Written answers
Thursday, 11 June 2026
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Business Supports
10. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the supports his Department provides to help businesses reduce energy use; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Data Centres
11. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the energy usage of data centres in Dublin; the way in which this is affecting energy prices for consumers; the number of...
- Business Supports
14. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he is taking to help the SME sector cope with increased energy prices; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Wildlife Protection
15. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the cause, and the perpetrator, of the large fish kill in Blackwater, north Cork in 2025 has been identified; and if he...
- Energy Policy
16. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there are alternative plans for energy security given the planned closure of Moneypoint in 2029; and if he will make a...
- Wind Energy Generation
17. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the consideration his Department has given, within its renewable energy policy framework, to the cumulative impact of...
- Wildlife Protection
19. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the action that will be taken against those responsible for killing over 20,000 fish in the River Glyde; the action he will...
- Data Centres
20. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a recent United Nations University report which references Ireland as a cautionary...
- Energy Policy
21. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to confirm his engagements with the European Commission to recognise Ireland as part of the EU interconnected gas grid to...
- Energy Prices
22. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if consideration will be given to providing free solar panels to households in receipt of fuel allowance, to support them...
- Electricity Supply Board
23. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has plans to work with the ESB to ensure Pay As You Go electricity customers are on the lowest possible electricity...
- Energy Policy
24. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way in which revenue raised through the Market Cap Fund will be allocated; the reasons for the significant underspends...
- Renewable Energy Generation
25. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider including solar panels and solar energy generation as part of the measures available under the warmer...
- Just Transition
26. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an update on the national just transition strategy; when it will be published; and if he will make a statement...
- Electricity Grid
27. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on the proposed Private Wires Bill 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44077/26]
- Energy Prices
28. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if energy credits will be considered in the upcoming budget; his plans to assist the public to combat energy price...
- Data Centres
29. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has carried out a detailed assessment of the potential extra demand of electricity required by data...
- Food Waste
30. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on the development of the next national food waste prevention roadmap; the way in which the revised Waste...
- Climate Change Policy
31. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to the cap on market revenues and the climate action fund, the reasons the Government has failed to spend this...
- Energy Infrastructure
32. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to confirm whether eligibility for grants for insulation will be expanded under the SEAI programme; and if he will make a...
- Renewable Energy Generation
34. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress to date on delivering grid reinforcement and storage capacity to support the increased integration of...
- Planning Issues
37. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department provided a submission or input to the review of exempted developments planning guidelines; and if he will...
- Wind Energy Guidelines
39. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the engagement his Department has had with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the review...
- Renewable Energy Generation
40. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an update on the timeline for auctions for both on and offshore energy; the measures he will take to ensure...
- Energy Prices
42. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government whether he acknowledges the impact that prolonged delays in the warmer homes scheme are having on older persons, low-income...
- Climate Action Plan
43. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the new actions that will be included in future climate action plans to reduce agricultural emissions given they are likely...
- Energy Conservation
44. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number and total value of drawdowns under the home energy upgrade loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Wind Energy Generation
45. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if Ireland is on course to meet off-shore wind energy targets by 2030; if he will outline the consequences if these targets...
- Energy Policy
50. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on any long-term assessment work being undertaken in relation to nuclear technologies as part of wider energy...
- Electricity Grid
51. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 103 of 16 April 2026, to outline any further progress made in the drafting of the...
- Energy Policy
52. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the legislative or regulatory steps the Government plans to take to enable community energy sharing models, whereby locally...
- Solar Energy Guidelines
53. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps his Department is taking, including engagement with relevant standards bodies and stakeholders, to facilitate any...
- Renewable Energy Generation
54. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he plans to reduce waiting times for the solar PV scheme for medically vulnerable customers; and if he will make a...
- Wind Energy Generation
55. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the current status of offshore wind energy on the west coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44557/26]
- Energy Policy
56. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an update on progress in developing district heating here; if there are any live projects under consideration;...
- Energy Conservation
57. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government whether consideration will be given to expanding the eligibility for SEAI warmer homes scheme to all those over 70...
- Energy Policy
58. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is considering further investment in renationalisation of key sectors such as energy to reduce household costs and...
- Illegal Dumping
59. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures being taken to tackle illegal dumping and fly-tipping in rural communities; and if he will make a statement on...
- Wind Energy Generation
60. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding any further initiatives proposed by his Department to increase the support for offshore wind...
- Energy Policy
61. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the plans he has or is making to phase out fossil fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44550/26]
- Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
- Social Media
71. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update in relation to the efforts being made to curb harmful social media content in the State; and if he will...
- Broadcasting Sector
74. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department is addressing the challenges facing local radio given increasing costs in broadcast levies; and if he will...
- Sports Funding
76. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the government supports for clubs in a league (details supplied); to outline how they can access this funding; and if he...
- Telecommunications Infrastructure
77. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport to urgently address the mobile phone blackspots across County Kerry. [44571/26]
- Regulatory Bodies
80. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport his views on creating a minimum standard of customer service that all broadband and phone providers have to adhere to; if...
- Sports Organisations
81. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the engagement his Department has had with an organisation following a report (details supplied); the measures which are...
- State Bodies
82. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if An Post, in the past twelve months, has sought approval from him to dispose of any land, buildings or other material...
- Sports Organisations
83. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport to outline his most recent engagements with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Arts Funding
84. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the level of funding allocated by his Department to arts organisations and cultural venues in Mayo over the past three...
- Sports Funding
85. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the way in which grassroots clubs that do not own their own land or are in a long-term lease can access sports capital...
- Gender Equality
86. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if he will develop and publish a long-term, cross-sectoral strategy to address gender inequality across the cultural,...
- Sports Funding
87. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the level of funding earmarked for the development of grassroots football academies and player development; if he will...
- Sports Events
90. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department has engaged with relevant bodies under his aegis over the financial implications of the cancellation...
- Broadband Infrastructure
92. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport given the new era of long-term remote working and the need for ever increasing broadband speeds, if he will commit to...
- Arts Funding
93. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department will commit to a multi-annual funding model for regional and local arts centres to ensure their...
- Culture Policy
94. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if he is aware of the campaign to return the Mount Keefe Chalice currently held at London’s Victoria and Albert...
- Swimming Pools
95. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department will work alongside Kildare County Council to deliver a swimming pool for north Kildare now that the next...
- Culture Policy
96. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if research has been done or is planned on the promotion of the huge influence of Irish monks in Europe in the early...
- EU Meetings
100. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport to outline the key discussions at the recent EU Sports Council meeting on sports tourism; to detail the updates provided in...
- Swimming Pools
101. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if he is satisfied that Ireland has adequate provision of public swimming pool facilities compared to other European...
- Online Safety
102. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the measures he is taking to address the role of online platforms in facilitating the circulation of misinformation; the...
- Arts Funding
104. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on plans to provide capital funding to amateur drama and musical societies; and if he will make a statement...
- Culture Policy
106. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport to initiate a formal process to have the Galway Hooker boat recognised under Ireland’s framework for intangible...
- Emergency Planning
108. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the benefits of the new national Cell Broadcast Public Warning System; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44507/26]
- Swimming Pools
111. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if he plans to introduce a new grant scheme for local authorities to fund the development of swimming pools; and if he will...
- Na Meáin Chumarsáide
113. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport cén leasú teicniúil atá molta aige ar an mBille Craolacháin (Leasú) 2026, de réir an...
- Broadband Infrastructure
115. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if two deployment areas under NBI will be ready to connect in 2026 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Telecommunications Infrastructure
116. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the way in which he plans to address poor mobile phone signal in parts of County Clare; and if he will make a statement on...
- Sport and Recreational Development
117. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport whether he is aware of changes to a summer sports programmes coach revenue assessments (details supplied); and the impact...
- Sports Events
118. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the current status of any application submitted in support of the Grand Départ of the Tour de France being considered...
- Online Safety
119. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the way in which the recommendations of the Youth Forum on Online Safety are expected to inform future Departmental policy...
- Sports Facilities
120. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport to provide funding towards the proposed major development of a stadium (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will...
- Media Pluralism
121. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if he has conducted any analysis of the consolidation of media in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Irish Language
124. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport his views on the merits of increasing targeted support for independent Irish language productions for both television and...
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Passport Services
125. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to take into consideration the mitigating circumstances and expedite a passport application (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Departmental Policies
126. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if specific measures are in place for Irish citizens living in Kenya to evacuate in circumstances where there is a large scale ebola...
- EU Enlargement
128. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding Montenegro’s accession to the European Union; how Ireland is supporting that accession; and if she will make a...
- Departmental Policies
130. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will support Taiwan’s accession to the World Health Organisation, even as an observer; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Foreign Birth Registration
131. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of foreign birth registration applications for persons (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44843/26]
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Legislative Process
132. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding any Department review of the Antarctic Treaty (Accension and Implementation) Bill 2026; and if he...
- Energy Policy
137. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve Bill 2025 will be introduced to the Dáil at first stage; and if he will make...
- Departmental Priorities
138. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to approve and progress a proposal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31441/26]
- Energy Infrastructure
139. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps his Department are taking to ensure that Ireland plays it part in strengthening European energy security; and if...
- Climate Change Policy
141. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the way in which his Department aims to strengthen Irish influence across climate policies within the...
- Energy Infrastructure
142. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government whether consideration has been given to the introduction of financing supports aimed at encouraging investment in...
- Climate Action Plan
143. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects to publish the Climate Action Plan 2026; the reasons for the continued delay in its publication; the...
- Data Centres
144. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the assessment his Department has made on the impact of projected growth in data centre electricity demand on...
- Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan
145. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress that has been made in addressing the planning, grid and delivery bottlenecks identified in the Offshore Wind...
- Fuel Prices
146. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in light of recent international energy market volatility and supply disruptions, the additional measures he is taking to...
- Climate Action Plan
147. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of the implications of a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44738/26]
- Electricity Generation
148. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to examine a proposal in relation to increasing solar power generation capacity (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Renewable Energy Generation
149. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on the decision of the Government to co-host the Second Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels...
- Data Centres
150. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has carried out analysis regarding the total water and energy used by data centres as a percentage of...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Safety
151. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to report on his recent meeting with the Garda Commissioner on road safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44753/26]
- Electric Vehicles
152. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a matter in relation to the new EV scrappage scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44807/26]
- Public Transport
155. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether the National Transport Authority has carried out an assessment of the impact that significant residential development in the...
- Electric Vehicles
156. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the analysis used to determine the recently announced new price threshold for the SEAI electric vehicle purchase grant; and if he will...
- Bus Services
157. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to providing a Local Link or similar rural transport service to connect residents in Bohola, Swinford and...
- Road Safety
160. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether his Department is considering the introduction of a mandatory helmet requirement for users of electric scooters; whether any...
- National Transport Authority
161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the NTA's plans to reroute the 24-bus route onto Beneavin Road; and if a timeline will be provided. [44743/26]
- Bus Services
162. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if further changes are planned for the F spine routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44744/26]
- Electric Vehicles
163. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if individuals on disability allowance will be considered for enhanced supports for the EV scrappage pilot scheme; the supports available...
- Bus Services
165. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures his Department have put in place to ensure that there is reliability and transparency on public transport bus routes such as...
- Rail Network
166. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to extend platforms at railway stations along the Dublin to Rosslare line, in order to accommodate longer trains to reduce...
- Bus Services
168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to proposals to amend a bus route (details supplied) in a manner that would bypass Castledermot County...
- Public Transport
169. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to introduce a financial incentive for rural commuters to switch to public transport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
- Bus Services
170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to consider using the means available within his Department to commence a direct bus service between Galway city and Shannon Airport; and...
- Energy Prices
171. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to engage with all major energy suppliers as a matter of urgency to insist on a cap on energy prices (details supplied); and if he will...
- Electric Vehicles
172. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for a solution for electric vehicle drivers or potential drivers who want to home charge, but who live in properties...
- Pension Provisions
173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the longstanding CIÉ pensions issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44842/26]
- Road Safety
174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost for the first and full year of installing a camera at a traffic light for the purpose of detection of a road traffic offence at...
- Public Transport
175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of the planning of the original route of the Lucan Luas; the estimated cost of the anticipated emerging preferred route that...
- Department of Finance
- Electricity Grid
176. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of people who applied and qualified for a tax incentive of €400 on the income generated from selling electricity back to the electricity...
- Planning Issues
178. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an update for farmers operating on land zoned for residential use in relation to the residential zoned land tax; the analysis which has been...
- Housing Schemes
179. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of rental properties that have availed of the tax incentive for small-scale landlords who undertake retrofitting works in respect of 2024; and if...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Heritage Sites
180. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 212 of 15 May 2025, if he will provide a progress update on issues addressed in his reply...
- Pension Provisions
181. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the continued basis for pension abatement for public servants with pension entitlements who have been re-employed in alternative roles...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Energy Production
182. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether his Department has undertaken an assessment of Ireland’s capacity to develop domestic manufacturing in clean...
- Trade Promotion
183. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider opening a trade office in Taipei, Taiwan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44782/26]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Pension Provisions
184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the age of eligibility for a pension (details supplied); the person's entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44694/26]
- Youth Services
185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether her Department has had engagement with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding collocating a youth centre with...
- Third Level Costs
186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to address serious financial problems facing a cohort of students (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
- Special Educational Needs
187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a special class will be approved for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44639/26]
- Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén slat tomhais atá nó a bhéas á úsáid chun éileamh do Ghaelcholáistí nua a mheas, an é...
- School Enrolments
189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether her Department assesses the impact of large scale residential developments on future demand for school places and childcare provision;...
- Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
191. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills ar lorg sí nó na hAirí roimpi comhairle ón Ard-Aighne maidir leis an dlisteanacht a bhaineann le cearta oideachais tré...
- Special Educational Needs
192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if additional special classes will be sanctioned for the next school year; the status of an application by a school (details supplied) to...
- School Staff
193. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria for the allocation of the special education teacher allowance; if her Department is considering an extension of this allowance to...
- School Admissions
195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps she will take to legislate against certain aspects of school admission polices (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
- School Transport
196. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if further consideration has been given to expanding the pilot school transport scheme to include a bus from Ferns to Bunclody, County Wexford;...
- School Accommodation
197. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide details of class sizes across County Kerry; the steps she will take to reduce further class sizes in Kerry; and if she will make a...
- Public Sector Pensions
198. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of retired staff with pension entitlement within her Department who have seen their pension subjected to pension abatement following...
- Schools Building Projects
199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the proposed school building project for a school (details supplied); the stage the project has reached within her...
- Disadvantaged Status
200. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of an appeal by a school (details supplied) regarding the failure to grant DEIS PLUS status; when the appeal will have a decision...
- School Management
201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has never been granted an English as an additional language teaching post as of right, given the...
- School Curriculum
202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will request the State Examinations Commission to review 'Culture War' language as used in the applied Leaving Certificate Social...
- School Accommodation
203. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on an application regarding a project at a school (details supplied) under the additional school accommodation scheme, given the...
- Disadvantaged Status
204. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update regarding the appeal application for the DEIS+ programme at a school (details supplied). [44865/26]
- School Enrolments
206. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether temporary supports could be given to a school (details supplied) to support them, as they begin an enrolment recruitment process to be in...
- School Staff
207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of negotiations with school secretaries following their withholding of services in 2025 and the talks at the Workplace Relations...
- Island Communities
208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total cost to her Department of the remote area boarding grant for island children attending school on the mainland; the number availing of...
- Special Educational Needs
210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the recently sanctioned new special class at a school (details supplied) will be set up; if it will be operational for the 2026/2027 school...
- Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
- Na Meáin Chumarsáide
211. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport an mbunóidh sé seirbhís náisiúnta raidió Gaeilge don óige mar a mhol an Chomhchoiste um...
- Telecommunications Infrastructure
212. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the implementation of national standards under the EU Gigabit Infrastructure Act. [44653/26]
- Sports Events
215. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the level of financial investment expected to be incurred by his Department to support a sporting event (details supplied);...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Housing Policy
216. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on all inputs that his Department made prior to the adoption of regulation EU 2024/900; and if he will...
- Housing Provision
217. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of housing completions in Dublin south-west in each of the past five years and to-date in 2026, in tabular form;...
- Water Services
219. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline any plans to make Uisce Éireann more accountable to members of the Oireachtas considering the poor responses...
- Housing Provision
220. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the steps being taken to increase apartment building given that commencements collapsed when the 2024 levy waivers ran out....
- Legislative Process
221. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the rest of the Planning and Development Act 2024 will be fully implemented. [44662/26]
- Departmental Policies
222. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to increase housing supply to ensure it matches the pace of population growth. [44664/26]
- Emergency Accommodation
223. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of children currently living in emergency accommodation and family hub accommodation, respectively, in each local...
- Housing Schemes
224. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the voted expenditure allocation for each of the four croí cónaithe city calls; if his Department intends to fund a...
- Rental Sector
225. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a detailed update on the cost rental equity loan pipeline; if he will provide information on the funding approvals...
- Housing Policy
226. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the publication of the Child and Family Homelessness Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on...
- Vacant Properties
227. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will extend the eligibility criteria for the vacant above-the-shop grant to registered companies; if he acknowledges...
- Homeless Persons Supports
228. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which a family can avail of homeless services and supports, including accommodation, in cases in which the family...
- Departmental Schemes
230. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reasons for the refusal of a Historic Structures Fund 2026 application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
- Housing Schemes
231. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of affordable housing properties purchased under the affordable purchase scheme, by each local authority in each of...
- Rental Sector
232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are any cases whereby HAP payments were reinstated or reimbursed to landlords during the Covid-19 moratorium period,...
- Housing Policy
233. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will introduce a statutory instrument requiring developers to provide essential amenities and infrastructure before new...
- Defective Building Materials
234. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration will be given to extending the pyrite remediation scheme to recognise estates with known pyrite issues; and...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Death Certificates
235. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will make provision for inclusion of a deceased person's PPSN, where possible, in a death certificate; and if he will...
- Social Welfare Eligibility
236. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the increase in income disregards carer’s allowance as committed to in the Programme for...
- Social Welfare Benefits
240. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his views on the adequacy of financial supports available specifically for families with adult children with high support...
- Pension Provisions
242. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a decision has been made on the issue of withholding the recently awarded contributory pension arrears on behalf of a...
- Undefined
243. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will review the case of a person (details supplied); if he will provide an update on the matter; and if he will make a...
- Social Welfare Benefits
244. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a community employment scheme participant (details supplied) is entitled to the fuel allowance; and if he will make a...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Residency Permits
245. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the basis on which the €300 fee for Irish Residence Permit (IRP) renewals is determined; the total revenue generated...
- International Protection
246. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on IPAS residents paying rent for their accommodation; when payments are due to start; and the amount...
- Undefined
247. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to clarify matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44702/26]
- An Garda Síochána
248. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fixed charge notices, prosecutions and other enforcement actions relating to breaches of the statutory speed...
- Community Employment Schemes
249. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Ukrainian refugees who are currently participating in community employment schemes, TÚS employment schemes or rural...
- An Garda Síochána
251. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of people arrested during the visits of the British Queen, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. [44789/26]
- Departmental Staff
253. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of retired staff with pension entitlement within his Department who have seen their pension subjected to pension...
- Closed-Circuit Television Systems
254. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a fund is available for community groups to apply for CCTV; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Animal Breeding
255. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of the grants awarded to a society (details supplied) under the equine technical support scheme for 2025....
- Environmental Impact Assessments
256. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the outstanding payment for a person (details supplied) under the water EIP scheme; and if he will make a statement on...
- Forestry Sector
257. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial or other incentives in place to encourage reforestation of land or setting aside land for biodiversity purposes. [44787/26]
- Invasive Species Policy
258. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on proposals from an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44794/26]
- Greyhound Industry
259. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised about the welfare of a group of greyhounds (details supplied); if he will provide...
- Animal Diseases
260. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to urgently increase the compensation caps, in the interest of fairness, for TB reactors from €3,000 to €5,000 and from...
- EU Directives
262. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to advance the transposition of the EU Soil Monitoring Directive, which was passed in December 2025; and if he...
- Forestry Sector
264. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the implications of Ireland’s climate and land-use targets for 2030 for farmers and landowners who have already established...
- Agriculture Schemes
270. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to give favourable consideration to an appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44829/26]
- Department of Children, Disability and Equality
- Disability Services
271. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently provide additional respite beds for adults with profound disabilities in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement...
- Departmental Priorities
273. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to outline plans for the St. Mary of the Angels Campus in Beaufort, County Kerry; to consider this location as a centre of...
- Disability Services
274. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the steps being taken to address delays in accessing Children’s Disability Network Team services, particularly occupational...
- Childcare Services
275. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in Longford-Westmeath who are currently without an available childcare place; the number of children on...
- Departmental Reports
279. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide a detailed report on an issue (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44811/26]
- Childcare Services
280. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of childcare providers, by those in and outside of core funding for each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026,...
- After-School Support Services
283. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if after school supports for children with additional needs fall within the remit of her brief; and if she will make a statement on...
- Department of Health
- Health Services
284. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that patients with diabetes in Mayo must travel to Galway for essential treatments including eye injections and laser therapy; the plans in...
- Hospice Services
290. To ask the Minister for Health if hospice beds in St. Anne's Hospital, Cahersiveen will be closed (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44625/26]
- Primary Care Centres
291. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm the site for a primary care centre in Cahersiveen, County Kerry; when work will commence on this facility for Cahersiveen, Iveragh and south Kerry;...
- Health Services
293. To ask the Minister for Health to outline a detailed progress report on the minor injuries unit for Killarney, County Kerry; when work will commence on this facility for Killarney, east and...
- Death Certificates
301. To ask the Minister for Health the particulars on whether the identity of a deceased person is included in a death certificate; the statutory basis for the inclusion of each particular; and...
- Public Sector Staff
307. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a list of persons appointed and holding an appointment, under section 17(1)(c) of the Civil Registration Act 2004; if she will detail their roles...
- Death Certificates
308. To ask the Minister for Health the number of death certificates that were issued in Ireland in 2024 and 2025 pursuant to section 40 of the Civil Registration Act 2004, where the death was...
- Emergency Departments
309. To ask the Minister for Health to urgently address waiting times for senior citizens in the A and E Department at University Hospital Kerry (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Hospital Facilities
311. To ask the Minister for Health to provide as a matter of priority a permanent oncology, haematology build at University Hospital Kerry as patients numbers there requiring chemotherapy...
- Medicinal Products
314. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the reimbursement process for givinostat for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy; the timeline for a decision following consideration by...
- Care Services
315. To ask the Minister for Health to confirm if she received correspondence from a family (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44667/26]
- Disability Services
320. To ask the Minister for Health if the respite care supports that exist for the families of fully dependent adults are adequate when compared to those available for those under 18...
- Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
323. To ask the Minister for Health the reason an application to register the new community nursing unit was submitted, if it was not completely ready to be approved for registration (details...
- Health Services Staff
325. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of reports that agency nurses in a hospital (details supplied) are not permitted to undertake intravenous infusions, including the...
- Health Services
327. To ask the Minister for Health the status of community neurorehabilitation teams; the number and location of teams; the desired, approved, and actual staffing levels, by grade; the details...
- Health Services Waiting Lists
328. To ask the Minister for Health if a hospital appointment will be expedited for a person (details supplied). [44717/26]
- Health Services Staff
329. To ask the Minister for Health if she will ensure HSE adherence to Labour Court recommendation No. LCR23209 CD/25/646 regarding pay for perfusionists; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Health Service Executive
330. To ask the Minister for Health if a nursing home (details supplied) is considered a section 39; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44721/26]
- Hospital Waiting Lists
333. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken by her Department and the HSE to address the waiting times for patients to have their first neurology consultation, given 24,000 people...
- Hospital Staff
334. To ask the Minister for Health the plans there are to increase the staffing levels, in particular specialist nurses in neurology services; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Health Services
335. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that primary care psychology appointment capacity is, in some cases, being used for parent advice clinics rather than direct engagement with...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
336. To ask the Minister for Health To outline the current waiting list numbers and average waiting times for neurology services in University Hospital Galway and across the West of Ireland; the...
- Cancer Services
337. To ask the Minister for Health whether radiography services are available at weekends in University Hospital Galway; to provide details of staffing levels, vacancies, and reliance on agency...
- Psychological Assessments
338. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the current waiting list numbers and average waiting times for psychology services in the West of Ireland, including adult and child services; the...
- Hospital Services
339. To ask the Minister for Health the current MRI capacity in University Hospital Galway, including waiting times for scans, availability of equipment, and any plans to expand access to MRI...
- Commercial Rates
340. To ask the Minister for Health the policy regarding the application of commercial rates to premises operated by charities; whether any recent changes have resulted in increased financial...
- Hospital Facilities
341. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the upgrade of the Ballyhale health centre; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44770/26]
- Medicinal Products
343. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify the position in relation to blister packs, including any associated costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44783/26]
- Hospital Facilities
344. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients and staff that will be transferred to the new Killarney community nursing unit (details supplied); the dates for these transfers, the...
- Pension Provisions
345. To ask the Minister for Health the number of retired staff with pension entitlement within her Department who have seen their pension subjected to pension abatement following re-entering...
- Hospital Facilities
346. To ask the Minister for Health if an early date for a cataract procedure will be arranged at University Hospital Waterford for a patient (details supplied) as her GP has deemed her case...
- Medicinal Products
347. To ask the Minister for Health the status of price negotiations between the Health Service Executive Corporate Pharmaceutical Unit and the manufacturer regarding the reimbursement of...
- Hospital Staff
351. To ask the Minister for Health number of consultant obstetricians contracted under the old arrangements and the new public only consultants contract 2023, by maternity hospital, during the...
- Hospice Services
352. To ask the Minister for Health the provision being made for women who currently choose and avail of private maternity care, in circumstances where there is no private maternity hospital in...
- Hospital Services
353. To ask the Minister for Health the number of women accessing private care in maternity hospitals during the period 2020 to 2025, by hospital, in tabular form; and if she will make a...
- Medicinal Products
355. To ask the Minister for Health to review medication on the drugs payment scheme for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44849/26]
- Disability Services
358. To ask the Minister for Health if weekend supports for children with additional needs fall within the remit of her brief; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44857/26]
- Ministerial Communications
364. To ask the Minister for Health to give a detailed report in relation to issues raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44883/26]
- Health Services
365. To ask the Minister for Health when the HSE will organise surgery for an individual (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44884/26]
- Department of Education and Skills
- Research and Development
370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the Government’s position on introducing a statutory secondary publication right for publicly funded research outputs (details supplied);...
- Third Level Education
371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the decision making process behind the merger with Carlow College and SETU; the assessment that was undertaken on this decision to close Carlow...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Library Services
373. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for an update on the provision of a library in Mahon, Cork city; the stage it is currently at; and the funding avenues that are...
- Departmental Funding
374. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the level of funding provided by his Department to pay employees of family resource centres, community centres and so on, is...
