security of electricity supply given the continued reliance on...
- Energy Usage
175. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the National Oil Reserves Agency plans to increase stock levels within Ireland’s strategic oil reserves in the...
- Climate Action Plan
176. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he remains committed to the provisions of the Climate Acts given recent attempts by the Government to have the Acts...
- Wind Energy Generation
178. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his response to the recent Supreme Court judgement on the Coolglass Wind Farm; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Defence
- Naval Service
179. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if she will review and outline the process for joining the First Line Reserve of the Naval Service, in particular in relation to the regulation...
- Air Corps
180. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the policy and oversight arrangements in place to monitor the operational readiness of the Air Corps fleet; the percentage availability rates...
- Air Services
182. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence whether her Department has conducted any assessment of capability gaps arising from the retirement of legacy aircraft prior to the full...
- Air Corps
184. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the total capital expenditure committed to Air Corps fleet replacement and upgrade programmes since 2019; whether any cost overruns have...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Electric Vehicles
190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures being taken to provide car charging points for homes with no driveways or designated parking; and if he will make a...
- Rail Network
191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the provision of catering services on the Dublin to Galway train line; the outcome of the tender process...
- Active Travel
192. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update as of April 2026 on the proposed Ballincollig-to-city cycle connection as part of the Lee to sea route; and if he will make...
- Public Transport
193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the plans being made to ensure that 'Sunday service' is not implemented on public transport on St. Patrick's Day 2027 in order to provide...
- Bus Services
194. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the policy basis for requiring Bus Éireann’s expressway services to operate on a fully commercial and unsubsidised basis;...
- Public Transport
196. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current level of public bus transport provision serving Kiltimagh, County Mayo; whether he accepts that the town currently has no...
- Tax Code
197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No.396 of 18 March 2026, if he will reconsider the opportunity that exists when reforming the motor tax...
- Legislative Programme
198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the National Vehicle and Driver File Bill 2025 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27771/26]
- EU Agreements
199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will pursue a formal exemption for short-term car rental operators in EU negotiations on the clean corporate vehicles proposal...
- Road Safety
201. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps being taken to stop illegal horse racing on the N7 and other national roads that threaten public safety; and if he will make a...
- Department of Finance
- Fuel Prices
202. To ask the Minister for Finance the total tax revenue collected by the State from mineral oil tax, carbon tax and VAT on petrol and diesel in the first quarter of 2026; if his Department has...
- Tax Yield
203. To ask the Minister for Finance the total amount of revenue generated by carbon tax since its introduction in 2010 on an annual basis; the way this revenue has been allocated and spent in...
- Fuel Prices
204. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider the implementation of an emergency cost-of-living payment in response to the increase in fuel prices; and if he will make a statement on...
- Artists' Remuneration
205. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider reviewing the VAT registration threshold for self-employed musicians whose core business is live performances at weddings and other such...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Emergency Planning
207. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the efforts undertaken since Storm Éowyn to increase the resilience of the State's emergency communications infrastructure; and if...
- Enterprise Policy
208. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the steps that are being taken to ensure that robust social enterprise measures are included in the forthcoming national public...
- Coastal Protection
209. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which the European Union Cohesion Fund is being used to support coastal protection works in Dublin; and if he will make a...
- Legislative Process
210. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the way in which he justifies the decision to exempt the Critical Infrastructure Bill 2026 from pre-legislative scrutiny; and if he will...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Visa Applications
211. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to examine the case of a person (details supplied) who has been unable to renew their General Employment Permit due to the 50:50...
- Labour Market
212. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on his Departments consultation on transposing the platform work directive; when his Department will complete the drafting...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Transport
213. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 148 of 22 February 2024, if her Department will provide the precise information that was requested, namely...
- Residential Institutions
214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when agreements will be reached with the survivors of abuse in industrial institutions (details supplied) be introduced. [27797/26]
- School Staff
215. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the ongoing negotiations with school caretakers and secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27856/26]
- Schools Building Projects
218. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for a new secondary school in Meakstown, County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27720/26]
- State Examinations
219. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available for students with a significant ongoing illness who are sitting the Leaving Certificate this year. [27721/26]
- School Patronage
220. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the percentage of parents of preschool children that chose the multi-denominational option regarding the primary school survey; the percentage of...
- School Staff
222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will expedite a positive response to a school staffing appeal raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- School Patronage
223. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on concerns that have been raised regarding the recently published results to the patronage preference question in her...
- Departmental Circulars
225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on concerns raised by union membership of circular letters 0037/2026 and 0038/2026 for senior cycle (details supplied); and if she will...
- Teaching Qualifications
226. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria used to recognise teaching experience gained abroad for the purposes of salary scale placement; whether experience gained in...
- Special Educational Needs
230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the SET hours provided to each primary school in Dublin 15 under circular 0011/2026 for the 2026-2027 school year; if this represents an increase...
- Teaching Qualifications
232. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider recognising years of teaching experience abroad, in terms of the teachers’ pay scale, as an incentive for teachers living...
- Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
- Media Sector
233. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on each of the nine commitments outlined in the National Counter Disinformation Strategy; and if he...
- National Broadband Plan
234. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport to clarify the policy position of National Broadband Ireland ( whereby only one broadband order or line may be allocated...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Electricity Grid
237. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the progress being made to support the development of battery power through national planning guidelines; and if he will make...
- Heritage Schemes
238. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if projects can apply for funding under both the Historic Structures Fund and under the built heritage investment scheme; and...
- Defective Building Materials
239. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the remediation scheme for social housing with defective concrete blocks. [27728/26]
- Departmental Schemes
240. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the interim fire safety remediation scheme for buildings with celtic tiger era defects. [27729/26]
- National Parks and Wildlife Service
243. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether the NPWS is investigating the reported use of an acoustic deterrent device in a bay in County Clare inhabited by a...
- Parking Provision
244. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether consideration has been given to developing a single national platform or framework for parking rules, information and...
- Emergency Accommodation
245. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of emergency accommodation facilities currently in use nationwide; the proportion of these facilities that have...
- Renewable Energy Generation
251. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authorities that have a dedicated ‘Local Authority Renewable Strategy or Wind Energy...
- Qualifications Recognition
252. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a qualification achieved in a university (details supplied) meets the requirements for the criteria outlined for senior...
- Fire Stations
253. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for a formal risk reassessment to be carried out in Naas Fire Station by the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Payments
256. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will review the disallowance of an illness benefit claim of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
257. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason the travel allowance at Turas Nua is only provided if the client uses public transport or the client drives...
- Personal Public Service Numbers
258. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason for contradictory accounts from his Department in relation to PPS numbers assigned to a person (details supplied)...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Animal Welfare
259. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of those arrested for illegal horse racing on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27870/26]
- International Protection
260. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will ensure that the €1.1 billion allocated for international protection in 2026 will be subject to strict...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Veterinary Services
261. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to examine the introduction of salary bands for veterinary nurses; if any consideration is being given to provide greater oversight...
- Agriculture Schemes
262. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the reduction in the funding eligibility threshold for applications under the animal welfare nutrient storage scheme ...
- Department of Children, Disability and Equality
- Disabilities Assessments
267. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on an assessment of need application for a child (details supplied); if she will investigate reports of a significant...
- Departmental Funding
268. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the amount of funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) by her Department in 2025; if she will list the sources of all...
- Paternity Leave
269. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she plans to extend the length of paternity leave from its current two weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Special Educational Needs
270. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there is a statutory basis for the suspension of reviews of completed assessment of need applications under the Disability Act...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
271. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality when applications for the next building block scheme will be open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27877/26]
- Department of Health
- Community Care
272. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of all community outpatient detox services in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27694/26]
- Mental Health Services
273. To ask the Minister for Health the number of minors nationally that have been refused service by CAMHS, by area, for the past five years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on...
- National Treatment Purchase Fund
274. To ask the Minister for Health if she will expedite an appointment for a person (details supplied) through the National Treatment Purchase Fund. [27709/26]
- Emergency Departments
275. To ask the Minister for Health the current average and longest waiting times in accident and emergency departments, including at Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar; the number of patients...
- Primary Care Services
278. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a child psychologist based in Athenry primary care centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27735/26]
- Mental Health Services
279. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address delays and breakdowns in the referral process between primary care and child and adolescent mental health services and youth...
- Home Help Service
281. To ask the Minister for Health when home support approved in January 2026 will be put in place for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay; and if she will...
- Medicinal Products
282. To ask the Minister for Health to ensure that the HSE urgently prioritises a conclusion to the skyclarys reimbursement negotiations, given that it is the only available treatment for this...
- Health Services
283. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the issue of medical decisions being made by clinicians whose identities are not disclosed to the patient, particularly in the case of terminally...
- Healthcare Policy
284. To ask the Minister for Health her views on whether informed consent is a fundamental patient right and one of the key protections available within the healthcare system which has also been...
- Departmental Funding
286. To ask the Minister for Health whether all funding agreements with non-statutory bodies under her Department require mandatory compliance with the Code of Practice for the Governance of...
- Departmental Bodies
287. To ask the Minister for Health whether her Department requires the production of formal written governance assessment reports for non-statutory bodies in receipt of Exchequer funding; if...
- Departmental Functions
292. To ask the Minister for Health the formal process used by Department officials to review quarterly reports submitted by non-statutory bodies; whether this process includes documented...
- Departmental Funding
293. To ask the Minister for Health whether continued funding of non-statutory bodies is explicitly linked to demonstrated performance against agreed objectives; and if so, the mechanisms used to...
- Health Services Waiting Lists
294. To ask the Minister for Health for a detailed breakdown of the ophthalmology waiting lists for Kerry patients; the number on the waiting list; the length of time they have been waiting; the...
- Departmental Data
296. To ask the Minister for Health for a detailed breakdown of the percentage of people who were readmitted to University Hospital Kerry within 30 days following medical treatment during the...
- Hospital Overcrowding
297. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to address overcrowding in the accident and emergency department at University Hospital Kerry and the trolley crisis; if the provision of a...
- Hospital Services
299. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide a detailed breakdown in respect of the new oncology unit proposed for University Hospital Kerry; the facilities that will be provided...
- Health Services
300. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address an urgent case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27846/26]
- Primary Care Services
301. To ask the Minister for Health if CH04 is currently accepting adult ADHD assessments; the number of people on the waiting list; the average wait time; if CH04 currently is fully staffed; and...
- Health Services Staff
302. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify whether there is currently any adult speech and language therapist assigned to County Leitrim, noting that adult speech and language therapy...
- Health Services Waiting Lists
303. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken by her Department to address long waiting times for gynaecology and endometriosis services and access to improved specialist and...
- Home Care Packages
305. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to ensure that a person (details supplied) will receive the maximum home care package that they are entitled to; and if she will make a statement on...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
306. To ask the Minister for Health the reasons for the ongoing delay and massive cost overruns at the National Children's Hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Student Accommodation
307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the Student Accommodation Strategy 2026-2035 does not include the reported 10,000 new student-specific beds to be delivered through...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Rural Schemes
308. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of funding provided to an organisation (details supplied) by his Department in 2025; if he will list the sources of all...
- Renewable Energy Generation
310. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if match funding has been secured in respect of a project in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
