Written answers
Wednesday, 8 July 2026
- Department of An Taoiseach
- National Security
1. To ask the Taoiseach for an update on the revised National Security Strategy as was committed to in the Programme for Government; and to provide a timeline for its publication. [52080/26]
- Cybersecurity Policy
3. To ask the Taoiseach to provide the amounts by which his Department or agencies within the aegis of his Department that has been defrauded as a result of a cyberattack; and the total amount...
- EU Meetings
4. To ask the Taoiseach the range of topics covered and the outcome of his discussions in Cork with the President of the European Commission. [52318/26]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Cybersecurity Policy
5. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide the amounts by which her Department or agencies within the aegis of her Department has that been defrauded as a result of a...
- Humanitarian Aid
6. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide details of the humanitarian supports Ireland is providing to Venezuela in the aftermath of the recent earthquakes; and if she will...
- EU Presidency
7. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if her Department plans to hold events in County Clare during and related to the EU Presidency term; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Irish Language
8. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to respond to correspondence received (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52079/26]
- Foreign Policy
9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the Government's position on the Paris protocol and its operational applicability to economic relations between Palestine and Israel. [52144/26]
- Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
- Cybersecurity Policy
11. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide the amounts by which his Department or agencies within the aegis of his Department that has been defrauded as a...
- Renewable Energy Generation
12. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when a response will issue to correspondence (details supplied) that was sent to him by this Deputy on 2 June 2026; and if...
- Department of Defence
- Departmental Data
14. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 357 of 9 June 2026, the roles, ranks and corps represented by the three direct entry appointments made in...
- Defence Forces
16. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 357 of 9 June 2026, the current status of the six direct entry reserve officer candidates referred to; the...
- Cybersecurity Policy
21. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to provide the amounts by which her Department or agencies within the aegis of her Department that has been defrauded as a result of a...
- Derelict Sites
22. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to provide an up-to-date position on the derelict housing in the Curragh Camp, County Kildare; the outcome of the report commissioned on the...
- Defence Forces
23. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of actions recommended by the Commission on the Defence Forces which have been completed and implemented to date. [52069/26]
- Departmental Strategies
28. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if she will publish the Memorandum of Understanding she signed earlier in 2026 with the United Kingdom Secretary for Defence; and if she will...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Public Transport
29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether his Department has assessed transport barriers preventing young people from accessing youth services; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Schemes
30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport given that the electric vehicle scrappage pilot scheme was fully subscribed within minutes of opening for applications, the plans his...
- Electric Vehicles
31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide details of the number of applications received under the electric vehicle (EV) scrappage pilot scheme, per county, and by urban...
- Public Transport
32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the independent feasibility study on extending MetroLink to southwest Dublin will commence, as committed to in the Programme for...
- Electric Vehicles
34. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on expansion of the public charging network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51957/26]
- Bus Éireann
35. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine the feasibility of introducing a direct scheduled Bus Éireann service between Sligo and Athlone; the assessment...
- Departmental Bodies
36. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide the amounts by which his Department or agencies within the aegis of his Department that has been defrauded as a result of a...
- Tax Credits
37. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 148 of 24 June 2026, given motor tax is not a self-assessment tax, could the Minister address a case...
- Bus Services
42. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Transport Authority conducts post-implementation traffic monitoring of junction layouts delivered under the BusConnects...
- Road Projects
44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent on the recent upgrade of the road surface along the Stillorgan road and N11 (from Leeson Street to the Loughlinstown...
- Disability Issues
45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures being taken to increase wheelchair access in the taxi industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52055/26]
- Ports Policy
47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to publish a new national ports policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52083/26]
- Active Travel
48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of funding that is provided by the NTA to Galway City Council for the provision of active travel staff; and if he will make a...
- Air Services
50. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the review of flight paths at Dublin Airport as stated in Dáil Éireann on 23 and 30 June 2026; and if he will...
- Airport Policy
51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide the safety reports on the 28R and 28L runways at Dublin Airport; the analysis of dependant-mode operation of said runways; and...
- Vehicle Clamping
52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether he considers that the current legislative and regulatory framework governing private vehicle clamping adequately distinguishes...
- Haulage Industry
53. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the approximate timeframe for the processing and payment of an application for a person (details supplied) under the road transporters...
- Transport Policy
55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to consider expanding the scrappage scheme (ICE2EV) considering the high demand displayed in applications for the pilot scheme; and if he...
- Rail Network
56. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the 6.50am train from Athenry-Galway following his commitment that the service will be retained; and if he will...
- Public Transport
57. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if he will provide a response to the queries raised; and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Finance
- Small and Medium Enterprises
58. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 46 of 1 May 2025, the current situation regarding the drafting at a national level on the proposed EU National Regional...
- Cybersecurity Policy
59. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide the amounts by which his Department or agencies within the aegis of his Department that has been defrauded as a result of a cyberattack; and the...
- Tax Code
60. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will review the current interaction between Capital Gains Tax (CGT) and Capital Acquisitions Tax (CAT) on lifetime property gifts within families; if his...
- Banking Sector
61. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm the Government received a non-binding proposal (details supplied) in August 2025 separate to the 5 September 2025 offer and to outline the...
- Tax Code
62. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has considered the introduction of a stamp duty exemption, reduction or refund scheme for older homeowners who voluntarily downsize, or "rightsize", from...
- National Asset Management Agency
63. To ask the Minister for Finance to state or estimate the original establishment cost of the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA), including the initial cost of acquiring loans, bad debts...
- Departmental Meetings
64. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of meetings of the Working Party on Tax Questions, including meetings dealing with indirect taxation, that are scheduled or expected to take place...
- Financial Services
67. To ask the Minister for Finance whether his Department is considering any changes to the deemed disposal rules applying to exchange traded funds and certain investment funds as part of Budget...
- Departmental Schemes
68. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the revised disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52185/26]
- Tax Yield
69. To ask the Minister for Finance given his acknowledgement of the limitations of the Revenue Commissioners Ready Reckoner in accurately forecasting the Exchequer yield from tobacco excise...
- Tax Code
70. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering a VAT reduction for the sale of products made by Irish craft workers. [52209/26]
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Office of Public Works
71. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will consider the introduction of free access to OPW sites to people with disabilities and children under 18 years of age; and if...
- Departmental Bodies
72. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the Office of the Protected Disclosures Commissioner applies S.I. No. 367/2020, Prescribed Persons for the bodies responsible...
- Vacant Properties
73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of vacant OPW or HSE buildings assessed as potentially suitable for youth services; whether any have been offered to youth...
- Cybersecurity Policy
74. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide the amounts by which his Department or agencies within the aegis of his Department that has been defrauded as a result of a...
- Flood Relief Schemes
75. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason the OPW failed to commence construction on a single major flood relief scheme, as reported in the Public Service Performance...
- Office of Public Works
77. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the development of Doneraile House and grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52154/26]
- National Development Plan
78. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the capital funding that has been allocated, or is proposed to be allocated, for public infrastructure projects in Cork north west under...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Small and Medium Enterprises
79. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline the practical supports or mentorship programmes in place to support SMEs in exploring AI adoption. [51946/26]
- Business Supports
82. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware that a company (details supplied) has entered liquidation; the measures in place to support those affected; and if he...
- Cybersecurity Policy
83. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide the amounts by which his Department or agencies within the aegis of his Department has that been defrauded as a result of a...
- Company Closures
84. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans on commissioning an investigation into the circumstances of a company (details supplied) going into liquidation;and whether...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Capital Expenditure Programme
85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for allocating only 0.26% of the Department’s €7.55 billion NDP capital to youth infrastructure; the basis on which...
- Youth Services
88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when her Department’s national youth services mapping project will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51908/26]
- School Transport
95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether there is currently a blanket pause on the processing of school transport applications; the reasons for any such pause, or systemic delays;...
- Special Educational Needs
96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the key measures taken to improve special needs education provision since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she...
- Education Policy
97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the key measures taken to improve primary education since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a...
- Educational Disadvantage
98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the key measures taken to tackle educational disadvantage since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a...
- Employment Rights
99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the key measures taken to improve employment conditions for teachers since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she...
- School Funding
100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the key measures taken to support schools facing financial pressures since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she...
- Education Schemes
101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the development and rollout of the new DEIS resource allocation model; the expected implementation date; the consideration that...
- Special Educational Needs
102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on summer provision for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51970/26]
- Schools Building Projects
103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to a school (details supplied), whether a new 2B form will have to be completed for the school to be included in the next tranche of...
- Departmental Data
105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the amounts by which her Department or agencies within the aegis of her Department that has been defrauded as a result of a...
- School Staff
106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of concerns raised by persons regarding a staffing allocation issue at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Parental Leave
107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a primary school teacher can amend their application for parental leave, following an error made on the application (details supplied); and if...
- Special Educational Needs
108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 383 of 30 June 2026, if she will consider granting an additional SNA to a school (details supplied)...
- Disadvantaged Status
109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will engage with a school (details supplied) to ensure that DEIS Plus students will not be negatively impacted by the loss of...
- Departmental Expenditure
110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the costs incurred by her Department for the delivery of training to staff on the Relate Framework in the 2025/2026 academic year; and if she...
- School Patronage
112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the next steps for schools where a majority of respondents to her Department's primary school survey favoured a move to multi-denominational...
- School Staff
116. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the situation at a school (details supplied) regarding an extra junior infants class that was sanctioned for the school year...
- Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
- Television Licence Fee
117. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the loss of revenue to the State if the TV licence was abolished; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51968/26]
- Cybersecurity Policy
118. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport to provide the amounts by which his Department or agencies within the aegis of his Department that has been defrauded as a...
- Postal Services
119. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the current status of the proposed An Post pension increase within his Department, including the stage it has reached in...
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Planning Issues
120. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether local authorities are required to include youth hubs or youth spaces in new housing developments; and if he will make...
- Cybersecurity Policy
121. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide the amounts by which his Department or agencies within the aegis of his Department that has been defrauded as a...
- Defective Building Materials
122. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the progress of the apartment and duplex defects remediation scheme legislation; the current timeline for...
- Housing Provision
123. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current status of all funding applications made by Galway City Council for the development of affordable housing; the...
- State Properties
124. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status and plans for the recently purchased lands at Dowth Hall, Dowth, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on...
- Emergency Accommodation
125. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 118 of 17 June 2026, the homeless prevention supports referred to; the percentage of the...
- Housing Schemes
126. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason for the delay in approving the application for the improvement work in lieu of local authority housing scheme...
- Citizens' Assembly
127. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 98 of 30 June 2026, where in the Taoiseach indicated part of the requested information...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Departmental Data
128. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide the amounts by which his Department or agencies within the aegis of his Department that has been defrauded as a...
- Social Welfare Code
129. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures he will introduce to protect persons in low-pay, low-hour work from income volatility, including volatility...
- Social Welfare Benefits
130. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether his Department will consider amending the rules governing the carer's allowance to permit people who are in receipt...
- Social Welfare Appeals
131. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures his Department is taking to address the current backlog and processing time of social welfare appeals; and if he...
- Social Welfare Payments
132. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 536 of 30 June 2026 and 624 of 16 June 2026, to outline the factors which are...
- Dental Services
134. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an estimate of the accumulated total in cuts in spending on the dental treatment service scheme since 2010 as...
- Social Welfare Benefits
136. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to review the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52257/26]
- Department of Justice and Equality
- Visa Applications
137. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on an application under EU Treaty rights (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51919/26]
- Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence
139. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the measures currently in place for the prosecution of those found guilty of sustained domestic abuse, coercive...
- Crime Prevention
140. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the key measures taken to tackle crime and improve community safety since January 2025; his priorities for same for the rest of...
- Visa Applications
141. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of IRP renewal applications received by his Department per month in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Data
144. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide the amounts by which his Department or agencies within the aegis of his Department that has been defrauded as a...
- Electronic Tagging
145. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the request for tender for an electronic monitoring managed service for an Electronic Monitoring Pilot Programme;...
- Visa Applications
147. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the evidential basis where join family processing times were changed from four to eight weeks to six to 12 months; and the...
- Citizenship Applications
151. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the date and month on which a person (details supplied) applied for Irish citizenship; the date and month when their...
- National Security
152. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to the creation of a joint intelligence centre tasked with producing integrated national...
- International Protection
153. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of IPAS residents accommodated in each accommodation type (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- An Garda Síochána
160. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to examine the delays in issuing a Garda vetting invitation to a person (details supplied); the reason his Department has not...
- International Protection
162. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to report on the removal and confiscation of private fridges and a prohibition of the storing of food or medication in the...
- Residency Permits
163. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to expediting an IRP application for a person (details supplied) due to technical issues...
- International Protection
164. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department or the International Protection Office collects data on the number of instances where a person is found to...
- Immigration Status
165. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of issues associated with the ISD portal; the current delays in processing immigration stamps; and if he will...
- International Protection
166. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether residents at IPAS accommodation are entitled to keep foodstuffs in their room; whether refrigerators privately...
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agriculture Industry
167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a breakdown by product type of the amount of fertiliser purchased by Irish farmers in 2025; and the average cost per tonne. [51918/26]
- Departmental Data
168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the amounts by which his Department or agencies within the aegis of his Department that has been defrauded as a result of...
- Agriculture Industry
169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person who decided that Ireland would not pursue agricultural reserve support for potato growers affected by the 2023/2024...
- Departmental Reports
171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a report (details supplied); the expected timeline for its publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Data
172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the prices paid by licensed approved meat processing facilities on a weekly basis for TB reactors are reported to his Department...
- Beef Sector
173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be an allocation made to Irish Beef Farmers from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve following on from the fall in trade of...
- Agriculture Schemes
174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in the context of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the steps being taken to secure an increased CAP...
- Agriculture Supports
179. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Government will draw down funding from the EU fertiliser support plan to provide direct payments to farmers; and if he will...
- Departmental Reports
180. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to implement the recommendations of the report on generational renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Beef Sector
181. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which beef found to have tuberculosis present at the time of slaughtering is processed; if this beef is processed for...
- Bord Bia
183. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied with the recent Bord Bia report, given its failure to adequately address public concerns regarding a potential...
- Dairy Sector
184. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the new contract for milk suppliers to a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Children, Disability and Equality
- Childcare Services
185. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the key measures taken to improve childcare and early learning services since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of...
- Equality Issues
187. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the key equality measures since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Child Protection
188. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the key measures taken in child protection services since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she...
- Disability Services
189. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the full list of the 29 providers appointed to HSE27399, the national bespoke panel arrangement for the provision of...
- Cybersecurity Policy
190. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide the amounts by which her Department or agencies within the aegis of her Department that has been defrauded as a result of...
- Childcare Services
191. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the membership of the National Fee Review Team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52002/26]
- Disabilities Assessments
192. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the length of the current wait list for an assessment of need (AON) in Cavan and Monaghan; the timeline for a person to be seen...
- Childcare Services
193. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she is aware of a case (details supplied); and if she will engage with the families affected to ensure childcare costs are...
- Disability Services
196. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will ensure that measures are implemented without delay to improve inadequate services and put in place adequate residential...
- Children in Care
197. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will give detailed consideration to the issues raised in the 2027 pre-Budget submission of a national association (details...
- Early Childhood Care and Education
198. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if her Department intends to operate a fee increase assessment process for the programme year 2026/2027; and if she will make a...
- Disability Services
199. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the key measures taken to improve disability services since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she...
- Department of Health
- Home Care Packages
200. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE has issued any national, regional or local instruction, circular, operational guidance or other direction since 1 January 2026 restricting access to...
- Cancer Services
208. To ask the Minister for Health the key measures taken to improve cancer care since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Health Screening Programmes
209. To ask the Minister for Health the key measures taken to improve screening services since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Pharmacy Services
210. To ask the Minister for Health the key measures taken to improve pharmacy services since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Care Services
211. To ask the Minister for Health the key measures taken to improve social care services since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on...
- General Practitioner Services
212. To ask the Minister for Health the key measures taken to support and improve GP services since January 2025; her priorities for same for the rest of 2026; and if she will make a statement on...
- Cybersecurity Policy
213. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the amounts by which her Department or agencies within the aegis of her Department has that been defrauded as a result of a cyberattack; and the...
- Vaccination Programme
214. To ask the Minister for Health if she will include the shingles vacation for adults aged 65 years and over free of charge at the point of delivery in the national immunisation programme; and...
- Nursing Homes
215. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will publish the independent review of HIQA on nursing homes; to publish HIQA's action plans and implementation; the timeframes to implement...
- Tobacco Control Measures
216. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department is considering a ban on the purchase of tobacco products for future generations, such as was introduced in countries such as New Zealand and...
- Hospital Appointments Status
217. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on hospital appointments for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52027/26]
- Women's Health
218. To ask the Minister for Health the funding available for a Women's Shed (details supplied). [52059/26]
- Home Care Packages
219. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide clarity on recent changes to home support services; if it is correct that new home support packages are now only being approved for people...
- Health Service Executive
222. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the circular issued by the HSE on 25 June 2026 that will, from 29 June 2026, that will refuse new home support to roughly 85% of the people who...
- Health Services
223. To ask the Minister for Health the steps being taken to procure additional ophthalmology service provision to address the needs of the more than 58,000 patients currently on waiting lists...
- Hospital Services
226. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the establishment of a planned trauma care service at Merlin Park University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52089/26]
- Health Services
227. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on establishing a single point of access for all children, in conjunction with child and adolescent mental health services and primary care...
- Medicinal Products
228. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the use of sativex (nabiximols), a pharmaceutical-grade spray, or any other standardised cannabinoid extracts licensed and available to...
- Tobacco Control Measures
229. To ask the Minister for Health whether the conference being organised by her Department on 16 and 17 November 2026, entitled "Maximising EU Potential through Health - Securing Our Future...
- Hospital Services
236. To ask the Minister for Health whether her Department or the HSE has assessed the impact of restrictions on overnight stays by partners or chosen support persons in maternity hospitals on...
- International Protection
240. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2125 of 9 June 2026, to provide details of the costs paid to GPs for the provision of session clinics and consultations...
- Hospital Staff
241. To ask the Minister for Health if she has investigated whether public only consultants in the pathology lab in St. Vincent's University Hospital are engaged in private work on site; if the...
- Departmental Correspondence
242. To ask the Minister for Health if she will meet with a group (details supplied) regarding the structural tax issue that is limiting their ability to expand their GP model in underserved...
- Environmental Schemes
243. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the visual representation of nappies across maternity, pregnancy and parenting resources to ensure that both reuseable and disposable are...
- Hospital Services
244. To ask the Minister for Health if families will be entitled to know if their child's case will be included in any future statutory public inquiry into Children's Health Ireland; if...
- Mental Health Services
245. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of mental health spending in regard to the total health budget for 2026; if she can provide a breakdown of the services and supports that have...
- Hospital Staff
248. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the appointment of the chair of the board and the appointment of the full board for the new hospital in Limerick; if she will commit to...
- Departmental Contracts
249. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a schedule of all contracts with an estimated value in excess of €5 million awarded by her Department, Health Service Executive, and all...
- Health Services Staff
250. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the fact that while the number of NHDs has risen by 52% between 2012 and 2021, the number of hospital consultants has risen by 44% over the past...
- Dental Services
251. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an estimate of the accumulated total in cuts in spending on the dental treatment service scheme since 2010 when compared with the baseline annual...
- Health Promotion
253. To ask the Minister for Health the Departmental analysis of vitamin and mineral supplements that is being carried out to determine recommended daily amounts vis-à-vis the "typical"...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Cybersecurity Policy
254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide the amounts by which his Department or agencies within the aegis of his Department has that been defrauded as a result of a...
- Education Policy
255. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if. during discussions with a college (details supplied) and SETU prior to the announcement of the closure of the former, his Department was...
- Education Standards
258. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is aware that there is an inconsistency in entry requirements for Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) programmes across State-funded providers...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Cybersecurity Policy
259. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to provide the amounts by which his Department or agencies within the aegis of his Department that has been defrauded as a result...
