Written answers

Thursday, 16 July 2026

  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Special Educational Needs
      4. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for setting 1 September 2026 as the closing date for applications for special school and special class places for the 2027-2028...
    • Education Policy
      11. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if, in light of the recently published parental preference survey for the Killester, Raheny, Clontarf School Planning Area showing that 62.1% of...
    • School Transport
      18. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the twenty-one students who attend a school (details supplied) and applied and paid for school transport through Bus Éireann can instead...
    • School Facilities
      19. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline any progress toward providing a general purpose hall or sporting facilities for a school (details supplied). [53707/26]
    • School Transport
      20. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to provide certainty to families in advance of the commencement of the 2026-2027 school year regarding school transport...
    • School Staff
      21. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide funding to ensure that STEM officers remain in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50253/26]
    • School Accommodation
      22. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of an additional accommodation project application by a school (details supplied); when the school can proceed to the next...
    • Youth Services
      23. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she supports the establishment of a cross-Government youth infrastructure unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54157/26]
    • School Transport
      24. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the school transport scheme will recognise designated feeder schools (details supplied) for the purpose of eligibility; and if she will make a...
    • School Staff
      25. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is aware of the situation in a school (details supplied) in Naas in relation to requirements for another teacher for the...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      26. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on pupil teacher ratios of classrooms in primary education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54062/26]
    • School Facilities
      27. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the degree to which the ‘procedures on the use of school property and school sports facilities outside of school hours’ is monitored...
    • School Staff
      28. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in County Clare that were notified of a reduction in their special needs assistant allocation arising from the National...
    • School Transport
      30. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures that have been taken to control costs on school transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54199/26]
    • School Admissions
      31. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether her Department has examined the introduction of a centralised admissions system for school places similar to that operated in Northern...
    • Special Educational Needs
      32. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied with the level of provision under the Summer Programme and the way in which it operates; and if she will make a statement on...
    • School Funding
      33. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the resources she is providing to support small schools. [53706/26]
    • Departmental Reports
      34. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress being made to create an alternative to the assessment of needs reports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53969/26]
    • School Facilities
      35. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to advance the delivery of the new school facilities at a school (details supplied) that have been long delayed. [53319/26]
    • Schools Building Projects
      36. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the school building project for a school (details supplied); when the school will be approved to proceed to the next stage; and if...
    • School Facilities
      37. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on sanctioned ASD classes in Dublin northwest (details supplied). [53938/26]
    • Budget 2027
      38. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures she intends to bring forward to reduce the cost of returning to school for families in Budget 2027; whether she has engaged with the...
    • Departmental Inquiries
      39. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will establish an independent inquiry into the concealment of an admission letter written in February 1970, by a convicted sexual abuser...
    • School Transport
      40. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the implementation of the school transport review; the measures she is taking to ensure every child who wants a place on...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      41. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether her Department has prepared a phased implementation plan to further reduce pupil teacher ratios over the lifetime of the current...
    • Schools Building Projects
      42. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on a new school build (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52567/26]
    • School Funding
      43. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for granting approval to schools in Carlow and Kilkenny that are waiting to move to the next stage of their capital projects. [54162/26]
    • Schools Building Projects
      44. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a school building development (details supplied); if her Department will provide an update on the timeline for the approval of Stage...
    • Special Educational Needs
      45. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that the SNA allocation at a school (details supplied) is restored and that the school principal receive confirmation of same...
    • Departmental Policies
      46. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on progress for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54124/26]
    • Scoileanna DEIS
      47. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process used to review schools' eligibility for DEIS status; the criteria used to determine whether schools enter or exit the programme; the...
    • Departmental Meetings
      48. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will commit to urgently re-engage with SNAs and their representatives in the wake of their rejection of workforce development plan...
    • Scoileanna DEIS
      49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on the exclusion of a school (details supplied) from the DEIS Plus programme given the clear meeting of the criteria involved; if the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      50. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the procurement and governance arrangements that apply to major school capital projects and the safeguards in place to ensure transparency,...
    • School Funding
      51. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the funding for the new build and refurbishment of a school (details supplied). [50295/26]
    • Departmental Data
      52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children who have applied for a special school or special class place for the 2026-2027 school year who have yet to be offered an...
    • School Transport
      53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for the school transport scheme, by county, for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years; the number of applicants...
    • Special Educational Needs
      54. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to establish an additional reading class west of Galway city to compliment the class in Renmore; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Schools Building Projects
      55. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 370 of 7 July 2026, the latest developments in relation to the new school build for a school (details...
    • Departmental Policies
      56. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the basis for her Department's decision not to implement the local bargaining measures for special needs assistants, notwithstanding that those...
    • Schools Building Projects
      57. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on a school project (details supplied); if she will consider this project as a coeducational school building following the recent...
    • Pension Provisions
      58. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of proposals to provide school secretaries and caretakers with pension parity and improved leave entitlements; the progress...
    • School Facilities
      60. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 85 of 17 June 2026, the progress made to date of her Department’s assessment of the scope of works...
    • Departmental Data
      61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the work of the Taskforce on Models of Provision for Irish-Medium Education; the number of meetings held to date; the key...
    • Departmental Policies
      62. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the loss of a teacher at a school (details supplied) due to being a single student short of the enrolment target and the subsequent...
    • Schools Building Projects
      63. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department will outline the final stages for the three-school campus in Celbridge to move the project from stage 2a to stage 2b; and if she...
    • School Accommodation
      65. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status the application by a school (details supplied) under the additional accommodation scheme; the stage the project is currently...
    • School Transport
      66. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the 4.8km eligibility criterion for school transport, as it fails to reflect the reality of modern rural life where many...
    • Youth Services
      67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of the €4 million youth capital allocation for youth services as part of the National Development Plan; and if she will make...
    • Scoileanna Lán-Ghaeilge
      68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén dul chun cinn atá á dhéanamh ag a Roinn maidir leis an bhfoirgneamh nua a thógáil ag scoil (sonraí...
    • School Accommodation
      69. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on an application for additional school accommodation by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the progress in undertaking a rebuild of three schools in Dublin 7 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Policies
      71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding any research carried out by her Department into the demand for new Gaelscoileanna and Gaelcholáistí; and if she...
    • Schools Building Projects
      72. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the plans that will be advanced for a new school on a site offered free of charge to the State, within the town boundaries...
    • School Staff
      74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the staffing allocation for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54076/26]
    • School Accommodation
      75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on an application for additional school accommodation by a school (details supplied); the timeline for same; if it will be...
    • Departmental Data
      76. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider island status for a school (details supplied) in recognition of the unique circumstances of Valentia Island; and if she will...
    • Schools Building Projects
      78. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the building project for a school (details supplied). [53966/26]
    • Artificial Intelligence
      79. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether the school curriculum is adequately preparing young people for a labour market increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence and...
    • Schools Building Projects
      80. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a school building project (details supplied) given the current building no longer being fit-for-purpose; and if...
    • School Staff
      81. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department is considering targeted incentives to attract and retain teachers in rural schools in County Mayo; and if she will make a...
    • School Transport
      82. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on progress of the roll-out of School Transport 2030; when she anticipates further pilot routes to be rolled out; whether she is...
    • Schools Building Projects
      83. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the progress of outstanding major school building projects (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Mental Health Services
      84. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on County Louth receiving adequate early intervention mental health supports for young people in school, including the expansion of...
    • Schools Building Projects
      85. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which school building projects will be selected for the next Education Sectoral NDP Implementation Plan; and if she will make a...
    • Special Educational Needs
      86. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is concerned at decisions made for SNA allocations which are not meeting need in schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Schools Building Projects
      87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a progress report on school building projects approved in Dublin mid-west; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54069/26]
    • School Transport
      88. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children in Cork without special school transport for the 2026-2027 school year. [52758/26]
    • Schools Building Projects
      89. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the school extension project for a school (details supplied) including the current stage of the project; the next steps; the...
    • Departmental Data
      90. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason the full findings and analysis of the youth worker workforce survey and employer workforce questionnaire conducted to inform the Youth...
    • Departmental Funding
      91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the capital funding and minor works funding granted to schools in Kerry in 2025 and to date in 2026; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Special Educational Needs
      92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rationale for requiring parents and guardians seeking a special class or special school place for the 2027-2028 school year to notify the NCSE...
    • Schools Administration
      93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the increased use of digital devices in secondary schools and the associated growing digital divide (details supplied); the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the up-to-date position of advancing a new school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54031/26]
    • School Transport
      95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has given further consideration to allowing for school transport from the east side of Galway city to schools (details supplied); and if...
    • Departmental Schemes
      96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the next round of approvals will issue under the summer works scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54153/26]
    • Special Educational Needs
      97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the special school in Carraig na bFhear will open. [52757/26]
    • Educational Disadvantage
      98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will be expanding the number of DEIS+ schools in Limerick; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53910/26]
    • Departmental Reviews
      99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding any review ongoing within her Department into the provision of new Gaelscoileanna and Gaelcholáistí; and if she...
    • Schools Building Projects
      100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a building project for a school (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage at an early date in view of the urgent...
    • Special Educational Needs
      101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures being taken to ensure that primary schools requested by her Department to provide additional mainstream places or establish new...
    • Youth Work Supports
      102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when arrangements for the youth capital funding scheme for 2026 will be finalised and released; if funding will be released under the youth...
    • Schools Building Projects
      103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on school planning in the Cabra-Phibsborough-D7 School Planning Area (SPA); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54204/26]
    • School Management
      105. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to reverse the decision to remove a teaching position from a school (details supplied), given this decision will have a detrimental impact both...
    • Departmental Data
      106. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps her Department is taking to establish a fully independent, stand-alone Gaelcholáiste in County Clare; if she will address the...
    • Education Standards
      107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether she is satisfied with current literacy and numeracy outcomes and the measures being taken to improve standards across the education...
    • School Accommodation
      108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are any legal requirements in relation to the minimum space requirement for children in classrooms; if she has examined the matter; and...
    • Special Educational Needs
      109. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the basis on which the 1 September 2026 closing date for the NCSE parents notify portal for special class and special school placements for the...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the measures her Department is taking to increase the number of primary school teachers and to reduce the pupil-to-teacher ratio in primary...
    • Schools Building Projects
      112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will progress a new school building for a school (details supplied) to accommodate the needs of students in Blanchardstown village and...
    • Special Educational Needs
      113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the delivery of special classes in Dublin Rathdown. [52411/26]
    • Schools Refurbishment
      115. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether she will intervene urgently to repair a roof at a local school hall (details supplied). [55292/26]
  • Department of Defence
    • Defence Forces
      126. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the improvements to Army barracks in Cork that have occurred in the past number of years; the work that has been carried out; and if she will...
    • EU Presidency
      127. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the defence and security priorities she intends to advance during Ireland’s EU Presidency; the initiatives Ireland expects to lead or...
    • Departmental Investigations
      128. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if she will release the results of the investigation into the sighting of drones over Dublin Bay during the visit of President Zelensky of...
    • Maritime Safety
      129. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update on the GUARD, OVERSIGHT and SeaDOM projects on maritime and subsea object detection at the Centre for Robotics and Intelligent...
    • Defence Forces
      130. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if her Department has carried out an evaluation of the extent to which accommodation issues may be a factor in recruitment and retention in the...
    • National Security
      132. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to report on the work of the Irish Military Intelligence Service; and what it currently views as the potentially most serious threats to the...
    • Defence Forces
      133. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the plans in place to develop Aiken Barracks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53741/26]
    • EU Presidency
      134. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the specific drone detection, tracking and mitigation capabilities are in place to support security during the EU Presidency events; and if she...
    • Departmental Data
      135. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the full cost of using agency nurses to cover nursing duties in the Defence Forces in 2025; the number of hours this payment covered; and if she...
    • Public Procurement Contracts
      137. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the measures being taken to maximise opportunities for Irish companies and manufacturers to participate in future Defence procurement projects;...
    • Cybersecurity Policy
      138. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which the Defence Forces are expanding their capacity for delivering military operations in the cyber domain; and if she will make a...
    • Defence Forces
      139. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the specific capital investment projects planned for the Defence Forces over the next five years; the way in which these investments will...
    • Military Aircraft
      141. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for an update on her Department’s securing of a medium lift helicopter, in terms of being able to monitor our seas at speed; and if she...
    • Defence Forces
      142. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the steps she is taking to improve retention in the Defence Forces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54218/26]
    • National Security
      143. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which Ireland is using European Defence Agency joint procurement projects to achieve greater value-for-money in defence...
    • Naval Service
      144. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the current strength of the Naval Service; and the status of the P60 fleet extension programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Departmental Data
      145. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent of her Department's engagement with the Centre for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CRIS) at the University of Limerick; the details...
    • Naval Service
      146. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if she will report on the planned investment in the Naval Service under the revised NDP. [53899/26]
    • Defence Forces
      147. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence her views on the matter of there being no adjudicator in place for the Defence Forces conciliation and arbitration scheme since June 2025; and...
    • Naval Service
      148. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if she will provide an update on the Commission on the Defence Forces recommendation to develop an accelerated programme of Naval Service vessel...
    • Defence Forces
      149. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of personnel currently living in Haulbowline and Collins Barracks. [52759/26]
    • Ambulance Service
      150. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces will provide a base for an ambulance base at Iveragh Park, Killorglin; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Defence Forces
      151. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence for a report on the proposed refurbishment of accommodation at blocks A-F in Stephens Barracks. [53704/26]
    • Cybersecurity Policy
      156. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding Ireland’s preparedness for a significant cyber-attack on Department of Defence offices and institutions; and if...
    • Departmental Policies
      158. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which Ireland is using the Security Action for Europe, SAFE, Regulation to enhance Ireland's defence capability; and if she will make...
    • Defence Forces
      159. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the factors considered by Government before authorising the participation of Irish troops in peacekeeping missions. [54133/26]
    • Commemorative Events
      164. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there are plans for a public commemoration ceremony to mark the end of the UNIFIL mission given its pre-eminence in terms of Irish...
    • Defence Forces
      165. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if she will report on the planned €400 million investment in Defence Forces infrastructure under the revised NDP. [53895/26]
    • Legislative Programme
      174. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence when the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2025 will be brought before Dail Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53647/26]
    • Defence Forces
      175. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces have the capacity needed to maintain continuous surveillance of vessels operating near critical subsea infrastructure...
    • Maritime Jurisdiction
      187. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the role of the Naval Service in protecting undersea telecommunications and energy cables and other critical maritime infrastructure within...
    • Defence Forces
      189. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the plans the Defence Forces now have for light tactical armoured vehicles which were offered to Ukraine but rejected; and if she will make a...
    • Naval Service
      193. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to report on any progress made in exploring the expansion of the State’s existing naval infrastructure, including exploring the potential...
    • Defence Forces
      194. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which her Department is preparing the Defence Forces for the increasing role of drones, artificial intelligence and emerging...
    • Naval Service
      195. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the way in which the new Maritime Strategy will address current maritime defence and surveillance deficiencies; and if she will make a statement...
    • Defence Forces
      196. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the measures she is taking to address long-standing issues with internal workplace culture in the Defence Forces; and if she will make a...
    • Foreign Policy
      197. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the specific matters discussed between representatives of the Government and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, or representatives of the Government...
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    • Passport Services
      198. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will intervene in the processing of an urgent passport application for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement...
    • Departmental Data
      199. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of civil servants seconded to her Department for the duration of Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union. [54297/26]
    • EU Presidency
      200. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether any external groups such as companies, consultancies, or NGOs have been paid to assist with managing Ireland's Presidency of the...
    • Human Rights
      201. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade for an update on a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54335/26]
    • Passport Services
      202. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to expedite a passport for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54431/26]
    • Foreign Policy
      203. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if Ireland has supported the United Nations resolutions on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, in...
    • Passport Services
      204. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if she will consider introducing an auto renewal/reminder system for all Irish passports six months prior to a passport expiring; and if she...
    • EU Presidency
      205. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of EU Presidency policy and administrative officers now employed on temporary contracts across her Department, in Ireland and...
    • Climate Action Plan
      206. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding all actions in each of the Climate Action Plans 2021 to 2025 under the remit of her Department; to provide a...
  • Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
    • Legislative Measures
      207. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the research framework behind the drafting of the Maritime Area Planning (Marine Protected Areas)...
    • Wind Energy Generation
      209. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding any initiative that seeks to expedite the construction of offshore wind energy infrastructure; and...
    • Climate Action Plan
      212. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he can confirm media reports that the State faces EU penalties of between €8 billion and €26 billion due...
    • Energy Infrastructure
      213. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government whether his Department has assessed Ireland’s strategic oil security arrangements, including the resilience of...
    • Electricity Grid
      214. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the new policy on private wires; if he will provide further details on the framework for gaining the...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      219. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in...
    • Climate Action Plan
      222. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to provide an update on the work of the NEAT taskforce; if the action plan is expected to be approved and published by Q3;...
    • EU Presidency
      223. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of EU Presidency policy and administrative officers now employed on temporary contracts across his Department,...
    • Departmental Bodies
      224. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the dates on which he met with each of the State or semi-State bodies under his remit, broken down by State or semi-State...
    • Recycling Policy
      225. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware of concerns (details supplied); the dates on which he has met to address this matter; and if he will make a...
    • Climate Action Plan
      227. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the Climate Action Plan 2026 will be published; if it will be published during the Dáil recess; and if he will...
    • Energy Conservation
      229. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the target of 500,000 homes retrofitted to a B2 standard by 2030; if the Government remains in...
    • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
      230. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the strategic objective to deliver a 2MtCO2 reduction in the built environment by 2030; if a target...
    • Wind Energy Generation
      232. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the proportion of the 2030 target for onshore wind that has been achieved (energised) to date in 2026; and if he will make...
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      234. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the proportion of the 2030 target for solar PV that has been achieved (energised) to date in 2026; and if he will make a...
    • Wind Energy Generation
      235. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the proportion of the 2030 target for offshore wind capacity specifically for renewable hydrogen that has been achieved...
  • Department of Defence
    • Defence Forces
      236. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence her Department’s plans are to improve the quality and collection of statistics relating to Defence Forces recruitment and retention; and...
    • EU Presidency
      237. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of EU Presidency policy and administrative officers now employed on temporary contracts across her Department, in Ireland and abroad;...
    • Climate Action Plan
      238. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the position regarding all actions in each of the Climate Action Plans 2021 to 2025 under the remit of her Department; to provide a breakdown of...
  • Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
    • Rail Network
      239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has engaged with Fingal County Council regarding the draft Dunsink Urban Area Plan, specifically, the provision of a...
    • Driver Licences
      244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to report on the printer failure affecting the NDLS; the number of applicants affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Road Safety
      245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether an application has been made by Cork City Council for road safety improvements on Cathedral Road, Harbour View road or...
    • Rail Network
      246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether Irish Rail intends to expand the sensory pod pilot at Kent Station to other stations across the rail network; the plans that are...
    • Vehicle Clamping
      247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the outcome of all appeals made to the NTA in respect of vehicle clamping to date in 2026 (details supplied). [54451/26]
    • Greenways Provision
      248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on a matter (details supplied) regarding Glenbeigh village, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
    • Departmental Schemes
      251. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the successor scheme to the disabled driver and passenger scheme will be introduced; if this will be in addition to the disabled...
    • Driver Test
      252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether the costs of operating driving test centres are still covered by the OPW. [54514/26]
    • Road Tolls
      254. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether the introduction of a barrier-free electronic tolling system on the Tom Clarke (East Link) Bridge has been considered in order to...
    • Departmental Contracts
      255. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the costs incurred by his Department and bodies under its aegis from contracts awarded to communications and PR firms in each of the...
    • Departmental Consultations
      256. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department's expenditure on IT consultancy; to provide a breakdown of all IT consultants engaged by his Department; the dates of...
    • EU Presidency
      258. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of EU Presidency policy and administrative officers now employed on temporary contracts across his Department, in Ireland and...
    • Departmental Bodies
      259. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the dates on which he met with each of the State or semi-State bodies under his remit, by State or semi-State, body since taking office,...
    • Electric Vehicles
      260. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the regulation of the EV charging infrastructure network; to clarify which bodies have which responsibilities; the breakdown...
    • Driver Test
      262. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on the driver test waiting times, by test centre; the breakdown of new applications, by test centre, in each of the years...
    • Climate Action Plan
      264. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding all actions in each of the Climate Action Plans 2021 to 2025 under the remit of his Department; to provide a...
    • Transport Policy
      265. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proposals there are to enhance services in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54693/26]
    • Park-and-Ride Facilities
      266. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if it is proposed to provide new park and ride facilities on the N3/M3 in counties Cavan and Meath; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Department of Finance
    • Tax Code
      267. To ask the Minister for Finance the basis upon which local property tax is applied to congregated settings; and whether it should be applied to rooms or to the congregated building. [54425/26]
    • Departmental Schemes
      269. To ask the Minister for Finance to consider altering the criteria for the help to buy scheme to allow non new-build houses to be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Vaccination Programme
      270. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration has been given to introducing a new higher tax credit or enhanced tax relief for recipients of the State pension who purchase the shingles...
    • Tax Code
      271. To ask the Minister for Finance to consider reducing inheritance tax and ultimately phasing it out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54485/26]
    • Disability Issues
      274. To ask the Minister for Finance to provide an update on the revised disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme; if it will be replaced entirely by a new grant based scheme led by the...
    • EU Presidency
      275. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of EU Presidency policy and administrative officers now employed on temporary contracts across his Department, in Ireland and abroad; if these...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      276. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will give consideration to points raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54618/26]
    • Climate Action Plan
      277. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding all actions in each of the Climate Action Plans 2021 to 2025 under the remit of his Department; to provide a breakdown of the legacy...
    • International Agreements
      278. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will suspend Ireland’s double taxation agreement with Israel. [54683/26]
    • Financial Instruments
      279. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has had any engagement with the Central Bank in relation to the approval process of Israeli war bonds up for renewed approval in September. [54684/26]
    • Tax Code
      280. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 of June 2026, the original projected cost of the VAT reduction on apartments for the year 2027. [54685/26]
  • Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
    • Departmental Properties
      283. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if provision can be made for the installation of a storage container at an OPW owned site for a local group (details supplied). [54311/26]
    • Civil Service
      284. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the policy basis on which a civil servant may be denied access to the Civil Service Grievance Procedure where the complaint relates to...
    • EU Presidency
      285. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of EU Presidency policy and administrative officers now employed on temporary contracts across his Department, in Ireland and...
    • Climate Action Plan
      286. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding all actions in each of the Climate Action Plans 2021 to 2025 under the remit of his Department; to provide a...
  • Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
    • Budget 2027
      287. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will give consideration to a pre-Budget 2027 submission (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Enterprise Support Services
      288. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports available for trades persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54296/26]
    • Work Permits
      291. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the pathway available to a family seeking to employ a non-EEA national as a full-time carer, in a private home where a family member...
    • Enterprise Support Services
      293. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the supports, grant schemes, advisory services or other assistance available to sole traders and small business owners who experience...
    • EU Presidency
      294. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of EU Presidency policy and administrative officers now employed on temporary contracts across his Department, in Ireland...
    • Climate Action Plan
      295. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding all actions in each of the Climate Action Plans 2021 to 2025 under the remit of his Department; to provide a...
    • Departmental Data
      296. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of posts flagged by each ‘trusted flagger’ each month since they received their status, in tabular form....
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • After-School Support Services
      297. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will request the Minister for Education and Youth, if she will consider altering the guidance to primary schools regarding making a room...
    • Departmental Communications
      298. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the mechanisms through which parents and organisations representing parents may engage with her Department on matters relating to the quality or...
    • Oideachas trí Ghaeilge
      299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an ndearna a Roinn aon anailís dhaonra-bhunaithe a bhaineann go sonrach le héileamh ar oideachas lán-Ghaeilge, de réir an...
    • Departmental Policies
      300. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether, in view of her Department's publication of resources and supports for recognised schools in relation to transgender and gender-diverse...
    • After-School Support Services
      301. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the guidance and supports that are available for groups looking to start an after-school programme including regulations, funding, and the way to...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to address the Budget 2011 decision to remove preferential teacher/pupil ratios for Gaelscoileanna; if this decision is still having residual...
    • Irish Language
      303. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the implementation of the Government commitment on the provision of language support hours for Irish-medium schools...
    • Schools Building Projects
      304. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to give an update on all planed new primary and secondary schools in Louth/east Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54278/26]
    • Special Educational Needs
      305. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of staff employed in the new special school in Balbriggan due to open in September 2026; the number who have signed contracts; her...
    • School Transport
      306. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the safety concerns raised by parents in Ballyboughal regarding the school bus service; her plans to address these concerns;...
    • School Enrolments
      307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update for school placement for a child (details supplied); if she will engage constructively with the parents of the child; and if...
    • Disadvantaged Status
      309. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeline for when appeals by schools who did not receive DEIS Plus designation will be decided; when schools will be informed; and if she...
    • Departmental Correspondence
      310. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the ongoing salary dispute between her Department and a former teacher (details supplied); the actions she...
    • Teaching Council of Ireland
      313. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications for Teaching Council registration received from teachers qualified outside the State in the past five years; the...
    • Schools Building Projects
      314. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of the applications submitted by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54357/26]
    • Special Educational Needs
      315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider amending the current procedure for funding the cost of school bus escorts (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • School Funding
      316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide funding to a school (details supplied) for improved parking facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54379/26]
    • Departmental Policies
      317. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons agreed local bargaining measures were withdrawn for SNAs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54426/26]
    • Schools Building Projects
      319. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on a new building for a second level CETB Gaelcholáiste in Cork (details supplied); and if she will make a...
    • Teaching Qualifications
      324. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application by a person (details supplied) to the Teaching Council for a post primary qualifications assessment; and if she will...
    • Special Educational Needs
      326. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason managers of the summer programme are prevented by the ESINET system being paid as manager until the entire programme concludes at the...
    • School Funding
      327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider an emergency works scheme appeal by a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54518/26]
    • School Accommodation
      328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an additional accommodation scheme application by a school (details supplied); the stage the application is at; when the school...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action taken to reduce class sizes and the pupil teacher ratio at primary school level since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • School Funding
      330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action taken to improve financial supports for primary schools since 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54541/26]
    • Departmental Policies
      331. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the action taken to improve the pay, working conditions and opportunities for career development for primary school teachers since 2020; and if...
    • Departmental Data
      332. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the expenditure on ICT in schools since 27 June 2020, on a local authority basis, in tabular form; and if she will make a...
    • Pupil-Teacher Ratio
      334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average class size of primary schools, by county and local authority area, in the 2025-2026 school year, in tabular form; and if she will...
    • School Textbooks
      335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children who will benefit from the free schoolbooks scheme at primary level for the 2026-2027 academic year, by local authority...
    • School Enrolments
      337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of Ukrainian pupils enrolled in Irish schools at primary level, by county as of June 30th 2026 or latest date available; the number...
    • Schools Building Projects
      338. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school building projects that have been completed, by county, since 2020; the funding allocated for same, by county, since 2020;...
    • School Funding
      339. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding allocated to each county as part of the minor works grant in each of the years 2020 to 2025, and to date in 2026, in...
    • EU Presidency
      342. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of EU Presidency policy and administrative officers now employed on temporary contracts across her Department, in Ireland and abroad;...
    • Climate Action Plan
      343. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding all actions in each of the Climate Action Plans 2021 to 2025 under the remit of her Department; to provide a breakdown of...
    • Insurance Coverage
      344. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average cost of insurance for special schools on a per pupil basis. [54639/26]
    • Water Charges
      347. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average cost for water on a per pupil basis being paid by public schools. [54643/26]
    • Special Educational Needs
      349. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the proposals to increase capacity at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54668/26]
    • Schools Building Projects
      350. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a proposed building project for a school (details supplied) will progress to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
  • Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
    • Departmental Data
      351. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on a matter (detailed supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54354/26]
    • Sports Facilities
      352. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department provides financial supports or schemes which private businesses developing a sports facility including...
    • EU Presidency
      353. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the number of EU Presidency policy and administrative officers now employed on temporary contracts across his Department,...
    • Climate Action Plan
      354. To ask the Minister for Culture, Culture, Communications and Sport the position regarding all actions in each of the Climate Action Plans 2021 to 2025 under the remit of his Department; to...
  • Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
    • Environmental Schemes
      355. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will introduce a programme for the installation of water harvesting devices in as many homes in the State as possible to...
    • Planning Issues
      357. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of SHD applications which were remitted back by the High Court to An Coimisiún Pleanála for consideration...
    • Agriculture Industry
      358. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position on advancing legislation on ReNure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54312/26]
    • Defective Building Materials
      359. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether consideration has been given to establishing a national register of homes affected by defective concrete blocks,...
    • Rental Sector
      360. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether consideration will be given to extending the RAS pilot to cities outside of Dublin namely Cork, Galway, Limerick and...
    • Regeneration Projects
      362. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the timeline for the full completion of the Cork City Northwest Quarter Regeneration Plan. [54358/26]
    • Renewable Energy Generation
      366. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government given the regional capacity allocations for solar deployment, the way in which the Regional Renewable Energy Strategy will be...
    • Defective Building Materials
      367. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government whether properties owned or operated by an approved housing body (AHB), including supported accommodation, rehabilitation...
    • Waterways Issues
      368. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to urgently investigate the algae formation on Lough Leane and Muckross Lake, Killarney, County Kerry; and if he will make a...
    • Planning Issues
      369. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update on the proposed exempted development regulations for residential dwellings; when the regulations are likely to...
    • Fire Service
      370. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of retained firefighters serving each fire station in County Clare compared with the approved establishment. [54529/26]
    • Departmental Schemes
      372. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number and value of built heritage investment scheme grants awarded in County Clare during each of the past five years....
    • EU Presidency
      373. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of EU Presidency policy and administrative officers now employed on temporary contracts across his Department, in...
    • Climate Action Plan
      374. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding all actions in each of the Climate Action Plans 2021 to 2025 under the remit of his Department; to...
    • State Bodies
      375. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the way in which chief executives and directors of services are accountable to him in the event of budget over spending,...
    • Local Authorities
      376. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if as part of Budget 2027 he will examine introducing a local improvement scheme for local authorities to access that would...
  • Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
    • Social Welfare Code
      377. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether he will review the operation of the overlapping payments rules which limit a person in receipt of a State pension to...
    • Social Welfare Payments
      378. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection his views on a matter relating to social welfare payments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
    • Legislative Measures
      380. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on the legislation to allow public services cards to be accepted as a form of identification when...
    • Social Welfare Payments
      381. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on a jobseeker’s allowance claim (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
    • State Pensions
      382. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to address the policy anomaly whereby someone with less working years can receive a higher rate of State pension due to the...
    • Social Welfare Benefits
      383. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will consider the issues raised in correspondence (details supplied) from a self-employed individual who has...
    • School Meals Programme
      384. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of school children who will be in receipt of hot meals from the start of the next school year, by county, in...
    • Social Welfare Payments
      385. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of people in receipt of the contributory and non-contributory pension who are in receipt of living allowance but...
    • Departmental Staff
      386. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of staff involved in the issuing or refusal of carer's allowance and disability allowance that have medical...
    • EU Presidency
      387. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of EU Presidency policy and administrative officers now employed on temporary contracts across his Department, in...
    • Climate Action Plan
      388. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding all actions in each of the Climate Action Plans 2021 to 2025 under the remit of his Department; to...
    • Social Welfare Payments
      389. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a person’s (details supplied) application for fuel allowance; when a decision is likely to be reached on...
  • Department of Justice and Equality
    • EU Directives
      390. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the implications for Ireland’s national security from failing to implement the EU Network and Information Security (NIS)...
    • An Garda Síochána
      391. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of seizures recorded by An Garda Síochána of products containing hexahydrocannabinol, including vapes,...
    • Language Schools
      392. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the actions he is taking to ensure that all English language schools are adhering to their legal requirements including visa...
    • Immigration Policy
      395. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the restrictions that may be placed on individuals from west Asia who have allegedly been engaged in war crimes or terrorist...
    • Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children
      396. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the criteria used in the procurement process that resulted in the appointment of an organisation (details supplied) as the...
    • An Garda Síochána
      399. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) personnel assigned to each port and airport in the State, broken down by...
    • Gambling Sector
      400. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide an update on changes to the gambling laws surrounding business to customer gambling establishments through...
    • Stardust Fire
      401. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when a person (details supplied) will receive compensation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54345/26]
    • International Protection
      402. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions and convictions secured under section 26(3) of the International Protection Act 2015 in each of the...
    • An Garda Síochána
      405. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of scramblers seized by Gardaí in Cork in 2025 and to date in 2026. [54351/26]
    • International Protection
      408. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of residents in the IPAS centre on the Ballyogan Road; and the number that are men. [54386/26]
    • Departmental Meetings
      410. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he will meet with a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54418/26]
    • An Garda Síochána
      411. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for an update on the introduction of a Garda vetting card, similar to that of a passport; and if he will make a statement on...
    • Antisocial Behaviour
      412. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of the concerns regarding the increasing incidence of anti-social behaviour raised in correspondence (details...
    • Traffic Fines
      413. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of fixed charge notices issued using the safety camera at Merrion gates, Dublin for proceeding beyond a stop line...
    • International Protection
      416. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Ukrainian nationals that have been granted international protection in Ireland in each of the years 2022, 2023,...
    • Naturalisation Applications
      417. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason additional information that has already been supplied has been requested from a person (details supplied); and if he...
    • Traffic Fines
      418. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a breakdown of the speed limits that motorists were caught driving over and were fined on the N25 static speed...
    • Legislative Measures
      419. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 617 of 30 June 2026, with regard to the Multi Use Development Act 2011, whether the...
    • EU Presidency
      420. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of EU Presidency policy and administrative officers now employed on temporary contracts across his Department, in...
    • Prison Service
      421. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the country of birth of each prisoner in the Prison Service, by violent crime and nonviolent crime. [54614/26]
    • Climate Action Plan
      422. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding all actions in each of the Climate Action Plans 2021 to 2025 under the remit of his Department; to...
    • An Garda Síochána
      423. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Gardaí who have left the force over the past five years; the number of Gardaí recruited in the same...
    • International Protection
      426. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average processing time of applications and appeals for international protection, by quarter in each of the years 2020 to...
    • Deportation Orders
      427. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons identified as having overstayed their visa or immigration permission in each of the past five years; the...
    • Domestic Violence
      428. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding requirements identified by his Department for the expansion of domestic violence refuge capacity; the estimated...
    • Prison Service
      429. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the funding needs identified by the Irish Prison Service to meet current and projected service demands, including prisoner...
    • Courts Service
      430. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the additional funding sought by the Courts Service under the most recent Estimates process; the amount ultimately allocated;...
    • Departmental Policies
      431. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 332-338 of 9 July 2026, whether his Department has considered the establishment of a...
  • Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
    • Departmental Funding
      432. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount that has been paid by his Department to an organisation (details supplied) over the past ten years, by year, in tabular...
    • Horticulture Sector
      433. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of commercial horticultural growers operating in the State in each year from 2020 to 2026, inclusive; the net increase or...
    • Weather Events
      434. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has assessed the impact of severe weather events, including prolonged rainfall, storms and wind damage, on the...
    • Agriculture Schemes
      435. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expand the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme (TAMS), or introduce a dedicated grant aid measure, to support...
    • EU Presidency
      436. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of EU Presidency policy and administrative officers now employed on temporary contracts across his Department, in Ireland...
    • Climate Action Plan
      437. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding all actions in each of the Climate Action Plans 2021 to 2025 under the remit of his Department; to provide a...
    • Horticulture Sector
      438. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measurable targets contained within the National Strategy for Horticulture 2023–2027 that have been achieved to date;...
  • Department of Children, Disability and Equality
    • Disability Services
      439. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the qualifying criteria used to determine eligibility for sustainability funding for Section 39 disability service providers that...
    • Childcare Services
      442. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children, by county, who benefited from supports under the national childcare scheme in each of the years 2023, 2024,...
    • Early Childhood Care and Education
      453. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason a childcare service in Dundalk, County Louth (details supplied) that is willing to expand its capacity was excluded from...
    • Disability Services
      455. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to implement supports that have been sanctioned and planned but are not currently being delivered in respect of a child (details...
    • Departmental Data
      457. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of a project (details supplied); if she will ensure that this project moves to the next stage at the earliest...
    • EU Presidency
      458. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of EU Presidency policy and administrative officers now employed on temporary contracts across her Department, in Ireland...
    • Climate Action Plan
      459. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the position regarding all actions in each of the Climate Action Plans 2021 to 2025 under the remit of her Department; to provide a...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      460. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on waiting lists for an assessment of need, by area, in each of the years 2020 to date; the number overdue...
    • Disability Services
      468. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the progress to date in recruiting therapists for disability services in Cavan and Monaghan in view of the long delays for children...
    • Childcare Services
      469. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures that will be implemented to increase childcare capacity in areas such as Cavan town where parents are experiencing...
    • Disability Services
      470. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children on CDNT waiting lists in Kerry, broken down by team and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will...
    • Home Care Packages
      471. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people awaiting a home help package in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she...
    • Disability Services
      472. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of vacancies that exist in CDNTs in County Kerry, by CDNT region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Disabilities Assessments
      473. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of children waiting for an assessment of need, at the end of July 2026 compared to July 2025, by county, in tabular form;...
    • Disability Services
      474. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of people waiting for CDNT services in Dublin south-east region, by IHA at the end of July 2026 compared to July 2025, in...
  • Department of Health
    • Health Services
      480. To ask the Minister for Health if an assessment has been carried out on the impact that the cost of the shingles vaccine has on older people in receipt of the State pension; if discussions...
    • Food Safety
      481. To ask the Minister for Health in light of the food safety recalls issued by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) to date in 2026, the number of recalls issued in 2026 and in each of...
    • Vaccination Programme
      483. To ask the Minister for Health the actions her Department has undertaken to examine the feasibility of expanding access to the shingles vaccine to persons over 65 years-of-age; and if she...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      484. To ask the Minister for Health whether compression stockings or compression socks continue to be available to medical card holders under other HSE-funded scheme; if eligibility has changed,...
    • Disability Services
      485. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that staffing shortages in the south Kerry area are impacting the availability of outreach and home support services for children with complex...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      490. To ask the Minister for Health if she will request her officials to ensure that a patient (details supplied) will get access to the one-touch incontinence system from their new address; and...
    • Health Services
      491. To ask the Minister for Health the replacement beds and/or services that will be in place following the closure of St. Joseph’s unit at St. Vincent’s, Fairview; and if she will...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      492. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the case of a person (details supplied) and expedite an appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54355/26]
    • Ambulance Service
      493. To ask the Minister for Health for a report on the reasoning behind the delayed response time for the ambulance service in a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Nursing Homes
      494. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a bed in the new Killarney community nursing unit for a Killarney resident (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54364/26]
    • Public Procurement Contracts
      495. To ask the Minister for Health the legal assurances, representations, warranties, indemnities and other legal protections that were provided, considered or relied upon prior to the signing...
    • Hospital Appointments Status
      496. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at University Hospital Galway. [54376/26]
    • Health Services Staff
      498. To ask the Minister for Health her plans and the current actions she has undertaken to address the chronic shortage of healthcare assistants; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
    • Health Services
      499. To ask the Minister for Health if she will review the case of an elderly person with dementia (details supplied) including their treatment to date with a view to expediting an MRI scan in...
    • Pharmacy Services
      500. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 461 of 2 July 2026, if a patient who was receiving blister packs free-of-charge prior to the Community Pharmacy Agreement...
    • Health Service Executive
      501. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 769 and 770 of 23 June 2026, if a person or body, independent of the HSE, will review the governance failures which...
    • Hospital Staff
      502. To ask the Minister for Health the present governance structure for the management of projects, construction works and changes to building infrastructure within the management structure of...
    • Hospital Equipment
      507. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which the most recently installed CT scanner at Beaumont Hospital was commissioned and became operational; the current number of CT scanners...
    • Medical Aids and Appliances
      508. To ask the Minister for Health the funding available to help support families and individuals with the purchase of seizure detection devices (details supplied); her plans to introduce a fund...
    • General Practitioner Services
      509. To ask the Minister for Health the number of GPs participating in the free contraception scheme, by county, in tabular form. [54412/26]
    • Pharmacy Services
      511. To ask the Minister for Health the number of pharmacies participating in the free contraception scheme, by county, in tabular form. [54414/26]
    • Health Services
      513. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding will be considered for the SATU network in 2027, for both the continuity of its essential services and the expansion of its services and...
    • Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
      514. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the difficulties faced by nursing and midwifery applicants who trained in the North of Ireland when registering with the Nursing and...
    • Primary Care Centres
      517. To ask the Minister for Health the progress report in regard to the new Cahersiveen primary care centre; when this project will be delivered for the people of Cahersiveen, Iveragh and south...
    • Hospital Facilities
      518. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a detailed progress report with regard to the new minor injuries unit in Killarney; when this long-awaited project will be delivered for the people...
    • Disability Services
      519. To ask the Minister for Health the number of section 39 disability service providers in the HSE Dublin and south-east region that received sustainability funding in budget 2026; and if she...
    • Departmental Funding
      524. To ask the Minister for Health if she will commit to providing the funding necessary in Budget 2027 to fill all posts needed to fully implement the Diabetes Policy and Services Review: A...
    • Health Services Staff
      525. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount paid by the HSE to agency staffing providers in each of the past five years, broken down by each provider and the amount paid in each year, in...
    • Healthcare Policy
      527. To ask the Minister for Health whether her Department has examined the patient-injury compensation systems in Denmark, Sweden and Finland, under which patients may apply for compensation...
    • Departmental Strategies
      529. To ask the Minister for Health when the successor to the National Cancer Strategy 2017–2026 will be published; the current stage of its development; and if she will make a statement...
    • Departmental Reports
      535. To ask the Minister for Health to publish or provide the addendum report referred to in the supplementary note on the Department of Health's 2021 Annual Report of abortion statistics, which...
    • Hospital Services
      536. To ask the Minister for Health to provide the total number of blood transfusions per year carried out in maternity hospitals, from 2016 to 2025; the reasons transfusions may be needed in...
    • Departmental Schemes
      537. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 942 of 16 June 2026, to provide the number of claims for reimbursement via the primary care reimbursement scheme for a...
    • Health Services Waiting Lists
      538. To ask the Minister for Health her plans to improve waiting times for patients referred to the Centre for Obesity Management in St. Columcille’s Hospital, Loughlinstown from its...
    • Departmental Properties
      539. To ask the Minister for Health the plans for a facility (details supplied) on Cork Street Dublin 8. [54501/26]
    • Healthcare Policy
      540. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a second health technology assessment (HTA) is required from the producers/suppliers of spinraza to treat those over 18 years with spinal atrophy...
    • Cybersecurity Policy
      541. To ask the Minister for Health to provide further details regarding the cyberattack on the external provider of card printing services for the HSE; the type and volume of HSE records...
    • Mental Health Services
      542. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocation for mental health services for the years 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, by health services region, in tabular form; her plans for...
    • Health Services
      543. To ask the Minister for Health the options available to her should there be no meaningful increase in the number of public only consultant consultants working evening and Saturday shifts...
    • Hospital Services
      544. To ask the Minister for Health whether she is aware that patients presenting to hospitals requiring urgent gynaecological ultrasound investigations are, in some cases, being discharged or...
    • Women's Health
      546. To ask the Minister for Health whether she will provide increased, ring-fenced investment for women’s healthcare in budget 2027 to address longstanding gaps in the provision of...
    • Nursing Homes
      547. To ask the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the multi-annual Reform, MAR, pricing roadmap for nursing homes; when the next increase in the MAR threshold will be...
    • Home Care Packages
      553. To ask the Minister for Health if she will outline the process by which recipients of HSE-funded home support may request a change of home care provider; whether the HSE will introduce a...
    • Primary Care Centres
      555. To ask the Minister for Health whether a successful tenderer was notified in quarter two of 2026 for a care centre (details supplied); whether a timeline for the project is now available;...
    • EU Presidency
      556. To ask the Minister for Health the number of EU Presidency policy and administrative officers now employed on temporary contracts across her Department, in Ireland and abroad; if these...
    • Health Services
      557. To ask the Minister for Health the status of a proposal to introduce publicly funded pre-natal testing (details supplied); the date on which she received the initial proposal; the date on...
    • Hospital Staff
      558. To ask the Minister for Health the reason paediatric epilepsy nurse service will be unavailable at Cork University Hospital from 3 July 2026; and the steps she is taking to ensure that this...
    • Climate Action Plan
      559. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding all actions in each of the climate action plans 2021 to 2025 under the remit of her Department; to provide a breakdown of the legacy...
    • Covid-19 Pandemic
      560. To ask the Minister for Health the differentiating factors between long-Covid and vaccine adverse events; the process of evaluation of differentiation is carried out, by data sources, public...
    • Weather Events
      561. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department or the HSE has collected statistics on excess heat related deaths in Ireland due to the heat wave experienced at the end of May 2026; and if...
    • Ambulance Service
      563. To ask the Minister for Health the progress to date in improving ambulance waiting times in the north-east including in Cavan-Monaghan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54666/26]
    • Health Services
      564. To ask the Minister for Health when the national breastfeeding strategy will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54674/26]
    • Medicinal Products
      565. To ask the Minister for Health if there are pathways for women using trial drugs to treat adenomyosis to have their costs fully or partially covered by the State; and if she will make a...
    • Health Services
      566. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for when her Department will develop a breastfeeding awareness campaign as per the Women’s Health Action Plan; and if she will make a...
    • Dental Services
      567. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients on waiting lists for access to dental treatment under sedation at the end of July 2026, by sedation type, by patient type, by wait time...
    • Medical Cards
      568. To ask the Minister for Health the number of requests received to date in 2026 for assistance with assignment to a GP or a dentist for medical card holders, free GP card holders, or by...
    • General Practitioner Services
      569. To ask the Minister for Health the number of GPs and GPs providing GMS services, by local health area and per 10,000 population, at the end of July 2026 compared to end of July 2025, in...
    • Hospital Staff
      570. To ask the Minister for Health the total spend by the HSE and section 38 hospitals on agency staffing and recruitment services to date in 2026; and the performance and variance against...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      571. To ask the Minister for Health the management consultancy and external professional services spend by the HSE, by firm and service type, to date in 2026 compared to same year to date in...
    • Departmental Legal Cases
      573. To ask the Minister for Health the total cost of medical negligence litigation, including settlements, awards, and legal fees, to date in 2026, in tabular form. [54701/26]
    • Medical Cards
      574. To ask the Minister for Health the number of requests received to date in 2026 for assistance with assignment to a GP or dentist for medical cardholders, free GP cardholders, or by people...
    • Hospital Staff
      576. To ask the Minister for Health the total spend by the HSE and section 38 hospitals on agency staffing and recruitment services in the past five years to the end of July 2026, by region, in...
    • Departmental Expenditure
      577. To ask the Minister for Health the management consultancy and external professional services spend by the HSE, by firm and service type, in the past five years to the end of July 2026, in...
    • Dental Services
      580. To ask the Minister for Health the number of orthodontic patients on waiting lists for an assessment and the number waiting to commence treatment at the end of July 2026, inclusive, by wait...
    • Hospital Services
      596. To ask the Minister for Health the average time to admission, waiting-time distribution, and the number leaving without being seen via emergency departments, year to date 2026, statewide and...
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      597. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hospital-initiated scheduled care cancellations in quarter 1 and quarter 2 of 2026 by hospital and appointment/procedure type, with adult/child...
    • Hospital Services
      598. To ask the Minister for Health the bed occupancy rates of all public and voluntary hospitals, and the number of days full capacity protocols that were in operation in Model 3 and Model 4...
    • Hospital Investigations
      599. To ask the Minister for Health the number of assaults recorded against patients and staff in HSE facilities, in quarter 1 and quarter 2 2026, in tabular form. [54731/26]
    • Ambulance Service
      600. To ask the Minister for Health the ambulance response performance for clinical status 1 incidents, including response times, proportions met, and incident volumes by clinical status, in...
    • Hospital Services
      602. To ask the Minister for Health the status of outsourcing for children’s spinal surgery and paediatric orthopaedics; the details of participating hospitals, including international...
    • Home Care Packages
      603. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for home support, and those receiving less than their allocated hours, at the end of quarter 2 2026 in tabular form. [54735/26]
    • Mental Health Services
      604. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on CAMHS waiting lists, by CHO and length of wait, at the end of July 2026 compared to end of July 2025, in tabular form. [54736/26]
    • Hospital Waiting Lists
      605. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people waiting for diagnostic tests at the end of quarter 2 2026, in tabular form. [54737/26]
    • Health Services Staff
      606. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies within University Hospital Kerry, broken down by specific role and department, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Mental Health Services
      607. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children on CAMHS waiting lists in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the...
    • Health Services
      608. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on occupational therapy waiting lists in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a...
    • Dental Services
      609. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children awaiting dental appointments in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Health Services
      610. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people on physiotherapy waiting lists in Kerry, broken down by area and by length of time, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on...
    • Mental Health Services
      611. To ask the Minister for Health the number of vacancies that exist within CAMHS in County Kerry, broken down by area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54750/26]
  • Department of Education and Skills
    • Third Level Fees
      612. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps being taken to expand eligibility for student grants under the student grant scheme; whether consideration is being given to increasing...
    • Education and Training Boards
      613. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will confirm that appropriate adult guidance is available in each ETB; the qualification requirement expected to be held by such guidance...
    • EU Presidency
      614. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of EU Presidency policy and administrative officers now employed on temporary contracts across his Department, in Ireland and abroad;...
    • Climate Action Plan
      615. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding all actions in each of the Climate Action Plans 2021 to 2025 under the remit of his Department; to provide a breakdown of...
  • Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
    • Departmental Strategies
      616. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made to date in implementing Embracing Ireland’s Outdoors: National Outdoor Recreation Strategy...
    • Broadband Infrastructure
      617. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made in the delivery and expansion of the Broadband Connection Points initiative; the number of Broadband Connection...
    • Rural Schemes
      618. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made in delivering the LEADER programme 2023–2027; the level of funding allocated to date to support rural...
    • EU Presidency
      621. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of EU Presidency policy and administrative officers now employed on temporary contracts across his Department, in...
    • Climate Action Plan
      622. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the position regarding all actions in each of the Climate Action Plans 2021 to 2025 under the remit of his Department; to provide...
    • Community Development Projects
      623. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if consideration will be given to the allocation of additional funding for the local improvement scheme for Cavan and Monaghan in...

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