Written answers
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Legislative Measures
7. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the Offences Against the State Act, 1939 will be repealed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49377/26]
- Road Safety
10. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the impact of the seizure of scrambler bikes on community safety in Dublin, since April 2026; and if he will make a statement on...
- Cybersecurity Policy
12. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on any additional cyber resilience measures undertaken by the State for the duration of the EU Presidency...
- Road Safety
16. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to the recently reported figures on the seizure of scrambler bikes nationally in Quarter 1 of 2026, if he expects a...
- Deportation Orders
18. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are any more charter flights organised before the end of 2026 for deportations; the number of people that will be...
- An Garda Síochána
19. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the steps that are being taken to increase An Garda Síochána numbers and visibility in communities; and if he will...
- Prison Service
21. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the efforts being made to tackle prison overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49850/26]
- Departmental Data
22. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new Gardaí who have graduated to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48935/26]
- Road Safety
23. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has assessed the need to increase the number of roadside speed cameras operating under the remit of An Garda...
- Residency Permits
24. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for enabling Ukrainians who wish to do so, to remain in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49381/26]
- Community Development Projects
25. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on plans for the future use of the Wicklow Court House building; if his Department has considered disposing...
- Online Safety
26. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the role of his Department or agencies under the auspices of his Department in cases in which the State is the victim of online...
- Court Procedures
27. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will confirm whether the proposed reforms will create a presumption of non-disclosure of counselling records in rape and...
- Policing Authority
28. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the forthcoming Code of Practice on Public CCTV; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49375/26]
- Domestic Violence
29. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to implement the recommendation in the ‘An Assessment of the Efficacy of Bail Laws in Ireland’ that...
- Prison Service
30. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the proposed process and timeline for the two new prisons in the Glen. [49365/26]
- Policing Authority
31. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether consideration is being given to expanding the use of CCTV in public areas where concerns have been raised regarding...
- An Garda Síochána
32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on recruitment of members of An Garda Síochána; and to set out his recruitment targets for the remaining...
- Legal Aid
33. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has engaged with the Law Society of Ireland following the commencement of industrial action by some solicitors; whether...
- Emergency Accommodation
34. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to the recent Government decision to wind down the use of commercial accommodation contracts for persons fleeing the war...
- Domestic Violence
35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current number of domestic violence refuge spaces within the State; the number of safe home units; and the number of each he...
- Court Judgments
36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions under the Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Act 2024 since its...
- An Garda Síochána
37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans for increasing the Garda training allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49294/26]
- Immigration Policy
39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for managing work and education visas to ensure immigration numbers are sustainable; and if he will make a statement...
- Legal Aid
40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will reform the scheme for civil legal aid so that social welfare, employment, discrimination and landlord/tenant law are...
- Health Service Executive
41. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the transfer of River Lodge, Newtownmountkennedy from his Department to the HSE; the timeline for the site to...
- Residency Permits
42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the ongoing delays in the processing of Irish Residency Permit renewal applications, in view of delays currently...
- Programme for Government
43. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline progress on the Programme for Government commitment to introduce stronger penalties for assaults on emergency workers...
- Antisocial Behaviour
44. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the supports that are available to young people in Dún Laoghaire to prevent involvement in crime and anti-social behaviour;...
- Visa Applications
45. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current average processing times for visa applications, including family reunification and employment visas; the steps being...
- Drug Dealing
46. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of drug seizures nationally in each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; the total value,...
- Immigration Status
47. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which compliance with visa conditions, including permitted length of stay, is monitored and enforced in the absence...
- Cybersecurity Policy
48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his Department’s assessment of the risks posed by emerging AI-enabled cyber tools; the measures in place to ensure that...
- Departmental Strategies
49. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress made in 2026 in implementing the Statement of Strategy 2025-2028, including the way in which delivery is being...
- Programme for Government
50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to consider allowing Garda trainees to undergo part of their training...
- Domestic Violence
51. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his response to the findings contained in a report by an organisation (details supplied); the additional measures his Department...
- Crime Prevention
52. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures being taken to expand participation in Garda Youth Diversion Projects in north Dublin; whether additional funding...
- Youth Services
53. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has had engagement with a group (details supplied) in Kilkenny in relation to its ambitions to expand its building after...
- National Security
54. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the work being undertaken to establish a National Security Agency that can provide high-level vetting and...
- Programme for Government
55. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the Programme for Government commitment to "provide funding to recruit at least 5,000 new Garda recruits...
- EU Directives
56. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the discussions he has had at EU level regarding the possible extension, including on a restricted or modified basis, of the...
- An Garda Síochána
58. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on Garda recruitment to meet increasing policing demands. [49846/26]
- Housing Provision
61. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has had any engagement with the Department of Housing; Local Government and Heritage or Meath County Council with a view...
- Cybersecurity Policy
62. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on his work to combat online fraud and cyber threats, and to bring Ireland in line with the NIS2 Directive; and if...
- Domestic Violence
63. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the data his Department collects on the outcomes of women who engage with domestic violence services, including refuge access,...
- Cross-Border Co-operation
64. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has had any recent discussions with his counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to the introduction of...
- Asylum Seekers
65. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of asylum seekers that are currently sleeping rough; his plans to stop this from happening; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Policies
67. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will outline the proposals there are to increase the emphasis on community policing, which is a very highly regarded...
- Programme for Government
68. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline progress on the Programme for Government commitment to construct a new prison at Thornton Hall; and if he will make a...
- Visa Applications
69. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of long stay (join family) visa applications received, approved and rejected by his Department in each of the years...
- An Garda Síochána
70. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations in County Galway operating on a full time basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Legislative Process
72. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on "Grace's Law" in relation to scrambler use; how effective it is; if the incidents of scrambles driving...
- Legal Aid
73. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether the proposed changes to the criminal legal aid system risks delaying justice for victims and witnesses; and...
- An Garda Síochána
74. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí that have been seconded to operational duties away from their base stations to Ireland's Presidency of...
- Legislative Measures
75. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the consideration he is giving to strengthening knife crime legislation; the number of assaults and murders involving knives in...
- Visa Applications
76. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department has assessed the delays being experienced by Irish citizens seeking to return to the State with non-Irish...
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Central Statistics Office
77. To ask the Taoiseach the steps taken by the Government, without prejudice to the statistical independence of the Central Statistics Office, to assess the relevance of the Copenhagen framework...
- Citizens' Assembly
78. To ask the Taoiseach if he will list the citizens assemblies which have been held in the past two decades, by title; and the total cost of each assembly. [49984/26]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Departmental Data
80. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to review an application (details supplied); if an update will be provided on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- EU Presidency
81. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 206 and 207 of 25 June 2026, her views on the article (details supplied); to give an update on the...
- Passport Services
82. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on a passport application (details supplied) as all requested supporting documentation has been submitted and the...
- Departmental Data
85. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the Registrar of the International Court of Justice notified the Irish Government of the proceedings in the case of Nicaragua v Germany in...
- United Nations
86. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2797 (31.10.2025), which reaffirms Morocco's autonomy plan as...
- European Union
87. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her attention has been drawn to the recent expressions of support within the European Union for Morocco's autonomy plan as a credible and...
- United Nations
88. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she has considered the diplomatic efforts undertaken (details supplied) to facilitate negotiations aimed at advancing the implementation...
- Passport Services
89. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to review a passport application (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50121/26]
- Human Rights
90. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to report on her position in relation to the human rights abuses by the Taliban in Afghanistan; the humanitarian aid measures she provided to...
- Passport Services
91. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when system upgrade works will be completed in the Passport Office; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50131/26]
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Departmental Websites
94. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the official website (details supplied) of the national litter pollution monitoring...
- Energy Policy
95. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an update on the extension of the solar PV scheme in October 2025. [50090/26]
- Litter Pollution
96. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government whether the re-examination of cigarette litter referred to in Dáil Éireann on 10 June 2026 will formally evaluate...
- Environmental Schemes
110. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures his Department has taken since 2015 to support innovation in citizen science, open data or public...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces
112. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the holder of a Stamp 4 visa is eligible to serve in Óglaigh na hÉireann; if not, the plans to change this; and if she will make a...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Road Network
113. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to engage with Louth County Council and allocate the necessary funding required to repair the 81 road locations in Louth, damaged by...
- Driver Licences
114. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagement he has had with his Department regarding an amendment to a Statutory Instrument to allow renewal of an expired Irish...
- Bus Services
115. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a full breakdown of all planned bus route enhancements and new routes that have not yet gone live in 2026 due to lack of...
- Departmental Funding
116. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total value of funding sought under Round one of the wheelchair accessible vehicle grant scheme 2026; the total funding available...
- Taxi Regulations
117. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether his Department or the NTA collects data on requests for wheelchair-accessible taxis that cannot be fulfilled; the average waiting...
- Cycling Facilities
118. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current operational area of the TFI bikes scheme; his plans for the extension of the scheme outside of cities to larger towns with...
- Public Transport
119. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to support shared mobility services in Ireland, including a proposal to extend or introduce commuter incentives to cover shared...
- Road Projects
120. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the Athenry Ring Road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49964/26]
- Bus Services
121. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the services operating from the new bus depot in Ballycoolin, Dublin 15, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Noise Pollution
122. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way in which residents in an area (details supplied) can raise concerns or submit official complains about the noise pollution from...
- Public Transport
123. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the need for improved public transport access to the Castlebar primary care centre; if his Department will examine the...
- Parking Provision
124. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that the current parking provision at Dundalk Clarke railway station is insufficient to meet demand; the number of...
- Departmental Correspondence
125. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to investigate a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50160/26]
- Road Projects
126. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to expedite the overdue Killarney town bypass, County Kerry and urgently address the chronic situation faced by local businesses,...
- Public Transport
128. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 217 of 23 June 2026, if he will work with the National Transport Authority to ensure that the TFI...
- Department of Finance
- Customs and Excise
129. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is satisfied with the level of information and technical guidance that has been issued to businesses, particularly SMEs, in relation to the...
- Tax Code
130. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will extend a stamp duty exemption to companies dual-listed in the US and Ireland as a means of protecting and boosting the level of listings on Irish...
- National Treasury Management Agency
132. To ask the Minister for Finance when he expects the ISIF annual report 2025 to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49983/26]
- Tax Collection
133. To ask the Minister for Finance if income tax on tips for minimum wage workers is tracked by the Revenue Commissioners; if so, the amount of tax revenue collected on income tax on tips for...
- Departmental Data
134. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide the 2024 figures for participation in and cost of the Key Employee Engagement Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50064/26]
- Company Closures
135. To ask the Minister for Finance in light of the collapse of a company (details supplied), if he supports a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the collapse and...
- Tax Credits
136. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of renters who claimed the rent tax credit in 2023, 2024 and 2025; and the overall value of the claims in each year. [50165/26]
- Tax Reliefs
137. To ask the Minister for Finance his views that targeted tax reliefs can be an effective means of supporting strategically important sectors, as evidenced by existing tax credit schemes...
- Departmental Data
138. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 23 June 2026, the estimated first and full year cost in 2027 of not proceeding with a schedule for carbon tax...
- Central Bank of Ireland
140. To ask the Minister for Finance if the financial regulator in Luxembourg the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) has confirmed to the Central Bank if they will take on...
- State Savings Schemes
143. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to allowing individuals and households who have already invested some or all off of their savings in existing investment...
- Rental Sector
145. To ask the Minister for Finance to examine changes to the taxation of rental income, including the expansion of existing rental income reliefs, in order to encourage continued and new...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Museum Projects
146. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider the potential acquisition by the State of the military war museum located in Collon, County Meath; whether an...
- National Planning Framework
147. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide and update in respect of the master plan for the future use and enhancement of a location (details supplied); if a...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Business Supports
148. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the work of the Finance for Scaling Implementation Group. [49950/26]
- Departmental Data
150. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing Enterprise Ireland funding by 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%, in tabular form. [50035/26]
- Research Funding
158. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing research, development, and innovation funding under his Department by 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%, in...
- Living Wage
159. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the current living wage as calculated by the Government’s formula at 60% of the median wage for 2026; the amount this works...
- Export Controls
160. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number and value of dual use export licences granted in 2025 and to date in 2026, broken down by destination country, in tabular...
- Industrial Development
161. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether consideration has been given to the development of a radiopharmaceutical manufacturing and innovation sector in Ireland; and...
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Equipment
162. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial supports available to parents to help them with the purchase of school devices (details supplied) for their children attending...
- School Staff
163. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons for the reduction in staffing for 2026-2027 for a school (details supplied); whether local population growth trajectories were...
- School Facilities
164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available to schools to convert a vacant room in the school building into a dedicated resource/support room; and if she will make a...
- Special Educational Needs
165. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available to schools to develop a sensory and inclusive outdoor learning area on site; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Home Schooling
168. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of students who availed of home tuition hours; the total Departmental expenditure on home tuition; the number of teachers...
- School Enrolments
169. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students placed on reduced school days in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make...
- Special Educational Needs
170. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students with special educational needs enrolled in schools in County Cork in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026,...
- School Discipline
172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the total number of suspensions and expulsions recorded in schools in Cork city and county, for each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in...
- School Staff
173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to urgently address an issue with the Teaching Council in relation to a teaching post (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Disadvantaged Status
174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review the eligibility of a school (details supplied) for inclusion in the DEIS programme; if her attention has been drawn to pupil Eircodes...
- Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
175. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied that there is an adequate number of Gaelcholáistí across the country, and therefore an adequate number of young...
- Irish Language
178. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her Department’s plans to assist in meeting the target of 20% of recruits to the public sector to be competent in the Irish language by...
- State Examinations
180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department plans to review the policy around students who experience a family bereavement during the Leaving Certificate as the current...
- School Transport
181. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the transport provisions provided to ensure that children who have been offered July provision can avail of the places offered. [50186/26]
- Special Educational Needs
183. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of teachers providing summer provision for each year 2022,2023,2024,2025 and 2026. [50225/26]
- Pupil-Teacher Ratio
185. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school classrooms, by school comprising of 30 of more children. [50227/26]
- School Facilities
186. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on plans to provide for sporting facilities or a general purpose room for a school (details supplied). [50228/26]
- School Enrolments
187. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students enrolled in all special schools in Ireland; and if any projections have been carried out as to enrolments over the next...
- School Funding
188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the climate action summer works scheme 2026 application (details supplied) submitted by in June 2025 under the climate action and...
- Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
- Sports Funding
189. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the status of an application (details supplied) under the community sport facilities fund; when a decision is expected on...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Road Projects
191. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding an application made by Galway County Council to the housing activation office in respect of the next...
- Housing Policy
192. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to confirm whether he has issued guidance or instruction to local authorities regarding the operation of their social housing...
- Housing Provision
193. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to changes to the proposed apartment mix for an LDA site (details supplied); if he is...
- Approved Housing Bodies
195. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on the five year review of the approved housing body regulatory authority. [50053/26]
- Housing Schemes
196. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to review the fresh start principle within the local authority purchase and renovation loan scheme, in light of cases where...
- Heritage Schemes
197. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the published assessment criteria for the community heritage grant scheme; the process by which applications are assessed and...
- Local Government Reform
198. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to take into consideration the importance of Killarney town as an international tourist destination, the importance of the...
- Rental Sector
199. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to acknowledge the importance of the tourism industry by ensuring that planning applications in respect of all those involved...
- National Monuments
200. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a breakdown of all artefacts, historical objects, archival materials and heritage items acquired by the National...
- Rental Sector
204. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is concerned that the increase in notices of termination recorded by the Residential Tenancies Board during Q1 2026 may...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Social Welfare Payments
205. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if following admission of a care recipient to long-term residential care, his Department is considering the introduction of a...
- State Pensions
206. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of the State Pension (contributory) and the State pension (non-contributory) respectively, in each...
- Poverty Data
207. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his response to the 'at risk of poverty rate' for persons aged 65 years and over, recorded in the Central Statistics Office...
- Departmental Data
208. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of carers allowance who are providing care to a person aged 65 years and over, in each of the years...
- Social Welfare Payments
210. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a response regarding an overpayment from his Department; and if...
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Cybersecurity Policy
216. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the Programme for Government Commitment to establish a cyber security centre of excellence around a...
- Departmental Schemes
217. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether his Department has engaged with the Department of Housing; Local Government and Heritage regarding the future use of...
- Legislative Programme
219. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of legislative provisions to restrict the disclosure of counselling notes in rape and sexual offence trials;...
- Residency Permits
220. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an IRP renewal application (details supplied); when the IRP card will issue to the applicant; and if he will make...
- International Protection
223. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether, in light of the proposed new stamp 4 pathway for beneficiaries of temporary protection for Ukrainian nationals,...
- Family Reunification
224. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 475 of 15 January 2026, if a response will issue to the question; and if he will include...
- An Garda Síochána
225. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures in place to ensure timely Garda statements and preservation of evidence where a victim is incapacitated; if he...
- Naturalisation Applications
227. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the change in policy referred to in correspondence on behalf of an applicant (details supplied) for naturalisation; the date...
- Departmental Policies
228. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the assessment that has been undertaken of the State’s capacity across housing, health and education services to meet...
- Departmental Data
229. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department will publish up-to-date figures on migration inflows, processing times, outcomes and outline the measures...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Departmental Correspondence
230. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide written confirmation to poultry farmers in the North of Ireland who wish to expand their enterprise in order that they can...
- Agriculture Industry
231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a name will be removed from a herd number (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49995/26]
- Greyhound Industry
232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if media reports that an organisation (details supplied) have settled a legal action being taken against them for defamation are true...
- Department of Children, Disability and Equality
- Family Support Services
233. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the eligibility criteria for YAPAbility services; if Tusla's involvement is effectively becoming a prerequisite for access to...
- Departmental Data
234. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children in residential disability services who are currently placed more than 50km and more than 100km from their...
- Health Services
235. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason the HSE was unable to provide complete and usable national distance data for children in residential disability services,...
- Departmental Data
236. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the plan that is in place to reduce the number of disabled children placed far from home in residential care; whether the HSE has...
- Childcare Services
239. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department will help resolve an issue experienced by a childcare business (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Family Support Services
240. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the criteria used by Tusla's children's residential services national placement team to select a named provider for an individual...
- Departmental Data
246. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to give a more detailed response in regard to Parliamentary Question No. 1091 of 28 April 2026 (details supplied); if the costing...
- EU Presidency
247. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the way in which an organisation (details supplied) can engage in activities of the EU presidency; how they can contribute their...
- Special Educational Needs
248. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality for an update on the implementation of the Autism Assessment and Intervention Pathway Protocol; the type of adult self-referral that...
- Departmental Correspondence
249. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); if she will liaise with the forward planning and delivery unit and...
- Departmental Data
250. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons aged 65 years and over with an intellectual disability in receipt of a disability service funded by her...
- Domestic Violence
252. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1694 and 1695 of 9 June 2026, the “exceptional circumstances” referred to...
- Disability Services
255. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if there are plans to revisit the decision to move away from congregated settings for people with disabilities; and if she will make...
- Childcare Services
256. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently address the shortage of childcare places, address pay and conditions of childcare employees, provide additional staff...
- Thalidomide Victims Compensation
257. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to urgently provide an enhanced package of health and social care supports for thalidomide survivors; and if she will make a...
- Department of Health
- Mental Health Services
258. To ask the Minister for Health whether her Department, the HSE, CHI, CDNTs, CAMHS or primary care psychology services have been consulted by the Department of Education and Youth, NEPS, the...
- Hospital Facilities
269. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the new emergency department for Beaumont Hospital; when the project will proceed to tender; when construction will begin on this vital...
- Departmental Data
270. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 719 and 745 of 23 of June 2026, the precise key performance indicators and data metrics which are reported; and the...
- Mental Health Services
271. To ask the Minister for Health if information will be provided in relation to psychiatry of later life services for (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49923/26]
- Health Services
273. To ask the Minister for Health the number of empty beds in the Sarsfield Court dementia unit; and the number of patients admitted in the past six months respectively. [49929/26]
- Home Help Service
274. To ask the Minister for Health if additional home help hours can be put in place for a person (details supplied) as a matter of urgency. [49932/26]
- Vaccination Programme
275. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to introduce a vaccine injury payment programme in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49935/26]
- Health Services Staff
277. To ask the Minister for Health whether travel and subsistence expenses for home care assistants have been reviewed or are under review; the last time that allowable amounts were updated; and...
- Disease Management
278. To ask the Minister for Health to outline Government policy on access to continuous glucose monitoring devices for people with type two diabetes; whether she will request a rapid health...
- Departmental Correspondence
280. To ask the Minister for Health to address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); if the matter raised is the case; if arrangements will be put in place to rectify this; and if...
- Health Services
281. To ask the Minister for Health whether the HSE has sought or received cumulative manganese exposure data from water suppliers, broken down by age group or vulnerability category; the basis...
- Tobacco Control Measures
286. To ask the Minister for Health the number of samples of nicotine-inhaling products submitted by the National Environmental Health Service to the State Laboratory for testing of nicotine...
- Ministerial Appointments
292. To ask the Minister for Health when it was decided by her Department and agreed with the Health Research Consent Declaration Committee (HRCDC) that persons making applications to the...
- Healthcare Policy
294. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Health Research Consent Declaration Committee is able to periodically publicly invite expressions of interest for membership of the committee....
- Hospital Appointments Status
295. To ask the Minister for Health to examine an appointment referral case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50001/26]
- Hospital Staff
296. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant paediatric cardiologists based at CHI Temple Street Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50004/26]
- General Practitioner Services
299. To ask the Minister for Health whether GPs can currently refer directly for gynaecological pelvic MRI under the GP access to community diagnostics scheme; and if she will make a statement on...
- Healthcare Policy
304. To ask the Minister for Health whether her Department has reviewed the cost and patient impact of funding endometriosis-related care abroad compared with investing in improved diagnostic and...
- Hospital Appointments Status
305. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment. [50013/26]
- Health Services
306. To ask the Minister for Health if the S1 form requested by persons will be expedited (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50023/26]
- Healthcare Policy
307. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the delivery of the implementation plan in response to the report entitled 'The Use of Uro-gynaecological Mesh in Surgical Procedures'; and if...
- Health Service Executive
308. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE does not fully reimburse patients who avail of the cross border directive through providers such as Kingsbridge in northern Ireland, in...
- Disease Management
309. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the health technology assessment and reimbursement decision for pluvicto (lutetium-177 PSMA therapy) for the treatment of metastatic...
- Health Services
319. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the review of the operation of Drogheda Cottage Hospital; when this review is expected to be completed; and if she can give...
- Emergency Departments
320. To ask the Minister for Health the current protocols in place for cases in which a patient presents at an accident and emergency department and reports suspected drink spiking; the reason...
- Medical Cards
322. To ask the Minister for Health if a medical card will be extended for a person (details supplied). [50230/26]
- Hospital Procedures
323. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients from counties Louth, Meath, Monaghan and Cavan who were required to travel outside the north-east region for cardiac procedures in each...
- Hospital Facilities
326. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the planned development of a stem cell transplant unit at Cork University Hospital, in view of the fact that many patients from the...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Departmental Reports
333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a report of "sectoral guidelines or standards for investigations of breaches of institutional SVH policy' has been published, following a...
- Departmental Communications
334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to questions raised by an organisation at an Oireachtas Committee (details supplied) if further information will be provided. [49943/26]
- Research and Development
335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which the 2026 to 2030 Research Ireland strategy will ensure that curiosity driven research continues to receive appropriate support...
- Grant Payments
339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider reforms to the means test for SUSI grants to include significant financial commitments such as mortgage and rent costs; and...
- Scientific Research
340. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 July to 31 December 2026, whether any citizen science initiatives are...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Job Losses
347. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he is concerned by the closure of more than 2,200 pubs since 2005 and the implications this may have for community life in...
- Departmental Projects
348. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the current status of a project (details supplied) relating to the Cappahoosh bike path and walking trail; the progress made to...
- Social Enterprise Sector
349. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he considers the existing suite of State supports for social enterprises including the Community Services Programme, SICAP and...
- Community Welfare Services
350. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total allocation to and draw-down figures from the community centre investment fund over the past five budgets, in tabular...
- Departmental Reviews
354. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if there are plans to commission an independent assessment to examine whether current social enterprise funding programmes are...
